Instructional Assistant Professor

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 biomedical engineers, and contributes to the department’s evolving teaching infrastructure, including hands-on makerspaces and lab innovation.

She earned her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2022, where her research explored the biomechanics of stem cell–derived in vitro tissues such as neurospheres, providing new insights into how organoid systems respond to mechanical environments. Her teaching-focused postdoctoral work in Engineering Education at Michigan State University in 2023 led to the creation of the IDEAL (Interactive Digital Experience as an Alternative Lab) model, which uses immersive digital platforms and classroom analytics to boost student engagement and performance in biomechanics.

In addition, she has pioneered a biomaterial-based approach to treat corneal blindness. Her development of a smart membrane capable of regulating oxygen, glucose, and ion transport through an external alternating magnetic field shows promise for restoring vision.

Honors and Awards:

• Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Network Travel Award, 2022
• President’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award, May 2020- present
• Graduate Student Travel Award, 2019
• UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, 2019

Selected Publications:

J. Chalitangkoon, F. Giovannetti, S. Yousefi, S. Sun, Roza Vaez Ghaemid A. Iovienoe, E. J. Foster. 2025 “Descemet’s Membrane Substitutes: A State-of-the-Art Review on Biomaterials ”. Submitted to Journal of Experimental Eye Research as of June 2025.

Roza Vaez Ghaemi, B. S. Zainala, S. Ibrahimb, G. S. Patiencec. 2026 “Experimental Methods in Chemical Engineering: Bioreactor”. In preparation for Canadaian Journal of Chemical Enginereing.

Roza Vaez Ghaemi. 2025 “Review of Role of AI in Recent Advancements in Organoid manufacturing”. Submitted to the Journal of the Biomaterials and Biosystems Journal as of Dec 2024.

Roza Vaez Ghaemi, Y. Huang, J. Cohen, V. G. Yadav, and J. M. Frostad. 2024 “The mechanical effects of chemical stimuli on neurospheres”. Journal of the Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology.

Roza Vaez Ghaemi, Z. Alihemmati, E. Chokan, B. Vahidi. 2022 “Computational analysis of mechanical behaviour of stem cell in micropipette aspiration technique” Journal of Biotechnology and Bioengineering. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.168354563.36855340/v1