Category: BME News

Robert Accolla Lab: Stabler Lab Hometown: Yorktown, VA Degree/current status: Ph.D. Candidate Year you became a Gator: 2017 From which institutions do you hold degrees? Virginia Tech, BA in Biological Systems Engineering Research focus: My research focuses on biomaterials fabrication and clinical islet transplantation (CIT), a potential cure for type 1 diabetes. Islets, which are […]

Congratulations to Shreedevi Kumar, Ph.D. candidate, who was a recipient of the Tau Beta Pi Fellowship award. Kumar conducts research in the Sharma Laboratory and focuses on the use of biomaterial properties and cell-material interactions for drug delivery of therapeutics that are being translated into in vivo mechanistic studies and therapeutic evaluation. Specifically, she conducts […]

Blanka Sharma, Ph.D., assistant professor, has been named the recipient of the 2019-2020 Pramod P. Khargonekar Junior Faculty Award for Excellence. This recognition is awarded each year at the conclusion of the tenure process to the tenure candidate who best reflects the following leadership attributes exhibited by Dr. Khargonekar, former Dean of the College of […]

BME continues its steady growth by welcoming FOUR new assistant professors.   Ivana Parker, Ph.D., is a Fulbright Scholar who recently completed a year-long study at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Her project assesses the risk of a commonly used TB vaccine, BCG, on HIV susceptibility in infants using proteomics and systems biology […]

Yao Xiao, Ph.D. Yao Xiao recently earned her Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Florida in 2020. She obtained her M.S. degree in computer science from Florida International University in 2016, and a B.E. degree in software engineering from Tianjin University in 2013. She will be a postdoc fellow at the University […]

Mark Maynes Lab: Biomimetic Materials & Neural Engineering Lab, PI: Dr. Christine E. Schmidt Hometown: Hudson, Florida Research focus: Apoptosis Lung Decellularization and Peripheral Nerve Injuries Fun fact: I have transcripts from 4 different colleges. Plans for the future?: Take a gap year and then go to graduate school. What motivates you?: I enjoy learning […]

Tran Ngo Lab: Biomimetic Materials & Neural Engineering Lab, PI: Dr. Christine E. Schmidt Hometown: Tampa, FL Research focus: My research focuses on applying 3D bioprinting technique for nerve tissue engineering applications. Peripheral nerve injury is a frequent occurrence affecting a considerable percentage of trauma patients annually. Current methods are not able to bridge large […]

Alexis Brake Lab: Neuroprostheses Research Lab PI: Dr. Kevin Otto Hometown: Tampa, Fl Research focus: Broadly, I am interested in neuroinflammation. In the NPR Lab, my research has focused on the foreign body response to neural implants. Nearly 2.5 million Americans face life-altering limb loss, paralysis, and/or sensory impairment, which has created a $9.5 billion […]

Congratulations, UF BME Class of 2020! “On behalf of the department, I extend sincere congratulations and best of luck to the Class of 2020. We are immensely proud of your work and accomplishments! Best wishes to each of you, and please stay in touch.” Dr. Christine E. Schmidt   A MESSAGE FROM DR. CHRISTINE SCHMIDT […]

Ryan Downey, Ph.D. Lab: Human Neuromechanics Laboratory Hometown: Boynton Beach, FL Degree: Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Year you became a Gator: 2005 From which institutions do you hold degrees? University of Florida (BS, MS, PhD) and Politecnico di Milano (MS) Research focus: My research focuses on mobile brain imaging. I record electrical brain activity with high-density […]