Ivana Parker Selected as Keystone Symposia Fellow

March 12, 2025

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 is a yearlong initiative designed to provide postdoctoral researchers and early-career scientists with the support, […]

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UF Biomedical Engineering Professor Publishes Research on BCG Vaccine’s Epigenetic Impact

December 4, 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Ivana Parker, assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, for her groundbreaking research on the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which has been accepted for publication in the prestigious journal Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. The manuscript, Multi-Level Proteomics Reveals Epigenetic Signatures in BCG-mediated Macrophage Activation (MCPRO-D-24-00160R2), explores the […]

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With an NIH Pioneer award, UF researcher targets common infection

November 7, 2024

Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering News Armed with a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, University of Florida biomedical professor Ivana Parker, Ph.D., is targeting one of the most common – and dangerous – infections in women. The prestigious NIH Director’s Pioneer Award for High Risk, High Reward provides a five-year grant […]

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Ivana Parker, Ph.D., to receive the inaugural A. Oveta Fuller Award

October 3, 2024

University of Michigan Medical School News The inaugural A. Oveta Fuller Award was recently awarded to Ivana Parker, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida (UF). Parker will present a seminar on October 31, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The A. Oveta Fuller Award is a career development award for […]

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Parker inducted into Prestigious UF Graduate Honor Society

March 19, 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Ivana Parker for her selection for induction into the prestigious Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society by the UF Graduate School. The review committee was deeply impressed by Dr. Parker’s outstanding achievements, recognizing her as an embodiment of scholarship, leadership, character, service, and advocacy. The honor society celebrates individuals who, like its […]

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BME faculty and alum selected as UF’s 40 Under 40 Award

April 17, 2023

The annual Outstanding Young Alumni awards program was established in 2006 to recognize alumni under the age of 40 whose achievements positively reflect The Gator Nation. 40 Under 40 will continue the tradition of honoring Gators who are reflecting leadership and innovation in their communities and professions. Criteria for the competitive award include making a […]

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