Biomedical Engineering
About
In biomedical engineering at UVA, engineering rigor and invention are our core principles, but we start with a focus on biology. Whether we are modeling or engineering cells and tissues, analyzing large datasets, developing new imaging technologies, or synthesizing novel biomaterials, the problem statement always starts with the biology underlying the system, therapy, or disease process. We value collaboration, initiative, and the translation of basic advances to achieve clinical and real world impact.
BIMS students can elect to train with a BME faculty member who is approved to mentor students in one of the BIMS degree-granting programs in the School of Medicine (see list below).
For students who would prefer to earn the PhD in Biomedical Engineering, applications for this program should be made through the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Additional information about this program and degree can be found here.
BIMS Approved Mentors in BME
Engineering biomaterials as cellular microenvironments
Steven Caliari
Engineering biomaterials as cellular microenvironments
Elucidating and Understanding the Mechanisms Underlying Nervous System Development
Christopher Deppmann
Elucidating and Understanding the Mechanisms Underlying Nervous System Development
Novel Therapies for Treating and Preventing Ischemic Heart Disease
Brent A. French
Novel Therapies for Treating and Preventing Ischemic Heart Disease
Systems-biology approaches to cancer biology and virology.
Kevin A. Janes
Systems-biology approaches to cancer biology and virology.
Advancement in the design of imaging agents; molecular imaging and radiological sciences.
Kimberly Kelly
Advancement in the design of imaging agents; molecular imaging and radiological sciences.
Neural tissue engineering, biomaterials, drug delivery, redox regulation of stem cell fate, engineering cell-interactive microenvironments
Kyle Lampe
Neural tissue engineering, biomaterials, drug delivery, redox regulation of stem cell fate, engineering cell-interactive microenvironments
Systems biology, infectious disease, cancer, toxicology, metabolic engineering
Jason Papin
Systems biology, infectious disease, cancer, toxicology, metabolic engineering
Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, Computational Systems Biology, Vascular Growth and Remodeling, Stem Cell Therapies
Shayn M. Peirce-Cottler
Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, Computational Systems Biology, Vascular Growth and Remodeling, Stem Cell Therapies
Roles of complex signaling networks involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function and disease
Jeffrey J. Saucerman
Roles of complex signaling networks involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function and disease
computational biology & bioinformatics; high performance computing; epigenomics & chromatin; pediatric cancer; computational regulatory genomics; machine learning
Nathan Sheffield
computational biology & bioinformatics; high performance computing; epigenomics & chromatin; pediatric cancer; computational regulatory genomics; machine learning
Development and regulation of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and blood vessels as they relate to retinal diseases.
Paul A. Yates
Development and regulation of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and blood vessels as they relate to retinal diseases.