Biomedical Engineering Graduate Beatriz Herrera Receives NIMH Predoctoral Fellowship Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
FIU Department of Biomedical Engineering PhD candidate, Beatriz Herrera received the NIMH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (F31 – Diversity). This award supports promising doctoral candidates...
Dr. Anuradha Godavarty receives $2.1M from NIH Research Grant
Biomedical Engineering faculty Dr. Anuradha Godavarty received the National Institute of Health Research Project Grant for her project titled, “Smartphone-based optical scanner to physiologically assess diabetic foot ulcers”. Dr. Godavarty is an Associate Professor...
Biomedical Engineering Faculty Dr. Nikolaos Tsoukias was granted Faculty Award of Excellence in Research and Creative Activities!
The faculty award of excellence in research and creative activities is an award granted to FIU faculty which show exemplary qualities when it comes to their work. For their 2022 award recipient, biomedical engineering faculty, Dr. Nikolaous Tsoukias was granted this...
Congratulations to Valentina Dargam for being selected as the Florida Heart Research Foundation’s 2022 Early Career Stop Heart Disease Researcher of the Year!
Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student, Valentina Dargam, was selected as the 2022 Early Career Stop Heart Disease Researcher of the Year! Valentina will be presented with this prestigious award of $50,000 at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter of the...
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...