UF Biomedical Engineering Professor Receives NIH Award To Uncover Microbiome’s Role in Tissue Health
UF researcher Ana Maria Porras has received the NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) to advance her studies on how the human microbiome interacts with and influences tissue health.
Christine Schmidt elected to National Academy of Engineering
UF Distinguished Professor Christine Schmidt, Ph.D., has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Schmidt has been working in the field for over 25 years, helping to advance the fields of neural tissue engineering and helping diversify the field of bioengineering. Serving for 10 years as the department chair in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dr. Schmidt pushed the UF BME graduate program to the No. 12 ranked public graduate program in the nation while diversifying the program and producing cutting-edge research.
Lauren and Lee Fixel Foundation Establish the Fixel Brain Mapping Professorship
Aysegul Gunduz, Ph.D., an associate professor in University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, was named the inaugural Fixel Brain Mapping Professor.
UF Researchers Awarded $2.4M RO1 Grant From the NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Dr. Parisa Rashidi, associate professor and J. Crayton Pruitt Term Fellow, and her team for recieved a $2.4 million RO1 grant from the NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) for a collaborative project (Co-PI: Dr. Azra Bihorac) on “Intelligent Intensive Care Unit (I2CU): Pervasive Sensing and Artificial Intelligence for Augmented Clinical Decision-making.”
Eye Exam Could Lead to Early Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis
A simple eye exam combined with powerful artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning technology could provide early detection of Parkinson’s disease.
J. Crayton Pruitt Family Professor Named NAI Fellow
Dr. Jon Dobson, J. Crayton Pruitt Family professor, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election to NAI Fellow status is the highest professional accolade bestowed solely to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact […]
UF Researchers Discover Osteoarthritis Relief for Patients
An estimated 30 million people in the U.S. suffer from osteoarthritis, a condition that can make it painful to move. Steroids help, but they can have side effects that include weight gain and increased risk of diabetes. University of Florida biomedical engineers Ben Keselowsky and Greg Hudalla developed a technology to treat osteoarthritis and other […]
Dr. Schmidt Elected Fellow of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering
The International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering has elected Dr. Christine Schmidt, professor, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Chair and Department Chair, as a Fellow of IAMBE. According to IAMBE, this honor recognizes her distinguished contribution to and leadership in the field of medical and biological engineering at an international level. Schmidt has many notable […]