Lecture Series: “Extending the Use of Functional Neuronal Assays for In Vitro Biocompatibility Assessment”
Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Lecture Series Presents “Extending the Use of Functional Neuronal Assays for In Vitro Biocompatibility Assessment” Dr. Joseph J. Pancrazio Chair and Professor, George Mason University Friday, January 23, 2015 Lecture: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM...
Follow Up: BME 1008 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
Last month, BME 1008 finished another outstanding semester! Since the University began allowing students to pick their majors in their freshman year, BME 1008 has been the focus of a department-wide effort to help students gain an understanding of what a degree in...
FIU Researcher Wins Young Investigator Award
FIU Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student, Yinchen Song, was selected as one of the thirteen winners of the Young Investigator Awards (YIA) among nearly 200 participants in the BRAIN Grand Challenge Conference held in Washington, D.C. This award was open to students,...
Sharan Ramaswamy receives U.S. Patent for Flow-Stretch-Flexure Bioreactor
Sharan Ramaswamy, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and his co-inventor team received a U.S. patent for their novel bioreactor for use in mechanobiological studies of engineered tissues. Ramaswamy’s bioreactor is designed for dynamically culturing...
4th Annual Graduate Research Day
On November 7th, the department of Biomedical Engineering at FIU hosted the 4th Annual Graduate Research Day as part of the Wallace H. Coulter Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series. The event featured the research of several of FIU BME’s outstanding...
BME 1008 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Increases Credit Hours
After Florida International University began allowing students to pick their majors during their freshman year, BME 1008 was inaugurated to help students understand what a degree in biomedical engineering truly entails. Initially offered by Jorge Riera and Shuliang...
FIU’s Biomedical Engineering department’s 2014 Brainstorm Workshop
Florida International University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering recently hosted the 2014 Brainstorm Workshop at the Engineering Center. The workshop was a great success and provided attendees with in-depth training on the fundamentals and background of EEG...
Rice University Global Health Technology Fellowship: Strengthening Biomedical Engineering Education in Malawi
Rice University in collaboration with the Polytechnic Institute of Technology and Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre Malawi introduces a new program associate position in Biomedical Engineering. As part of a grant from the Lemelson Foundation, these...
Brainstorm Workshop October 13-14, 2014
Brainstorm Workshop October 13-14, 2014 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Steven Bressler, FAU Sponsored by: Brain Vision LLC and FIU Biomedical Engineering
New Research May Change How Clinicians Treat Wounds
In an article published in the journal Biomedical Optics Express, Jessica Ramella-Roman, associate professor of biomedical engineering and ophthalmology, introduces an imaging system that could potentially re-shape how clinicians treat wound care patients. The system...
2014 FIU BME University Reception at BMES
Dear Colleagues: I would like to invite you to our 2014 reception of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University, which will be held at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter & Riverwalk Hotel on Thursday, October 23, 2014, from 8:00...
Associate Professor Chenzhong Li receives the Faculty Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activities!
Chenzhong Li, associate professor of biomedical engineering, is being honored with the Faculty Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activities at FIU’s Faculty Convocation and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 2 in the Wertheim Performing Arts Center. This...