The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering proudly congratulates the following M.S. and Ph.D. graduates who obtained their degrees in spring 2018. These are: Ph.D. graduates: Melissa Cruz-Acuna, Ph.D.Dissertation title: Polyethylenimine-Coated Single-Magnetic Gene Carriers and Their Evaluation in… Read More
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Fang awarded CTSI Pilot Program Funding
The University of Florida Informatics Institute and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) have awarded pilot program funding to University of Florida researchers. CTSI provides intramural awards to support the growth of interdisciplinary and investigator-initiated clinical and translational research across… Read More
Student Spotlight: Maggie Fettis
Margaret (Maggie) Fettis is a doctoral candidate in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida. She grew up outside of Chicago, IL and earned her BS in biomedical engineering at the University of… Read More
NIH grant awarded to Sharma to study a new two-pronged drug delivery strategy for treatment of osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, or OA, is a complex disease marked by several harmful processes within the joint, such as cartilage damage and inflammation of the joint cavity’s inner lining. Current clinical options aim to address pain rather than these OA processes, which… Read More
Dr. Lakiesha N. Williams joins UF BME
We are excited to welcome Dr. Lakiesha N. Williams to the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering. Williams will join the department as an associate professor this fall. Williams earned her B.S. in biological engineering from Louisiana… Read More
UF Names New Chair of Chemical Engineering
The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Carlos Rinaldi as Chair, of its Department of Chemical Engineering. Dr. Rinaldi is the Dean’s Leadership Professor in the Department of… Read More
Ferris selected as the recipient for the 2018 ASB Founders’ Award
Dr. Daniel Ferris, Robert W. Adenbaum Professor and senior associate chair, was recently selected as the recipient for the 2018 American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) Founders’ Award. The Founders’ Award is given to recognize “scientific accomplishment in biomechanics and excellence in… Read More
Pinning and Commencement Ceremony 2018
On May 6, UF BME recognized the hard work of our students with a graduation reception and pinning ceremony at the Reitz Union Rion Ballroom to celebrate the new class of bachelors graduates. Faculty, staff, family and friends all gathered… Read More
Schmidt and Otto’s paper featured in special issue of Advanced Functional Materials
Drs. Jack. W. Judy, Christine E. Schmidt, Kevin Otto and co-workers paper entitled, “Neural Interfaces: Tissue‐Engineered Peripheral Nerve Interfaces,” was featured in the special issue of Advanced Functional Materials Solutions to Engineering the Neural Interface. Judy, Schmidt and Otto along… Read More
Rashidi awarded CTSI Pilot Program Funding
The University of Florida Informatics Institute and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) have awarded pilot program funding to University of Florida researchers. CTSI provides intramural awards to support the growth of interdisciplinary and investigator-initiated clinical and translational research… Read More