Osteoarthritis, or OA, is initiated by damage to articular cartilage between the bones of joints and can lead to severe pain and debilitation. However, cartilage loss has not been found to predict the severity of symptoms, suggesting that other tissue… Read More
<p >Congratulations to BME undergraduate student, Meggie Pires-Fernandes, on receiving the Jennie Henderson Murphree Scholarship by the University of Florida Women’s Club (UWC). The Jennie Henderson Murphree Scholarship is awarded for excellence in leadership and service to the community to… Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, a leading developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products and biologic solutions for extremities, knee and hip, announced today that its research, “Total Knee Arthroplasty Using a Contemporary Computer-Assisted Surgical System: A Review of Resection… Read More
Dr. Kyle D. Allen, associate professor, associate chair for undergraduate studies & J. Crayton Pruitt Family Term Fellow, has agreed to serve as an associate editor for The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Allen has… Read More
Congratulations to Maggie Fettis, BME Ph.D. student, who was recently awarded the Association for Academic Women’s (AAW) 2018 Emerging Scholar Award. This award was made possible by the generous support of UF President, Dr. W. Kent Fuchs. Fettis’ research focuses… Read More
Congratulations to Alexis Brake, Natalie Evelev, Anne Gormaley, Jessica Hornyak, Angela Jimenez, Juan Leon, Kevin Ling, Akash Mathavan, Akshay Mathavan, Danielle Miller, Matthew Molinaro, Christie Nguyen and Chandni Rana, who were recently selected as Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering University… Read More
Chandni Rana, BME undergraduate student, was recently selected by the UF Center for Undergraduate Research (CUR) for the 2018 Summer Undergraduate International Research Program to attend the RIKEN Brain Science Summer Program in Japan. The RIKEN Brain Summer Program is… Read More
Humans possess the ability to walk in a variety of situations – from navigating through crowds to traversing tightropes. However, due to limitations in brain imaging technology, the inner workings of the brain during adaptation of walking patterns have largely… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Kyle D. Allen who has been invited to serve as a standing member of the Skeletal Biology Structure and Regeneration [SBSR] study section for the NIH Center for Scientific Review. SBSR study section reviews applications involving basic… Read More
Dr. Edward Phelps, assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, was selected by the Network of Pancreatic Donors with Diabetes (nPOD) as the 2018 recipient of its Young Investigator Award. The award is presented annually… Read More