UF BME student Skylar Stolte was awarded Women in MICCAI (WiM) Best Oral Presentation Award Paper Runner-Up at the 25th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention. Skyler presented her work titled, “DOMINO: Domain-aware Calibration in Medical… Read More

A public-private UF collaboration seeks to optimize clinical outcomes by pumping up the volume through novel neuroprostheses fabrication Every audiophile long ago celebrated the quantum leap from stereo to multichannel for their immersive listening experience. Now, through a $4.5 million… Read More

Thank you to everyone who attended the Fall Welcome Event! We had a successful event as there were excellent networking opportunities for the entire BME family (students, staff, faculty, affiliates, collaborators, and supporters).  Dr. Schmidt, Chair and Pruitt Family Professor, reviewed… Read More

Cherie Stabler, Ph.D., Professor & Integra LifeSciences Term Professor, is the recipient of the 2022-2023 UF Foundation Preeminence Term Professorship. She was recognized for her research and outstanding record of accomplishment. The UF Foundation’s Term Professorship program was created in 2013… Read More

From Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, and Neuroresilience Center Center Steering Committee member Lakiesha Williams, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, recently received a prestigious R01 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke. This $1.7M award will support her… Read More

A University of Florida chemical and biomedical engineering researcher has received three grants that will use a novel type of imaging to advance research on cancer immunotherapy treatment and brain injury. The studies aim to provide researchers and clinicians with… Read More

Dr. Kevin Otto, Professor & Senior Associate Chair, has been named a 2022 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Fellow. BMES will honor this year’s Class of Fellows during the society’s annual conference in San Antonio, Texas. BMES Fellows are recognized for… Read More

Tamara Ordonez Diaz, Ph.D. candidate in the Nichols lab, received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31-Diversity) for her project titled, Integrating… Read More

Dr. Christine E. Schmidt, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Chair & BME Department Chair, recently announced changes to the department’s graduate leadership team.   The following appointment is effective August 16, 2022: Dr. Gregory Hudalla, associate professor, appointed to graduate coordinator… Read More