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Biomechanics Biotechnology & Biomolecular Engineering Biotechnology and Bioengineering Biomedical Imaging   Clinical and Translational Science  Systems Biology and Biomedical Data Science Biomaterials, Soft Materials and Tissue Engineering
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  • Ammasi Periasamy

    Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering Center Director-WM Keck Center for Cellular Imaging
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    Dr. Periasamy is a global authority in advanced microscopy, specializing in molecular imaging in living cells and tissues. He designs optical methods to study protein interactions, monitor cancer cell/tissue parameters, and pioneered fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) development.
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  • Noah Perry

    Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Biomedical Engineering
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    Noah Perry focuses on leading clinically driven engineering projects that prepare graduate students to address complex healthcare challenges through innovative design and interdisciplinary collaboration. 
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  • Róża Przanowska, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
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    Dr. Róża Kamila Przanowska is a Polish molecular biologist specializing in non-coding RNAs in cancer and development. As a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Kevin Janes’s laboratory at UVA, she investigates the heterogeneity of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.
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    • Yanjun Qi

    Associate Professor, Computer Science Adjunct Faculty, Data Science Institute Adjunct Faculty, School of Medicine Center of Public Genomics
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    Yanjun Qi is an Associate professor (tenured) of the University of Virginia, Department of Computer Science since 2013. She was a senior researcher in the Machine Learning Department at NEC Labs American, Princeton, NJ from July 2008 to August 2013. Her research interests are within…
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    Gabriel Robins

    Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
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    Professor Gabriel Robins earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA in 1992, where he received an IBM Fellowship and a Distinguished Teaching Award.
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    Gustavo Kunde Rohde, Ph.D.

    Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Currently Recruiting
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    Dr. Rohde develops computational predictive models with applications in pathology, radiology, systems biology, and mobile sensing.
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  • Jeff Saucerman, Ph.D.

    Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Currently Recruiting
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    Jeff Saucerman, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, combines computational models and high-throughput experiments to discover molecular networks and drugs that control cardiac remodeling.
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  • Natasha Diba Sheybani, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery (by courtesy) and Radiology & Medical Imaging (by courtesy) Research Director, UVA Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center
    Currently Recruiting
    Natasha Diba Sheybani

    Dr. Sheybani leads a translational research program centered on innovating tools and paradigms for non-invasive precision cancer management.
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    • Amanda Watson

    Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor, Computer Science
    Currently Recruiting
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    Amanda Watson’s research focuses on wearable technology for healthcare and athletic performance. Amanda Watson is an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Virginia. She is also affiliated with the UVA Link Lab, a multi-disciplinary center for research and education in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS).
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  • Kelsey Watts, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering and Genome Sciences
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    Kelsey Watts, Ph.D., is dedicated to unraveling the sex-specific mechanisms that govern cardiovascular disease in order to make healthcare more equitable.
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    • Mark Bennett Williams

    Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, and Physics
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    Mark B. Williams received his PhD in physics at UVa in 1990. Following several years with the UVa Physics Department as a Research Scientist he joined the Radiology faculty. His lab applies physics principles to the design and development of systems for medical imaging.
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    Baoxing Xu

    Associate Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies for Mechanical Engineering
    Currently Recruiting
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    Dr. Xu joined the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The University of Virginia in the fall of 2014. He received his PhD in Mechanics and Materials from Columbia University in 2012 and was a Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2012 to 2014.
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