UF-led team will also explore ways to use AI to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases earlier.
Early Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Found with Eye Exam
Ruogu Fang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, was recently interviewed by the Washington Post about her research into using retinal imaging to predict Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.
Biomedical Engineer Studies Islet Cells to Uncover the Processes of Diabetes
Edward Phelps, Ph.D., assistant professor & J. Crayton Pruitt Family Term Fellow at the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received a $1.8M R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further his studies of the role of gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) in the islet cells of the pancreas.
UF Researchers Are Looking Into The Eyes Of Patients To Diagnose Parkinson’s Disease
Ruogu Fang, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering and director of the Smart Medical Informatics Learning and Evaluation Lab, was quoted in a Forbes article about an AI-assisted method for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease with, essentially, an eye exam.
New Engineers Speak Up at Graduation Celebration
Three students graduating this spring from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering spoke at the college’s 2020 online graduation celebration, held on May 3. Jayla Bradley and Sylvester Kwo represented the students receiving their Bachelor of Science degrees in Engineering, while Yao Xiao represented those students receiving their Ph.D. degrees. Jayla Bradley (B.S., ISE ’20) Jayla Bradley was born in …
Two UF Engineers Chosen for Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
Two current University of Florida faculty members from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering are among a group of eight distinguished inventors who will be inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame this year.
UF Engineering Continues Momentum in Graduate Program Rankings
The UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has once again ranked among the top 25 public university graduate engineering programs in the U.S., according to the 2021 U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) Best Graduate Schools rankings.
Engineering Research Deepens Understanding of Glucose-Insulin Interaction
UF biomedical engineer Edward Phelps, Ph.D., discovers alternate mode of GABA release from pancreatic beta cells.
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS AT UF HAVE OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN ON THE RUN
The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering receives more funding from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases’ than any other biomedical engineering department nationally.
31 Faculty Awarded University Term Professorships
Provost awards 2019 UF Term ProfessorshipsThe University Term Professorship was established in 2016 and is presented to 250 eligible faculty members annually. Selection of University Term Professorships is based on an assessment of academic accomplishment by either a faculty advisory committee and/or the department chair and approved by the dean. Each award runs for 3 years and provides a $5,000/year …