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.”

Engineering Professor Uses AI to Study the Brain

Ruogu Fang, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department, has used machine learning to understand, capitalize and model different aspects of brain dynamics for the last ten years. She works extensively on neuroimaging and keeps in mind the potential ways that AI can help advance brain studies. During computerized tomography (CT) scans, patients […]

3D-Printed Model Mimics Spinal Cord Injury to Aid Research

Includes biochemical compositions and mechanical properties of natural spinal cords with structural integrity A unique collaboration between two University of Florida engineering departments has produced a valuable and holistic 3D model of spinal cord injuries. UF researchers Dr. Christine Schmidt and Dr. Thomas Angelini combined their engineering expertise to create a 3D-printed model that mimics […]

Gunduz Inducted Into Prestigious UF Graduate Honor Society

Dr. Aysegul Gunduz, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering associate professor, has been selected for induction into the 2020 class of the UF Graduate School Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. The Bouchet Society, named for the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in the United States (in physics at Yale in 1876), […]