Allison selected for NMPT T32

March 25, 2025

Congratulations to our UF BME PhD student, Allison Campbell, who was selected for the UF T32 Neuromuscular Plasticity Training Program (NMPT), overseen by Drs. Fuller, Vandenborne, and Judge. Allison is researching injectable hydrogel/drug therapies for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).

Allison and Ethan at UF Biomaterials Day

March 25, 2025

Proud of our Schmidt Lab trainees — Allison Campbell, PhD student, and Ethan McMillan, MS student — discussing their research on developing injectable therapies for spinal cord injury (SCI) at UF Biomaterials Day 2025.

Gopal gives lead presentation at SFN Regional Conference

Feb. 7, 2025

So proud of our postdoc, Dr. Gopal Agarwal, who gave a fantastic kick-off talk at the North Central Florida (NCF) Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (SFN). He showcased his impactful work on developing injectable therapeutics for spinal cord injury (SCI) treatment.

UF MBI Accelerator Grant Awarded to Team

Feb. 7, 2025

Thank you to the UF McKnight Brain Institute (MBI) for providing funding as part of the MBI Accelerator program for our collaborative research project to develop injectable hydrogels for spinal cord injury (SCI) treatment. Kudos also to our co-PIs, Drs. Dave Fuller and Greg Hudalla! Congratulations team!

UG Kennedy Moes presents at BMES in Baltimore, MD

Oct 24, 2024

Schmidt Lab UG, Kennedy Moes, did a wonderful job presenting her research at the national Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) meeting in Baltimore, MD.

Schmidt Lab Fall 2024 UG Student Presentations

December 7, 2024

Great to listen to our Schmidt Lab UGs talk about their research. Congrats and thanks to all of them for their hard work this semester. And, thanks to the grad student and postdoc mentors!

Allison starts summer internship at Dow Chemical

May 20, 2024

Allison was selected to participate in an industry internship with Dow Chemical in Michigan, as part of the “2023-2024 Campus Internship – Digital Innovation – Cross-functional (Ph.D)”. She will be working in the Toxicology and Environmental Research and Consulting department. Kudos to Allison!

Schmidt Lab Spring 2024 UG Presentations

April 25, 2024

Another great set of Schmidt Lab UG Research presentations! Congratulations to our amazing students who contribute so much to our research endeavors! We sadly bid farewell to Steven Robles-Blasini, as he moves to a new lab for different research exposure.

Kennedy and Izabela selected as University Scholars

April 2, 2024

Congratulations to Schmidt Lab UG researchers, Kennedy Moes

and Izabela Zmirska, on being selected as 2024-25 University Scholars. Kennedy researches injectable hydrogels for spinal cord injury, under the mentorship of Dr. Gopal Agarwal, and Izabela works under the mentorship of Allison Campbell investigating development of hydrogel-based inks for biological 3D printing. Congratulations, Kennedy and Izabela!

Izabela Zmirska receives Goldwater Scholarship

March, 29, 2024

Congratulations to our outstanding undergraduate researcher, Izabela Zmirska, for receiving the prestigious 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Only 508 awarded across the US. This is the second Goldwater recipient from our lab. Izabela works under the mentorship of Allison Campbell investigating development of hydrogel-based inks for biological 3D printing. She will be at Columbia University this summer as part of an REU. Kudos, Izabela!

https://news.ufl.edu/2024/04/goldwater