On April 30, UF BME recognized the hard work of our students with a graduation reception and pinning ceremony at the Reitz Union Rion Ballroom to celebrate the new class of bachelors graduates. Faculty, staff, family and friends all gathered… Read More
The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering would like to welcome Dr. Sarah Rowlinson, who has recently accepted a lecturer position! Rowlinson will join the department this fall, focusing her expertise on cell and tissue engineering, engineering education… Read More
The U.S. Defense Department is looking for ways to speed up cognitive skills training — the types of skills useful for specialists such as linguists, intelligence analysts and cryptographers — and is awarding University of Florida engineers and neuroscientists up… Read More
In an effort to promote and enhance creative activity on the University of Florida Campus, the UF Creative Campus Committee has granted Dr. Stephen Arce, lecturer & ABET coordinator at the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biological Engineering, a… Read More
Dr. Aysegul Gunduz, an assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, is a 2017 recipient of the Excellence Award for Assistant Professors, presented by UF’s Provost’s Office. The awards program recognizes research accomplishments by junior… Read More
The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering held their 5th Annual Lake Wauburg Networking Event to give faculty, students and staff an opportunity to connect with each other and celebrate the end of the academic year. Located 8… Read More
The University of Florida Research Foundation has named Dr. Jon Dobson, professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, a University of Florida Research Foundation Professor for 2017-2020. The recognition went to just 34 UF faculty campus-wide… Read More
Congratulations to Ph.D. student, Jackson Cagle, who was named the 2017 Outstanding Gator Engineer M.S. Scholar by the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Jackson Cagle conducts research in Dr. Aysegul Gunduz’ lab. His primary research focus is on the development… Read More
Dr. Edward Phelps, assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, is a co-author of an article in Scientific Reports, an open-access journal from the Nature Publishing Group. The paper titled, “Advances in pancreatic islet monolayer… Read More
Cancer research has relied on in vitro experiments with established cell lines to investigate the efficacy of chemotherapy drug panels, which limit clinical correlation. Targeting tumor-initiating cells could be a viable clinical strategy, but these cells are extremely rare, necessitating… Read More