Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy interview with ViVitro Labs on Cardiovascular Mechanobiology
May 2015- Sharan Ramaswamy (SR), PhD, FAHA, Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University, recently spent time with Rob Fraser (RF), Lab Manager, MSc. at ViVitro Labs. In a follow-up interview, Dr. Ramaswamy talked with...
FIU Biomedical Engineering Photonics Group Featured at eMerge Americas
2015- eMerge Americas is one the largest and fastest growing technology and innovation conferences in the world. The conference serves as an idea exchange for global industry leaders, entrepreneurs, inventors, and investors. As part of the eMerge Americas...
BME Undergraduate Student, Juan Pham Receives Internship with STARS Program at University of California, San Diego
2015- Biomedical engineering undergraduate student, Juan Pham received a summer internship with the STARS programs at the University of California, San Diego. Pham will be working in the cartilage tissue engineering lab where he will be researching diagnostic,...
FIU Biomedical Engineering Masters Student Wins LAC Fellowship in Consecutive Years
2015- Glenda Castellanos, born and raised in Honduras, is a graduate student in the Biomedical Engineering Department pursuing her Master’s degree. She is currently involved in research under the supervision of Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy, Assistant Professor. Her research...
5 Patents in 2014-2015 for FIU Biomedical Engineering Faculty
5 Patents in 2014-2015 for FIU Biomedical Engineering Faculty Associate Professors Shuliang Jiao and Nikolaos Tsoukias recently became the fourth and fifth members of the Biomedical Engineering faculty to receive patents in 2014-2015. Jiao and his co-inventor team...
Biomedical engineering student earns prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Posted by Joel Delgado FIU NEWS The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation named FIU biomedical engineering major Elizabeth Gallardo a Goldwater Scholar for the 2015-2016 academic year. The scholarship program is designed to foster and...
Pratikkumar Shah, Ph.D. Student wins Junior Research Investigator Award
January 2015 - FIU Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student, Pratikkumar Shah won the Junior Research Investigator Award ($500 in cash)- 2015 from the Society of Personalized Nano-Medicine (SPNM). The conference was held in Miami this past January and the competition was...
FIU and AEMB After Graduation Mentoring Event
Please come out and join other BME Alumni at our After Graduation Mentoring Event on May 1st at 6pm in EC 2300.
First Edition Encyclopedia Edited by Ranu Jung
The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience was published in March 2015 by Springer. Professor Ranu Jung co-edited this four volume work with Professor Dieter Jaeger from Emory University. This major reference work also includes entries by Dr....
Mini-symposium highlights light-based technologies
Using lasers to heal scars caused by third-degree burns or past surgeries. Redesigning microscopes in order to place them inside people for imaging and treatment purposes. Using spectrometers to determine the pH level of the milk that will be sold in supermarkets....
Vinay Bhardwaj, Ph.D. Student, Wins Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant and Dissertation Year Fellowship
One of FIU’s biomedical engineering’s brightest students, Vinay Bhardwaj, was recently awarded the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award and the Dissertation Year Fellowship Scholarship. Teaching in a newly opened BME lab equipped with a state-of-the-art 3D...
Anthony McGoron, Professor of Biomedical Engineering recently elected as a new fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
AIMBE fellows represent the top two percent of medical and biological engineers in the field. The newly inducted fellows were elected through a rigorous process with extensive peer review, followed by a vote of current fellows. This year’s induction will take place at...