Blanka Sharma, Ph.D.

UF Biomedical Engineer Pursues Understanding of Natural Killer Cells

May 22, 2019

Blanka Sharma, Ph.D., receives Early Career Award from National Science Foundation to study ways to kill cancer cells.

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The Anchor Biologics team, Dr. Benjamin Keselowsky, professor, and Dr. Gregory Hudalla, assistant professor, accepted the $25,000 Cade Prize award.

Anchor Biologics Wins The 2019 Cade Prize

May 21, 2019

Anchor Biologics is a collaboration of UF biomedical engineering researchers that aim to create a new treatment for inflammatory diseases.

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AFOSR welcome

UF-led Consortium Selected To Pioneer New Autonomy Capabilities For U.S. Combat Resources

May 14, 2019

AFOSR selected the UF-led team as the single winner of this prestigious Center of Excellence from among several elite groups competing across the nation.

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Domenic Forte, Ph.D., ECE

UF Engineering Professor Receives ECASE-Army Award and PECASE For Cybersecurity Research

May 10, 2019

Professor Domenic Forte, a member of UF’s Florida Institute for Cybersecurity (FICS) Research, will develop digital fingerprint for electronic systems

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Three Engineering Faculty Named UF Research Foundation Professors for 2019-2022

May 2, 2019

The recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields.

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solar panels

UF Engineer Joel Harley, Ph.D. Leads Research To Improve Efficiency of Solar Power Grids

April 25, 2019

Joel Harley, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at UF, is working with scientists at the University of Utah and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop and commercialize a new sensor that would quickly detect a problem and its location on a large solar grid.

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The Warren B. Nelms Institute For The Connected World Names Leaders

March 28, 2019

Swarup Bhunia, Ph.D., and My T. Thai, Ph.D., will lead the University of Florida’s Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World.

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Parisa Rashidi, Ph.D. shown in biomechanics and motion lab.

UF Researchers Develop Artificial Intelligence System For Fast, Accurate Patient care

February 19, 2019

Biomedical engineering professor Dr. Parisa Rashidi collaborates with UF Health to develop DeepSOFA system.

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Research with microscope. Proteins shown on computer screen.

No More Scars? UF Engineers Continue Work To Develop Models For Scar-Free Healing

February 18, 2019

Dr. Chelsey Simmons, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Affiliate faculty of the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, at the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has been awarded a $1.8 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to study models of scar-free healing in mammals.

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Key to Enzyme Therapy Unlocked

February 8, 2019

UF Engineers solve 50+-year-old enzyme dissipation and distortion puzzle, opening the door to enzyme therapy for osteoarthritis, periodontal disease and, potentially, cancer.

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