Jessica Aldrich, Ph.D. candidate in the Sharma and OrthoBME labs, received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) for her project “Manganese dioxide as a nanozyme to mitigate… Read More
UF research spending up 15% to record $1.25 billion
UF News University of Florida faculty conducted a record $1.25 billion in research in fiscal year 2023, a nearly 15% increase over 2022. One year after exceeding $1 billion in research expenditures for the first time, teams of UF faculty… Read More
BME announces leadership change
Department Chair Dr. Cherie Stabler recently announced changes to the department’s leadership team. Dr. Kevin Otto will be stepping down as Senior Associate Chair. He would like to now focus his time on his research and other service/administrative roles/endeavors. Dr.… Read More
UF Biomedical Engineering Receives 2023 BMES Diversity Lecture Award
The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering has received the 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) Diversity Lecture Award. The BMES Diversity Lecture Award honors an individual, project, organization, or institution for outstanding contributions to improving gender and racial… Read More
Fang appointed President of the Women in MICCAI (WiM) Committee
Congratulations to Dr. Ruogu Fang on her distinguished appointment as the President of the Women in MICCAI (WiM) Committee for the 2023-2025 term within the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) Society. The core mission of the Women… Read More
Dr. Kuang Gong Joins UF BME, Bringing Expertise in Medical Imaging and Deep Learning
UF BME is thrilled to welcome its newest addition to the faculty, Dr. Kuang Gong, who joins as an assistant professor this fall. Dr. Gong brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in medical imaging, deep learning, and data science,… Read More
BME PH.D. CANDIDATE AWARDED NIH F31 NRSA FELLOWSHIP
Chloe Baratta, Ph.D. candidate in the Nichols lab, received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) for her project titled “Integrating Musculoskeletal and Data-Driven Modeling to Understand the… Read More
Dr. Daniel Ferris Appointed as Fellow of the American Society of Biomechanics
Dr. Daniel Ferris, Robert W. Adenbaum Professor, has earned the prestigious title of Fellow from the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB). Among the nominees for the 2023 cohort, he stands out for his exceptional professional achievements, leadership, and invaluable service… Read More
UF BME Summer Clinical Immersion Design Program
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… Read More
BME Ph.D. candidate paper published in PLOS ONE
Congratulations to BME Ph.D. candidate Michele Dill for her paper titled “Generation and Characterization of Two Immortalized Dermal Fibroblast Cell Lines from the Spiny Mouse (Acomys),” which was published in the journal PLOS ONE. In her research, Michele generated the… Read More