Congratulations to UF BME professors, Drs. Benjamin G. Keselowsky and Cherie Stabler, on their election to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows! Representing a select group of the top two percent of medical and… Read More
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Dobson and Rinaldi publish book on Nanomagnetic Actuation in Biomedicine
Congratulations to Dr. Jon Dobson, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Professor, and Dr. Carlos Rinaldi, Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering & Dean’s Leadership Professor, for their recently published book entitled, “Nanomagnetic Actuation in Biomedicine: Basic Principles and Applications.” The book published… Read More
Allen awarded NIH grant to identify sources of osteoarthritis symptoms
Osteoarthritis, or OA, is initiated by damage to articular cartilage between the bones of joints and can lead to severe pain and debilitation. However, cartilage loss has not been found to predict the severity of symptoms, suggesting that other tissue… Read More
BME student awarded Jennie Henderson Murphree Scholarship
<p >Congratulations to BME undergraduate student, Meggie Pires-Fernandes, on receiving the Jennie Henderson Murphree Scholarship by the University of Florida Women’s Club (UWC). The Jennie Henderson Murphree Scholarship is awarded for excellence in leadership and service to the community to… Read More
Exactech Knee Research Honored with Orthopaedic Research Society’s Best Implant Poster Award
GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, a leading developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products and biologic solutions for extremities, knee and hip, announced today that its research, “Total Knee Arthroplasty Using a Contemporary Computer-Assisted Surgical System: A Review of Resection… Read More
Allen joins ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering as associate editor
Dr. Kyle D. Allen, associate professor, associate chair for undergraduate studies & J. Crayton Pruitt Family Term Fellow, has agreed to serve as an associate editor for The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Allen has… Read More
BME Ph.D. student receives 2018 Emerging Scholar Award
Congratulations to Maggie Fettis, BME Ph.D. student, who was recently awarded the Association for Academic Women’s (AAW) 2018 Emerging Scholar Award. This award was made possible by the generous support of UF President, Dr. W. Kent Fuchs. Fettis’ research focuses… Read More
Thirteen UF BME students selected as University Scholars for 2018-2019
Congratulations to Alexis Brake, Natalie Evelev, Anne Gormaley, Jessica Hornyak, Angela Jimenez, Juan Leon, Kevin Ling, Akash Mathavan, Akshay Mathavan, Danielle Miller, Matthew Molinaro, Christie Nguyen and Chandni Rana, who were recently selected as Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering University… Read More
BME student selected to attend RIKEN Brain Science Summer Program
Chandni Rana, BME undergraduate student, was recently selected by the UF Center for Undergraduate Research (CUR) for the 2018 Summer Undergraduate International Research Program to attend the RIKEN Brain Science Summer Program in Japan. The RIKEN Brain Summer Program is… Read More
NIH grant awarded to Ferris for groundbreaking study of the brain during locomotor adaptation
Humans possess the ability to walk in a variety of situations – from navigating through crowds to traversing tightropes. However, due to limitations in brain imaging technology, the inner workings of the brain during adaptation of walking patterns have largely… Read More