Category: BME News

Name: Zoe Isabella Barinaga Lab: Dr. Kyle Allen – OrthoBME Lab Hometown: Houston, Texas Research focus: AI applications in preclinical osteoarthritis research Fun fact: I figure skate! What motivates you? Knowing that my career will help advance our understanding of the beautifully intricate human body and also serve people through medicine! What attracted you to […]

Zaid Abu-Mowis Lab: Allen Lab Hometown: Amman, Jordan Research focus: My research revolves around biomaterials and regenerative medicine. Specifically, I have explored two projects: the ability of a new drug-releasing stent to reduce thrombosis and restenosis and the effects of complexing single-stranded DNA with collagen. Fun fact: I love playing all kinds of sports, and […]

Fernanda L. Campos Ramirez Lab: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Lab Hometown: Coral Springs Research focus: Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis (CMC OA) and its effects on range of motion and joint coordination Fun fact: I’ve lived in five countries throughout my life! What motivates you? I am motivated by the opportunity to impact someone’s life. Biomedical engineering is a truly […]

The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering continues to rise in rankings, now #12 nationally among the top public engineering schools for graduate biomedical/bioengineering degrees, according to U.S. News & World Report. Chosen by the department chairs of peer institutions, UF BME’s rankings represent a significant advance in the 2023-2024 rankings among the […]

Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2022-2023 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards: Dr. Kyle Allen received the UF Doctoral Mentoring Award This honor, based on an extensive review of their credentials, letters of recommendation, and peer and student evaluations, recognizes excellence in mentoring our students. Dr. Kevin Otto […]

Kiara Xhindi Lab: Nino Research Group Hometown: Vlore, Albania Research focus: Network science studies complex systems as networks. In brain networks, community finding algorithms identify groups of interconnected brain regions, to help uncover the brain’s organization and simplify data analysis. This knowledge could shed light to disease topology and early biomarker detection. Fun fact: I […]

Jean-Pierre Pierantoni Lab: Dr. Benjamin Keselowsky Hometown: Tampa, FL Research focus: Biomaterials, Immune Engineering principles by utilizing glycosylation methods for modification of proteins Fun fact: I was born with 6 wisdom teeth What motivates you?  What gets my brain going is a feeling of being excited for something I do not know yet, whether it […]

Marion Hagstrom Lab: Nino Research Group (MSE) Hometown: Pierson, FL Research focus: Connectomic Analysis of Aging in the Human Brain Fun fact: I toured the BME cell lab when I was a junior in high school! What motivates you? I want to help others acquire the means to gain independence and mobility. This led me […]

Congratulations, UF BME Class of 2023! “On behalf of the department, I extend sincere congratulations and best of luck to the Class of 2023. We are immensely proud of your work and accomplishments! Best wishes to each of you, and please stay in touch.” Dr. Christine E. Schmidt   Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering  Graduation […]

Congratulations to Dr. Meghan Ferrall-Fairbanks on co-authoring the article Modeling collective cell behavior in cancer: perspectives from an interdisciplinary conversation, in Cell Systems. From article: A group of researchers from diverse biological and quantitative fields recently gathered for a 5-day innovation lab facilitated by the National Cancer Institute titled “Modeling Emergent Cellular Behavior in Cancer” (February […]