Understanding nerve activity is something Dr. Zachary Danziger, assistant professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department at the College of Engineering & Computing, has been researching for years. Through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Danziger, as the...
Aldo Amenta became paralyzed several years ago just as he was starting his career at Florida International University. Undeterred, he continued his studies and in 2018 walked across the commencement stage using an exoskeleton to receive his bachelor’s degree from...
GRADUATE RESEARCH DAY SHOWCASE & COMPETITION On Graduate Research Day student researchers get the stage. It is a day long opportunity for graduate students to gain valuable professional development experience, network with industry partners, present research, and...
At 7 years old, Allison Martinez pinched the legs of her grandmother, who was confined to a wheelchair, to see if she could get a reaction. Martinez’s grandmother had suffered a spinal cord injury in a car accident. At an internet café in Honduras, I [had] read about...
FIU is an Opportunity Provider. Anibal Morales, driven by his grandfather’s cardiovascular condition, felt enormously interested in heart transplants, artificial hearts, and all the world surrounding something so familiar to him. He knew Biomedical Engineering...
Ranu Jung Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the BME Department, was anonymously nominated to be part of the recognized scientific community, Sigma Xi. Dr. Jung was appointed with full membership and had an induction ceremony through an online meeting where she pledged to...
