UF BME

Official Twitter account for the University of Florida J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering

[UF BME @UFBME]

@UFMedicine @UFHealth @UF @BrianHoh1 @UFMedicineJax @UFatWork @AAMCtoday @UFNews Congratulations!

[UF BME @UFBME]

Today, we celebrated the students who participated in the UF BME Summer Undergraduate Research Program!

Thank you to the Adenbaum Foundation, Todd Goede, LifeLink Foundation and all our alumni and friends for helping make these experiences possible.

[UF BME @UFBME]

Congratulations to Parisa Rashidi, Ph.D., on a 5-year, $3.7M @NIH renewal award. The PRECEDE II project will use AI to develop more equitable cognitive screening tools for older adults preparing for surgery, helping improve patient care & outcomes. https://t.co/6a5fGpUhoc

[UF BME @UFBME]

Congratulations to Wesley Bolch, Ph.D., and collaborators at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on receiving a five-year National Cancer Institute R01 award to advance MIRDsoft, an open-source software platform used worldwide for radiation dosimetry. https://t.co/Jl9OYNMMzF

[UF BME @UFBME]

Please join us in congratulating two UF BME faculty members on their recent promotions!

🎉 Ruogu Fang, Ph.D., has been promoted to Full Professor.
🎉 May Mansy, Ph.D., has been promoted to Instructional Associate Faculty.

[Biomedical Engineering Society @BMESociety]

🚀 The 2026 Medtronic/BMES Student Design Competition is now accepting submissions! Showcase your team’s innovative design solutions, receive feedback from industry experts, and connect with leaders in biomedical engineering.
Submit by June 23:
https://t.co/e9O6hRnzyd
#BMES #BiomedicalEngineering

[UF Engineering @UFWertheim]

Congratulations to 16 #GatorEngineers selected for the prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program — one of the nation's highest honors for graduate students in STEM.

🔗 https://t.co/ECejUoCYHl

[UF BME @UFBME]

Faculty members May Mansy, Ph.D., Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., and Brittany Taylor, Ph.D., have been selected as Pruitt Family Endowed Faculty Term Fellows. Congrats! https://t.co/rCQJOr0VE1

[UF Engineering @UFWertheim]

Five UF Engineering faculty members have been selected as 2026 members of the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida.

Congratulations to Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos, Gregory Hudalla, Parisa Rashidi, Whitney Stoppel and Lakiesha Williams on this prestigious recognition.

[UF BME @UFBME]

Congratulations to Christopher Geiger, Ph.D., on his appointment as associate chair for undergraduate studies in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering. https://t.co/TSpLNe46FB

[UF Innovate | Tech Licensing @UFOTL]

.@UF researchers led by @UFBME’s Dr. Daniel Ferris developed a brain-informed VR system that uses EEG to detect and reduce cybersickness during immersive experiences. The technology could improve VR use across healthcare, training, and education. 🧠

🔗: https://t.co/wRYjBUfUat

[Ruogu Fang @RuoguFang]

Thanks for this amazing recognition and opportunity from @theNAMedicine as an Emerging Leader to shape the future of health and medicine, especially on #AI4health with NAM leadership and members!

[UF Medical Physics @UFMedPhys]

Congratulations to @UFBME's Dr Ruogu Fang, who frequently collaborates with our #UFMedPhys faculty, residents, & students!

[UF BME @UFBME]

Congratulations to Ruogu Fang, Ph.D., associate professor and J. Crayton Pruitt Family Term Fellow, on being selected as a 2026 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholar by the National Academy of Medicine. https://t.co/VDOGcTqOyP

[UF BME @UFBME]

Congratulations to our UF Biomedical Engineering Class of 2026! 🎓🐊 We’re proud of all you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make. Go Gators! 🐊

[Seowung @Seowung_L]

Last week, I received the Creativity Award from the Attributes of a Gator Engineer Awards! Thank you for the support from @UFBME @LabFang and all people who helped me out. I also send congrats to all fellow recipients. Go Gators!

https://t.co/f2a1iIgYzx

[UF BME @UFBME]

Congratulations to Varitka Narang, Kaitlyn Kelly and Maria Cruceat on receiving the Outstanding Research Award at Pruitt Undergraduate Research Day.

[UF BME @UFBME]

Congratulations to Kyle D. Allen, Ph.D., on his induction into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows.
https://t.co/zYm5oKLtGT

[UF BME @UFBME]

We’re excited to host the UF BME Pruitt Undergraduate Research Day and Industry Connect on Monday, April 13 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM in the BMS Atrium.

Join us to celebrate our senior thesis research projects and connect with industry partners. Everyone is welcome.

[UF BME @UFBME]

Join us today, March 30, in Communicore C1-04 at 3:00pm as we welcome Dr. Nimmi Ramanujam to our BME Seminar Series.