The University of Florida’s Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator took top honors worldwide this week when it was named the 2013 Incubator of the Year by the National Business Incubation Association. Read the full story.          

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Kyle D. Allen, along with his collaborators Professor Jon Dobson (BME/MSE) and Associate Professor David Arnold (ECE), for recently receiving a UF Research Opportunity Seed Fund on their proposal entitled “Magnetic Nanoparticle/Biomarker Harvesting Technologies for the… Read More

UF BME students in the Medical Physics Program  have been recognized for their outstanding research and presentations at two meetings this spring.  At the Annual AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting Young Investigator Symposium, twelve students from throughout the world made presentations… Read More

Dr. Mingzhou Ding was recently interviewed by the National Academy of Engineering Radio in relation to the story below on how engineering is critical for unraveling how the brain works. His interview can be heard here: http://www.nae.edu/Projects/20730/20186/72339.aspx.   Story originally… Read More

Congratulations to Dr. Mingzhou Ding who was one of thirty-four faculty named UF Research Foundation Professors for 2013! “The recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to… Read More

Jamie Grooms, CEO of the Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research, provides a $1000 donation for “AxoGen Student Travel Fellowships”. Mr. Grooms has 17 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur and has been involved with several startup… Read More

Please help me congratulate Professor Carlos Rinaldi, who was selected to receive the International Journal of Nanomedicine Early Career Award. This annual award is presented to a scientist in the early stage of his/her career (less than 10 years after… Read More

Please help us congratulate the following BME students selected to receive a 2013-14 College of Engineering Scholarship! Amanda K. Eifert – Wayne Chen ScholarshipAndrew Li – John W. & Mittie Collins ScholarshipCeleste A. Rousseau – John W. & Mittie Collins… Read More

Please join us in congratulating BME student, Edmond Olguin, who’s been offered the following significant fellowships. Edmond is completing his BS degree in Nuclear Engineering and will be pursuing his PhD in the Medical Physics concentration in Biomedical Engineering beginning… Read More

Originally published March 4, 2013 by Jen Ambrose Some things get better with time. Take photoacoustic tomography (PAT), for example. In its 3-D edition, this imaging technology could paint a portrait of a brain. Add a fourth dimension – or,… Read More