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Daniel Ferris, Ph.D., Robert W. Adenbaum Professor in Engineering Innovation and director of the Center for Engineering Human Performance and Wellness in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship, recognizing his commitment to mentoring and developing the […]

Brittany Taylor, Ph.D., assistant professor and J. Crayton Pruitt Family Term Fellow in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award. The award will support Taylor’s research into the cellular mechanisms that drive fibrotic tendon healing, with the goal of improving […]

Parisa Rashidi, Ph.D., professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Catherine Price, Ph.D., ABPP/CN professor in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, have received a five-year, $3.7 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) renewal award to improve the detection of cognitive impairment in older adults preparing for surgery. The project, […]

Wesley Bolch, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering and collaborators at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have received a five-year National Cancer Institute R01 award to further develop MIRDsoft, an open-source software platform used worldwide for radiation dosimetry. The project will expand MIRDsoft’s capabilities to support more personalized […]

A 3D hydrogel model provides a fast and adjustable platform for studying lung cancer biology and evaluating how therapies work, UF Health Cancer Institute researchers have found. The versatile tool, described in a recent publication in a special issue on cancer and regenerative medicine in the journal Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods, could help researchers better screen […]

By Alisha Katz Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are expected to more than double by 2060. As June marks Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, three University of Florida researchers are working to improve clinicians’ ability to distinguish between these diseases — a critical step toward earlier diagnosis and better outcomes.  In a recent study published in Neurology, researchers […]

Four faculty members from the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering have been selected for induction into the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL), one of the state’s highest honors recognizing excellence in science, engineering and medicine. Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D., was inducted as a full member of […]

The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida has announced new academic leadership appointments supporting the department’s undergraduate and graduate programs. Christopher Geiger, Ph.D., has been appointed associate chair for undergraduate studies, while Lee Murfee, Ph.D., will serve as senior associate chair. Geiger assumes the role following Murfee’s leadership […]

Faculty members May Mansy, Ph.D., Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., and Brittany Taylor, Ph.D., have been selected as Pruitt Family Endowed Faculty Term Fellows in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida. The fellowships recognize rising junior faculty in UF BME who demonstrate excellence in teaching, mentorship and research. […]

Ruogu Fang, Ph.D., associate professor and J. Crayton Pruitt Family Term Fellow in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been selected as a 2026 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholar by the National Academy of Medicine. Fang will serve a three-year term from July 1, […]