Day with Industry Spring 2019
On April 10th, our department hosted “Day with Industry” in which we welcomed industry professionals from South Florida. Companies included Biorep, BioRASI, InnFocus, Texas Instrument, Medtronic, Zimmer Biomet, Tissue Tech, SHL Group, ImmunoSite, and Coulter...
BME Undergraduate Student Wins Award at CURFIU
Congratulations to undergraduate BME student Luis Herran for winning the 2019 Conference for Undergraduate Research at FIU (CURFIU)! He presented his research titled "Improving the Stability of Referred Sensations Evoked by Transcutaneous Electrical...
BME graduate students participate in GSAW Scholarly Forum Competition
Congratulations to our BME graduate students who participated in the GSAW Scholarly Forum Competition and placed in the engineering category! First place was awarded to Amirala Bakhshiannik, second place was awarded to Valentina Dargam and Ricardo Siu, and third place...
Jacob McPherson earns grant funded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for $1.6 million
Congratulations to Jacob McPherson, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, who has received a 5-year R01 funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for $1.6 million! The title of the grant is, “Intraspinal...
Chenzhong Li Inducted as AIMBE Fellow
Congratulations to Chenzhong Li who was inducted as AIMBE Fellow! Chenzhong Li is the Worlds Ahead professor of biomedical engineering, the director of Nanobioengineering/Biosensors Lab and an affiliated faculty in the Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry and the...
In the Company of Women Awards announces Science & Technology honoree Ranu Jung
Dr. Ranu Jung has been selected as a 2019 In the Company of Women awardee in the category of Science & Technology. She is among 15 winners to be honored at the awards ceremony dinner on March 7, at the Coral Gables Country Club. Dr. Jung is the WH Coulter Eminent...
Brigette Manohar – Highlighting Women in BME
Throughout my entire life, I have always loved the STEM field. Maybe it was because I have always been a curious person. Something about science made me wonder more and more and get more and more curious about different things... Whether it was spending hours upon...
Lina Bernier – Highlighting Women in BME
What is your name and where are you from? Lina Mercedes Bernier Colon and I’m from San Juan, Puerto Rico What degree are you pursuing? Biomedical Engineering with Pre-Med track Why did you decide to study biomedical engineering? I have always had a profound...
Melissa Fernandez – Highlighting Women in BME
What is your name and where are you from? My name is Melissa Fernandez and I was born here but my parents are from Cuba. What degree are you pursuing? I am pursuing a degree in Biomedical Engineering and will be attending Medical School in the future. Why did you...
Natalie Rivera – Highlighting Women in BME
What is your name and where are you from? My name is Natalie Rivera. I was born and raised in Miami. My family is from Colombia. What degree are you pursuing? BS in Biomedical Engineering Why did you decide to study biomedical engineering? I have always loved...
Monica Karas – Highlighting Women in BME
What is your name and where are you from? My name is Monica Karas, and I am from Cairo, Egypt. What degree are you pursuing? I am pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering and looking forward to applying to medical school. Why did you decide to study...
Ana Valentin – Highlighting Women in BME
What is your name and where are you from? My name is Ana Valentin and I am from the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. What degree are you pursuing? I am pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering. Why did you decide to study biomedical engineering?...