The Department of Biomedical Engineering Celebrates Annual Graduate Research Day
If you could make something to solve a biomedical problem, what would it be? With this objective in mind, our graduate student researchers set the stage during our Graduate Research Day Event. Our graduate research programs emphasize scientific theories and...
Biomedical Engineering Department Presents Fifth Annual Heart Day Symposium
By Ingrid Hernandez On Friday, Feb. 17, the Biomedical Engineering Department presented the fifth annual Heart Day Symposium at FIU as part of the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Seminar Series. With sponsors including the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, the Florida...
Department of Biomedical Engineering Relaunches Thirst for Science Lecture Series
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) relaunched the “Thirst for Science” lecture series that invites scientists to discuss their research in accessible ways with a general audience. Hosted by BME faculty Dr. Zachary Danziger and Dr....
FIU receives $3 million NIH grant to research how electric stimulation can solve bladder issues
By David Drucker Researchers are building a computerized model that could inform new, highly targeted, and less painful treatments for people with lower urinary tract conditions. With support from a $3 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health,...
Ph.D. student Kacie Kaile and Dr. Anuradha Godavarty receive patents for smartphone optical imaging technology
Kacie Kaile, a Ph.D. student from the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), and BME faculty Dr. Anuradha Godavarty received two US patents in October for their research regarding smartphone optical imaging technology. These patents will allow them to move...
New Raman spectroscopy microscope installation at the College of Engineering & Computing
On Wednesday, Dec. 7, the new Raman spectroscopy microscope was installed for the BME department. Located in EC 2370, this instrument is used for the nondestructive evaluation of materials by providing a fingerprint of its underlying molecular structure. It uses...
Department of Biomedical Engineering hosts Diabetes Awareness Day Event
By Ingrid Hernandez On Friday, Nov. 18, the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) hosted the first “Diabetes Awareness Day” event at FIU’s Modesto Maidique Campus with support from StartUp FIU team and Dr. Sahar Ajabshir, Assistant Professor in the Department of...
BMES, AEMB and IEEE-EMBS hold annual Evening with Industry event
By Ingrid Hernandez On Thursday, Nov. 17, the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB), and the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE-EMBS) hosted the annual “Evening with Industry” event via Zoom. The event was an opportunity for...
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...