Dr. Parisa Rashidi (PI), associate professor & J. Crayton Pruitt Family Term Fellow and researchers awarded NIH NIA R21 grant to develop a new smartwatch-enabled symptom surveillance platform that will facilitate post-surgical care management. The proposed research can result in… Read More
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Undergraduate Research Internship Celebration
The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering hosted a celebration luncheon for the department’s summer undergraduate research interns. This internal Research Experience for Undergraduates program was created for our rising BME junior and senior undergraduate students. Students worked… Read More
UF BME Field Day
The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering held UF BME Field Day on July 28 to allow faculty, students and staff to connect and have a wellness activity break during the summer. The event was located on campus… Read More
Furtney receives 2022 Career Influencer Award
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Furtney for receiving the 2022 Career Influencer Award. The University of Florida Career Influencer Awards celebrate the collaboration and innovation of our partners who have had an exceptional impact on career development and career engagements during… Read More
Bolch and researchers awarded NIH grant for $10.7 million
Dr. Wesley Bolch and researchers were awarded an NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases program project grant for $10.7 million to conduct multiscale evaluations and to investigate mitigation of toxicities following internal radionuclide contamination. Wesley Bolch, PhD, (PI)… Read More
UF first among US public universities in tech transfer for economic return
UF News by Blake Trauschke The University of Florida is one of the best universities at moving new discoveries from the lab and into the real world through research commercialization and STEM graduates, according to a study by Heartland Forward.… Read More
Middle School Summer Camp “Girls with Nerve” Empowers the Pursuit of Neuroscience
Summer 2022 UF Researchers Daniel Ferris, Ph.D., and Rachael Seidler, Ph.D., teamed up to bring more than 20 middle school students to campus this summer for a free, week-long summer camp aimed at empowering girls to explore neuroscience. Held July… Read More
University of Florida Researchers Play a Key Role in Reassessing Organ Doses
Received by the Atomic Bomb Survivors in 1945 Japan By, Dr. Wesley Bolch, Distinguished Professor A little background of the discovery and immediate medical uses of ionizing radiation Ionizing radiation has been used in medical imaging and radiotherapy virtually… Read More
Innovative Injectable Enzyme Crafted by UF Biomed Engineers Shows Promise for Liver Transplants
Ben Keselowsky, Ph.D., a professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at UF, and Ali Zarrinpar, M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Surgery in the UF… Read More
Fang awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor
Congratulations to Dr. Ruogu Fang, who received tenure and promotion to associate professor effective August 2022. This recognition reflects Fang’s scholarly contributions to the discipline, the department, and the institution. The tenure process involves recommendation by the department, review by… Read More