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2026-2027 UF BME Seminar Series

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Connecting Ideas. Advancing Biomedical Engineering.

The UF BME Seminar Series brings leading voices in biomedical engineering and health care to the University of Florida to share research, emerging ideas and perspectives shaping the future of the field.

Featuring distinguished researchers, clinicians and industry experts from across the nation and beyond, the series creates opportunities for students, faculty and the broader research community to engage with new discoveries, exchange ideas and build connections across disciplines.

Join us throughout the academic year to hear from innovators advancing biomedical engineering and improving human health.

Fall 2026


Location: BMS, Room JG32
Time: 3-4 p.m.

  • August 24 – Tommy Pashuck, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida, “Understanding and Controlling Cell-matrix Interactions within Engineered Matrices”
  • August 31 – Joyita Dutta, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering, UMass Amherst, “Multimodal AI for Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis and Prognosis”
  • September 7 – Labor Day, No Seminar
  • September 14 – Aaron Engelhart, Ph.D, Associate Professor, College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota
  • September 21 – Sindia Rivera-Jimenez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Education, University of Florida
  • September 28 – Taimoor Qazi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, “Engineering particle-based granular hydrogels to guide skeletal muscle regeneration”
  • October 5, TBD
  • October 12 – Pruitt Research Day Keynote Speaker, Location: TBD, Abhi Acharya, Ph.D., Elmer Lincoln Lindseth Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University,  “Utilizing Metabolite based Formulations to Modulate Immune Responses”
  • October 19 – BMES Week, No Seminar
  • October 26 – Erin Purcell, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan State University
  • November 2 – Amor Menezes, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
  • November 9 – Catera Wilder, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco
  • November 16 – Fan Hong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida
  • November 23 – Thanksgiving Break, No Seminar
  • November 30 – TBD