Many drug treatments for multiple sclerosis suppress the entire immune system, a big drawback that leaves patients susceptible to infection and cancer. Now two University of Florida researchers have been awarded a $2.6 million grant by the National Institutes of… Read More
Three faculty members at the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering received promotions in recognition of the quality and impact of their contributions to UF, the profession and society. Achieving University recognition through promotion is a milestone in… Read More
We are excited to welcome Dr. Walter Lee Murfee to the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering. Murfee will join the department as an associate professor this fall. Murfee earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts… Read More
We are excited to welcome Dr. Jennifer Nichols to the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering. Nichols will join the department as an assistant professor in January 2018. Nichols earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Tufts University… Read More
Dr. Ruogu Fang, incoming assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been selected as a member of the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) inaugural Future Computing Academy (FCA). Fang will join the department effective… Read More
Alexis Brake, undergraduate student in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, was selected to participate in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). Alexis Brake is a first-year biomedical engineering student… Read More
Congratulations to the following UF BME faculty on being selected to receive a three-year University of Florida Term Professorship. • Dr. Mingzhou Ding, Pruitt Family Professor• Dr. Carlos Rinaldi, Charles A. Stokes Term Professor & senior associate chair• Dr. Kyle… 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 spring 2017. These are:Christopher Anderson, Ph.D.Dissertation title: An Evaluation of Effectiveness of Cannabinol as an Antiepileptic Drug for… Read More
The synchronization of brainwaves among students during class reflects how much they like the class and each other, a team of neuroscientists has found. “How well our brainwaves sync up with those of another person appears to be a good… Read More
We are excited to welcome Dr. Ruogu Fang to the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering as an assistant professor. Fang received her Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Cornell University and her bachelor’s in information engineering… Read More