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
Dr. Aysegul Gunduz, assistant professor, was invited to serve on the Computational Science Advisory Committee of the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) for Parkinson’s Research. The Committee, formed of non-biased, external expert advisors in computational science, will help MJFF in… Read More
Three UF BME undergrad students were selected for an Attributes of a Gator Engineer Award. The Gator Engineering Attribute Awards are intended to provide an ideal guide for all members of the gator engineering community. Established in 2010 as part… Read More
March is Women’s History Month, and there are many events happening all-around the University of Florida campus! Dr. Aysegul Gunduz, assistant professor and UF Term Professorship in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, was an invited panelist… Read More
Graduate Student Appreciation Week is a chance for the university to give back to our amazing graduate student body for all of the work they do teaching, researching, and serving. During the week, graduate students will have the opportunity to… Read More
BME student, Ella Hoogenboezem, was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship! These fellowships recognize and support exceptional graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based masters and doctoral degrees at accredited… Read More