Two BME students have been selected to receive prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation. Named NSF graduate fellows this spring are Matthew Carstens in Dr. Keselowsky’s lab, and Rachel Speisman in Dr. Ormerod’s lab. The award includes $90,000… Read More
Dedication of the Biomedical Sciences Building; Roderic I. Pettigrew, NIBIB Director, to speak
Plans are underway for the Dedication of the Biomedical Sciences Building on May 11th. The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering would like to extend an invitation for you to attend, as we are excited about the event… Read More
May 11 Friends of BME Event; Wheeler, Batich and Ditto to Speak
We are having a “Friends of BME” event at the tail end of the Biomedical Sciences Building dedication event on May 11. It will include brief talks by Bruce Wheeler, Chris Batich, and Bill Ditto. This is a great opportunity… Read More
Dr. William Ogle, BME Assistant Professor, to Mentor 2010-2011 University Scholar
Congratulations to Natalie Nelson who has been selected to participate in the University Scholars Program under Dr. William Ogle! Natalie will conduct research with Dr. Ogle, her mentor. Upon completion of the project, she will be required to write a… Read More
BME graduate student Chelsea Magin wins leadership award
Chelsea Magin has won the the Phyllis M. Meek Spirit of Susan B. Anthony Award. This award is specifically designed to recognize a young Woman Leader at the University of Florida who emphasizes women’s issues and female empowerment and currently… Read More
Huabei Jiang, Paul Carney Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Optical Imaging of Epilepsy
Dr. Huabei Jiang (PI) and Dr. Paul Carney (Co-PI) have teamed up to develop a novel technique for non-invasive detection of epilepsy. The grant is titled “Noninvasive Functional and Cellular Imaging of Epilepsy” and is funded by the National Institute… Read More
BME Faculty promote Engineering Neuro-Therapeutics
BME joint and affiliate faculty Drs. Carney, Sarntinotanont, and Mareci are promoting Neuro-Therapeutics by tracking through functional MRI how drugs distribute in the brain.
UF BME Faculty Member Huabei Jiang: ‘Optical biopsy’ for breast cancer increasingly accurate
Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer. But women may not have to endure the medical costs, stress and potential complications that accompany such invasive biopsies forever. A University of Florida biomedical engineering researcher is making progress on… Read More
BME is on the move
We are excited to announce that we have started to move into the new Biomedical Sciences Building. Our department administration has moved, and you can now find us on the ground floor towards the back of the building (JG-56). We… Read More
BME publishes new affiliate faculty policy
The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering has approved and published a new policy for affiliate faculty members.