The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida is pleased to announce the initiation of its new Industry Partners Program. The goal is for this website and program to be a valuable resource for… Read More
Gov. Rick Perry today announced the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) is awarding $2 million to Alafair Biosciences Inc. for the commercialization of its internal wound healing devices. Alafair has licensed and developed the patented technology with the University of… Read More
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Blanka Sharma, who has been selected to participate in the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) conference on Collective Behavior: From Cells to Societies, through a very competitive application process. NAKFI is a program of… Read More
This fellowship, awarded by the Health Physics Society, supports full-time students enrolled in graduate programs in health physics or a closely related field. The award includes a stipend, and a travel grant to attend and present research at the HPS… Read More
The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida is pleased to introduce the first issue of its news magazine, CrossLink. This magazine provides stories highlighting the cutting-edge research, educational, and commercialization activities in our… Read More
Dr. Kevin Otto of Purdue University will be joining the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida starting in August. Dr. Otto’s research is in the area if neural prostheses and neurotechnologies. He was… Read More
Evelyn Bracho-Sanchez, BME PhD student and past President of the Society for Biomaterials UF Chapter, was elected as the President-Elect of the Society for Biomaterials (SFB) National Student Chapter for the 2014-2015 academic year, serving as the president for the… Read More
Despite the weather great fun was had at our annual networking event on Lake Wauburg, May 2, 2014. We added tug-of war, pictionary, and the dunk tank to old favorites such as the sack race and balloon toss! Here are… Read More
The BME Department is pleased to announce that Professor Wesley Bolch will be honored as the 2014 recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award by the Health Physics Society at its 59th Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD on July 15,… Read More
Congratulations to Associate Professor Benjamin Keselowsky for a recent invitation to join the Editorial Board for the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A! The Journal of Biomedical Materials Research is the official journal of the Society For Biomaterials, and… Read More