Category: BME News

Dr. Kevin Otto and collaborators’ article, “Histological evaluation of flexible neural implants; flexibility limit for reducing the tissue response?” was one of the most impactful and highly cited articles in Journal of Neural Engineering over the last 2 years. The overall impact of this research is to advance the lifetime of neural implants. One primary […]

The annual Outstanding Young Alumni awards program was established in 2006 to recognize alumni under the age of 40 whose achievements positively reflect The Gator Nation. 40 Under 40 will continue the tradition of honoring Gators who are reflecting leadership and innovation in their communities and professions. The awards were announced prior to the Orange […]

The International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering has elected Dr. Christine Schmidt, professor, J. Crayton Pruitt family Chair and Department Chair, as a Fellow of IAMBE. According to IAMBE, this honor recognizes her distinguished contribution to and leadership in the field of medical and biological engineering at an international level. Schmidt has many notable […]

Dr. Gregory Hudalla, assistant professor & J. Crayton Pruitt Family Term Professor, and UF researchers’ article titled, “Hierarchical Self-assembly and Emergent Function of Densely Glycosylated Peptide Nanofibers,” was published in Communications Chemistry. A team of researchers at the University of Florida reports in Communications Chemistry that glycosylation can direct the self-assembly of peptide nanofibers into ordered […]

Congratulations to Dr. Ruogu Fang, assistant professor, who received a collaborative UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute Pilot Award for precision medicine. Fang and UF researchers’ objective is to explore a novel approach to identify patients predisposed to cancer therapy-induced cardiotoxicity through interrogation of pharmacogenomics, medical images and clinical factors. Cancer is one of the […]

May 02, 2019 Congratulations to Noelle Jacobsen who has been placed on the alternate selection list for the 2019 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. Jacobsen is a 1st year biomedical engineering Ph.D. student in Dr. Daniel Ferris’ lab specializing in neural engineering. Jacobsen’s primary research focus is studying brain activity during locomotor adaptation […]

Parisa Rashidi, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received UF’s Excellence Award for Assistant Professors for 2019. The award is one of the university’s top honors for a junior faculty member. Rashidi is the director of the “Intelligent Health Lab” (i-Heal). Her area of research includes […]

The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering held their 7th Annual Lake Wauburg Networking Event to allow faculty, students and staff to connect and celebrate the end of the academic year. Located 8 miles south of UF Campus, Lake Wauburg offers a place to relax and enjoy the great outdoors! In addition to […]

Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2019 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) Faculty, Student and Staff Excellence Awards: Sarah Albury, research administrator, received the HWCOE Staff Award for Innovation. The Staff Innovation Excellence Award recognizes and rewards an HWCOE staff member who has best demonstrated extraordinary innovation and creativity in their jobs duties, […]

Congratulations to Dr. Edward Phelps, assistant professor, who received a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) grant for his collaborative project titled, Targeting the Peri-islet Basement Membrane for Immunomodulatory Therapy in Beta Cell Replacement. This project is a joint venture between investigators in the University of Florida Diabetes Institute, University of Florida biomedical engineering department and […]