UF BME proudly welcomes Markia Bowe, Ph.D., as an instructional assistant professor! With a dedication to higher education, Bowe completed her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of Florida in 2023. Guided by Dr. Kyle Allen, her research exemplifies… Read More
Marina Fernandez-Campa, BME undergraduate student, was accepted to Pfizer’s prestigious Breakthrough Fellowship Program. The aim of Pfizer’s Breakthrough Fellowship Program is to advance students who have demonstrated commitment and ability to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. The program aims to… Read More
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Congratulations to Ph.D. student Daniel Rodriguez who was awarded a Fellowship from NIH Type 1 Diabetes T32 Training Grant under the supervision of Dr. Ruogu Fang. Daniel’s research employs cutting-edge machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to delve into… Read More
Dr. Ruogu Fang and collaborators have secured a significant National Science Foundation grant for their project, “NCS-FO: Brain-Inspired Goal-Oriented and Bidirectional Deep Emotion Inference.” This pioneering initiative at the intersection of neuroscience and AI will explore groundbreaking advancements in both… Read More
Congratulations to Ph.D. student Damea Pham for her recent selection as a T32 Fellow for the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Training Program. Pham studies under… Read More
Jessica Aldrich, Ph.D. candidate in the Sharma and OrthoBME labs, received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) for her project “Manganese dioxide as a nanozyme to mitigate… Read More
UF News University of Florida faculty conducted a record $1.25 billion in research in fiscal year 2023, a nearly 15% increase over 2022. One year after exceeding $1 billion in research expenditures for the first time, teams of UF faculty… Read More
Department Chair Dr. Cherie Stabler recently announced changes to the department’s leadership team. Dr. Kevin Otto will be stepping down as Senior Associate Chair. He would like to now focus his time on his research and other service/administrative roles/endeavors. Dr.… Read More
The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering has received the 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) Diversity Lecture Award. The BMES Diversity Lecture Award honors an individual, project, organization, or institution for outstanding contributions to improving gender and racial… Read More