Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Wachs, a former postdoctoral associate with Pruitt Family Professor and Department Chair, Dr. Christine E. Schmidt, who has joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as an assistant professor in biological systems engineering. Wachs earned her Ph.D. in… Read More
Dr. Stephen Arce, UF BME lecturer and ABET coordinator, in collaboration with the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute and Flagler College worked to help realize their vision for an interactive storybook mobile app, Proton U, that introduces children to proton… Read More
Congratulations to future UF BME professor, Dr. Daniel Ferris who was named a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Ferris will join the department as the Robert W. Adenbaum Professorship, effective summer 2017. Ferris was… Read More
Congratulations to BME Ph.D. students, Emily H. Lakes and Andrea M. Matuska, whose paper “Mechanical Integrity of a Decellularized and Laser Drilled Medial Meniscus” was selected as Editors’ Choice Selection for 2016 from the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (JBME). In… Read More
Congratulations to associate professor Dr. Benjamin G. Keselowsky who has been appointed a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Immunology and Regenerative Medicine. The Journal of Immunology and Regenerative Medicine provides a forum for the publication of… Read More
A new book in an open and hot area in machine learning, “Deep Learning and Convolutional Neural Network for Medical Image Computing” has been co-edited by University of Florida Biomedical Engineering Associate professor, Dr. Lin Yang. The link of the… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Justin Sanchez, Director of DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office and graduate of the UF BME program, who delivered the first two advanced ‘LUKE’ (Life Under Kinetic Evolution) arms from a new production line at Walter Reed National Military… Read More
A University of Florida organization, Generational Relief in Prosthetics (GRiP) designs and manufactures 3D printed assistive devices for children and adults with upper limb differences all throughout the nation. Students come from every major, from biomedical engineering to art and… Read More
Laura Kanouse, a senior in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has earned the UF High Honors Medallion. The honor is bestowed upon students who will graduate with honors in their major as well as earn eight… Read More