Congratulations to the following UF BME faculty on being selected to receive University of Florida Term Professorship awards. • Dr. Wesley E. Bolch, professor • Dr. Gregory A. Hudalla, assistant professor • Dr. Parisa Rashidi, assistant professor This recognition is… Read More
Month: October 2018
UF will help build 3D cellular map of the human body
University of Florida researchers along with BME professor Dr. Kevin J. Otto are helping the National Institutes of Health build a 3D cellular map of the human body showing how tissues and organs differ on a cellular level. Otto along… Read More
BME student presents research at the World Congress of Endourology
UF BME undergraduate student, Olivia Liseth, presented her research titled, “Prevalence of Kidney Stones in the Diabetic Population by Insulin Dependence Status: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2014” at the 2018 World Congress of Endourology (WCE) in Paris,… Read More
Hudalla receives 2018 Early Career Award
Congratulations to assistant professor, Dr. Gregory Hudalla, who received the 2018 Early Career Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering. Each year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering recognizes outstanding alumni during Engineers’ Day—a celebration of engineers.… Read More
6th Annual BME Art of Research Photo Contest
We want to see research through your eyes! Our annual photo contest presents an opportunity for BME faculty (primary and affiliates), staff and students to showcase their research visually. Enter your favorite photo (or two). What makes a photograph a… Read More
Schmidt receives two national awards
Dr. Christine E. Schmidt, professor, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Chair & Department Chair, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and awarded the 2019 Clemson Award for Applied Research from the Society for Biomaterials. Election… Read More
Nichols accepted to the TIGRR workshop
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer A. Nichols, assistant professor, who was accepted to the Training in Grantsmanship for Rehabilitation Research (TIGRR) workshop. The TIGRR workshop provides one-on-one mentorship to researchers facing their first major research grant. The annual four-day workshop includes… Read More
UF BME Alumni – Jamal Lewis, Ph.D.
Jamal Lewis, PH.D. Education: B.Sc. Chemical Engineering – Florida A&M University, M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering – North Carolina State University, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering – University of Florida Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica; Georgetown, Guyana Why UF BME: At the time when I joined,… Read More
UF BME student receives NINDS T32 fellowship in movement disorders and neurorestoration
UF BME Ph.D. student, Stephanie Cernera, will join doctoral students from neuroscience, genetics, bioengineering and applied physiology-kinesiology for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) funded T32 training grant directed by Drs. Dawn Bowers and David Vaillancourt. The… Read More