Dr. Aysegul Gunduz, professor and Fixel Brain Mapping Professor, has been named a 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Fellow. The Fellow grade of membership is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding achievement in biomedical engineering. Fellows have demonstrated impactful achievements and… Read More
Month: October 2024
Williams named 2024 BMES Fellow
Dr. Lakiesha Williams, professor and associate chair for graduate studies, has been named a 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Fellow. BMES will honor this year’s class of fellows during the society’s annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 24. Each… Read More
Gunduz named 2024 BMES Fellow
Dr. Aysegul Gunduz, professor and Fixel Brain Mapping Professor, has been named a 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Fellow. The Fellow grade of membership is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding achievement in biomedical engineering. Fellows have demonstrated impactful achievements and… Read More
Christine Schmidt elected to prestigious National Academy of Medicine
UF News University of Florida Distinguished Professor Christine Schmidt has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. This prestigious honor follows her election earlier this year to the National Academy of Engineering, making her one of the few exceptional… Read More
Dr. Ana Maria Porras receives 2024 BMES Diversity Lecture Award on behalf of LatinXinBME
Dr. Ana Maria Porras, assistant professor at the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, will accept the 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Diversity Lecture Award on behalf of LatinXinBME, an organization she co-founded… Read More
Dr. Christine Schmidt Receives Prestigious BMES Athanasiou Medal of Excellence in Translational Bioengineering
Dr. Christine Schmidt has been awarded the 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Athanasiou Medal of Excellence in Translational Bioengineering. This honor recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to biomedical engineering, with a focus on translating research into practical applications.… Read More
UF awarded $3.5 million grant to train new clinical pain researchers
UF Health News GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To address the need for new nonaddictive methods to treat pain, a University of Florida team has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to train postdoctoral fellows seeking… Read More
UF biomedical engineer inducted into prestigious National Academy of Engineering
Christine Schmidt, a UF distinguished professor, was honored Sunday among some of the country’s most notable engineers when she was formally inducted into the 2024 class of the National Academy of Engineering. The prestigious recognition celebrates her more than 25 years of improving lives… Read More
Ivana Parker, Ph.D., to receive the inaugural A. Oveta Fuller Award
University of Michigan Medical School News The inaugural A. Oveta Fuller Award was recently awarded to Ivana Parker, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida (UF). Parker will present a seminar on October 31,… Read More