Biomedical Engineering announces today the merger of the Medical Physics graduate program with the Biomedical Engineering program.  A welcome reception was held to welcome the new students and faculty to the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering.  Dean… Read More

UF BME Professor Mingzhou Ding has edited a newly published book, The Dynamic Brain, by Oxford Press. His co-editor is Dr. Dennis Glanzman, the Program Chief of the Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience Program at the National Institute of Mental Health.… Read More

UF BME Professor Huabei Jiang has written a new book on Diffuse Optical Tomography. Dr. Jiang’s insights into the physics and applications of this cutting edge technology are captured in this text, which promises to be both a reference for… Read More

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