Bryce Chapman Lab: Professor Dr. Lakiesha Williams Hometown: Boynton Beach, FL Research focus: The use of digital image correlation to characterize the mechanics of biological materials like adipose tissue. Fun fact: I have lived in Belgium and Costa Rica. What… Read More
Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2021 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) Faculty, Student, and Staff Excellence Awards: Dr. Kyle Allen, associate professor, received the HWCOE Faculty Excellence in Leadership Award. This award recognizes and rewards a faculty member… Read More
Two UF BME Ph.D. candidates were selected for an Attributes of a Gator Engineer Award. The Gator Engineering Attribute Awards are intended to provide an ideal guide for all members of the gator engineering community. Established in 2010 as part… Read More
Dr. Christine Schmidt, known for her prominent contributions to biomaterials science and cellular/tissue engineering, has been elected a member of the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL). What the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine is to… Read More
Hyaluronic Acid Doped Liquid Metal Scaffold for Peripheral Nerve Communication Restoration and Regeneration After Neurotmesis BME undergraduate student Keer Zhang and team members placed in the top 5 out of 187 for their proposed project, “Hyaluronic Acid Doped Liquid Metal… Read More
On April 15, the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at UF hosted Undergraduate Research Day. Undergraduate Research Day is designed to showcase the quality of student research projects conducted during the academic year, as well as to… Read More
Two J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering alumni have been recognized by the university in this year’s “40 under 40” awards, which honor outstanding young alumni whose achievements positively impact The Gator Nation® as they go greater in… Read More
Congratulations to BME’s six outstanding students who have been selected for the 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), which recognizes exceptional students who are pursuing full-time research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.… Read More
Article: UF Health By: Michelle Jaffee BME researcher: Dr. Ruogu Fang University of Florida researchers will broadly test a new artificial intelligence tool aimed at distinguishing the precise diagnosis for patients with early Parkinson’s disease or two related but distinct… Read More
Congratulations to BME undergraduate student Sophia Saenz, who was selected to receive a 2021 Cato T. Laurencin Student Travel Fellowship through the Society For Biomaterials (SFB). This prestigious award is given to support undergraduate students of under-represented minorities in the… Read More