In a study published this week in Nature Communications, BME’s Brandi Ormerod, in collaboration with Ashley Seifert, Zhengui Zheng and Marty Cohn describe a novel role for Sonic Hedgehog. The faithful positioning and growth of cells during embryonic development is… Read More

On May 11, the new Biomedical Sciences Building (our home) was dedicated by UF president Machen and the deans of the three colleges present in the building: Cammy Abernathy (Engineering), Michael Good (Medicine), and Micheal Perri (Public Health and Health… Read More

Two BME students have been selected to receive prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation.  Named NSF graduate fellows this spring are Matthew Carstens in Dr. Keselowsky’s lab, and Rachel Speisman in Dr. Ormerod’s lab.   The award includes $90,000… Read More

Plans are underway for the Dedication of the Biomedical Sciences Building on May 11th. The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering would like to extend an invitation for you to attend, as we are excited about the event… Read More

We are having a “Friends of BME” event at the tail end of the Biomedical Sciences Building dedication event on May 11. It will include brief talks by Bruce Wheeler, Chris Batich, and Bill Ditto. This is a great opportunity… Read More

Congratulations to Natalie Nelson who has been selected to participate in the University Scholars Program under Dr. William Ogle! Natalie will conduct research with Dr. Ogle, her mentor. Upon completion of the project, she will be required to write a… Read More

Chelsea Magin has won the the Phyllis M. Meek Spirit of Susan B. Anthony Award.  This award is specifically designed to recognize a young Woman Leader at the University of Florida who emphasizes women’s issues and female empowerment and currently… Read More

Dr. Huabei Jiang (PI) and Dr. Paul Carney (Co-PI) have teamed up to develop a novel technique for non-invasive detection of epilepsy.  The grant is titled “Noninvasive Functional and Cellular Imaging of Epilepsy” and is funded by the National Institute… Read More

BME joint and affiliate faculty Drs. Carney, Sarntinotanont, and Mareci are promoting Neuro-Therapeutics by tracking through functional MRI how drugs distribute in the brain.

Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer. But women may not have to endure the medical costs, stress and potential complications that accompany such invasive biopsies forever. A University of Florida biomedical engineering researcher is making progress on… Read More