Dept. Members

Roza Vaez Ghaemi, Ph.D., P.Eng

Dr. Roza Vaez Ghaemi joined the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida as instructional faculty in Fall 2025. She teaches and manages biomechanics and cell & tissue courses, mentors the next generation of… Read More

Kathryn E. Hitchcock, M.D. Ph.D.

Research Interests Translational engineering research (instrumentation and microfluidic systems) Clinical therapeutic studies in head and neck cancers Genitourinary cancers Gastrointestinal cancers

Helen Moore, PhD

Dr. Helen Moore graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her PhD in mathematics in 1995 from Stony Brook University. Her original work in differential geometry… Read More

Feng Tang, Ph.D.

Dr. Tang’s research focuses on using mass spectrometry and next-generation sequencing techniques to explore how DNA damage and repair contribute to cancer and other human diseases, with the ultimate goal of extending healthy human lifespan. Dr. Tang has been awarded… Read More

Wenjun Xie, Ph.D.

Wenjun Xie is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry. He holds B.S. in chemistry and statistics, as well as a Ph.D. in physical chemistry, both awarded by Peking University. His postdoctoral endeavors were conducted at MIT and USC, the… Read More