UF BME Industry Partner, Exactech, a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products and biologic materials for extremities, knee, hip and spine, announced an expansion of its long-standing partnership with the University of Florida (UF) through naming of… Read More
Twelve students from five different medical physics programs in Florida presented at the Florida Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (FLAAPM) Annual Conference this spring. Congratulations to the UF BME students who took first, second and third… Read More
Dr. Aysegul Gunduz, assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering along with collaborators Dr. Michael Okun, chair, department of neurology, UF College of Medicine and Dr. Kelly Foote, professor, department of neurosurgery, UF College of Medicine, received a… Read More
Congratulations to UF Health Shands Hospital for being named one of the 100 great hospitals in America by Becker’s Hospital Review. UF Health Shands Hospital and other facilities made the list for its many strengths, including a strong history of… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Gregory Hudalla, assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, for co-authoring a review article “Glycomaterials for immunomodulation, immunotherapy and infection prophylaxis,” which was featured on the front cover of the ninth issue… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Bruce Wheeler, emeritus professor, in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering for receiving the prestigious Distinguished Service Award from the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), one of the world’s largest professional… Read More
Congratulations to Edmond Olguin, a BME Ph.D. student in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, who was awarded the 2016-2017 Robert Gardner Memorial Fellowship for the Health Physics Society (HPS). Edmond Olguin graduated from the University of… Read More
The UF Society for Biomaterials (SFB) hosted its Fifth Annual Biomaterials Day on March 11. This year’s theme was “Medical Advancement through Innovative Engineering.” This student-organized event featured a variety of sessions including academic presentations by an excellent array of… Read More
Congratulations to Jianbo Tang, a BME Ph.D. student who was selected as a 2016 Biomedical Optics Student Poster Presentation Award Finalist at the 2016 Optical Society (OSA) & Photonics Congresses and Topical Meetings. His poster presentation was titled, “Miniaturized Scanning… Read More
The department held a graduation reception and pinning ceremony at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center on May 1st to celebrate the class of 2016! Faculty, staff, family and friends all gathered to recognize the hard work of the… Read More