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Blackman Lab • University of Virginia • Department of Biomedical Engineering • 415 Lane Road • MR-5 Room, 2226 • Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA

Ryan Feaver

PhD Candidate in Biomedical Engineering

BS, Duke University, 2005

feaver@virginia.edu

BIO
Ryan joined the Blackman Lab in 2006 after graduating with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University. While at Duke, he participated in the avid fan-base known as the Cameron Crazies and continues to root for them from Charlottesville all the way into his favorite month of the year—March. Despite his best efforts to get the month off from research to watch basketball, he instead spear-heads a lab initiative to watch all the games in lab on multiple monitors. Originally from Asheville, NC, Ryan continues to enjoy the similar small-town charm of Charlottesville and nearby Blue Ridge mountains with his wife Natalie. Ryan’s work explores the link between endoplasmic reticulum stress and atherosclerosis in the context of flow.

Research
Investigating the role of GRP78 regulation in atherosclerosis in the endothelium by the hemodynamics shear stress environment.
Investigating the role of hemodynamic shear stress on the pro-inflammatory and atherosclerosis response of the endothelium

Publications

Devin Weinberg
Medical Science Training Program
MD/PhD Candidate in Biomedical Engineering
BS, University of Tennessee, 2005

dlw4n@virginia.edu

After graduating with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee in the spring of 2005, Devin pursued a career that combines aspects of both the practice of medicine and biomedical research. The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at the University of Virginia was a natural fit for such a blend and allowed him to obtain a dual MD/PhD degree. Devin has completed the first two and a half years of medical school and joined the Blackman lab in the summer of 2007. Devin is currently investigating the role of p120 catenin in endothelial permeability and transcriptional regulation in the context of atherosclerosis. With a fresh and clinically relevant perspective, he is enthusiastic about translating his knowledge and research into successful breakthroughs that underlie the causes of heart disease and for the possibility of changing the landscape of what we know about and how we treat atherosclerosis. Devin spends his spare time with his wife cheering for the Vols and playing with their puppy, Ellie. Other activities include playing football, softball, and intramural basketball as well as hanging out at the pool.