Tag: Walter Lee Murfee

Walter Lee Murfee, Ph.D., professor and associate chair for undergraduate studies in the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named the recipient of the 2024–25 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership. Murfee’s leadership is defined by a deep commitment to student success, inclusive […]

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 places Murfee among the top 2% of medical and biological engineers recognized for pioneering contributions […]

Dr. Walter Lee Murfee was recently awarded an esteemed NIH R25 grant to sponsor an enriching summer clinical immersion experience for biomedical engineering students. The primary objective is to enhance the undergraduate learning journey by seamlessly integrating real-world clinical challenges throughout the curriculum. The program was hosted by the UF Center for Experiential Learning and […]

Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Arinola Lampejo on winning the UF Health Cancer Center 2023 Research Day Poster Award in the Graduate & Predoctoral Student Category for her poster titled, “Incorporation of Tumor Spheroids into an ex-vivo Tissue Culture Model to Investigate Cancer Cell-Microvascular Interactions.” A challenge in cancer research is the lack of biomimetic models […]