Walter Lee Murfee, Ph.D., professor and associate chair for undergraduate studies in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. The honor… Read More

Scott Carter / Senior Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida men’s basketball team thrilled Gator Nation last weekend by winning three games in three days to claim the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship for the first time in more than a… Read More

Ashni Zaverchand, a senior in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named a 2025 inductee into the University of Florida Hall of Fame, the highest honor awarded to student leaders at UF. The UF Hall… Read More

Karen Mancera Azamar, a Ph.D. student in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Basic Microbiology and Infectious Disease (BMID)… Read More

Skylar Stolte, a Ph.D. candidate in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named a recipient of the UF Association for Academic Women’s (AAW) Emerging Scholar Award. Stolte conducts her research in the Smart Medical Informatics… Read More

Ivana Parker, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been named a Keystone Symposia Fellow, a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding early-career scientists. The Keystone Symposia Fellows Program… Read More

By: Yelaine Aguilar If you ask an elementary schooler who attended the UF Biomedical Engineering STEM Outreach Day to explain what a brain looks like, he or she might compare the skull to an Oreo, the blood to Jello and… Read More

Several undergraduate students in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering have been selected for the prestigious University Scholars Program at the University of Florida. This program provides students with hands-on research experience, allowing them to work closely… Read More

This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the women shaping the future of science—those who lead, innovate, and uplift others along the way. In the Parker Lab, mentorship and research go hand in hand, fostering an environment where aspiring scientists can… Read More

In a new study, Gopal Agarwal, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher in the Schmidt Lab, has made a key contribution to central nervous system (CNS) regeneration. As the lead author, Agarwal helped develop a new injectable hydrogel made from decellularized human nerve… Read More