Category: BME News

The University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering is proud to recognize two faculty members named 2026 University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professors, an honor that recognizes distinguished research achievement and a strong record of scholarship. The UFRF Professorship recognizes faculty with a distinguished record of research achievement, based on […]

Parisa Rashidi, Ph.D., professor and IC3 co-director in the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, receives the 2025–2026 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Faculty Award for Excellence in Innovation. The award honors faculty who demonstrate exceptional creativity, leadership and impact in advancing engineering research and technology. Rashidi was recognized for […]

The University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering is proud to recognize faculty, staff and students honored through the 2025–2026 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards. Among this year’s faculty awardees, several UF BME leaders were recognized for their outstanding contributions across education, mentorship and innovation. Ana […]

Jennifer A. Nichols, Ph.D., associate professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida has been named a 2025–2026 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Awardee. The honor recognizes excellence, innovation and effectiveness in doctoral student advising and mentoring following an extensive review of nomination materials. […]

By Erin Jester While access has improved for people with disabilities, small inconveniences still exist everywhere. To solve that — piece by piece — students from the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering are helping design 3D-printed assistive devices for locals with unique needs.   The devices community members […]

A doctoral candidate in the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering has been recognized for his outstanding commitment to mentorship. Clinton Smith, a Ph.D. candidate in the Lewis Lab, has been selected as one of six recipients of the University of Florida Graduate School’s 2025–26 Graduate School Mentoring Award. The […]

The University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering is proud to celebrate four scholars recognized with the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. This year’s recipients include current students Supraja Ganti and Evangeline Meyler, along with alumni awardee Alexander Armstrong. Supraja Ganti, a first-year Ph.D. student, conducts cancer immunotherapy research […]

Kyle D. Allen, Ph.D., a professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows as part of the 2026 class. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded […]

Two postdoctoral researchers from the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering have been recognized with the UF Graduate School’s Excellence in Research Award for Postdoctoral Scholars. Sandra Mara Ferreira, who recently completed her postdoctoral training in the lab of Edward Phelps, and Wasif Khan, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Ruogu Fang, […]

New research from the University of Florida highlights a promising strategy to slow the progression of Type 1 diabetes by targeting the disease at its source. In a study published in Science Advances, researchers led by Edward A. Phelps, Ph.D., developed a precision-designed therapy that acts directly on insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Instead […]