Professor Benjamin G. Keselowsky has been appointed a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the American Chemical Society (ACS) Biomaterials Science and Engineering. ACS Publications stand alongside Chemical Abstracts Services in supporting the their goal to be the most… Read More
Anis Davoudi, a Ph.D. student in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, was awarded the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) and the Body Sensor Networks (BSN) Student Travel Award for… Read More
The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering is celebrating its 15th anniversary as a department. Established as a formal department in 2002, BME has been a national leader in interdisciplinary research, both basic and translational, from neural engineering… Read More
The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering proudly congratulates the following M.S. and Ph.D. graduates who obtained their degrees in Fall 2017. These are:Evelyn Bracho-Sanchez, Ph.D.Dissertation title: Targeted Extracellular Delivery of Indolemaine 2,3 Dioxygenase Via Fusion with Galectin… Read More
BME Industry Partner News: Austin, TX USA, December 21, 2017 – Alafair Biosciences, Inc., an early-stage biotechnology company, today announced that it has launched its first product, VersaWrap® Tendon Protector (VersaWrap®), in the U.S. market. VersaWrap® is an ultrathin, sutureless,… Read More
Parade float will highlight the life-changing power of tissue and organ donation ALACHUA, Fla., Dec. 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AxoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXGN), a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for peripheral nerve injuries, today announced that… Read More
Austin, TX USA, December 21, 2017 – Alafair Biosciences, Inc., an early-stage biotechnology company, today announced that it has launched its first product, VersaWrap® Tendon Protector (VersaWrap®), in the U.S. market. VersaWrap® is an ultrathin, sutureless, bioresorbable hydrogel that protects… Read More
Two BME Ph.D. students, Adam Grippin and Jose Varillas, received awards at the UF Health Cancer Center (UFHCC) Research Day, which aims to foster education and training and to build research collaborations throughout the University of Florida campus. Adam Grippin… Read More
Congratulations to Team Tech who won second place at the Society for Women Engineers (SWE) Conference, the world’s largest conference for women in engineering and technology. The winning project is entitled, “Spinal Fusion Interbody Spacer.” Cassandra Frisch, BME senior, was… Read More
Science becomes art in the winning and notable photographs from the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering 2017 Art of Research Photo Contest. Thank you to all who submitted their images! This annual event celebrates the art of… Read More