Congratulations to Dr. Lakiesha N. Williams, associate professor, who was accepted to the highly selective Training in Grantsmanship for Rehabilitation Research (TIGRR) workshop. TIGRR is an intensive writing workshop that provides one-on-one mentorship to researchers in support of their grant… Read More
We want to see research through your eyes! Our annual photo contest presents an opportunity for BME faculty (primary and affiliates), staff and students to showcase their research visually. Enter your favorite photo (or two). What makes a photograph a… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Ruogu Fang, assistant professor, and Dr. Mingzhou Ding, distinguished professor & J. Crayton Pruitt Family Professor, for their NSF Information Integration & Informatics award entitled, “III: Small: Modeling Multi-Level Connectivity of Brain Dynamics.” Fang and Ding’s proposal… Read More
Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, affects more than 30 million Americans. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), “OA is caused by a breakdown of cartilage (the tissue that covers the ends of bones where they… Read More
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A team of biomedical engineering students are competing for the 2019 BMES Student Design Competition, sponsored by Medtronic. This year’s topic is Digital Imaging. BME team members include Altaful Amin, Justina Chan, Alexander Dluzneski, Youssef Elbanna, Marye Lee, Brian Nazareth,… Read More
Congratulations to Ryan J. Downey, postdoctoral associate, for being selected to receive the NIH Loan Repayment Program Award. Downey was funded through his project titled, Mobile Brain Imaging Assessment of Declining Mobility with Aging. This project aims to identify neural… Read More
The Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET has accredited the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering’s undergraduate program, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. ABET accreditation assures… Read More
Thank you to everyone who attended the Fall Welcome Event this August! We had a successful event as there were great networking opportunities for the entire BME family (students, staff, faculty, affiliates, collaborators and supporters). Dr. Christine E. Schmidt, professor,… Read More
By: Doug Bennett A group of University of Florida researchers will use a new $5 million grant to develop a “pancreatic islet on a chip” — a platform that will allow them to more efficiently and effectively study Type 1… Read More