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Receives AHA Elaine W. Raines
Early Career Investigator Award
Investigator Award. Ng is a joint postdoctoral
associate in the lab of Joshua Hutcheson
at the College of Engineering and Computing’s
Department of Biomedical Engineering.
AWAITS YOU
Receive a virtual welcome from your
Biomedical Engineering Department.
We remain committed to your success
and health and will continue to provide
you with a safe space in which you can
continue to grow and learn.
Intracortical Brain-Computer Interface Model
for High-Efficiency Development of Closed-Loop
Neural Decoding Algorithms.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory
(ANSL) team named
2020 Cade Prize Winner
Weekly Biomedical Engineering Seminars
FRIDAYS / 9 AM / ONLINE
The Department of Biomedical Engineering
facilitates weekly seminars where experts in
all areas of Biomedical Engineering are invited
to engage in a research topic.
Dream, Discover, Inspire, Innovate
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 SPIE Fellow, 1 American Heart Association Fellow, and 1 NAI Senior Member.
Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded to Hispanics
Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded to African-Americans
Top to offer Bachelor’s Degrees
Faculty Highlight
The long term goal of Dr. Jiao’s research is to help prevent and cure blindness through technological innovations. Dr. Jiao’s lab, the Ophthalmic Imaging Lab, is dedicated to the development of novel optical technologies for 3D high-resolution imaging of the anatomy and functions of the eye in vivo.
The optical imaging technologies the lab currently focuses on include Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Photoacoustic Microscopy, and Multimodal Imaging.
Professor Shuliang Jiao
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
Ph.D. Graduate Brittany Gonzalez Appointed as a Postdoctoral Associate at FIU
Biomedical Engineering Student Wins First Place at Annual Conference for Society of Women Engineers
BME Post-Doctoral, Dr. Hooi Hooi Ng, was granted the AHA’s Elaine W. Raines Early Career Investigator Award
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.