Stories of a ‘Revolutionary Scientist’
Christine Schmidt is a mom, researcher, professor, chocolate dealer and one of UF’s brightest stars
NEB 363 tells many stories.
This is the office of Christine Schmidt, Ph.D., one of the University of Florida’s most celebrated researchers and the Pruitt Family Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering. She was the highly sought-after former chair of the department who, in 2024, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering.
Those are career-defining awards that elbow for room with other trophies on shelves stuffed with toy UF gators, University of Texas longhorn awards, books, and family photos. Lots and lots of family photos.
On her desk is a gumball machine, more gators, a lava lamp, a LEGO female scientist and a candy dish – with full bars – for stressed colleagues and students.
These stories frame the rich and diverse life of a distinguished professor and researcher who – when not advancing nerve regeneration – is a beaming mother of two UF engineering students and a high schooler who knits caps for cancer patients.
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