Dr. Kevin J. Otto elected as the 2017 annual meeting Co-Chair for BMES. Congratulations on his election as the 2017 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting Co-Chair! Annually, BMES recognizes individuals for their accomplishments, significant contributions and service to the… Read More
Stryker provides guest lecture to BME students
Please join us for a special seminar presented by Dr. Brian Thomas of Stryker Sustainability Solutions! Stryker is the leading provider of reprocessing and remanufacturing services for medical devices as well as comprehensive recycling and redistribution initiatives. They are also… Read More
Benjamin G. Keselowsky presented with UF Research Foundation Professor award
Dr. Benjamin Keselowsky was recently named UF Research Foundation Professor for 2015-2018. The University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professorships are awarded to tenured faculty members with a “distinguished current record of research”, in recognition of “recent contributions and to… Read More
Dr. Peter McFetridge awarded the Tim Brahm Professorship
The Tim Brahm Endowed Term Professorship in Biomedical Engineering was founded in 2015 to bolster a collaborative research partnership between the University of Florida J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering and the biotechnology company, BioD. BioD is… Read More
Peter S. McFetridge awarded the Tim Brahm Professorship
The Tim Brahm Endowed Term Professorship in Biomedical Engineering was founded in 2015 to bolster a collaborative research partnership between the University of Florida J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering and the biotechnology company, BioD. BioD is a… Read More
Cherie Stabler’s article featured in Science Translational Medicine
Congratulations to Dr. Stabler whose article on contagious biomaterials was selected as a featured article under Editor’s Choice in Science Translational Medicine. Thousands of patients die each year while waiting for an organ transplant, in part because of incompatibility with… Read More
Kyle D. Allen and collaborators awarded $1.5M grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Dr. Kyle Allen (PI) along with collaborators Dr. Jon Dobson, Dr. Carlos Rinaldi, and Dr. David Arnold received a new R01 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. The 5-year $1.55 million dollar grant will allow… Read More
Brandi K. Ormerod invited to join Editorial Board of the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Congratulations to Associate Professor Brandi Ormerod who was invited to join the Editorial Board of the Journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, founded in 1987, is the official journal of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society (PNIRS). This innovative… Read More
BME student, Shannon O’Reilly, receives 2015 University Women’s Club Graduate Student award
Congratulations to BME student, Shannon O’Reilly, one of five UF students who received a 2015 University Women’s Club Graduate Student Award! Established in 1922, the University Women’s Club is an organization comprised of faculty and staff, wives of faculty and… Read More
BME forms Student Safety Council
BME’s first Student Safety Council (SSC) was recently formed to enhance laboratory safety within the department, especially among students. The BME SSC consists of both undergraduate and graduate students whose initial task is to identify potential lab safety issues within… Read More