Graduate Students Present Their Latest Discoveries and Research
Spring 2022 Graduate Research Day Showcase & CompetitionIf you could make something to solve a biomedical problem, what would it be? With this objective in mind, our graduate student researchers get the stage during our Graduate Research Day Event. Our graduate...
FIU’s Biomedical Engineering Department Presented Its 4th Annual Miami Heart Day Symposium
On Friday, February 18, 2022, as part of the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Seminar Series, the Biomedical Engineer Department in collaboration with Florida Heart Research Foundation presented its annual Miami Heart Day Symposium at Florida International University....
24 Units of Blood Donated During the Annual Heart Day Symposium at FIU
February is a great time of year to schedule a blood drive. Why February? Because it coincides with American Heart Month, recognized nationally by the AHA, CDC, and NHLBI. During the month of February, the Department of Biomedical Engineering hosts an annual event...
Biomedical Engineering Faculty Dr. Danziger receives an NSF $480,000 award for research on Non-Invasive Models of Human Brain-Computer-Interface Control of Robots
Understanding nerve activity is something Dr. Zachary Danziger, assistant professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department at the College of Engineering & Computing, has been researching for years. Through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Danziger, as the...
Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy Appointed As The New Graduate Program Director
Meet our new Graduate Program Director (GPD), Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy, who welcomed and introduced our graduate students to the values, expectations, and resources of our diverse and inclusive FIU BME community during our Spring 2022 Graduate Student Orientation Day....
77 Pounds of Non-perishable Food Items Collected and Donated to FIU’s Food Pantry
While most people were looking forward to the 2-weeks of stress-free relaxation that arrives every Holiday season, this Fall 2021, students at Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB) wanted to use the spirit of the holidays to give back to our fellow FIU Panthers by kick-starting a...
Paralyzed Biomedical Engineering Student Aldo Amenta Walks Across Stage For His Master’s
Aldo Amenta became paralyzed several years ago just as he was starting his career at Florida International University. Undeterred, he continued his studies and in 2018 walked across the commencement stage using an exoskeleton to receive his bachelor’s degree from...
Fall 2021 Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Project Expo & Competition
Congratulations Seniors! As senior Biomedical Engineering students at Florida International University, you have come to the end of an incredible journey. Your Senior Design Projects are a reflection of your efforts and your capstone undergraduate experience. Your...
Biomedical Engineering Faculty Dr. Danziger receives a one-year, $872,000 successful second-stage transaction grant
The human body’s nervous system is complex. Consisting of the brain, spinal cord and sensory organs, the nervous system acts as the communicator of the body, receiving information, deciding what information to deliver and sending messages to organs to take action. At...
Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy Appointed Equity Advisor for The College of Engineering and Computing
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy has been appointed as the new incoming Equity Advisor for College of Engineering & Computing. Equity Advisors provide diversity guidance to colleges. The Equity Advisor program, which designates one faculty...
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) 2021 Annual Meeting
This year, the annual meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) was held right in our backyard on October 6-9, 2021. The professional society for bioengineers and biomedical engineers descended upon the city of theme parks, Orlando, Florida, where faculty...
The BME 12th Annual Undergraduate Research Celebration
The day began with a magnificent seminar presented by Dr. Mary P. McDougall, from Texas A&M University, who presented a magnificent seminar entitled ENGINEERING APPROACHES TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY followed by the...