Congratulations to the following UF BME faculty on being selected to receive University of Florida Term Professorship awards. • Dr. Wesley E. Bolch, professor • Dr. Gregory A. Hudalla, assistant professor • Dr. Parisa Rashidi, assistant professor This recognition is… Read More
Hudalla receives 2018 Early Career Award
Congratulations to assistant professor, Dr. Gregory Hudalla, who received the 2018 Early Career Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering. Each year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering recognizes outstanding alumni during Engineers’ Day—a celebration of engineers.… Read More
BME student presents research at the World Congress of Endourology
UF BME undergraduate student, Olivia Liseth, presented her research titled, “Prevalence of Kidney Stones in the Diabetic Population by Insulin Dependence Status: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2014” at the 2018 World Congress of Endourology (WCE) in Paris,… Read More
Schmidt receives two national awards
Dr. Christine E. Schmidt, professor, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Chair & Department Chair, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and awarded the 2019 Clemson Award for Applied Research from the Society for Biomaterials. Election… Read More
UF BME Alumni – Jamal Lewis, Ph.D.
Jamal Lewis, PH.D. Education: B.Sc. Chemical Engineering – Florida A&M University, M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering – North Carolina State University, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering – University of Florida Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica; Georgetown, Guyana Why UF BME: At the time when I joined,… Read More
UF BME student receives NINDS T32 fellowship in movement disorders and neurorestoration
UF BME Ph.D. student, Stephanie Cernera, will join doctoral students from neuroscience, genetics, bioengineering and applied physiology-kinesiology for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) funded T32 training grant directed by Drs. Dawn Bowers and David Vaillancourt. The… Read More
Ferris receives new NSF award to study how the brain functions during real-world mobile activities
NSF New Release: NSF funds new integrative approaches to cognitive science, neuroscience The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a total of $16 million in 18 awards to cross-disciplinary teams from across the United States to conduct innovative research focused on… Read More
Nichols accepted into U.S. Bone and Joint Initiative Young Investigators Program
UF BME assistant professor, Dr. Jennifer A. Nichols, has been invited to participate as a mentee in the United States Bone and Joint Initiative/Bone and Joint Canada Young Investigator Initiative (YII) Grant Mentoring and Career Development Program. The YII is… Read More
UF’s Bova wins medical physics award
Congratulations to UF BME affiliate faculty, Dr. Frank J. Bova! By Kevin Brockway Dr. Frank J. Bova has been awarded the Edith Quimby Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to medical physics. The award, given by the American Association… Read More
Ph.D. student in Yang’s Lab assumes faculty position at the University of Colorado Denver
Congratulations to Dr. Fuyong Xing, a former Ph.D. student with Dr. Lin Yang, who has joined the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics at the Colorado School of Public Health University of Colorado Denver as an assistant professor. Xing earned… Read More