Plans are underway for the Dedication of the Biomedical Sciences Building on May 11th. The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering would like to extend an invitation for you to attend, as we are excited about the event… Read More

We are having a “Friends of BME” event at the tail end of the Biomedical Sciences Building dedication event on May 11. It will include brief talks by Bruce Wheeler, Chris Batich, and Bill Ditto. This is a great opportunity… Read More

Congratulations to Natalie Nelson who has been selected to participate in the University Scholars Program under Dr. William Ogle! Natalie will conduct research with Dr. Ogle, her mentor. Upon completion of the project, she will be required to write a… Read More

Chelsea Magin has won the the Phyllis M. Meek Spirit of Susan B. Anthony Award.  This award is specifically designed to recognize a young Woman Leader at the University of Florida who emphasizes women’s issues and female empowerment and currently… Read More

Dr. Huabei Jiang (PI) and Dr. Paul Carney (Co-PI) have teamed up to develop a novel technique for non-invasive detection of epilepsy.  The grant is titled “Noninvasive Functional and Cellular Imaging of Epilepsy” and is funded by the National Institute… Read More

BME joint and affiliate faculty Drs. Carney, Sarntinotanont, and Mareci are promoting Neuro-Therapeutics by tracking through functional MRI how drugs distribute in the brain.

Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer. But women may not have to endure the medical costs, stress and potential complications that accompany such invasive biopsies forever. A University of Florida biomedical engineering researcher is making progress on… Read More

We are excited to announce that we have started to move into the new Biomedical Sciences Building.  Our department administration has moved, and you can now find us on the ground floor towards the back of the building (JG-56).  We… Read More

The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering has approved and published a new policy for affiliate faculty members. 

Stephen Myers, a Ph.D student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has invented a nifty RFID based system to help the elderly and people with bad hands dial the telephone without having to punch any keys. By swiping… Read More