2025 Department Awardees Group Photo

2025 Departmental Excellence Awards Announced

December 18, 2025

Congratulations to the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering departmental award winners! Award winners were selected based on submitted nomination materials and faculty CVs/teaching evaluations. Winners were recognized during the department’s annual Holiday Party! Congratulations to the following outstanding BME faculty, staff and students! UF BME Faculty Research Excellence Award: Dr. Ana Maria […]

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Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Ana Maria Porras accepts her International Educator of the Year Award, Junior Faculty, on Monday at the University of Florida.

UF engineers make strong showing at UF International Center awards

December 17, 2025

Faculty members from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering took home some impressive hardware Monday during the University of Florida International Center’s 2025 Global Awards ceremony.  The event was held as part of International Education Week and honors UF international education leaders, supporters, and mentors for their invaluable contributions in 2025.   Educator of the Year […]

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Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., assistant professor

Porras Selected as a 2026 Emerging Leader by AIMBE

December 17, 2025

Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been named a 2026 Emerging Leader by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Porras is one of nine researchers nationwide selected for the program, which recognizes outstanding early-career professionals […]

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Eiko Alzamora, student in the Williams Lab

BME Ph.D. Student Awarded CATT-ADRD Alzheimer’s Disease Training Fellowship

December 16, 2025

Eiko Alzamora, a Ph.D. student in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been selected for the CATT-ADRD Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Diseases. Alzamora will begin the two-year fellowship on January 6, 2026, following a highly competitive national selection process. Under the mentorship of […]

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Miguel Contreras, Ph.D. student in the Rashidi Lab

UF researchers develop AI model to predict delirium risk in ICU patients

December 16, 2025

Delirium is a frequent and serious complication in the intensive care unit, affecting up to one in three patients and contributing to longer hospital stays, higher costs, and worse outcomes. Early identification of patients most at risk remains challenging, particularly in busy ICU environments where clinicians must rapidly interpret large volumes of clinical data. A […]

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