Dr. Meghan C. Ferrall-Fairbanks, assistant professor, has been selected to receive support through the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s (CTSI) KL2 Multidisciplinary Scholars Program. Ferrall-Fairbanks’ KL2 research project seeks to develop a mechanistic understanding of platinum-sensitivity in ovarian cancer and… Read More
Congratulations to Drs. Ivana Parker, assistant professor, and Ana Maria Porras, assistant professor, for being accepted to the 2022 Careers through Mentoring in Omics and Data for Early-stage Investigators (Career MODE) Program. The development of omics technologies and the most… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Aysegul Gunduz, associate professor, Fixel Brain Mapping Professor, UF Research Foundation Professor & UF Term Professor, and BME Ph.D. candidate Adrienne Widener, who are two of 16 honorees named to the University of Florida’s inaugural class of… Read More
We are excited to welcome Dr. Xiao Fan to the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering as an assistant professor. Fan received her Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Alberta in 2016 and her… Read More
Congratulations to UF BME students Marion Hagstrom and Parker Kotlarz for being selected to represent UF at the National Posters on the Hill event sponsored by the National Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). These students were selected in a very… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Ruogu Fang who was featured on WCJB TV 20’s segment, Tech Tuesday for her research using AI. Tech Tuesday is partners with UF Innovate and SCAD Media. Tech Tuesday News segment
Congratulations to Jennifer Nichols, Ph.D., assistant professor, and collaborators for being awarded a $2.2 million R01 grant from the NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) for her project titled “Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: Understanding the Intersection of Muscle Mechanics,… Read More
UF BME recognized the hard work of our students with a graduation reception and pinning ceremony to celebrate the new class of bachelor’s graduates. Faculty, staff, family, and friends all gathered to celebrate this year’s students. The celebration started with… Read More
Name: Olivia Palmer Lab: Dr. Benjamin Keselowsky Hometown: Punta Gorda, FL Research focus: Immunoengineering! During undergraduate research I’ve been looking into using immunotherapeutic biomaterials to modulate the integrated stress response and characterizing a novel hydrogel that assembles via co-assembly of… Read More
Name: Omar Zermeno Lab: Dr. Gunduz Hometown: Jacksonville FL Fun fact: UF Housing Fair is my favorite holiday 🙂 What motivates you? I’m motivated by helping people by making things and being a lifelong learner What attracted you to UF… Read More