Workspaces of University of Virginia
An Immersive Virtual Training Capability, Combining Sensors, Actuators and a Virtual Environment, to Track Hand and Finger Position and Deliver Forces to Fingers

To develop sensors/software interfaces to create a virtual simulation of hand movement & perception of physical stimuli on a user's fingers
FUS-Targeted Drug Delivery - TEST

Focused Ultrasound-mediated Targeted Drug Delivery Working Group - TEST
Videoscope Speculum

Our goal is to design a small, disposable videoscope speculum to reduce discomfort during gynecological exams.
Cyclic Biaxial Stretch Device

Designing a device to stretch cyclically and biaxially collagen gels seeded with fibroblast cells.
Capstone: Computational Prediction of Premature Infant Apnea

Developing a predictive model of apnea in premature infants for clinical use, thereby providing a better standard of care in the NICU.
Application of Systems Modeling Approaches for Drug Discovery

By evaluating the functionality of PNF1 in HMVEC cells, we hope to develop a systems modeling approach that expedites drug discovery.
Capstone Project: Biologics Based Drug Delivery Method for Osteogenesis

We are designing a drug delivery method which will be coupled with PRP (platelet rich plasma) to target a wound site and cause osteogenesis.
Design of an imaging probe for the early detection of atherosclerosis

To design and synthesize an imaging agent that can detect atherosclerosis at an early stage by targeting LOX-1 in arterial blood vessels
UVa Capstone - Development of a Dynamic EUS Needle

We hope to design and implement a multifunctional needle for use in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) procedures.
UVA Capstone - Surgical Pocket Knife

We plan to develop a pocket knife for medical emergencies and emergency surgeries.
UVA Capstone Design Project -- Stabilizing Aortic Aneurysm & Test Model Development

Designing a biopolymer carrier, non-invasive intravenous introduction and physical test model to stabilize aortic aneurysms
Biochemical Model and Phenotyping for Cardiac Drug Discovery

Computationally modeling several biochemical pathways implicated in heart failure to identify and test potential drug targets.
Cell Morphology Control Using Micropatterns and Imposed Strain

This project attempts to determine the effect of stretch on cells cultured on micropatterns.
Biochemical Model for Cardiac Drug Discovery

Modeling a cardiac myocyte hypertrophy signaling pathway in order to learn more about the pathology of heart failure.
Development of Pediatric Ear Devices

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Coulter Project Directors

This workspace is intended for the Coulter Project Directors (CPDs).