{"id":22697,"date":"2017-12-18T17:17:21","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T22:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/newengineer\/?p=22697"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:42:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:42:27","slug":"bridging-florida-universities-collaborative-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/stories\/bridging-florida-universities-collaborative-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging Florida Universities through Collaborative Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A collaborative symposium between the <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.ufl.edu\"><strong>University of Florida\u2019s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.fiu.edu\"><strong>Florida International University\u2019s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine<\/strong><\/a> was held in Gainesville, FL. on December 15, 2017.&nbsp; &nbsp;The naming benefactor of both colleges, Herbert Wertheim, is a philanthropist and community leader who actively supports healthcare, engineering and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis event is to showcase the innovative work that is happening at both institutions,\u201d said Christine Schmidt, chair of UF\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/bme.ufl.edu\">J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity to spark collaboration and partnerships between two interdisciplinary fields \u2013 engineering and medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts from both universities presented on topics ranging from nanoengineering to neural interfaces of the nervous system. Faculty presentations and topics included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Jeff Boyd<\/em>, FIU, Genomic and Molecular medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sakhrat Khizroev<\/em>, FIU, Nanomedicine and Cancer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Madhavan Nair<\/em>, FIU, Potential of Nanotechnology to cure Neuro-AIDS\u00a0and Drug Addiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Carlos Rinaldi<\/em>, UF, Nanomedicine and Cancer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Kevin Otto<\/em>, UF, Neural Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany parallels exist between UF and FIU,\u201d said Forrest Masters, Associate Dean for Research and Facilities at UF Engineering. \u201cBoth programs are successfully competing on the national stage, and working together will ensure that success multiplies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers from UF and FIU plan to collaborate and intersect their areas of expertise to advance technological breakthroughs in healthcare and biomedical engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wertheim named colleges of Engineering (UF), Medicine (FIU) and Nursing (FIU) have been funded with more than one hundred million dollars from the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim and the Wertheim Family Foundation. 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