Presenting:
LEVERAGING MATRIX MECHANICS AND
BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS TO REGENERATE
VASCULARIZED TISSUES
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29/ 9 AM
Dr. Teja Guda
University of Texas at San Antonio
For Senior Design Expo, Fall 2021
8:00 AM / EC 2300
A day-long undergraduate students
project showcase and competition.
Teams present a capstone project
designed to address unmet biomedical needs.
Presenting:
TOWARDS POINT OF SERVICE RAPID
DIAGNOSTIC METHODS FOR BACTERIAL
PATHOGENS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19 / 9 AM
Dr. Ramaraja Ramasamy
Professor and Associate Dean
University of Georgia
Elected to the Level of Senior
Member of The Optical Society
FIU biomedical engineering associate professor
elected to the level of Senior Member of OSA
(Optical Society of America). The members are
selected from around the world.
named to National Academy of
Inventors (NAI) Senior Members
FIU biomedical engineering professor working
on impactful innovations in medical imaging
named National Academy of Inventors Senior Member.
NIH Grant
Dr. Tsoukias receives grant for brain
disorder research. The five-year grant
aims to examine microvascular contributions
to brain disorders such as cerebral
small vessel diseases and Alzheimer’s.
RESEARCH GRANT
Dr. Hutcheson has been awarded a new research grant
“A Novel Small Molecule Therapy for Late-Stage Atherosclerosis”
from the Florida Heart Research Foundation.
Intracortical Brain-Computer Interface Model
for High-Efficiency Development of Closed-Loop
Neural Decoding Algorithms.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Weekly Biomedical Engineering Seminars
FRIDAYS / 9 AM
The Department of Biomedical Engineering
facilitates weekly seminars where experts in
all areas of Biomedical Engineering are invited
to engage in a research topic.
Leading collaborative SPARC
project to design hybrrid models
of autonomic organ systems.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Stimulating Perpheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC)
Dream, Discover, Inspire, Innovate
The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is part of the College of Engineering and Computing at FIU and is a prime resource for biomedical engineering education, training, research, and technology development. BME is an ever-evolving field that uses and applies engineering principles to the study of biology and medicine in order to improve health care.
Located in Miami, Florida, Florida International University, a Top 100 public university that is designated a Carnegie Highest Research (R1) and Carnegie Community Engaged institution is committed to high-quality teaching, state-of-the-art research and creative activity, and collaborative engagement with the local and global communities.
We are preparing a diverse community of biomedical engineers and are engaged in the translation of research to health care applications through discovery, innovation, entrepreneurship, and community engagement. The biomedical engineering faculty includes 1 National Academy of Inventor Fellow, 3 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellows, 1 Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1 SPIE Fellow, 1 American Heart Association Fellow, and 2 NAI Senior Member.
Faculty Highlight
Associate Professor Jessica Ramella-Roman
Applied Research Areas
Research in Engineered Tissue Model Systems
Focus on cell and engineered tissue mechanics with application in cardiovascular regenerative medicine.
Diagnostic Bioimaging and Sensor Systems
Developing non-destructive optical and mechanical technologies that can detect disease development and tissue injuries in vivo.
Therapeutic and Reparative Neurotechnology
Focus on biologically inspired technologies to interface with the nervous system to repair and promote recovery of lost function after trauma or disease.
BME Spotlight
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) 2021 Annual Meeting
The BME 12th Annual Undergraduate Research Celebration
Dr. Tsoukias receives $2.6 million NIH grant for brain disorder research
Biomedical Engineering Seminars
Through the generous support of the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, the Department of Biomedical Engineering facilitates weekly lectures during each academic term.
Experts in all areas of Biomedical Engineering are invited to provide a research seminar. The lectures are a great place for the community, students, and faculty and staff to meet and network with leading experts in the industry.
Check Out Past Seminars
BME Student Showcase Events
Undergraduate Research Day
Graduate Research Day
