AI-Powered Collaborations With Baptist Health to Advance Cardiovascular Healthcare
Dr. Joshua Hutcheson, BME Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, has been working closely with Dr. Tom Nguyen, chief of the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute at Baptist Health, to employ artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle cardiovascular health...
Dr. Anuradha Godavarty Elected To Join the AIMBE College of Fellows Class of 2025
Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) faculty member Dr. Anuradha Godavarty has been elected to join the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Dr. Godavarty is a Professor for the BME department, and she was elected...
The research must go on: A student learns to advocate for funding
Biomedical engineering Ph.D. candidate Sophie Ashbrook recently attended an educational seminar, known as a “fly-in,” on the topic of chronic diseases and emerging technologies in Washington, D.C., presented by FIU’s center located there. The three-day experience had...
Biomedical Engineering Department Presents Eighth Annual Heart Day Symposium
This year’s Heart Day Symposium was better than ever! On Friday, Feb. 14, the Biomedical Engineering Department presented the eighth annual Heart Day Symposium at FIU. The event was an opportunity for students and faculty from around the country to have discussions on...
Ph.D. Student Sophie Ashbrook Receives Top Score for AHA Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Proposal
Sophie Ashbrook, a Ph.D. student from the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), received a top 5% score for her proposal to the American Heart Association (AHA) Predoctoral Fellowship, titled "Investigating the interaction between caveolin-1 and the epidermal...
Department of Biomedical Engineering Hosts Third Annual Diabetes Awareness Day Event
On Friday, Nov. 22, the BME Department hosted its third annual Diabetes Awareness Day event at MMC with support and sponsorship from StartUp FIU, the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM), Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences (NWCNHS),...
Dr. Anuradha Godavarty Presented With 2024 Faculty Award of Excellence
Dr. Anuradha Godavarty, a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received the 2024 Faculty Award of Excellence. With this award, Dr. Godavarty is being recognized for significant achievements in scholarly pursuits, under the category Excellence in...
Dr. Wei-Chiang Lin Receives $104,000 From Florida Cancer Innovation Fund Grant
Dr. Wei-Chiang Lin, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, was awarded a grant of $104,545 from the Casey DeSantis Florida Cancer Innovation Fund. Dr. Lin and his research team are developing a handheld multimodal skin cancer screening...
Dr. Anthony McGoron Receives High Quality Designation for Molecular Engineering Online Course
Dr. Anthony McGoron, Professor and Undergraduate Program Director in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received the FIU Panther High Quality Course Design designation for the online course BME4311: Molecular Engineering. The course was recognized for...
New Fall Course Announcement!
Attention students! BME 2990: Intro to BME Design (Tue. & Thurs., 2PM-3:15PM), will be the newest course for Fall 2024. This 3-credit elective course is being offered to introduce students to the fundamental concepts and principles of medical device and...
Ph.D. Graduate Dr. Beatriz Herrera Elected as Outstanding Graduate Student
All her life, Beatriz Herrera was surrounded by the medical field and stories from her mother, who was a family doctor and brought Beatriz along with her while she worked. These experiences sparked an interest in medicine and biology for Beatriz from a young age,...
Dr. Oleksii Shandra Receives $758,000 Award From U.S. Department of Defense
Dr. Oleksii Shandra, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, received a $758,808 Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center Faculty Award from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command. Dr....