Tag: Ana Maria Porras

Faculty members from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering took home some impressive hardware Monday during the University of Florida International Center’s 2025 Global Awards ceremony.  The event was held as part of International Education Week and honors UF international education leaders, supporters, and mentors for their invaluable contributions in 2025.   Educator of the Year […]

Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been named a 2026 Emerging Leader by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Porras is one of nine researchers nationwide selected for the program, which recognizes outstanding early-career professionals […]

Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been selected as a 2025 Rising Star (Science) by the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL).

Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been awarded the 2024–25 University of Florida and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Excellence Award for Assistant Professors. Porras leads an interdisciplinary research program at the intersection of cell and tissue engineering, matrix […]

Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received the 2025 UF Center for Teaching Excellence Rising Star Award. This recognition highlights Porras’ commitment to innovative, student-centered education and her dedication to fostering global learning experiences. Porras leads the Tissue-Microbe Interaction Lab at […]

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) T32 Training Grant. She is conducting her research under the mentorship of Dr. Ana Maria […]

Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been awarded the NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) to advance her research into how the human microbiome interacts with and influences tissue health. This prestigious R35 award, totaling $1.8 million provides […]

Dr. Ana Maria Porras, assistant professor at the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, will accept the 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Diversity Lecture Award on behalf of LatinXinBME, an organization she co-founded in 2019 with Dr. Brian Aguado. This award recognizes individuals or organizations that have made […]

Dr. Ana Maria Porras, an assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been recognized with two prestigious awards: the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the 2024 Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science by the […]

Dr. Ana Maria Porras, assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This esteemed recognition highlights her contributions to research and education, particularly in advancing the understanding of host-parasite interactions and […]