INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5058,22,'2014-11-18 10:07:35','2014-11-18 15:07:35','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSC_0284.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-5059\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSC_0284-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0284\" width=\"327\" height=\"221\" /></a>On November 7<sup>th</sup>, the department of Biomedical Engineering at FIU hosted the 4<sup>th</sup> Annual Graduate Research Day as part of the Wallace H. Coulter Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series. The event featured the research of several of FIU BME’s outstanding graduate students and also included lectures from David Drew, Professor at Claremont Graduate University, and Joseph Culver, Associate Professor at Washington University School of Medicine.\r\n\r\nThe graduate student poster presentation highlighted the research of 24 graduate students. Lakshmini Balachandar won first prize for her poster presentation on “A Quantitative Evaluation of Optogentically-Induced Calcium Signaling in Astrocytes.” Second place was won by Anh Le for his presentation on “Modified PEGDF and PEGDI Polymers for Non-Viral Gene Delivery in HEK 293 Cells.”\r\n\r\nThe seminar and luncheon provided the students and faculty the opportunity to meet with and learn from distinguished researchers in the field. David Drew spoke on his research interests in the improvement of STEM education and on the nuances of pursuing a career in academics. His current projects address: closing the STEM achievement gap, STEM curriculum reform, preparation of excellent STEM teachers, and the integration of engineering education and the liberal arts.\r\n\r\nJoseph Culver focused his discussion on the latest developments in optical imaging technologies for brain function and network studies. He reviewed the current challenges in high-density diffuse optical tomography, including the development of large field-of-view photonics instrumentation, imaging arrays, and anatomical light modeling.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSC_0280.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5060\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSC_0280-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0280\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>The event was coordinated by Wei-Chiang Lin, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director. Lin noted the success of the growing event, “Each year the event continues to improve. It is a great showcase for our students’ research and it provides the students and faculty with an opportunity to engage with the speakers.”\r\n\r\nFor more pictures of the event please visit our Facebook page at <a href=\"https://facebook.com/fiubiomed\">https://facebook.com/fiubiomed</a>','4th Annual Graduate Research Day','','publish','closed','closed','','4th-annual-graduate-research-day','','','2015-01-12 14:47:19','2015-01-12 19:47:19','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5058',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5066,22,'2014-11-18 10:07:08','2014-11-18 15:07:08','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSC_0284.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-5059\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSC_0284-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0284\" width=\"327\" height=\"221\" /></a>On November 7<sup>th</sup>, the department of Biomedical Engineering at FIU hosted the 4<sup>th</sup> Annual Graduate Research Day as part of the Wallace H. Coulter Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series. The event featured the research of several of FIU BME’s outstanding graduate students and also included lectures from David Drew, Professor at Claremont Graduate University, and Joseph Culver, Associate Professor at Washington University School of Medicine.\r\n\r\nThe graduate student poster presentation highlighted the research of 24 graduate students. Lakshmini Balachandar won first prize for her poster presentation on “A Quantitative Evaluation of Optogentically-Induced Calcium Signaling in Astrocytes.” Second place was won by Anh Le for his presentation on “Modified PEGDF and PEGDI Polymers for Non-Viral Gene Delivery in HEK 293 Cells.”\r\n\r\nThe seminar and luncheon provided the students and faculty the opportunity to meet with and learn from distinguished researchers in the field. David Drew spoke on his research interests in the improvement of STEM education and on the nuances of pursuing a career in academics. His current projects address: closing the STEM achievement gap, STEM curriculum reform, preparation of excellent STEM teachers, and the integration of engineering education and the liberal arts.\r\n\r\nJoseph Culver focused his discussion on the latest developments in optical imaging technologies for brain function and network studies. He reviewed the current challenges in high-density diffuse optical tomography, including the development of large field-of-view photonics instrumentation, imaging arrays, and anatomical light modeling.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSC_0280.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5060\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSC_0280-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0280\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>The event was coordinated by Wei-Chiang Lin, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director. Lin noted the success of the growing event, “Each year the event continues to improve. It is a great showcase for our students’ research and it provides the students and faculty with an opportunity to engage with the speakers.”\r\n\r\nFor more pictures of the event please visit our Facebook page at <a href=\"https://facebook.com/fiubiomed\">https://facebook.com/fiubiomed</a>','4th Annual Graduate Research Day','','inherit','closed','closed','','5058-revision-v1','','','2014-11-18 10:07:08','2014-11-18 15:07:08','',5058,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2014/11/5058-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (49535,31,'2018-08-17 11:11:26','2018-08-17 15:11:26','Francesca Riccio-Ackerman recalls shadowing neurosurgeons in the operating room at a local hospital. Her head filled with engineering ideas to facilitate the doctors’ work and improve patient outcomes. It was at this moment that she knew she belonged in the biomedical engineering field.\r\n\r\nRiccio-Ackerman ’18 graduated recently with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and minors in chemistry and psychology. Through <a href=\"http://honors.fiu.edu/\">FIU’s Honors College</a>, she was offered multiple opportunities, one including the unique experience of shadowing neurosurgeons at Baptist Hospital.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_125334\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"297\"]<img class=\"wp-image-125334\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/BME-Research-Conference-12.48.21-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"297\" /> Francesca presenting her research[/caption]\r\n\r\nAs a member of the Honors College, Riccio-Ackerman had the opportunity to participate in ARCH (Advanced Research and Creativity in Honors), a year-long course where honors students work with top researchers at FIU, complete a thesis and present their findings at research conferences. She presented her work on the perception of touch and its intricacies in the hands as part of a larger prosthesis development project in the Adaptive Neural Systems Lab. Through this, she learned how to design and conduct experiments using devices that were prototyped with the use of 3D printing.\r\n\r\nThrough the Honors College, she was also able to take a course on biophysics of neural computation taught by Jorge Riera, associate professor for <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/\">FIU’s Department of Biomedical Engineering</a>.“Francesca’s interest for neuroscience research amazed me from the very beginning. Her motivation will lead her towards even more success in the future,” said Riera.\r\n\r\nFrancesca’s tenure in the Honors College led her to excel in multiple aspects throughout her college career. “From the perspective of a biomedical engineer, the Honors College allowed me to take interdisciplinary courses, find mentorship, register early in classes and get involved in research. I would recommend it to any FIU student, particularly biomedical engineering students,” said Riccio-Ackerman. Additionally, Riccio-Ackerman had the opportunity to start an organization which created a community for students interested in neuroscience, cognitive sciences and biopsychology, calling it the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, where she also served as president.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_125336\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"366\"]<img class=\"wp-image-125336\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ANS-Lab-Students-12.48.21-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"366\" height=\"274\" /> Students from ANS Lab[/caption]\r\n\r\nRiccio-Ackerman was a member of <a href=\"http://ans.fiu.edu/\">FIU’s Adaptive Neural Systems Lab</a>, where she studied the sense of touch in human hands and their interaction with objects. “We need this knowledge to develop neural prostheses that give the user a sense of touch,” said Riccio-Ackerman. In the lab, she worked under the mentorship of Ranu Jung, department chair and professor, and Liliana Rincon-Gonzalez, research assistant professor. “Francesca not only has a sharp intellect, but she is passionate about her mission and has the ability to achieve specific outcomes,” said Jung.\r\n\r\nDuring her last semester and as part of her senior design project, Riccio-Ackerman worked in collaboration with the Max Biedermann Institute of Biomechanics. She and her team worked on a product designed to decrease the cost of a device by 95 percent and increase efficiency by 98 percent. “This really opened my eyes to the solutions that problem-solving principles can achieve for low-budget environments. I’m hoping to use this mindset to strive for international health equity through my future work,” said Riccio-Ackerman.\r\n\r\nThis fall, Riccio-Ackerman will continue her studies at Scuola di Direzione Aziendale Bocconi (SDA) in Milan, Italy, where she will earn her master’s degree in international healthcare, economics and policy. “Although the location is a bit far from home in Miami, I could not pass up the opportunity to strengthen my presence in the international healthcare field,” said Riccio-Ackerman. Additionally, Riccio-Ackerman’s brother and his wife, both also FIU alumni, are starting an international healthcare company called Wellness Bulgaria, Inc. in their home country of Bulgaria. There, she plans to collaborate with her family to help facilitate relationships between uninsured or financially at-risk patients in the U.S. with the top surgeons in Bulgaria to provide the treatment they need at a low cost.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_125335\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"303\"]<img class=\"wp-image-125335\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Shadowing-in-Bulgaria-12.48.21-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"303\" /> Francesca shadowing in Bulgaria[/caption]\r\n\r\nAs a biomedical engineer with a passion for achieving global healthcare equity, Riccio-Ackerman’s specialization in global health and development will allow her to not only learn about determinants and solutions for transnational healthcare issues, but will also offer a collaboration in Geneva with organizations like World Health Organization and the Red Cross. Working with these organizations, Francesca will gain tangible professional experience in the global healthcare field. Her goal is to combine her education at SDA Bocconi and connections in the international healthcare community to find new ways for disadvantaged populations to receive the healthcare they need.\r\n\r\nFollowing her master’s degree, Riccio-Ackerman plans to return to the United States to start medical school and pursue her passion for surgery. “I love being a student and constantly learning new ways to apply my knowledge to innovate and help others, to me, that’s the true heart of engineering.”\r\n\r\nDuring her time at FIU, Riccio-Ackerman was a recipient of FIU’s Presidential Scholarship, and within FIU’s Biomedical Engineering Department (BME), she was awarded the BME Excellence Scholarship, as well as the Coulter Undergraduate Research Excellence Scholarship. Francesca was also involved with FIU’s Student Government Association for two semesters as a senator for <a href=\"https://cec.fiu.edu/\">FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing</a>, a member of the Student Advocacy Committee, and a member of the Financial Committee. During her time as senator, she received the award for Senator of the Year for the 2017-2018 academic year. Additionally, she served on the executive board of the Muslim Student Association, as well as the Relay for Life Chair in Theta Tau, the Engineering Fraternity.','From a local operating room to Milan, biomedical engineering alumna excels','','inherit','closed','closed','','49530-revision-v1','','','2018-08-17 11:11:26','2018-08-17 15:11:26','',49530,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2018/08/49530-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5112,30,'2014-12-08 09:25:21','2014-12-08 14:25:21','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/JZ19731.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5086\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/JZ19731-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"JZ19731\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" /></a>Sharan Ramaswamy, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and his co-inventor team received a U.S. patent for their novel bioreactor for use in mechanobiological studies of engineered tissues. Ramaswamy’s bioreactor is designed for dynamically culturing engineered tissues across physiologically-relevant scales of flow, cyclic stretch and cyclic flexure, or any combination of these states. In other words, the bioreactor can replicate mechanical stresses of flow alone, or coupled with flexure and/or stretch states, that cardiovascular tissues would experience <em>in vivo</em> under normal or diseased states.\r\n\r\nThe device is compact and able to fit in a standard incubator. Several studies with this device are thus possible, with the intent of elucidating cell and tissue responses to these mechanical environments, which are highly relevant to cardiovascular regenerative medicine and cardiovascular disease. An added novel feature of this bioreactor is that it is MRI compatible, thereby permitting the noninvasive and nondestructive longitudinal monitoring of cell and tissue growth.\r\n\r\nThe idea was first developed in 2008, while Ramaswamy was working at the University of Pittsburgh. The six-year process has culminated in the invention of a device that could help answer several questions of interest in the context of cardiovascular mechanobiology. Ramaswamy affirms, “We have developed an adaptable device that can re-create a variety of sub-physiological, physiological, and supra-physiological stresses that engineered cardiovascular and valvular tissues may encounter during blood flow.”\r\n\r\nAt Florida International University, Ramaswamy and his students use the device regularly (Tissue Engineered Mechanics Imaging and Materials Laboratory/TEMIM Lab). He sees great potential in the device and research is ongoing in his lab. One example involves applying specific mechanical stresses onto bone marrow stem cells which can lead to differentiated cells and engineered heart valve tissues that recapitulate native valve cell and tissues properties respectively. Ramaswamy expects these important findings to be published next year (2015).\r\n\r\nFor more information on Ramaswamy’s research and his patent, please visit <a href=\"http://temim.fiu.edu/\">http://temim.fiu.edu/</a>','Sharan Ramaswamy receives U.S. Patent for Flow-Stretch-Flexure Bioreactor','','inherit','closed','closed','','5085-autosave-v1','','','2014-12-08 09:25:21','2014-12-08 14:25:21','',5085,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2014/12/5085-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5114,28,'2015-01-05 09:52:43','2015-01-05 14:52:43','','BME Spring 2015_12.19.2014','','inherit','closed','closed','','bme-spring-2015_12-19-2014','','','2015-01-05 09:52:43','2015-01-05 14:52:43','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/BME-Spring-2015_12.19.2014.pdf',0,'attachment','application/pdf',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5117,22,'2015-01-06 08:30:19','2015-01-06 13:30:19','Last month, BME 1008 finished another outstanding semester! Since the University began allowing students to pick their majors in their freshman year, BME 1008 has been the focus of a department-wide effort to help students gain an understanding of what a degree in biomedical engineering entails early on in their undergraduate degrees.\r\n\r\nThe addition of a second credit hour has enabled the department to expand the class and offer new and exciting aspects to BME 1008. Through collaboration with the STEM Transformation Institute and a grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), BME 1008 has taken on a new look. The collaboration supports course transformation by providing learning assistants, summer planning support, and participation in a course design institute at the Center for the Advancement of Teaching.  Associate Professor Jorge Riera was selected to serve as an ONR Faculty Scholar and has spearheaded the transformative efforts. Senior Instructor Dr. Michael Brown will be further enhancing the course.\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting aspects of the BME 1008 transformation has been the implementation of group research projects. The research projects are designed to provide students with the computational skills needed to be successful throughout their pursuit of a degree in Biomedical Engineering. The research project enables the students to utilize MATLAB®, a high-level programming language and computational environment extensively used in industry and academia, and conduct biomedical data acquisition using electronic hardware. By introducing these skills early on in the program, students are now better prepared to take on the rigors of more advanced classes. They also enhance the likelihood of participation by the students in undergraduate research and likelihood of seeking graduate level degrees.\r\n\r\nThe research projects complement an already existing component of the course which introduces freshmen to Senior Design projects. Senior design projects serve as the capstone undergraduate experience for students completing their degree. Involving the freshmen in this experience gives them a glimpse of some of the things they will be able to accomplish during their time as an undergraduate biomedical engineering student. Freshmen students are paired into groups and linked to different senior design teams. Although they are not direct collaborators, freshmen work closely with the senior teams. They pick two focus areas of the projects to concentrate on and complete their own assignments. They can choose from assessing clinical need, market assessment, drawbacks, and design. Picking the two tasks affords them flexibility and provides them with a better understanding of the overall project goals.\r\n\r\nJorge Riera, Associate Professor and BME 1008 Instructor, says, “The class provides the students with the confidence that comes from having enhanced their knowledge. It equips them with the necessary framework for successful academic careers.”\r\n\r\nMuch like the research projects, the Shark Tank assignment is another important exercise that allows the students the opportunity to apply their classroom learning into practical industry designs. The Shark Tank is a new aspect of the course which was made possible by the increase in credit hours. As a team, students create detailed presentations to present in front of an expert panel of judges – their fellow classmates. Each group has the opportunity to serve as the entrepreneurs and the investors. Thinking beyond current technologies, the goal of the project is to look into the future of biomedical engineering and present a proposal for a medical device that may become available to the public in the next 20 years. The final proposals are judged by the Biomedical Engineering Society’s Student Organization (BMES). Riera says, “The students do an excellent job working together to come up with practical solutions. It is a fun assignment that has real world applications.”','Follow Up: BME 1008 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering','','publish','closed','closed','','follow-up-bme-1008-introduction-to-biomedical-engineering','','','2015-01-06 08:45:41','2015-01-06 13:45:41','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5117',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5120,22,'2015-01-06 08:45:41','2015-01-06 13:45:41','Last month, BME 1008 finished another outstanding semester! Since the University began allowing students to pick their majors in their freshman year, BME 1008 has been the focus of a department-wide effort to help students gain an understanding of what a degree in biomedical engineering entails early on in their undergraduate degrees.\r\n\r\nThe addition of a second credit hour has enabled the department to expand the class and offer new and exciting aspects to BME 1008. Through collaboration with the STEM Transformation Institute and a grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), BME 1008 has taken on a new look. The collaboration supports course transformation by providing learning assistants, summer planning support, and participation in a course design institute at the Center for the Advancement of Teaching.  Associate Professor Jorge Riera was selected to serve as an ONR Faculty Scholar and has spearheaded the transformative efforts. Senior Instructor Dr. Michael Brown will be further enhancing the course.\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting aspects of the BME 1008 transformation has been the implementation of group research projects. The research projects are designed to provide students with the computational skills needed to be successful throughout their pursuit of a degree in Biomedical Engineering. The research project enables the students to utilize MATLAB®, a high-level programming language and computational environment extensively used in industry and academia, and conduct biomedical data acquisition using electronic hardware. By introducing these skills early on in the program, students are now better prepared to take on the rigors of more advanced classes. They also enhance the likelihood of participation by the students in undergraduate research and likelihood of seeking graduate level degrees.\r\n\r\nThe research projects complement an already existing component of the course which introduces freshmen to Senior Design projects. Senior design projects serve as the capstone undergraduate experience for students completing their degree. Involving the freshmen in this experience gives them a glimpse of some of the things they will be able to accomplish during their time as an undergraduate biomedical engineering student. Freshmen students are paired into groups and linked to different senior design teams. Although they are not direct collaborators, freshmen work closely with the senior teams. They pick two focus areas of the projects to concentrate on and complete their own assignments. They can choose from assessing clinical need, market assessment, drawbacks, and design. Picking the two tasks affords them flexibility and provides them with a better understanding of the overall project goals.\r\n\r\nJorge Riera, Associate Professor and BME 1008 Instructor, says, “The class provides the students with the confidence that comes from having enhanced their knowledge. It equips them with the necessary framework for successful academic careers.”\r\n\r\nMuch like the research projects, the Shark Tank assignment is another important exercise that allows the students the opportunity to apply their classroom learning into practical industry designs. The Shark Tank is a new aspect of the course which was made possible by the increase in credit hours. As a team, students create detailed presentations to present in front of an expert panel of judges – their fellow classmates. Each group has the opportunity to serve as the entrepreneurs and the investors. Thinking beyond current technologies, the goal of the project is to look into the future of biomedical engineering and present a proposal for a medical device that may become available to the public in the next 20 years. The final proposals are judged by the Biomedical Engineering Society’s Student Organization (BMES). Riera says, “The students do an excellent job working together to come up with practical solutions. It is a fun assignment that has real world applications.”','Follow Up: BME 1008 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering','','inherit','closed','closed','','5117-revision-v1','','','2015-01-06 08:45:41','2015-01-06 13:45:41','',5117,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/01/5117-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5126,22,'2015-01-20 08:42:41','2015-01-20 13:42:41','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wallacehcoulter.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5128\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wallacehcoulter.png\" alt=\"wallacehcoulter\" width=\"128\" height=\"107\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Lecture Series Presents\r\n“Extending the Use of Functional Neuronal Assays for In Vitro Biocompatibility Assessment”</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Joseph J. Pancrazio\r\nChair and Professor, George Mason University\r\nFriday, January 23, 2015\r\nLecture: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM\r\nENGINEERING CENTER ROOM EC 2300\r\n10555 WEST FLAGLER STREET\r\nMIAMI, FL 33174</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lecture.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5129\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lecture.png\" alt=\"lecture\" width=\"362\" height=\"474\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Abstract:</strong>\r\nNeural interfaces aim to restore neurological function lost during disease or injury. The challenge posed by the BRAIN initiative involves the development of robust high density channel count implantable recording devices where advances in material sci-ence offer a critical avenue for circumventing current limitations. Like any biomedical device, neural interfaces should consist of materials that exhibit biocompatibility in accordance with the international standard ISO10993-5, which describes in vitro testing involving fibroblasts where cytotoxicity serves as the main endpoint. Recent regulatory guidance has identified the need for cells of neural origin to inform neurotoxicity assays for evaluating potentially useful materials that interface with the nervous system. During this talk, we will examine the utility of living neuronal networks as functional assays for in vitro materi-al biocompatibility, particularly for materials that would comprise implantable neural interfaces. Embryonic mouse cortical tissue was cultured to form functional networks where spontaneous action potentials, or spikes, can be monitored non-invasively using a substrate-integrated microelectrode array. Prior work has shown that this experimental platform is useful for neuropharmacology and drug screening applications. As an example, recent work in the lab using this approach for screen-ing therapeutics for amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s Disease will be presented. A systematic comparison of results for positive and negative control materials was performed with the neuronal networks and conventional cytotoxicity assays with L929 fibro-blast cells. The neuronal networks were also used to evaluate novel formulations of conducting polymer and shape memory polymers, which exhibited marginal compatibility with fibroblast assays. Based on positive results with these novel materials with the neuronal assays, implantable probes consisting of these materials were implanted in the rat motor cortex. Multi-microelectrode recordings spanning months showed reliable single unit recordings. Our findings suggest that the neuronal net-works are a useful platform for evaluating the functional toxicity of materials intended for implantation in the nervous system, and can be a useful tool to advance regulatory science for neural interfaces.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Biography:</strong>\r\nDr. Joseph J. Pancrazio’s training focused on the ion channel electrophysiology using the patch clamp technique at the Univer-sity of Virginia. He was a recipient of a National Research Service Award, he received a joint appointment in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Biomedical Engineering as an assistant professor of research at the UVa in 1991. In 1998, he joined the NRL as a Principal Investigator at the Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, becoming the Head of Code 6920, the Laboratory of Biomolecular Dynamics, in 2002. Dr. Pancrazio joined the Repair and Plasticity Cluster of NIH in the National In-stitute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) in 2004 as the Program Director. In 2009, he joined the faculty in the Vol-genau School of Engineering as Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the new Bioengineering Pro-gram. In 2011, he was appointed the founding chair of the Department of Bioengineering at Mason. His research interests in-clude neural interface technologies and biosensors.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Contact:</strong></span> claudia.estrada1@fiu.edu office: 305-348-6717\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Map:</strong></span> <a title=\"http://campusmaps.fiu.edu/\" href=\"http://campusmaps.fiu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://campusmaps.fiu.edu/</a> (Select \"Engineering Center\" from drop down menu)</p>','Lecture Series: “Extending the Use of Functional Neuronal Assays for In Vitro Biocompatibility Assessment”','','publish','closed','closed','','lecture-series-extending-the-use-of-functional-neuronal-assays-for-in-vitro-biocompatibility-assessment','','','2015-01-20 08:59:25','2015-01-20 13:59:25','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5126',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5135,22,'2015-01-20 08:59:25','2015-01-20 13:59:25','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wallacehcoulter.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5128\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wallacehcoulter.png\" alt=\"wallacehcoulter\" width=\"128\" height=\"107\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Lecture Series Presents\r\n“Extending the Use of Functional Neuronal Assays for In Vitro Biocompatibility Assessment”</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Joseph J. Pancrazio\r\nChair and Professor, George Mason University\r\nFriday, January 23, 2015\r\nLecture: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM\r\nENGINEERING CENTER ROOM EC 2300\r\n10555 WEST FLAGLER STREET\r\nMIAMI, FL 33174</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lecture.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5129\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lecture.png\" alt=\"lecture\" width=\"362\" height=\"474\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Abstract:</strong>\r\nNeural interfaces aim to restore neurological function lost during disease or injury. The challenge posed by the BRAIN initiative involves the development of robust high density channel count implantable recording devices where advances in material sci-ence offer a critical avenue for circumventing current limitations. Like any biomedical device, neural interfaces should consist of materials that exhibit biocompatibility in accordance with the international standard ISO10993-5, which describes in vitro testing involving fibroblasts where cytotoxicity serves as the main endpoint. Recent regulatory guidance has identified the need for cells of neural origin to inform neurotoxicity assays for evaluating potentially useful materials that interface with the nervous system. During this talk, we will examine the utility of living neuronal networks as functional assays for in vitro materi-al biocompatibility, particularly for materials that would comprise implantable neural interfaces. Embryonic mouse cortical tissue was cultured to form functional networks where spontaneous action potentials, or spikes, can be monitored non-invasively using a substrate-integrated microelectrode array. Prior work has shown that this experimental platform is useful for neuropharmacology and drug screening applications. As an example, recent work in the lab using this approach for screen-ing therapeutics for amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s Disease will be presented. A systematic comparison of results for positive and negative control materials was performed with the neuronal networks and conventional cytotoxicity assays with L929 fibro-blast cells. The neuronal networks were also used to evaluate novel formulations of conducting polymer and shape memory polymers, which exhibited marginal compatibility with fibroblast assays. Based on positive results with these novel materials with the neuronal assays, implantable probes consisting of these materials were implanted in the rat motor cortex. Multi-microelectrode recordings spanning months showed reliable single unit recordings. Our findings suggest that the neuronal net-works are a useful platform for evaluating the functional toxicity of materials intended for implantation in the nervous system, and can be a useful tool to advance regulatory science for neural interfaces.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Biography:</strong>\r\nDr. Joseph J. Pancrazio’s training focused on the ion channel electrophysiology using the patch clamp technique at the Univer-sity of Virginia. He was a recipient of a National Research Service Award, he received a joint appointment in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Biomedical Engineering as an assistant professor of research at the UVa in 1991. In 1998, he joined the NRL as a Principal Investigator at the Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, becoming the Head of Code 6920, the Laboratory of Biomolecular Dynamics, in 2002. 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His research interests in-clude neural interface technologies and biosensors.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Contact:</strong></span> claudia.estrada1@fiu.edu office: 305-348-6717\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Map:</strong></span> <a title=\"http://campusmaps.fiu.edu/\" href=\"http://campusmaps.fiu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">http://campusmaps.fiu.edu/</a> (Select \"Engineering Center\" from drop down menu)</p>','Lecture Series: “Extending the Use of Functional Neuronal Assays for In Vitro Biocompatibility Assessment”','','inherit','closed','closed','','5126-revision-v1','','','2015-01-20 08:59:25','2015-01-20 13:59:25','',5126,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/01/5126-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5169,22,'2015-02-04 10:30:28','2015-02-04 15:30:28','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mcgoron.jpg\"><img class=\" size-full wp-image-4395 alignleft\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mcgoron.jpg\" alt=\"mcgoron\" width=\"193\" height=\"153\" /></a>AIMBE fellows represent the top two percent of medical and biological engineers in the field. The newly inducted fellows were elected through a rigorous process with extensive peer review, followed by a vote of current fellows. This year’s induction will take place at the AIMBE Annual Event, March 15th, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.\r\n\r\nMcGoron joins BME Chair, Ranu Jung as the second AIMBE fellow in the department of Biomedical Engineering. McGoron’s primary research focus is targeted drug delivery for treating cancerous tumors. He is accomplishing this through the development of theranostic agents, that utilize molecular imaging to identify the target and nanoparticle based drug delivery to accomplish the therapeutic effect desired. McGoron’s breadth of knowledge and experience in pharmacology and cell biophysics, molecular imaging and biomaterials is allowing him to conduct this discovery-based science and develop the novel agents for clinical delivery. His research efforts were awarded when he was recognized as a “Top Scholar” in 2011 by FIU.\r\n\r\nIn addition to his research, Professor McGoron has exhibited an outstanding record of service to the University and recently received the FIU “2013 Faculty Award for Excellence in Advising and Mentorship.” Mentorship has consistently been one of McGoron’s strongest contributions. In 2011, Dr. McGoron was elected National President of the Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB) Biomedical Engineering Honor Society. Under his guidance, the chapter received the national award for Most Active Society an impressive 3 times. From 2007 to 2010, he served as the department’s Interim Chair and he currently serves as the department’s Director of Undergraduate Studies and has played an integral part in the ABET accreditation. His exemplary service to the department has helped BME at FIU to continue grow throughout the years.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://aimbe.org\"> American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mcgoron.jpg\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\nFor more information on Anthony McGoron’s research please visit the BME website at <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/faculty-staff/anthony-mcgoron/\">https://bme.fiu.edu/faculty-staff/anthony-mcgoron/</a>','Anthony McGoron, Professor of Biomedical Engineering recently elected as a new fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).','','publish','closed','closed','','anthony-mcgoron-professor-of-biomedical-engineering-recently-elected-as-a-new-fellow-of-the-american-institute-for-medical-and-biological-engineering-aimbe','','','2015-02-04 10:30:55','2015-02-04 15:30:55','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5169',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5170,22,'2015-02-04 10:30:03','2015-02-04 15:30:03','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mcgoron.jpg\"><img class=\" size-full wp-image-4395 alignleft\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mcgoron.jpg\" alt=\"mcgoron\" width=\"193\" height=\"153\" /></a>AIMBE fellows represent the top two percent of medical and biological engineers in the field. The newly inducted fellows were elected through a rigorous process with extensive peer review, followed by a vote of current fellows. This year’s induction will take place at the AIMBE Annual Event, March 15th, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.\r\n\r\nMcGoron joins BME Chair, Ranu Jung as the second AIMBE fellow in the department of Biomedical Engineering. McGoron’s primary research focus is targeted drug delivery for treating cancerous tumors. He is accomplishing this through the development of theranostic agents, that utilize molecular imaging to identify the target and nanoparticle based drug delivery to accomplish the therapeutic effect desired. McGoron’s breadth of knowledge and experience in pharmacology and cell biophysics, molecular imaging and biomaterials is allowing him to conduct this discovery-based science and develop the novel agents for clinical delivery. His research efforts were awarded when he was recognized as a “Top Scholar” in 2011 by FIU.\r\n\r\nIn addition to his research, Professor McGoron has exhibited an outstanding record of service to the University and recently received the FIU “2013 Faculty Award for Excellence in Advising and Mentorship.” Mentorship has consistently been one of McGoron’s strongest contributions. In 2011, Dr. McGoron was elected National President of the Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB) Biomedical Engineering Honor Society. Under his guidance, the chapter received the national award for Most Active Society an impressive 3 times. From 2007 to 2010, he served as the department’s Interim Chair and he currently serves as the department’s Director of Undergraduate Studies and has played an integral part in the ABET accreditation. His exemplary service to the department has helped BME at FIU to continue grow throughout the years.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://aimbe.org\"> American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mcgoron.jpg\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\nFor more information on Anthony McGoron’s research please visit the BME website at <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/faculty-staff/anthony-mcgoron/\">https://bme.fiu.edu/faculty-staff/anthony-mcgoron/</a>','Anthony McGoron, Professor of Biomedical Engineering recently elected as a new fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).','','inherit','closed','closed','','5169-revision-v1','','','2015-02-04 10:30:03','2015-02-04 15:30:03','',5169,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/02/5169-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (49450,28,'2018-06-22 11:39:05','2018-06-22 15:39:05','Dr. Ranu Jung named as a finalist for the prestigious Health Care Heroes Award presented by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. A Health Care Hero is defined as an individual, institution, professional, student, volunteer or program, who, through their individual or collective actions have made an extraordinary impact in the Miami health care community. This year marks the second time FIU BME faculty has been named a finalist for the Health Care Hero Award, previously won by Dr. Anuradha Godavarty in 2012.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/PhotoFinalists.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15023 size-large\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/PhotoFinalists-1024x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\n“As professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University, Dr. Ranu Jung is a champion for innovation and entrepreneurship. She is especially interested in biohybrid systems that merge biologically inspired technologies with humans for recovery and restoration of lost function. She and her team developed the first wireless, implantable, neural interface system for restoring sensations to amputees, and received FDA approval to conduct a first in-human trial of this investigational device. She is a holder of eight U.S. patents, four pending, and is the founder of a research and development company. She is also a champion of improving the representation of women and under-represented minorities in engineering and computer science majors. As the interim dean of CEC, Dr. Jung started the Women of College Engineering and Computing Initiative geared to helping improve the recruitment, retention, and graduation of women in engineering and computer science majors, and she has continued that effort as the biomedical engineering chair, and the chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. She is the past president of the Organization for Computational Neurosciences.”\r\n\r\nProgram Director of Strategic Initiatives for the department, Andrew Green, states: “Dr. Ranu Jung is at the cutting edge between engineering and neuroscience, developing devices that lead to scientific advances with clear pathways to clinical application.”\r\n\r\nCongratulations to Dr. Jung on being nominated for this recognition!\r\n\r\nClick <a href=\"https://www.dropbox.com/s/1xhs3tiotnwtnfk/Health%20Heroes.mp4?dl=0\">here</a> for video.','Dr. Ranu Jung Named as Finalist for Health Care Heroes Award','','inherit','closed','closed','','15022-revision-v1','','','2018-06-22 11:39:05','2018-06-22 15:39:05','',15022,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2018/06/15022-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (15029,31,'2019-02-11 14:29:24','2019-02-11 19:29:24','<strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CVTsoukiasFeb19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-14932 size-full\" title=\"CV\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/cv-resume-icon.jpg\" alt=\"cv-icon-36\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" /></a></strong>\n\n<strong>Research Interests:</strong> Computational and mathematical modeling, biotransport, signal transduction, cardiovascular and respiratory systems physiology\n<strong>Research Advancements:</strong> Nikolaos Tsoukias studies neuromuscular coupling.\n<strong>Research Area:</strong> <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/research/engineering-tissue-model-systems/\">Basic Research in Tissue Engineering Model Systems</a>\n<strong>Lab: </strong><a href=\"http://web.eng.fiu.edu/tsoukiasweb/\">Vascular Physiology and Biotransport</a>','Nikolaos Tsoukias, Ph.D.','','inherit','closed','closed','','14115-autosave-v1','','','2019-02-11 14:29:24','2019-02-11 19:29:24','',14115,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2018/05/14115-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (15032,31,'2018-05-25 10:18:28','2018-05-25 14:18:28','<strong>Research: </strong>Baarbod Ashenagar is an undergraduate BME student doing research in the Biotransport and Vascular Physiology Lab. His group is currently interested in developing multiscale mathematical models to simulate the electrophysiology, blood flow, and oxygen transport in vascular networks in order to understand the mechanism of neurovascular coupling. From these three components, he is working on the oxygen transport model which we will be integrated with the other two.\n\n<strong>Mentor: </strong>Dr. Nikolaos Tsoukias','Baarbod Ashenagar','','inherit','closed','closed','','14972-autosave-v1','','','2018-05-25 10:18:28','2018-05-25 14:18:28','',14972,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2018/05/14972-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (15033,31,'2018-09-05 14:37:11','2018-09-05 18:37:11','<strong>Research: </strong>Shaylyn Grier is a sophomore at FIU. Her interests include chemistry, biology, and digital electronics. She is participating in a project titled “Digital Anatomy of Cortex.” This research project combines cytology and architecture of glial cells and the vasculature of the cerebral cortex of the brain, and aims to utilize MATLAB to create three-dimensional models of such structures. She finds this project particularly interesting, and acquiring research experience as early on as possible is something that will be incredibly beneficial for her career goals.\n\n<strong>Mentor: </strong>Dr. Wei-Chiang Lin','Shaylyn Grier','','inherit','closed','closed','','14960-autosave-v1','','','2018-09-05 14:37:11','2018-09-05 18:37:11','',14960,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2018/05/14960-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (15034,31,'2018-09-05 14:34:26','2018-09-05 18:34:26','<strong>Research: </strong>Ahmed Ali is an international student from Saudi Arabia. He got his first bachelor’s degree in Laboratory Medicine from his home country and currently he is doing a second bachelor in Biomedical Engineering (Pre-Medicine and Tissue Engineering Track – Minor in Chemistry). A member of five honor organizations and a CURE researcher, his research is focusing on 3-D bioprinting a model system scaffold derived from synthetic hydrogel incorporating isolated cells from porcine aortic valves in a try to mimic the natural heart valve shape and cellularity. He works in the TEMIM Lab.\n\n<strong>Mentor: </strong>Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy','Ahmed Ali','','inherit','closed','closed','','14968-autosave-v1','','','2018-09-05 14:34:26','2018-09-05 18:34:26','',14968,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2018/05/14968-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5439,22,'2015-05-08 17:12:57','2015-05-08 21:12:57','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5418\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"eMerge 3\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>2015- eMerge Americas is one the largest and fastest growing technology and innovation conferences in the world. The conference serves as an idea exchange for global industry leaders, entrepreneurs, inventors, and investors. As part of the eMerge Americas international conference, FIU biomedical engineering faculty and students from the six photonics labs presented their research to conference participants.\r\n\r\nThe event helped to highlight the cutting edge research that is happening in the biophotonics labs. Biophotonics is an emerging area of scientific research that uses light and other forms of radiant energy to understand the inner workings of cells and tissues in living organisms. The biophotonics research conducted in the department of biomedical engineering at FIU tackles a wide range of important medical conditions such as eye disease, breast cancer, skin lesions, and pre-term labor, to name a few. Biophotonics at FIU is highly translational where novel technologies are quickly transferred to the clinical setting.\r\n\r\nThe conference afforded FIU researchers the opportunity to share their research and ideas with other technology experts. “The eMerge conference was an eye opener for the status of research and technology in South Florida,” said Jessica Ramella-Roman Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and HWCOM Cellular Biology and Pharmacology and Opthamology, who together with five other BME faculty, participated in the booth exhibitions. “I met some very enthusiastic entrepreneurs and technology developers and I am excited to see what the future will bring.”\r\n\r\nClick<strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/PhotonicsinHealthcarePostcard_eMerge.pdf\"> here</a> </strong>to learn more about biophotonics research at FIU.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-10.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5436 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-10-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-9.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5435 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-9-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-8.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5438 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-7.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5434 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-7-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-11.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5437 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-11-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>','FIU Biomedical Engineering Photonics Group Featured at eMerge Americas','','inherit','closed','closed','','5428-revision-v1','','','2015-05-08 17:12:57','2015-05-08 21:12:57','',5428,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/05/5428-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5427,22,'2015-05-08 16:34:17','2015-05-08 20:34:17','','PhotonicsinHealthcarePostcard_eMerge','','inherit','closed','closed','','photonicsinhealthcarepostcard_emerge','','','2015-05-08 16:34:17','2015-05-08 20:34:17','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/PhotonicsinHealthcarePostcard_eMerge.pdf',0,'attachment','application/pdf',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5428,22,'2015-05-08 16:39:24','2015-05-08 20:39:24','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5418\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"eMerge 3\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>2015- eMerge Americas is one the largest and fastest growing technology and innovation conferences in the world. The conference serves as an idea exchange for global industry leaders, entrepreneurs, inventors, and investors. As part of the eMerge Americas international conference, FIU biomedical engineering faculty and students from the six photonics labs presented their research to conference participants.\r\n\r\nThe event helped to highlight the cutting edge research that is happening in the biophotonics labs. Biophotonics is an emerging area of scientific research that uses light and other forms of radiant energy to understand the inner workings of cells and tissues in living organisms. The biophotonics research conducted in the department of biomedical engineering at FIU tackles a wide range of important medical conditions such as eye disease, breast cancer, skin lesions, and pre-term labor, to name a few. Biophotonics at FIU is highly translational where novel technologies are quickly transferred to the clinical setting.\r\n\r\nThe conference afforded FIU researchers the opportunity to share their research and ideas with other technology experts. “The eMerge conference was an eye opener for the status of research and technology in South Florida,” said Jessica Ramella-Roman Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and HWCOM Cellular Biology and Pharmacology and Opthamology, who together with five other BME faculty, participated in the booth exhibitions. “I met some very enthusiastic entrepreneurs and technology developers and I am excited to see what the future will bring.”\r\n\r\nClick<strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/PhotonicsinHealthcarePostcard_eMerge.pdf\"> here</a> </strong>to learn more about biophotonics research at FIU.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-10.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5436 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-10-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-9.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5435 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-9-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-8.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5438 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-7.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5434 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-7-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-11.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5437 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eMerge-11-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>','FIU Biomedical Engineering Photonics Group Featured at eMerge Americas','','publish','closed','closed','','fiu-biomedical-engineering-photonics-group-featured-at-emerge-americas','','','2015-05-08 17:13:09','2015-05-08 21:13:09','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5428',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6730,30,'2017-06-14 11:51:49','2017-06-14 15:51:49','Zachary Danziger, Ph.D., assistant professor at Florida International University’s Biomedical Engineering Department, has recently been awarded a Pilot Research Grant of over $280,000 from the Craig H. Nielsen Foundation. The grant will aid Zachary Danziger with his research into improving bladder reflexes following spinal cord injury using electrical nerve stimulation. The results will provide knowledge and potential new treatments for clinicians to implement a better way to manage the bladder dysfunction that follows spinal injury.\r\n\r\nUnder typical circumstances, the urinary bladder sends information to the brain and the brain sends command signals back to the bladder about when to initiate a void. However, after a spinal cord injury this back-and-forth communication between brain and bladder is severely disrupted. The result is that the bladder is no longer able to contract to void its contents - urine begins to accumulate, and catheterization is required to prevent damage to the rest of the urinary tract.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_14228\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Reflex-Diagram-v6-SCI-01-768x524-1.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-14228 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Reflex-Diagram-v6-SCI-01-768x524-1-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"Reflex-Diagram-v6-SCI-01-768x524\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" /></a> Diagram of Bladder Reflex[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn most cases, some form of reflex bladder contraction emerges during recovery from the initial spinal injury. However, this newly developed “compensatory reflex” is weaker than the original reflex and it does not act constructively with a relaxation of the urethral sphincter to void the bladder effectively. The compensatory reflex may also emerge too late to prevent negative changes that occur to the bladder following the initial spinal injury, such as harmful stretching from urine accumulation, and a toughening of the bladder wall that makes it more difficult to contract.\r\n\r\nZachary Danziger’s study will help to better understand the development of the compensatory reflex in quantitative terms. His study will also include speeding up the development of the compensatory reflex, as well as its effectiveness, by electrically stimulating the bladder nerves when the bladder would ordinarily void. This may strengthen the new reflex, potentially reduce the required frequency of intermittent catheterization, and prevent some lasting damage to the bladder and urinary tract.','Grant awarded to Zachary Danziger for bladder reflex conditioning research','','publish','closed','closed','','grant-awarded-zachary-danziger-bladder-reflex-conditioning-research','','','2017-11-14 11:11:23','2017-11-14 16:11:23','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=6730',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5422,22,'2015-05-08 16:23:56','2015-05-08 20:23:56','','pham_juan','','inherit','closed','closed','','pham_juan','','','2015-05-08 16:25:59','2015-05-08 20:25:59','',5423,'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pham_juan.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5423,22,'2015-05-08 16:26:40','2015-05-08 20:26:40','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pham_juan.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5422\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pham_juan.jpg\" alt=\"pham_juan\" width=\"120\" height=\"145\" /></a>2015- Biomedical engineering undergraduate student, Juan Pham received a summer internship with the STARS programs at the University of California, San Diego. Pham will be working in the cartilage tissue engineering lab where he will be researching diagnostic, preventative, and treatment methods for cartilaginous clinical issues.\r\n\r\nThe summer training academy for research in the sciences (STARS) is an intensive eight week program that allows participants to work closely with the UC San Diego faculty and graduate students. The program is aimed at preparing students for their graduate studies.\r\n\r\nCongratulations Juan!','BME Undergraduate Student, Juan Pham Receives Internship with STARS Program at University of California, San Diego','','publish','closed','closed','','bme-undergraduate-student-juan-pham-receives-internship-with-stars-program-at-university-of-california-san-diego','','','2015-05-08 16:27:24','2015-05-08 20:27:24','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5423',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5424,22,'2015-05-08 16:26:40','2015-05-08 20:26:40','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pham_juan.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5422\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pham_juan.jpg\" alt=\"pham_juan\" width=\"120\" height=\"145\" /></a>2015- Biomedical engineering undergraduate student, Juan Pham received a summer internship with the STARS programs at the University of California, San Diego. Pham will be working in the cartilage tissue engineering lab where he will be researching diagnostic, preventative, and treatment methods for cartilaginous clinical issues.\r\n\r\nThe summer training academy for research in the sciences (STARS) is an intensive eight week program that allows participants to work closely with the UC San Diego faculty and graduate students. The program is aimed at preparing students for their graduate studies.\r\n\r\nCongratulations Juan!','BME Undergraduate Student, Juan Pham Receives Internship with STARS Program at University of California, San Diego','','inherit','closed','closed','','5423-revision-v1','','','2015-05-08 16:26:40','2015-05-08 20:26:40','',5423,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/05/5423-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (49900,31,'2018-10-09 10:37:48','2018-10-09 14:37:48','','BME Presentation 2018','','inherit','closed','closed','','bme-presentation-2018-2','','','2018-10-09 10:37:48','2018-10-09 14:37:48','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BME-Presentation-2018.pdf',0,'attachment','application/pdf',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5288,22,'2015-03-20 14:48:43','2015-03-20 18:48:43','','Medical Device Design Engineer- SHL Group','','inherit','closed','closed','','medical-device-design-engineer-shl-group','','','2015-03-20 14:48:43','2015-03-20 18:48:43','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Medical-Device-Design-Engineer-SHL-Group.docx',0,'attachment','application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (49954,31,'2018-10-15 14:00:33','2018-10-15 18:00:33','<strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rupak.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-8026 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rupak-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a></strong>\r\n\r\nRupak Dua, FIU BME alum, has recently accepted an assistant professor position at Hampton University. See below to read about his experience at FIU and how his journey led him to his success.\r\n\r\n<strong>Where are you from?</strong>\r\nI am from New Delhi, India. I came to USA in 2007 to pursue a master’s in biomedical engineering which I completed in 2008. In 2009, I joined the Ph.D. program in biomedical engineering and graduated from FIU in 2014.\r\n\r\n<strong>Where are you currently working?</strong>\r\nCurrently, I am working as an assistant professor on a tenure-track in the Department of Chemical Engineering in the School of Engineering &amp; Technology at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.\r\n\r\n<strong>How did your experience at FIU BME help you find your position after graduation?</strong>\r\nThe BME department at FIU prepared me well enough to get my first job as a postdoctoral fellow right after graduation. I ended up at the Institute of Orthopedic Research &amp; Education housed in Texas Medical Center (World’s Largest Medical Center) in Houston, Texas. Meeting people from different background at FIU, along with learning from their diverse backgrounds, gave me an upper edge to work in different environments.\r\n\r\n<strong>What was your experience like after graduating from FIU?</strong>\r\nI am proud to have graduated from FIU. The research experience, teaching facilities, we have is unmatchable. FIU provided a means to present my research in various international and conferences and that opened multiple doors for networking.\r\n\r\n<strong>How has your transition from school to work been?</strong>\r\nMy transition from school to work has been pretty smooth. I was already trained in some aspects by my mentors, mainly Dr. Ramaswamy. He was the one who really pushed me to publish papers, present my research at various national and international conferences, and encouraged me to write some grants. Because of that, I was prepared for the change and it was not much of a challenge.\r\n\r\n<strong>Explain your transition from BME to chemical engineering. Why the change?</strong>\r\nBiomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary field. That’s the beauty of our field— that as a biomedical engineer, we can be easily absorbed in material, mechanical, chemical engineering or in the departments of chemistry or biology. You can be in any department and still work in the area you really like. My research interest lies in tissue engineering and orthopedic implants, and I am still working in those areas even though I am in chemical engineering now.\r\n\r\n<strong>During your time at FIU, what involvements were you a part of?</strong>\r\nDuring my time at FIU, I was involved in various student clubs and I took a leading role mainly in Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB) Biomedical Engineering Honor Society. Not only was I involved as a treasurer and president of AEMB at FIU, but I was the National Student President of AEMB. I was also involved with Delta Epsilon Iota Honor Society, where I held the title of treasurer. Additionally, I was an ambassador for FIU Engineering Expo for several years and took a leading role in Relay for Life. During my time at FIU, I also initiated educational outreach program for West Miami Middle School, in which I received a lot of appreciation from the FIU community.\r\n\r\n<strong>Did you win any awards and/or scholarships?</strong>\r\nI won numerous awards and scholarships during my tenure at FIU based on my research and leadership qualities. Based on my research, I won MBRS RISE 2012 Summer Biomedical Research Initiative Award. I also won an outstanding paper award at the Proceedings of the 2013 ASME Global Congress on Nano Engineering for Medicine and Biology (2013), first Place at Scholarly Forum during Graduate Student Appreciation Week held in FIU and Second place at Statewide Graduate Student Research Symposium that was held in University of South Florida.\r\n\r\nBased on my leadership, I won a prestigious University Graduate School (UGS) Provost award for Graduate Student Engagement in 2013, given to only one student every year. I was also awarded with the Dean’s Leadership and Service Scholarship for taking on leadership roles. Because of my exemplary dedication and service to AEMB, I was also awarded the Outstanding Chapter Officer Award from the Nationals.\r\n\r\nI won several national and international travel awards to present my work in various national and international conferences including BMES Annual Conferences, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) conferences, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) annual conference, Congress of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic conference, to name a few.\r\n\r\nI was also honored with Dissertation year fellowship (DYF) during my last year of graduation. I was also given Graduate Engineering Tuition Scholar Award, Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantship which made my education loan free.\r\n\r\n<strong>What are your goals as an engineer?</strong>\r\nAs an engineer at heart, I want to apply my engineering skills to improve or find solutions to the problems in the musculoskeletal disorder that still exist in clinics using tissue engineering, biomimetic or chemical approaches.\r\n\r\n<strong>What advice do you have for those beginning the job search process?</strong>\r\nJust to start, job search is not an easy task. Searching for job is a job in itself. You have to be patient. Apply, apply and apply. You may get more rejections than offers, but that’s OK. Don’t be disappointed because we are looking for one right job. Networking is extremely important. If you know someone where you are applying, be sure to reach out and ask for insight from them.\r\n\r\n<strong>Which professors helped to pave the way during your BME experience?</strong>\r\nI am really thankful to Dr. McGoron who was not only my advisor for my master’s project, but he also gave me a little push to pursue a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering. He was the first professor I was introduced to when I came in 2007, and to this day, I am still in touch with him! He has been very helpful during my job search and gave me many insights to improve my job application.\r\n\r\nI can’t thank Dr. Ramaswamy enough. He has been very helpful at each and every stage of my career. He not only guided me during my dissertation, but is still guiding me now. If I have any question regarding my job, grant, etc., I think of him as my first resort and luckily, his response is always positive.\r\n\r\nI am fortunate to have been taught and mentored by several extraordinary teachers at FIU. They inspire me, though it would be more apt to say that they challenge me. When I think of their commitment and excellence in teaching and research, I realize that I have a long, long way to go. They don’t just teach you and guide you during your time at FIU, but they are committed to you for a lifetime.\r\n\r\nFIU holds a very special place in my heart. I found my wife Indu (also a graduate from FIU) and many great friends with whom I am still in contact. FIU is a place where you can make your dreams true and I was fortunate enough to have created more than one.','BME Ph.D. alumnus accepts assistant professor position at Hampton University','','inherit','closed','closed','','49891-revision-v1','','','2018-10-15 14:00:33','2018-10-15 18:00:33','',49891,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2018/10/49891-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5296,22,'2015-03-25 08:35:18','2015-03-25 12:35:18','<h3>Biomedical Engineering\r\nWallace H. Coulter Foundation lecture Series</h3>\r\nFriday, April 10, 2015\r\nElena Aikawa, MD/Ph.D.\r\nAssociate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women\'s Hospital\r\nTitle: \"Role of Microvesicles in Cardiovascular Calcification\"\r\nLocation: Engineering Center Room EC 1112\r\nTime: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, March 27, 2015\r\nDr.  Francois Delori\r\nProfessor, Harvard University\r\nTitle: <strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/LectureSeriesFlyer_DrFrancoisCDelori_03272015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Optical Imaging of the Retina</a></strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/YOL-Logo.jpg\">\r\n</a>Location: Engineering Center Room EC 1112\r\nTime: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/YOL-Logo.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-5216 alignleft\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/YOL-Logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"YOL Logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/YOL-Logo.jpg\">\r\n</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/YOL-Logo.jpg\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, March 6, 2015\r\nDr.  Sean Kirkpatrick\r\nProfessor and Chair, Michigan Tech University\r\nTitle: <strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/LectureSeries_SeanKirkpatrick_03062015.pdf\">\"Laser Speckle and Related Phenomena in Biomedicine\"</a><strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Seminar-Series-Flyer-Dr.-Mo-Modarres-04.25.2014.pdf\">\r\n</a></strong>Location: Engineering Center Room EC 2300\r\nTime: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/YOL-Logo.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-5216 alignleft\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/YOL-Logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"YOL Logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/YOL-Logo.jpg\">\r\n</a></strong>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, February 27, 2015\r\nDr.  Mike McShane\r\nProfessor, Texas A&amp;M University\r\nTitle:<strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SeminarSeriesMikeMcShane_02272015.pdf\"> \"Implantable Luminescent Sensors\"</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Seminar-Series-Flyer-Dr.-Mo-Modarres-04.25.2014.pdf\">\r\n</a></strong>Location: Engineering Center Room EC 1112\r\nTime: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/YOL-Logo.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-5216 alignnone\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/YOL-Logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"YOL Logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/YOL-Logo.jpg\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, February 20, 2015\r\nDr.  Robin Shandas\r\nProfessor and Chair, University of Colorado, Denver\r\nTitle: <strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/LectureSeriesRobinShandas_02202015.pdf\">\"Moving from Idea to Clinic: Why Bioengineers Are Critical to the Future of Medicine\"</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Seminar-Series-Flyer-Dr.-Mo-Modarres-04.25.2014.pdf\">\r\n</a></strong>Location: Engineering Center Room EC 1112\r\nTime: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, February 13, 2015\r\nDr.  Joo Ong\r\nProfessor and Chair, University of Texas San Antonio\r\nTitle: <strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Seminar-Series-Flyer_Dr.-Joo-L.-Ong_02.13.2015.pdf\">\"Multifunctional Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds for Large Bone Defects\"</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Seminar-Series-Flyer-Dr.-Mo-Modarres-04.25.2014.pdf\">\r\n</a></strong>Location: Engineering Center Room EC 2300\r\nTime: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, February 6, 2015\r\nDr. Hebin Li\r\nAssistant Professor, Florida International University\r\nTitle:<strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SeminarSeriesFlyer_DrLi_2015.pdf\"> \"Optical Multi-Dimensional Coherent Spectroscopy\"</a> </strong>\r\nLocation: Engineering Center Room EC 1112\r\nTime: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/YOL-Logo.jpg\"><img class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-5216 alignleft\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/YOL-Logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"YOL Logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, January 30, 2015\r\nDr.  Lei Yu\r\nAssociate Professor, University of Connecticut\r\nTitle:<strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/BME-Lecture-Series-Flyer_Dr.-Yu-Lei_01.30.20151.pdf\"><b>“Glucose Monitoring: Enzymatic vs. Non-enzymatic</b></a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Seminar-Series-Flyer-Dr.-Mo-Modarres-04.25.2014.pdf\">\"\r\n</a></strong>Location: Engineering Center Room EC 1112\r\nTime: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, January 23, 2015\r\nDr.  Joseph J. Pancrazio\r\nChair and Professor, George Mason University\r\nTitle: <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Seminar-Series-Flyer_Dr.-Joseph-J.-Pancrazios.pdf\">\"</a><strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Seminar-Series-Flyer_Dr.-Joseph-J.-Pancrazios.pdf\">Extending the Use of Functional Neuronal Assays for In Vitro Biocompatibility Assessment”</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Seminar-Series-Flyer-Dr.-Mo-Modarres-04.25.2014.pdf\">\r\n</a></strong>Location: Engineering Center Room EC 2300\r\nTime: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, November 07, 2014\r\nDr.  David E. Drew\r\nJoseph B. Platt Chair and Professor of Education, Claremont Graduate University\r\nTitle: <strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Seminar-Series-Flyer_Dr.-Sava-Sakadzic_10.10.2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\"</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GraduateResearchDayPostcard2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">How to Build a Successful Academic Career</a>\"<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Seminar-Series-Flyer-Dr.-Mo-Modarres-04.25.2014.pdf\">\r\n</a></strong>Location: Engineering Center Room EC 2300\r\nTime: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, November 07, 2014\r\nDr.  Joseph Culver\r\nAssociate Professor, Washington University School of Medicine\r\nTitle: <strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Seminar-Series-Flyer_Dr.-Sava-Sakadzic_10.10.2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\"</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GraduateResearchDayPostcard2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Optical Imaging of Distributed Brain Function and Networks</a>\"<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Seminar-Series-Flyer-Dr.-Mo-Modarres-04.25.2014.pdf\">\r\n</a></strong>Location: Engineering Center Room EC 2300\r\nTime: 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, October 10, 2014\r\nDr.  Sava Sakadzic\r\nAthinoula A Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School\r\nTitle: <strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Seminar-Series-Flyer_Dr.-Sava-Sakadzic_10.10.2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\"High Resolution Imaging of Brain Oxygen Delivery and Consumption\"</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Seminar-Series-Flyer-Dr.-Mo-Modarres-04.25.2014.pdf\">\r\n</a></strong>Location: Engineering Center Room EC 2300\r\nTime: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, October 3, 2014\r\nDr.  Audrey K. Ellerbee\r\nStanford University\r\nTitle: <strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Seminar-Series-Flyer_Dr.-Audrey-K.-Ellerbee_10.03.2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\"Perspective on OCT: Past, Present and Future\"</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Seminar-Series-Flyer-Dr.-Mo-Modarres-04.25.2014.pdf\">\r\n</a></strong>Location: Engineering Center Room EC 2300\r\nTime: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, September 19, 2014\r\nDr.  Yoichiro Mori\r\nSchool of Mathematics, University of Minnesota\r\nTitle: <strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Seminar-Series-Flyer_Dr.-Yoichiro-Mori_09.19.2014.pdf\">“Modeling Ionic Electrodiffusion and Osmosis in Cortical Spreading Depression”</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Seminar-Series-Flyer-Dr.-Mo-Modarres-04.25.2014.pdf\">\r\n</a></strong>Location: Engineering Center Room EC 2300\r\nTime: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nFriday, September 12, 2014\r\nDr. Kosuke Ino\r\nTohoku University, Japan\r\nTitle: <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Seminar-Series-Flyer_Dr.-Kosuke-Ino_09.12.2014.pdf\"><strong>“Electrochemical Devices and Systems For Bioanalysis”</strong></a>\r\nLocation: Engineering Center Room EC 2300\r\nTime: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','2014-2015','','inherit','closed','closed','','4913-revision-v1','','','2015-03-25 08:35:18','2015-03-25 12:35:18','',4913,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/03/4913-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (50543,31,'2018-12-18 10:00:38','2018-12-18 15:00:38','[et_pb_section bb_built=\"1\" admin_label=\"page-intro\" transparent_background=\"off\" allow_player_pause=\"off\" inner_shadow=\"off\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"off\" padding_mobile=\"off\" make_fullwidth=\"off\" use_custom_width=\"off\" width_unit=\"on\" make_equal=\"off\" use_custom_gutter=\"off\" custom_padding_tablet=\"50px|0|50px|0\" custom_padding_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" prev_background_color=\"#000000\" next_background_color=\"#ffffff\"][et_pb_row admin_label=\"row\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" background_size=\"initial\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\"][et_pb_text background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" background_size=\"initial\" _builder_version=\"3.18.4\"]\r\n\r\n<p>The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is part of the <a href=\"https://cec.fiu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College of Engineering and Computing</a> at <a href=\"https://fiu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIU</a> and is a prime resource for biomedical engineering education, training, research, and technology development. BME is an ever-evolving field that uses and applies engineering principles to the study of biology and medicine in order to improve health care.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Located in Miami, Florida, Florida International University, a Top 100 public university that is designated a Carnegie Highest Research (R1) and Carnegie Community E</span><span class=\"s2\">ngaged</span><span class=\"s1\"> institution is committed to high-quality teaching, state-of-the-art research and creative activity, and collaborative engagement with the local and global communities. The Department of Biomedical Engineering is ranked among the Top 50 schools providing the best value to students nationally, #1 for bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanics and #3 in bachelor’s degrees awarded to African-Americans.  It is preparing a diverse community of biomedical engineers and is engaged in translation of research to health care applications through discovery, innovation, entrepreneurship, and community engagement. The Biomedical Engineering faculty includes 1 National Academy of Inventor Fellow, 3 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellows, 1 SPIE Fellow and 1 American Heart Association Fellow.</span></p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Faculty-Changing-Lives-2018.pdf\">Faculty Changing Lives</a></p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/FIU-Biomed-Senior-Design-Spring-2018-final.pdf\">Department and Research Overview Presentation</a></p>\r\n\r\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=\"1\" specialty=\"off\" parallax_method=\"off\" _builder_version=\"3.18.2\" prev_background_color=\"#000000\" next_background_color=\"#000000\"][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=\"off\" use_custom_width=\"off\" width_unit=\"on\" use_custom_gutter=\"off\" custom_margin=\"||10px|\" allow_player_pause=\"off\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"off\" make_equal=\"off\" parallax_1=\"off\" parallax_method_1=\"off\" background_color=\"#f8c93e\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" background_size=\"initial\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Focus Research Areas\" border_style=\"solid\" custom_padding=\"|||5px\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" background_size=\"initial\" _builder_version=\"3.18.2\"]\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/research/research-areas\">Focus Research Areas</a></h2>\r\n\r\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" background_size=\"initial\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"3.18.2\" border_style=\"solid\"]\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nThe Department of Biomedical Engineering is changing people\'s lives through translational research. Research conducted within the department is clustered into three major areas: Basic Research in Tissue Engineering Model Systems, Diagnostic Bio-Imaging and Sensor Systems, and Therapeutic and Reparative Neurotechnology. These three areas are served by technological advancements in bio-imaging and bio-signal processing, bioinstrumentation, biomaterials, bio-nanotechnology, biophotonics, cellular and tissue engineering, computational modeling, devices and sensors, and neural engineering.</p>\r\n\r\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" background_size=\"initial\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Engineered Tissue Model Systems\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" background_size=\"initial\" _builder_version=\"3.17.6\"]\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<div class=\"news-image-thumb\" style=\"background: url(\'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1-7.png\');\"> </div>\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/research/engineering-tissue-model-systems/\" rel=\"noopener\">Basic Research in Tissue Engineering Model Systems</a></strong></p>\r\n\r\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Diagnostic Bioimaging / Sensor Systems\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" background_size=\"initial\" _builder_version=\"3.17.6\"]\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n&nbsp;</p>\r\n<div class=\"news-image-thumb\" style=\"background: url(\'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/3-4.png\');\"></div>\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/research/diagnostic-bioimaging-sensor-systems/\" rel=\"noopener\">Diagnostic Bioimaging and Sensor Systems</a></strong></p>\r\n\r\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Therapeutic / Reparative Neurotechnology\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" background_size=\"initial\" _builder_version=\"3.17.6\"]\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n&nbsp;</p>\r\n<div class=\"news-image-thumb\" style=\"background: 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5303,22,'2015-04-07 16:11:33','2015-04-07 20:11:33','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/b-research.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4515\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/b-research.jpg\" alt=\"Research\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" /></a>One of FIU’s biomedical engineering’s brightest students, Vinay Bhardwaj, was recently awarded the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award and the Dissertation Year Fellowship Scholarship.\r\n\r\nTeaching in a newly opened BME lab equipped with a state-of-the-art 3D printer, Vinay educates undergraduate seniors on biological systems, providing mentorship and fostering an engaging learning environment. Vinay’s ability to inspire students to think beyond the confines of the laboratory has also allowed students to conceptualize real-world applications and solutions from their work. The atmosphere of enthusiasm and engagement Vinay creates is fueled both by his encouragement of in-class discussions and his belief in the reciprocity of learning between teacher and student.\r\n\r\n“Teaching and learning,” Vinay states. “They always go side by side.”  While Vinay lists the Provost Award as his favorite in his list of accomplishments, a close second is a pineapple cake – a surprise gift from his students in appreciation for his support and guidance.\r\n\r\nThe Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF) is a prestigious scholarship award given to highly-qualified FIU doctoral students during the writing phase of their dissertation. Special consideration is given to students who are conducting outstanding research in their discipline and have established a notable record of scholarship during their doctoral studies.\r\n\r\nVinay has over eight years of research experience in exploring applications of Bio-Nanotechnology in Biomedical and Environmental Science. He earned his Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Kurukshetra University, then worked in the Nanobiotech Lab at University of Delhi to gain experience in Bio and Nano technology. Upon completing his degree, Vinay was invited to join FIU BME Professor Anthony McGoron’s research team. Together, they work on investigating nanoparticles-based targeted drug delivery systems (DDS) for cancer thernostics.\r\n\r\nDuring his time in the Ph.D. program, Vinay has worked on sponsored projects with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Medical &amp; Material Command. This project led to the invention of the On-chip SLISA (Silver- Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay). The chip has a variety of applications but is primarily intended for use by military first responders to help with environmental surveillance of chemical toxins, including chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and toxic-industrial chemicals (TICs). The chip allows the first responders to quickly assess the environmental stability of the surrounding area so they are able to alert the general public of potentially dangerous chemicals.\r\n\r\nVinay has published his work in multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and has presented at several national conferences. He recently completed work on the biological activity of MENs (Magneto-electric Nanoparticles), a novel technique that was developed at the FIU Center for Personalized NanoMedicine, which he hopes to publish for Nature.\r\n\r\nFor more information on Vinay’s research, please visit <a href=\"https://mcgoronlab.fiu.edu/lab-members/vinay-bhardwaj/\">https://mcgoronlab.fiu.edu/lab-members/vinay-bhardwaj/</a>\r\n\r\nFor more information related to Vinay’s recent publications, please visit <a href=\"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_profile_view-3Fid-3D104326558&amp;d=AwMFaQ&amp;c=1QsCMERiq7JOmEnKpsSyjg&amp;r=JCMRNMfMYGhqNNFxYSVBYg&amp;m=xqEpC0YxUpf3iWd-50BeLeBBSpwkChsR8t6pnhJ9uWE&amp;s=YfPrwGG8wYgFQzLDewlqvX8uCrKA96YznYReNE6tWNY&amp;e=\">https://linkedin.com/profile/view?id=104326558</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/b-research.jpg\">\r\n</a>','Vinay Bhardwaj, Ph.D. Student, Wins Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant and Dissertation Year Fellowship','','publish','closed','closed','','vinay-bhadwaj-ph-d-student-wins-outstanding-graduate-teaching-assistant-and-dissertation-year-fellowship','','','2015-04-09 09:14:53','2015-04-09 13:14:53','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5303',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5308,22,'2015-04-09 09:14:53','2015-04-09 13:14:53','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/b-research.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4515\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/b-research.jpg\" alt=\"Research\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" /></a>One of FIU’s biomedical engineering’s brightest students, Vinay Bhardwaj, was recently awarded the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award and the Dissertation Year Fellowship Scholarship.\r\n\r\nTeaching in a newly opened BME lab equipped with a state-of-the-art 3D printer, Vinay educates undergraduate seniors on biological systems, providing mentorship and fostering an engaging learning environment. Vinay’s ability to inspire students to think beyond the confines of the laboratory has also allowed students to conceptualize real-world applications and solutions from their work. The atmosphere of enthusiasm and engagement Vinay creates is fueled both by his encouragement of in-class discussions and his belief in the reciprocity of learning between teacher and student.\r\n\r\n“Teaching and learning,” Vinay states. “They always go side by side.”  While Vinay lists the Provost Award as his favorite in his list of accomplishments, a close second is a pineapple cake – a surprise gift from his students in appreciation for his support and guidance.\r\n\r\nThe Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF) is a prestigious scholarship award given to highly-qualified FIU doctoral students during the writing phase of their dissertation. Special consideration is given to students who are conducting outstanding research in their discipline and have established a notable record of scholarship during their doctoral studies.\r\n\r\nVinay has over eight years of research experience in exploring applications of Bio-Nanotechnology in Biomedical and Environmental Science. He earned his Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Kurukshetra University, then worked in the Nanobiotech Lab at University of Delhi to gain experience in Bio and Nano technology. Upon completing his degree, Vinay was invited to join FIU BME Professor Anthony McGoron’s research team. Together, they work on investigating nanoparticles-based targeted drug delivery systems (DDS) for cancer thernostics.\r\n\r\nDuring his time in the Ph.D. program, Vinay has worked on sponsored projects with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Medical &amp; Material Command. This project led to the invention of the On-chip SLISA (Silver- Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay). The chip has a variety of applications but is primarily intended for use by military first responders to help with environmental surveillance of chemical toxins, including chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and toxic-industrial chemicals (TICs). The chip allows the first responders to quickly assess the environmental stability of the surrounding area so they are able to alert the general public of potentially dangerous chemicals.\r\n\r\nVinay has published his work in multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and has presented at several national conferences. He recently completed work on the biological activity of MENs (Magneto-electric Nanoparticles), a novel technique that was developed at the FIU Center for Personalized NanoMedicine, which he hopes to publish for Nature.\r\n\r\nFor more information on Vinay’s research, please visit <a href=\"https://mcgoronlab.fiu.edu/lab-members/vinay-bhardwaj/\">https://mcgoronlab.fiu.edu/lab-members/vinay-bhardwaj/</a>\r\n\r\nFor more information related to Vinay’s recent publications, please visit <a href=\"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_profile_view-3Fid-3D104326558&amp;d=AwMFaQ&amp;c=1QsCMERiq7JOmEnKpsSyjg&amp;r=JCMRNMfMYGhqNNFxYSVBYg&amp;m=xqEpC0YxUpf3iWd-50BeLeBBSpwkChsR8t6pnhJ9uWE&amp;s=YfPrwGG8wYgFQzLDewlqvX8uCrKA96YznYReNE6tWNY&amp;e=\">https://linkedin.com/profile/view?id=104326558</a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/b-research.jpg\">\r\n</a>','Vinay Bhardwaj, Ph.D. Student, Wins Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant and Dissertation Year Fellowship','','inherit','closed','closed','','5303-revision-v1','','','2015-04-09 09:14:53','2015-04-09 13:14:53','',5303,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/04/5303-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5309,22,'2015-04-09 09:20:56','2015-04-09 13:20:56','Using lasers to heal scars caused by third-degree burns or past surgeries. Redesigning microscopes in order to place them inside people for imaging and treatment purposes. 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In the future, he hopes that his laser technology could regenerate tissue in vital organs like the heart and liver.\r\n\r\nMorris shared how he bucked conventional wisdom and created thriving businesses in photonics; he developed more than 2,000 products, which included creating spectrometers – devices that can detect, record and measure spectral lines and measure their wavelength or intensity – some of which ended up being used by NASA to record data on the moon.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/024.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5313\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/024-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"024\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>Ricardo Siu, who is seeking a doctorate degree in biomedicine at FIU and attended the mini-symposium, says the event helped him see how photonics could be used to help him with his own studies moving forward.\r\n\r\n“You can use light to measure anything,” Siu said. “A lot of the research and the ideas the speakers talked about are concepts that resonated with what I want to do with my research projects and my Ph.D.”\r\n\r\nAfter the presentations, a panel discussion featuring all three speakers and Dr. Herbert Wertheim, for whom the <a href=\"http://medicine.fiu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine</a> is named, discussed a number of topics regarding the future of biomedical engineering, photonics and the push to complete large scale projects and national initiatives.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSource: <a href=\"http://news.fiu.edu/2015/04/mini-symposium-highlights-light-based-technologies/86965\" target=\"_blank\">FIU News</a>, Joel Delgado','Mini-symposium highlights light-based technologies','','publish','closed','closed','','mini-symposium-highlights-light-based-technologies','','','2015-04-09 09:44:35','2015-04-09 13:44:35','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5309',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5319,22,'2015-04-09 09:44:35','2015-04-09 13:44:35','Using lasers to heal scars caused by third-degree burns or past surgeries. Redesigning microscopes in order to place them inside people for imaging and treatment purposes. Using spectrometers to determine the pH level of the milk that will be sold in supermarkets.\r\n\r\nThese were some of the items and topics discussed at a Photonics in Healthcare mini-symposium hosted by the<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Department of Biomedical Engineering</a> on April 3.\r\n\r\nPhotonics – the science and technology of generating, controlling and detecting photons, which are particles of light – may be on the brink of emerging as one of the key technologies of the 21<sup>st</sup> century.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-87107\" src=\"http://news.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/16871557249_62a176d4c6_k.jpg\" alt=\"16871557249_62a176d4c6_k\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" />\r\n\r\nThis year has been deemed the <a href=\"http://light2015.org/Home.html\" target=\"_blank\">“Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies”</a> by the United Nations. The U.N.’s goal is to focus on the topic of light science and its applications in health, energy, education and other areas. The mini-symposium is a part of a series of events and seminars FIU is hosting in recognition of the U.N. initiative.\r\n\r\nRanu Jung, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at FIU, sees photonics as a multi-disciplinary science that can bring together faculty from a wide range of areas.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/030.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5314\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/030-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"030\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>“Putting this together was an opportunity to bridge engineering and medicine, giving us the ability to do transformative research that leads to transformative education to help students succeed and become leaders,” Jung said.\r\n\r\nSeveral dozen students, faculty and guests from a wide variety of disciplines were in attendance, hearing from three speakers – University of California Irvine Biomedical Engineering Professor Bruce Tromberg; Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Dieter Manstein; and Mike Morris, the founder of SpectrEcology and Ocean Optics.\r\n\r\nHaving this group of leaders in photonics come to FIU also helped give the university a chance to learn how to advance its own photonics research.\r\n\r\n“Bringing in this group to give us guidance and the opportunity to see what they are doing helps us think how we can grow this effort and what we can do moving forward,” Jung said.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/021.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5312\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/021-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"021\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>Tromberg, who is also the director of the Laser Microbeam and Medical Program at the Beckman Laser Institute, discussed how photonics is moving toward bringing technology to the patient and creating low-cost, low-barrier access and treatment for patients.\r\n\r\nNew personal health monitoring technologies on devices, like the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch, will be opening new opportunities for photonics and health.\r\n\r\nUsing a technique he helped invent called Fraxel (or Fractional Photothermolysis), Dr. Manstein uses small, focused lasers to treat burn scars, remove unwanted fat and more. In the future, he hopes that his laser technology could regenerate tissue in vital organs like the heart and liver.\r\n\r\nMorris shared how he bucked conventional wisdom and created thriving businesses in photonics; he developed more than 2,000 products, which included creating spectrometers – devices that can detect, record and measure spectral lines and measure their wavelength or intensity – some of which ended up being used by NASA to record data on the moon.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/024.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5313\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/024-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"024\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>Ricardo Siu, who is seeking a doctorate degree in biomedicine at FIU and attended the mini-symposium, says the event helped him see how photonics could be used to help him with his own studies moving forward.\r\n\r\n“You can use light to measure anything,” Siu said. “A lot of the research and the ideas the speakers talked about are concepts that resonated with what I want to do with my research projects and my Ph.D.”\r\n\r\nAfter the presentations, a panel discussion featuring all three speakers and Dr. Herbert Wertheim, for whom the <a href=\"http://medicine.fiu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine</a> is named, discussed a number of topics regarding the future of biomedical engineering, photonics and the push to complete large scale projects and national initiatives.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSource: <a href=\"http://news.fiu.edu/2015/04/mini-symposium-highlights-light-based-technologies/86965\" target=\"_blank\">FIU News</a>, Joel Delgado','Mini-symposium highlights light-based technologies','','inherit','closed','closed','','5309-revision-v1','','','2015-04-09 09:44:35','2015-04-09 13:44:35','',5309,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/04/5309-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5345,22,'2015-04-24 15:52:25','2015-04-24 19:52:25','<hr class=\"title-divider\" />\r\n\r\n<div id=\"content\">\r\n<div class=\"main\">\r\n<div class=\"post-meta\">Posted by <span class=\"vcard author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a title=\"Posts by Joel Delgado\" href=\"http://news.fiu.edu/author/jdelgado\" rel=\"author\">Joel Delgado</a></span></span> FIU NEWS</div>\r\n<div id=\"post-87537\" class=\"post-87537 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-science-health tag-adaptive-neural-systems-laboratory tag-biomedical-engineering tag-college-of-engineering-computing clearfix\">\r\n<div class=\"entry\">\r\n<div id=\"fb-root\" class=\" fb_reset\">\r\n<div></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"fb-share-button fb_iframe_widget\" data-href=\"http://news.fiu.edu/2015/04/biomedical-engineering-student-wins-prestigious-goldwater-scholarship/87537\" data-layout=\"button_count\"></div>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-87538 size-medium\" src=\"http://news.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gallardo-1--300x400.jpg\" alt=\"Gallardo 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" />\r\n\r\nThe Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation named FIU biomedical engineering major Elizabeth Gallardo a Goldwater Scholar for the 2015-2016 academic year.\r\n\r\nThe scholarship program is designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering; it is the premier undergraduate award of its type in these fields. Gallardo is the third FIU student to receive the scholarship, and the first since 2003.\r\n\r\n“It’s an honor to be a Goldwater Scholar along with students from Harvard, MIT and other great schools,” Gallardo said.\r\n\r\nGallardo is one 260 undergraduate sophomores and juniors from across the United States selected as Goldwater Scholars. They were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,206 mathematics, science and engineering students.\r\n\r\nThe one and two year scholarships cover the cost of tuition, fees, books and student housing up to a maximum of $7,500.\r\n\r\n“She’s a joy to work with, and I couldn’t think of a more deserving student,” said Rebekah Schulze, the director of the <a href=\"http://undergrad.fiu.edu/scholarships/\" target=\"_blank\">Office of Scholarships &amp; Fellowships</a> who helped Gallardo throughout the application process.\r\n\r\nVirtually all Goldwater Scholars intend to obtain a Ph.D. as their degree objective and Gallardo is no different. She hopes to continue to pursue research in biomechatronics – which aims to integrate mechanical elements, electronics and parts of biological organisms – as a doctorate student.\r\n\r\nGrowing up, she watched the anime show <em>Fullmetal Alchemist </em>and one of the show’s supporting characters was a teenage girl who built a specialized prosthetic arm and leg for one of the show’s main characters. The character’s skills as an “automail” – or automotive prosthetic limbs – engineer struck a chord in Gallardo.\r\n\r\n“I saw that show and thought ‘I want to do that,’” Gallardo recalls.\r\n\r\nWhen she came to FIU, she began doing research in Professor and Chair of <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Biomedical Engineering</a> Ranu Jung’s <a href=\"http://ans.fiu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Adaptive Neural Systems laboratory</a>. Their work in prosthetic design and the nervous system, including research focused on one day integrating sensory feedback through prosthetic limbs, immediately appealed to her.\r\n\r\nGallardo, an avid runner who ran track and field in high school and still runs in her spare time, hopes to one day help design prosthetics that could give athletes and others a chance to compete or take part in the recreational activities they once enjoyed.\r\n\r\n“Giving people who have lost an arm or a leg back that opportunity would be awesome,” she said. “Hopefully, we can give that back to people.”\r\n\r\nAfter spending time at Harvard last summer for an REU (research experience for undergraduates), Gallardo is excited to go back to Boston this summer to take part in an REU at MIT. This time she will be working in a lab under Hugh Herr, the head of the MIT Media Lab’s Biomechatronics group and a double amputee who has been responsible for <a href=\"https://youtube.com/watch?v=CDsNZJTWw0w\" target=\"_blank\">breakthrough advances in bionic limbs</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>For more information on the Goldwater Scholarship and how to apply, visit the </em><a href=\"http://undergrad.fiu.edu/scholarships/\"><em>Office of Scholarships &amp; Fellowships website</em></a><em> or call 305-348-0349.</em>\r\n\r\nJoel Delgado, FIU News\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Biomedical engineering student earns prestigious Goldwater Scholarship','','publish','closed','closed','','biomedical-engineering-student-earns-prestigious-goldwater-scholarship','','','2015-04-24 15:52:25','2015-04-24 19:52:25','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5345',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6328,30,'2017-05-23 10:51:24','2017-05-23 14:51:24','[accordion autoclose=\"true\" clicktoclose=\"true\" openfirst=\"false\" openall=\"false\" ]\r\n\r\n[accordion-item title=\"Minor in Biomedical Engineering for Non-Engineering Majors\"]\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">Undergraduate students majoring in any other discipline may earn a minor in biomedical engineering by completing the required 22 credit hours of course work. Students majoring in electrical or mechanical engineering may earn the minor in biomedical engineering by completing 21 credits, and may apply the minor towards a five-year accelerated degree program combined with the Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering.</p>\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">This minor program is designed for students who desire skills in addition to those developed in the basic sciences and is especially intended for biology and chemistry majors.\r\nFor admission to the minor, students need</p>\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">(1) To be fully admitted to their major;</p>\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">(2) To have a GPA ≥ 2.5.</p>\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">To successfully complete the minor, a grade of “C” or better is required in all courses. The minor requires a minimum of 22 credit hours consisting of the following courses:</p>\r\n\r\n<table style=\"width: 584px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">MAC 2313</td>\r\n<td>Multivariable Calculus</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">MAP 3202</td>\r\n<td>Differential Equations</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">BME 3701</td>\r\n<td>Engineering Analysis of Biological Systems II</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">EGM 3503</td>\r\n<td>Applied Mechanics</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">BME 3032</td>\r\n<td>BME Transport</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">2 BME Electives</p>\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">Electives: The electives allow for the student to tailor their emphasis of study and must be one of the following two-course sequences:</p>\r\n\r\n<table style=\"width: 303px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">EEL 3003\r\nand\r\nEEE 4202C\r\nor\r\nBME 4100\r\nand\r\nBME 4332</td>\r\n<td>Electrical Engineering IMed Instrumentation DesignBiomaterials ScienceCell and Tissue Engineering</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\"> [/accordion-item]<p>\r\n[accordion-item title=\"Pre-Health Information: BME Academic Requisites\"]\r\n\r\nThe Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Certificate offered through the <a href=\"https://fiu.edu/~preprofc/\" target=\"_blank\">CAS Office of Pre-Health Professions Advising</a> consists of a minimum of 15 credits of upper division premedical coursework, as well as up to an additional 35 credits of prerequisite coursework depending on the academic background of the student. It is designed to enable students to take the coursework required for medical school admission, to facilitate success on the MCAT exam, and due to its interdisciplinary nature, enhance understanding of medical issues.\r\n\r\n<b>John T. Landrum,</b> Director, Pre-Health Professions Advising and Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry\r\n\r\nSteering Committee\r\n\r\n<b>Michael Brown,</b> Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering\r\n\r\n<b>Bruce Dunlap,</b> Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry\r\n\r\n<b>Kenton Harris,</b> Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Philosophy\r\n\r\n<b>Jeffrey Joens,</b> Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry\r\n\r\n<b>Admissions Requirements</b>\r\n\r\nAny student already holding a BA or BS degree is eligible to apply for this certificate program. Through the Pre-Health Professions Advising Center, a wide variety of student services and opportunities are available to the students in this program as they are for the traditional FIU premedical students.\r\n\r\n<b>Prerequisite(s):</b>\r\n\r\nThe following courses are required for admissions to medical school and to many other health professional schools. They are also prerequisites for course work required by this certificate program. Once enrolled in the Post-baccalaureate Undergraduate Premedical Certificate Program, any of these courses not already completed must be taken at FIU. A grade of “C” or better is required in all courses (“C-“ is not acceptable).\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"32%\">CHM 1045</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">General Chemistry I</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"32%\">CHM 1045L</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">General Chemistry Lab I</td>\r\n<td>1</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"32%\">CHM 1046</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">General Chemistry II</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"32%\">CHM 1046L</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">General Chemistry Lab II</td>\r\n<td>1</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"32%\">BSC 1010</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">General Biology I</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"32%\">BSC 1010L</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">General Biology I Lab</td>\r\n<td>1</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"32%\">BSC 1011</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">General Biology II</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"32%\">BSC 1011L</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">General Biology II Lab</td>\r\n<td>1</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"32%\">PHY 2053</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">Physics without Calculus I</td>\r\n<td>4</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<b>OR</b>\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"32%\">PHY 2048</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">Physics with Calculus I</td>\r\n<td>4</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"32%\">PHY 2048L</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">General Physics Lab I</td>\r\n<td>1</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"32%\">PHY 2054</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">Physics without Calculus II</td>\r\n<td>4</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<b>OR</b>\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>PHY 2049</td>\r\n<td>Physics with Calculus I</td>\r\n<td>4</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>PHY 2049L</td>\r\n<td>General Physics Lab I</td>\r\n<td>1</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>CHM 2210</td>\r\n<td>Organic Chemistry I</td>\r\n<td>4</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>CHM 2210L</td>\r\n<td>Organic Chemistry Lab I</td>\r\n<td>1</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>CHM 2211</td>\r\n<td>Organic Chemistry II</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>CHM 2211L</td>\r\n<td>Organic Chemistry Lab II</td>\r\n<td>1</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<b>Required Courses (12 credits):</b>\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>BCH 3033</td>\r\n<td>General Biochemistry</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<b>OR</b>\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>CHM 4304</td>\r\n<td>Biological Chemistry I</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>PCB 3063</td>\r\n<td>Genetics</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>PCB 4023</td>\r\n<td>Cell Biology</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nOne Physiology Course at the 3000 level or higher with the approval of the Certificate Program Director.\r\n\r\n<b>Elective Courses (3 credits):</b>\r\n\r\nMust complete ONE of the following. A grade of “C” or better is required in all courses (“C-“ is not acceptable).\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"31%\">REL 3180</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">Medical and Bioethics</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"31%\">PHI 4633</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">Biomedical Ethics</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"31%\">ANT 3462</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">Medical Anthropology</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"31%\">SYO 3400</td>\r\n<td width=\"64%\">Medical Sociology</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[/accordion-item]\r\n\r\n[accordion-item title=\"The Pre-Health Professions Advisement and Evaluation Committee\"]\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">At FIU the Pre-Health Professions Advising and Evaluation Committee  (PPAEC) has served students seeking admission to professional programs for over 30 years and has developed a strong rapport with many of the programs in the State of Florida as well as numerous nationally  recognized programs where our students are frequent matriculants.</p>\r\nPre-Health Professions Committees at universities and colleges around the country fill an important role in the application process for undergraduates seeking a career in one of the health professions.  Pre-medical and pre-dental students, especially, benefit from the ability to work with the Committee in submission of their evaluative material and letters of recommendation.  Colleges and Schools of Medicine and Dentistry throughout the U.S. expect and prefer a Committee and/or Composite letter of recommendation from the applicant’s home institution over individually submitted applications since this provides them much more consistent and experienced evaluations.  A Committee also provides these professional schools a single point of contact when additional information may be needed for a candidate.  For students, their Advisors and the Committee are credible advocates for their application.  At FIU, The Office of Pre-Health Professions Advising also supports application to programs of Pharmacy, Optometry, Veterinary, Podiatry, Physician Assistant and Chiropractic\r\n\r\n[/accordion-item]\r\n\r\n[accordion-item title=\"Pre-Health Careers\"]\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">Students who are successful in preparing for careers  in the health professions** maintain GPA’s between 3.0 and 4.0 throughout their academic careers.  It should not be surprising to applicants that the most prestigious schools are the most selective in all requirements:  GPA, Admission Test Scores, Leadership and Professional/Clinical Experience.  It is our experience that all professional programs share a philosophical desire to attract the best students and that they are unwilling to compromise on their academic expectations irrespective of the extent of the experience and commitment of a student to the career.  The different professions all seek exceptional students but vary somewhat in their selectivity.  Students completing applications for US MD programs are generally competitive only if they maintain a GPA (in each, the sciences and all other areas) above 3.5.  There are foreign medical schools that offer the MD and are fully recognized within the U.S., particularly some Caribbean schools.  Students may successfully seek admission to one of these schools with a GPA that is somewhat lower that that required by U.S. Colleges or Schools of Medicine.</p>\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">The academic admission requirements for Osteopathic Colleges of Medicine (D.O. Medical Schools) span a wider range than do those for U.S. M.D. programs.  As the number of high quality applicants has increased, so have the average admission scores and grades for matriculates at U.S. Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. Note: General Education requirements (non-science) for most professional programs includes 6 semester credits of English and 9 semester credits of Humanities/Social Sciences.</p>\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">Dental school academic admission requirements span a wider range that do those of medical schools but it is accurate to say that competitive dental school applicants must have a GPA greater than or equal to about 3.4.</p>\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">Pharmacy is frequently a career choice of FIU pre-health profession students.  Depending on their preparation and experience, students will find that successful application is possible at one of the several pharmacy programs within the State of Florida with a cumulative and science GPA above 3.0.</p>\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">Students seeking a degree and career in Veterinary Medicine will find that admission requirements are highly competitive, comparable to those for admission to medical schools.  In part, the competitive environment is the result of the small number of programs (only one in the State of Florida).  Some FIU students apply to and attend veterinary school at St. George’s University which has an articulation agreement with the University of Florida.</p>\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">All pre-health professions students should be aware of the fact that many professional schools are funded by the state in which they are found and acceptance is limited to residents of that state.  Our international students will find that their choices are much more limited than U.S. permanent residents and citizens.  Many professional schools do not accept U.S. non-residents.  Those professional schools that do accept international students are, typically, prestigious private universities where admission is exceptionally competitive.  Never the less, FIU has been successful at preparing many international students for acceptance to medical and/or dental schools within the U.S.</p>\r\n<p style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 21.125px;\">**Students seeking to apply to Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, or Sports Therapy programs should seek advising within the <a href=\"http://cnhs.fiu.edu/\">College of Nursing and Health Sciences</a>  where these degree options are offered at FIU.  For those specifically interested in <a href=\"http://cnhs.fiu.edu/pt/\">Physical Therapy</a> should follow this link.</p>\r\n[/accordion-item]\r\n\r\n[/accordion]\r\n','Other Programs','','inherit','closed','closed','','3018-revision-v1','','','2017-05-23 10:51:24','2017-05-23 14:51:24','',3018,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2017/05/3018-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5397,22,'2015-05-08 10:12:39','2015-05-08 14:12:39','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Glenda-Castellanos-Picture.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5398\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Glenda-Castellanos-Picture-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Glenda Castellanos- Picture\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>2015- Glenda Castellanos, born and raised in Honduras, is a graduate student in the Biomedical Engineering Department pursuing her Master’s degree. She is currently involved in research under the supervision of Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy, Assistant Professor.\r\nHer research focuses on uncovering a mechanism by which fluid induced stress can regulate bone marrow stem cell differentiation in support of the valvular phenotype. The understanding of such mechanism will subsequently have implications to the fine-tuning of heart valve tissue engineering protocols.\r\n\r\nFor the second consecutive year, Castellanos was granted the LAC fellowship for excellence in research and academics. The LAC fellowship is a prestigious award designed to promote international education and research between FIU and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Through the funding provided by the LAC fellowship, Castellanos is scheduled to fulfill one of her long time goals of obtaining a Master’s degree in biomedical engineering in spring 2016.','FIU Biomedical Engineering Masters Student Wins LAC Fellowship in Consecutive Years','','publish','closed','closed','','fiu-biomedical-engineering-masters-student-wins-lac-fellowship-in-consecutive-years','','','2015-05-08 10:57:23','2015-05-08 14:57:23','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5397',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (14941,31,'2018-05-02 15:56:22','2018-05-02 19:56:22','[caption id=\"attachment_7604\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Unknown-7.jpeg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7604\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Unknown-7-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Undergraduate students with Senior Design Professor Dr. Michael Christie[/caption]\r\n\r\nOn May 1st, students from the College of Engineering walked proudly across the Ocean Bank Convocation Center stage, as they earned the recognition of FIU graduates. We are proud to announce the successes of all of our graduating students. BME had a total of 66 graduating students: 60 undergraduate and 6 graduate students. This semester\'s undergraduate class included 13 Honors College graduates, as well as 5 members from Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB) Biomedical Engineering Honor Society. We would also like to announce the outstanding dedication and success of our students graduating with honors: 13 Cum Laude, 6 Magna Cum Laude, and 1 Summa Cum Laude. Following the commencement ceremony, students were invited to participate in the Induction to the Profession Ceremony to honor their accomplishments and induct them into the Order of the Engineer. The Order of the Engineer<i> </i>is modeled after the Canadian <i>Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer</i>. The Orders were initiated in the United States to foster a spirit of pride and responsibility in their respective profession, to bridge the gap between training and experience, and to present to the public a visible symbol identifying the engineer, constructor, or computing professional.\r\n\r\nBME congratulates you all for your hard work and accomplishments! We wish you the best in all your future endeavors!\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"2\" ids=\"14942,14943,14944,14945\"]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Master\'s Graduates</strong></span>\r\n\r\nAnthony Giordano\r\nElnaz Pour Issa\r\nAlejandro Manuel Pinero\r\nVivian Christina Soliz\r\nSachita Santos Sule\r\nAlexander Williams\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Undergraduate Graduates</strong></span>\r\n\r\nAlessa Abdool\r\nMeraj Shahzadi Akhtar\r\nAbeer Al Barghouthi\r\nRafael Eduardo Arcila\r\nMahmoud Abdulkareem Assad\r\nJean Marc Augustin\r\nGulash Aydemir\r\nMauricio Bendana Jr.\r\nCharleen Cynthia Briette\r\nDiana Caduff, <strong>Cum Laude</strong>\r\nAndrea Violetta Carrasco\r\nChristian Castillo\r\nAlessandra Francesca Chavez\r\nAntonio Richard Cuellar\r\nValentina Dargam, <strong>Cum Laude</strong>\r\nJohanna Deluca, <strong>Cum Laude</strong>\r\nKristoffer Andre Desruissaux\r\nKevin Estevez\r\nAngie M. Estrada\r\nChristopher Michael Estrella, <strong>Honors College</strong>\r\nChristianne Marie Fernandez, <strong>Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nJoselin Eloisa Fuenzalida\r\nGlenn Calloway Garcia Alberto\r\nJuan Camilo Giraldo, <strong>Magna Cum Laude</strong>\r\nMelissa Marie Gonzalez,<strong> Cum Laude</strong>\r\nDiego Rafael Gonzalez-Sempere\r\nPatrick Joseph Henry, <strong>Magna Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nNatasja Sakura Hirabayashi, <strong>Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nRebecca Juliana Kwasinski, <strong>Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nMortis Luik, <strong>Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nMehrnegar Malek\r\nDenise Medina Almora,<strong> Magna Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nMario Mendoza\r\nMichaela Ali Mills, <strong>Summa Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nKarla Alejandra Montejo, <strong>Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nMaria Del Carmen Montesinos,<strong> Cum Laude</strong>\r\nPaula Oyarce\r\nJose Iduar Palomino\r\nEmily Perez, <strong>Cum Laude</strong>\r\nBrian Pintado\r\nAlessandra Proietti\r\nFrancesca Brianna Riccio-Ackerman, <strong>Honors College</strong>\r\nDaniel Rivera, <strong>Honors College, World\'s Ahead Graduate</strong>\r\nEdwin Alexander Robledo\r\nDayanna Carolina Romero, <strong>Magna Cum Laude</strong>\r\nIrina Ryumina\r\nRayid Sakib\r\nKarina Sequera,<strong> Magna Cum Laude</strong>\r\nNicole Sevilla, <strong>Magna Cum Laude, Honors College, World\'s Ahead Graduate</strong>\r\nStephany Carolina Sosa Garcia\r\nDanique Pearl Stewart\r\nNidhi Vasantbhai Suthar\r\nArnaldo Taroconte\r\nDivya Mahendra Teltumbade\r\nPatrick Thompson,<strong> Cum Laude</strong>\r\nGeorge Michael Valle\r\nAlejandro Enrique Verdecia, <strong>Honors College</strong>\r\nJean P. Ward\r\nXunjian Yang\r\nAndrew Curtis Zicker, <strong>Cum Laude</strong>','Spring 2018 Graduation','','publish','closed','closed','','spring-2018-graduation','','','2018-05-14 13:07:29','2018-05-14 17:07:29','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=14941',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5336,22,'2015-04-22 13:41:43','2015-04-22 17:41:43','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Jung-with-Encyclopedia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5333\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Jung-with-Encyclopedia-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Jung with Encyclopedia\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\nThe first edition of the Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience was published in March 2015 by Springer. Professor Ranu Jung co-edited this four volume work with Professor Dieter Jaeger from Emory University. This major reference work also includes entries by Dr. Brian K. Hillen postdoctoral fellow in the Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory and Drs. Mohamed Abdelghani and Sharmila Venugopal both of whom were previously postdoctoral fellows in Professor Jung’s laboratory.  A three-year undertaking, it is a comprehensive overview of the computational neuroscience field, relevant for both researchers and students. The hardcopy 3180 page work includes 1109 illustrations, 769 in color, and contains nearly 1,000 entries in 50 subject areas. The electronic version is a Live Reference that is constantly updated. It is cross-linked with the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, the Encyclopedia of Machine Learning, and other major reference works.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/015.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5335\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/015-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"015\" width=\"590\" height=\"392\" /></a>','First Edition Encyclopedia Edited by Ranu Jung','','publish','closed','closed','','first-edition-encyclopedia-edited-by-ranu-jung','','','2015-04-23 15:00:08','2015-04-23 19:00:08','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5336',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5338,22,'2015-04-22 15:47:15','2015-04-22 19:47:15','Please come out and join other BME Alumni at our After Graduation Mentoring Event on May 1st at 6pm in EC 2300.<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/After-Graduation-Mentoring-Event-Invitation.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5322\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/After-Graduation-Mentoring-Event-Invitation.png\" alt=\"After Graduation Mentoring Event Invitation\" width=\"976\" height=\"764\" /></a>','FIU and AEMB After Graduation Mentoring Event','','publish','closed','closed','','fiu-and-aemb-after-graduation-mentoring-event','','','2015-04-22 15:47:15','2015-04-22 19:47:15','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5338',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5339,22,'2015-04-22 15:47:15','2015-04-22 19:47:15','Please come out and join other BME Alumni at our After Graduation Mentoring Event on May 1st at 6pm in EC 2300.<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/After-Graduation-Mentoring-Event-Invitation.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5322\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/After-Graduation-Mentoring-Event-Invitation.png\" alt=\"After Graduation Mentoring Event Invitation\" width=\"976\" height=\"764\" /></a>','FIU and AEMB After Graduation Mentoring Event','','inherit','closed','closed','','5338-revision-v1','','','2015-04-22 15:47:15','2015-04-22 19:47:15','',5338,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/04/5338-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5340,22,'2015-04-22 16:04:13','2015-04-22 20:04:13','<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15.0pt; text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \'Arial\',\'sans-serif\'; color: #5c5c5c;\"><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pratik-Shah.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5342\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pratik-Shah-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pratik Shah\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>January 2015 - FIU Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student, Pratikkumar Shah won the <b>Junior Research Investigator Award ($500 in cash)- 2015</b> from the Society of Personalized Nano-Medicine (SPNM). The conference was held in Miami this past January and the competition was open to graduate students and postdocs working in the area of nanotechnology and its applications in personalized medicine. Nearly 30 participants from 7 different universities competed in the poster presentation event.  </span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15.0pt; text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \'Arial\',\'sans-serif\'; color: #5c5c5c;\">Pratik’s research is supervised by Professor Chenzhong Li. His Ph.D. research includes the application of lab-on-a-chip based devices for rapid and accurate measurement of nanomaterial toxicity. Pratik’s poster discussed the application of such a device in correlating the spreading of toxicity from a single cell to a small population and its applicability in the field of personalized nano-medicine. Pratik is one of FIU BME\'s brightest students and has twice won the best poster award at conferences and won the Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF) in fall 2014. Pratik is graduating in spring 2015.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15.0pt; text-align: justify; background: white;\">Congratulations!</p>','Pratikkumar Shah, Ph.D. Student wins Junior Research Investigator Award','','publish','closed','closed','','pratikkumar-shah-ph-d-student-wins-junior-research-investigator-award','','','2015-04-22 16:12:36','2015-04-22 20:12:36','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5340',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5343,22,'2015-04-22 16:12:36','2015-04-22 20:12:36','<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15.0pt; text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \'Arial\',\'sans-serif\'; color: #5c5c5c;\"><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pratik-Shah.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5342\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pratik-Shah-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pratik Shah\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>January 2015 - FIU Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student, Pratikkumar Shah won the <b>Junior Research Investigator Award ($500 in cash)- 2015</b> from the Society of Personalized Nano-Medicine (SPNM). The conference was held in Miami this past January and the competition was open to graduate students and postdocs working in the area of nanotechnology and its applications in personalized medicine. Nearly 30 participants from 7 different universities competed in the poster presentation event.  </span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15.0pt; text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \'Arial\',\'sans-serif\'; color: #5c5c5c;\">Pratik’s research is supervised by Professor Chenzhong Li. His Ph.D. research includes the application of lab-on-a-chip based devices for rapid and accurate measurement of nanomaterial toxicity. Pratik’s poster discussed the application of such a device in correlating the spreading of toxicity from a single cell to a small population and its applicability in the field of personalized nano-medicine. Pratik is one of FIU BME\'s brightest students and has twice won the best poster award at conferences and won the Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF) in fall 2014. Pratik is graduating in spring 2015.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15.0pt; text-align: justify; background: white;\">Congratulations!</p>','Pratikkumar Shah, Ph.D. Student wins Junior Research Investigator Award','','inherit','closed','closed','','5340-revision-v1','','','2015-04-22 16:12:36','2015-04-22 20:12:36','',5340,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/04/5340-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5344,22,'2015-04-23 15:00:08','2015-04-23 19:00:08','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Jung-with-Encyclopedia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5333\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Jung-with-Encyclopedia-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Jung with Encyclopedia\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\nThe first edition of the Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience was published in March 2015 by Springer. Professor Ranu Jung co-edited this four volume work with Professor Dieter Jaeger from Emory University. This major reference work also includes entries by Dr. Brian K. Hillen postdoctoral fellow in the Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory and Drs. Mohamed Abdelghani and Sharmila Venugopal both of whom were previously postdoctoral fellows in Professor Jung’s laboratory.  A three-year undertaking, it is a comprehensive overview of the computational neuroscience field, relevant for both researchers and students. The hardcopy 3180 page work includes 1109 illustrations, 769 in color, and contains nearly 1,000 entries in 50 subject areas. The electronic version is a Live Reference that is constantly updated. It is cross-linked with the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, the Encyclopedia of Machine Learning, and other major reference works.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/015.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5335\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/015-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"015\" width=\"590\" height=\"392\" /></a>','First Edition Encyclopedia Edited by Ranu Jung','','inherit','closed','closed','','5336-revision-v1','','','2015-04-23 15:00:08','2015-04-23 19:00:08','',5336,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/04/5336-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5347,22,'2015-04-24 15:52:25','2015-04-24 19:52:25','<hr class=\"title-divider\" />\r\n\r\n<div id=\"content\">\r\n<div class=\"main\">\r\n<div class=\"post-meta\">Posted by <span class=\"vcard author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a title=\"Posts by Joel Delgado\" href=\"http://news.fiu.edu/author/jdelgado\" rel=\"author\">Joel Delgado</a></span></span> FIU NEWS</div>\r\n<div id=\"post-87537\" class=\"post-87537 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-science-health tag-adaptive-neural-systems-laboratory tag-biomedical-engineering tag-college-of-engineering-computing clearfix\">\r\n<div class=\"entry\">\r\n<div id=\"fb-root\" class=\" fb_reset\">\r\n<div></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"fb-share-button fb_iframe_widget\" data-href=\"http://news.fiu.edu/2015/04/biomedical-engineering-student-wins-prestigious-goldwater-scholarship/87537\" data-layout=\"button_count\"></div>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-87538 size-medium\" src=\"http://news.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gallardo-1--300x400.jpg\" alt=\"Gallardo 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" />\r\n\r\nThe Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation named FIU biomedical engineering major Elizabeth Gallardo a Goldwater Scholar for the 2015-2016 academic year.\r\n\r\nThe scholarship program is designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering; it is the premier undergraduate award of its type in these fields. Gallardo is the third FIU student to receive the scholarship, and the first since 2003.\r\n\r\n“It’s an honor to be a Goldwater Scholar along with students from Harvard, MIT and other great schools,” Gallardo said.\r\n\r\nGallardo is one 260 undergraduate sophomores and juniors from across the United States selected as Goldwater Scholars. They were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,206 mathematics, science and engineering students.\r\n\r\nThe one and two year scholarships cover the cost of tuition, fees, books and student housing up to a maximum of $7,500.\r\n\r\n“She’s a joy to work with, and I couldn’t think of a more deserving student,” said Rebekah Schulze, the director of the <a href=\"http://undergrad.fiu.edu/scholarships/\" target=\"_blank\">Office of Scholarships &amp; Fellowships</a> who helped Gallardo throughout the application process.\r\n\r\nVirtually all Goldwater Scholars intend to obtain a Ph.D. as their degree objective and Gallardo is no different. She hopes to continue to pursue research in biomechatronics – which aims to integrate mechanical elements, electronics and parts of biological organisms – as a doctorate student.\r\n\r\nGrowing up, she watched the anime show <em>Fullmetal Alchemist </em>and one of the show’s supporting characters was a teenage girl who built a specialized prosthetic arm and leg for one of the show’s main characters. The character’s skills as an “automail” – or automotive prosthetic limbs – engineer struck a chord in Gallardo.\r\n\r\n“I saw that show and thought ‘I want to do that,’” Gallardo recalls.\r\n\r\nWhen she came to FIU, she began doing research in Professor and Chair of <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Biomedical Engineering</a> Ranu Jung’s <a href=\"http://ans.fiu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Adaptive Neural Systems laboratory</a>. Their work in prosthetic design and the nervous system, including research focused on one day integrating sensory feedback through prosthetic limbs, immediately appealed to her.\r\n\r\nGallardo, an avid runner who ran track and field in high school and still runs in her spare time, hopes to one day help design prosthetics that could give athletes and others a chance to compete or take part in the recreational activities they once enjoyed.\r\n\r\n“Giving people who have lost an arm or a leg back that opportunity would be awesome,” she said. “Hopefully, we can give that back to people.”\r\n\r\nAfter spending time at Harvard last summer for an REU (research experience for undergraduates), Gallardo is excited to go back to Boston this summer to take part in an REU at MIT. This time she will be working in a lab under Hugh Herr, the head of the MIT Media Lab’s Biomechatronics group and a double amputee who has been responsible for <a href=\"https://youtube.com/watch?v=CDsNZJTWw0w\" target=\"_blank\">breakthrough advances in bionic limbs</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>For more information on the Goldwater Scholarship and how to apply, visit the </em><a href=\"http://undergrad.fiu.edu/scholarships/\"><em>Office of Scholarships &amp; Fellowships website</em></a><em> or call 305-348-0349.</em>\r\n\r\nJoel Delgado, FIU News\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Biomedical engineering student earns prestigious Goldwater Scholarship','','inherit','closed','closed','','5345-revision-v1','','','2015-04-24 15:52:25','2015-04-24 19:52:25','',5345,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/04/5345-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5403,22,'2015-05-08 10:57:23','2015-05-08 14:57:23','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Glenda-Castellanos-Picture.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5398\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Glenda-Castellanos-Picture-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Glenda Castellanos- Picture\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>2015- Glenda Castellanos, born and raised in Honduras, is a graduate student in the Biomedical Engineering Department pursuing her Master’s degree. She is currently involved in research under the supervision of Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy, Assistant Professor.\r\nHer research focuses on uncovering a mechanism by which fluid induced stress can regulate bone marrow stem cell differentiation in support of the valvular phenotype. The understanding of such mechanism will subsequently have implications to the fine-tuning of heart valve tissue engineering protocols.\r\n\r\nFor the second consecutive year, Castellanos was granted the LAC fellowship for excellence in research and academics. The LAC fellowship is a prestigious award designed to promote international education and research between FIU and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Through the funding provided by the LAC fellowship, Castellanos is scheduled to fulfill one of her long time goals of obtaining a Master’s degree in biomedical engineering in spring 2016.','FIU Biomedical Engineering Masters Student Wins LAC Fellowship in Consecutive Years','','inherit','closed','closed','','5397-revision-v1','','','2015-05-08 10:57:23','2015-05-08 14:57:23','',5397,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/05/5397-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5387,22,'2015-05-01 18:13:27','2015-05-01 22:13:27','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jiao.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4392\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jiao-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"jiao\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/nikolaos-tsoukias.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3446\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/nikolaos-tsoukias-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"nikolaos-tsoukias\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>5 Patents in 2014-2015 for FIU Biomedical Engineering Faculty\r\n\r\nAssociate Professors Shuliang Jiao and Nikolaos Tsoukias recently became the fourth and fifth members of the Biomedical Engineering faculty to receive patents in 2014-2015.\r\n\r\nJiao and his co-inventor team received a U.S. patent for special contrast for glaucoma imaging in February 2014. The system is used to analyze and detect early stage damage to the retina related to glaucoma. Glaucoma is a class of ocular diseases resulting from damage to the optic nerve. Left untreated, glaucoma can have serious implications and may result in blindness. Early detection is critical in treating the disease and for preventing its progression. The diagnosis and treatment monitoring for retinal diseases highly rely on noninvasive in vivo imaging technologies. Shuliang Jiao’s lab, the Ophthalmic Imaging Research Lab, is dedicated to the development of novel optical technologies for 3D high resolution imaging of the anatomy and functions of the eye in vivo.\r\n\r\nTsoukias’ patent, organometallic fluorescent sensors for nitric oxide detection and imaging, was issued in December 2014. This patent has significant importance for human health as nitric oxide is recognized as a key signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system. Detecting the presence and/or the concentration of nitric oxide will aid in the development of therapeutic and diagnostic products to treat conditions such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and stroke.\r\n\r\nThese patents highlight a banner year in 2014-2015 for the Biomedical Engineering Department. Ranu Jung, Sharan Ramaswamy, and Anuradha Godavarty each received patents for their work in 2014-2015 totaling 5 patents for the department in that time.\r\n\r\nFor more information on the faculty’s patents, please visit: <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/category/faculty-achievement/patents/\">https://bme.fiu.edu/category/faculty-achievement/patents/</a>\r\n\r\nNikolaos Tsoukias Dec 9, 2014\r\nOrganometallic fluorescent sensors for nitric oxide detection and imaging\r\nUS 8906694 B2\r\n<a href=\"https://google.com/patents/US8906694?dq=nikolaos+tsoukias&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=im1BVf69LZL8yQSg54C4CA&amp;sqi=2&amp;pjf=1&amp;ved=0CC0Q6AEwAg\">https://google.com/patents/US8906694?dq=nikolaos+tsoukias&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=im1BVf69LZL8yQSg54C4CA&amp;sqi=2&amp;pjf=1&amp;ved=0CC0Q6AEwAg</a>\r\n\r\nShuliang Jiao Feb 4, 2014\r\nSpectral contrast for glaucoma imaging\r\nUS 8641193 B2\r\n<a href=\"https://google.com/patents/US8641193?dq=shuliang+jiao&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=em5BVfeyO6e1sQST6oDACg&amp;ved=0CCMQ6AEwATgK\">https://google.com/patents/US8641193?dq=shuliang+jiao&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=em5BVfeyO6e1sQST6oDACg&amp;ved=0CCMQ6AEwATgK</a>','5 Patents in 2014-2015 for FIU Biomedical Engineering Faculty','','publish','closed','closed','','5-patents-in-2014-2015-for-fiu-biomedical-engineering-faculty','','','2015-05-01 19:08:25','2015-05-01 23:08:25','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5387',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5391,22,'2015-05-01 19:08:10','2015-05-01 23:08:10','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jiao.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4392\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jiao-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"jiao\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/nikolaos-tsoukias.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3446\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/nikolaos-tsoukias-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"nikolaos-tsoukias\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>5 Patents in 2014-2015 for FIU Biomedical Engineering Faculty\r\n\r\nAssociate Professors Shuliang Jiao and Nikolaos Tsoukias recently became the fourth and fifth members of the Biomedical Engineering faculty to receive patents in 2014-2015.\r\n\r\nJiao and his co-inventor team received a U.S. patent for special contrast for glaucoma imaging in February 2014. The system is used to analyze and detect early stage damage to the retina related to glaucoma. Glaucoma is a class of ocular diseases resulting from damage to the optic nerve. Left untreated, glaucoma can have serious implications and may result in blindness. Early detection is critical in treating the disease and for preventing its progression. The diagnosis and treatment monitoring for retinal diseases highly rely on noninvasive in vivo imaging technologies. Shuliang Jiao’s lab, the Ophthalmic Imaging Research Lab, is dedicated to the development of novel optical technologies for 3D high resolution imaging of the anatomy and functions of the eye in vivo.\r\n\r\nTsoukias’ patent, organometallic fluorescent sensors for nitric oxide detection and imaging, was issued in December 2014. This patent has significant importance for human health as nitric oxide is recognized as a key signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system. Detecting the presence and/or the concentration of nitric oxide will aid in the development of therapeutic and diagnostic products to treat conditions such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and stroke.\r\n\r\nThese patents highlight a banner year in 2014-2015 for the Biomedical Engineering Department. Ranu Jung, Sharan Ramaswamy, and Anuradha Godavarty each received patents for their work in 2014-2015 totaling 5 patents for the department in that time.\r\n\r\nFor more information on the faculty’s patents, please visit: <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/category/faculty-achievement/patents/\">https://bme.fiu.edu/category/faculty-achievement/patents/</a>\r\n\r\nNikolaos Tsoukias Dec 9, 2014\r\nOrganometallic fluorescent sensors for nitric oxide detection and imaging\r\nUS 8906694 B2\r\n<a href=\"https://google.com/patents/US8906694?dq=nikolaos+tsoukias&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=im1BVf69LZL8yQSg54C4CA&amp;sqi=2&amp;pjf=1&amp;ved=0CC0Q6AEwAg\">https://google.com/patents/US8906694?dq=nikolaos+tsoukias&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=im1BVf69LZL8yQSg54C4CA&amp;sqi=2&amp;pjf=1&amp;ved=0CC0Q6AEwAg</a>\r\n\r\nShuliang Jiao Feb 4, 2014\r\nSpectral contrast for glaucoma imaging\r\nUS 8641193 B2\r\n<a href=\"https://google.com/patents/US8641193?dq=shuliang+jiao&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=em5BVfeyO6e1sQST6oDACg&amp;ved=0CCMQ6AEwATgK\">https://google.com/patents/US8641193?dq=shuliang+jiao&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=em5BVfeyO6e1sQST6oDACg&amp;ved=0CCMQ6AEwATgK</a>','5 Patents in 2014-2015 for FIU Biomedical Engineering Faculty','','inherit','closed','closed','','5387-revision-v1','','','2015-05-01 19:08:10','2015-05-01 23:08:10','',5387,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/05/5387-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5441,22,'2015-05-13 16:46:29','2015-05-13 20:46:29','<h5><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sharan-ramaswamy.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3443\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sharan-ramaswamy.jpg\" alt=\"sharan-ramaswamy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a></h5>\r\nMay 2015- Sharan Ramaswamy (SR), PhD, FAHA, Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University, recently spent time with Rob Fraser (RF), Lab Manager, MSc. at ViVitro Labs.\r\n\r\nIn a follow-up interview, Dr. Ramaswamy talked with Rob about his Tissue Engineered Mechanics, Imaging and Materials (TEMIM) lab work, recent patent, and use of ViVitro equipment.\r\n\r\n<em>RF: Please tell us about your current work at TEMIM:</em>\r\n\r\nSR: The major focus of my research is cardiovascular mechanobiology. We’re trying to understand how regenerated tissues related to the cardiovascular system respond to mechanical environments. We study this in multiple ways: We try to understand the response of tissues themselves. How cells reform or change their shape or cytoskeletal structure in response to mechanical stresses. We evaluate in particular the utility of different stem cells to grow new cardiovascular tissues. A large focus is heart valve repair and replacement. We are currently investigating tissue engineering based strategies to repair or replace damaged heart valves. We have the ViVitro Pulse Duplicator unit in our lab to conduct functional assessment, so as to determine how well these tissues adapt to a localized hemodynamic environment once we have assembled them in a valve type format.\r\n\r\n<em>RF: How is the work going?</em>\r\n\r\nSR: In the last two years we’ve had a few string of successes, some have been published and a large part remains to be published and will come out in the next year. Among our major findings in the last two years, we’ve identified oscillatory fluid-induced stresses to be especially useful in regulating bone marrow stem cells towards a uniquely valve-specific lineage. However this can only occur if the magnitudes of these stresses are above some critical limit and it is possible that these magnitudes may need to be in the physiological range. At the moment, we’re hoping to fabricate valvular-shaped scaffolds and engineer tissues that can be tested for functionality. For that we’ll again be using the ViVitro Pulse Duplicator unit.\r\n\r\nOther current events: we’ve been collaborating with clinicians from Joe DiMaggio Children’s hospital in Hollywood Florida. They’ve implanted a biodegradable material for valve replacement purposes in a few compassionate care cases. Engineered valves for repair or replacement are particularly needed among children with critical congenital valve disease because none of the prosthetics can grow with the child. Because of this very limiting issue the only feasible option, in theory, is to grow valves for the patient that will grow as the child grows. In a few compassionate care cases the physicians implanted these biodegradable materials which subsequently supported autologous tissue in-growth. At least in the short term, these patients continue to be well and the valves remain functional.\r\n\r\nWhy are the valves functioning well, will they continue to do so and can we make them better? To help answer these questions, as one strategy, we would like to use this biodegradable material as a scaffold to allow stem cells to grow and deposit a stem cell developed matrix. We’d like to then assess and quantify the functional effectiveness of these constructs using the ViVitro Pulse Duplicator unit.\r\n\r\n<em>RF: What are the reactions to this work?</em>\r\n\r\nSR: Well from the various projects in which the ViVitro pulse duplicator has been or will soon be utilized, I’d like to redirect to 2 projects. The first involves a collaboration we have with the University of Florida (UF). The collaboration was started off by a focus on a novel silicone valve prosthesis developed at UF. At FIU, we implanted these silicone valves into the ViVitro Pulse Duplicator unit and did a bunch of functionality testing; the results were published in the journal, JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments. Subsequently the group at UF was interested in my stem cell approaches for valve repair. I also found the concept or repair refreshing and distinct from traditional intentions for tissue engineered heart valves for replacement purposes. Our discussions went back and forth to solidify our proposed approaches. After a year or so, we’ve forged their surgical, animal model expertise and clinical experience to our extensive experience in stems cells, bio-reactors and tissue engineering into grant applications to promote a strategy to use stem cells for valve repair work.\r\n\r\nThe other project relates to a US patent on a bio-reactor device that myself along with a team of inventors were recently awarded. This is a tool we use extensively in the lab. The focus is on being able to impart fluid flow stresses and cyclic flexure stresses and cyclic stretch. Flow, flex and stretch are the three main stresses for valves. The idea was to couple and decouple these stresses in any manner that we saw fit and in particular, be able to apply them at sub-physiological, physiological and supra-physiological levels. We can use any type of cell or scaffold materials to evaluate the mechano-biology response. We received interesting feedback from industry and academia. We published a few papers in the last year. One nice feature is that the device is MRI compatible. I anticipate many studies in my lab utilizing this device over the next couple of years.\r\n\r\n<em>RF: You mentioned the ViVitro Pulse Duplicator several times.</em>\r\n\r\nSR: I have already talked about how it has helped us in specific projects so now I guess I will provide a more general response – Well, It’s really the beginning as far as the Pulse Duplicator is concerned. There are many projects in which we would like to use the device but are limited by funding; but we are trying our best to secure grants and other sources of funding. Of course this goes beyond funding or testing, ultimately it is my sincere belief that these efforts will lead to better treatment options for the patient with critical valve disease. We cannot get there without all the fantastic people (collaborators, students, you guys at ViVitro!, etc) who are involved, and without carrying out the investigations that need to be done, but the reality is that none of this is possible without funding. I remain optimistic nonetheless. In the State of Florida, there continues to be interest by other groups regarding functionality for their valve prototypes and our lab does possess this expertise locally to be able to help them. As I already mentioned in one example, it originally helped us determine the hydrodynamic qualities of the UF silicone valve but more importantly it forged a strong collaboration between my lab and University of Florida Physicians, Surgeons and Veterinarians. So in this context, it has provided a base for people in the area to come to my lab and collaborate with me because they knew I had the equipment. This in turn has led to strong collaborations between our groups – this was certainly a big plus.\r\n\r\n<em>RF: What are your plans for the future?</em>\r\n\r\nSR: My vision is to try to engage in more rigorous cardiovascular engineering and cardiovascular regenerative medicine work. I would like to make this part of the country, that is, the State of Florida more in the forefront for these areas. For example, as large a population as we have in Miami and South Florida, there isn’t that much of a Cardiovascular Engineering or Regenerative Medicine focus. 15 years ago there were faculty engaged in cardiovascular work here, but that has somehow dissipated. I think there is a renewed interest that we don’t lose this important skill set. There is also a lot of industry interest locally as well. Establishing a cardiovascular institute in Florida that focuses on engineering and some of the cardiovascular mechano- biology and regenerative medicine/tissue engineering are some of my longer term goals.\r\n\r\n<em>RF: Do you have advice for our readers?</em>\r\n\r\nSR: Keep an open mind and learn every day. Have strong clinical and industry collaborators. Be persistent.\r\n\r\nIt’s important to keep an open mind. I think it’s easy to get caught up in your little cubicle and do what you’re doing. There are a lot of exciting things at the fringes of what you’re doing. You need to keep an open mind to accepting different approaches and learning something new every day no matter what career stage you are at.\r\n\r\nEstablish strong ties with clinicians and folks in industry. These are the people that are going to make a direct difference to the patient in terms of actual usage in the clinic and in commercial product development. Ultimately our goals need to translate to making better products for the patient. For example, it always amazes me how a 30 minute conversation with one of my Clinician friends leads to a string of new ideas – they face very specific set of challenges in the hospital. We as Bio-engineers need to be made aware of these problems and subsequently understand them in order to deliver a solution. Bio-engineers need to be on the same page as Clinicians as far as the next best treatment strategies are concerned. Clinicians have specific approaches that they know will have better outcomes if only one or two things were to be designed differently, used different materials or assembled differently, etc. If we want better treatments to translate more quickly, as Bio-engineers we need to deliver on that design, material or assembly but remain within the boundaries of the clinical approaches because that’s what the Clinicians are using today.\r\n\r\nBe persistent – As with all big challenges in life you have to be patient and persistent. I subscribe to the idea that a success will arrive only after multiple “failures” but rather than to call them “failures” they are “building blocks” on the path to success. The key is to be aware from the very beginning that it’s going to be a long journey – it has probably been said before in different ways but essentially, “enjoy the journey more than that eventual success” which would be a healthy way of looking at it.\r\n\r\nFor more information please visit: <a href=\"http://vivitrolabs.com/interview-sharan-ramaswamy-on-cardiovascular-mechanobiology/\">http://vivitrolabs.com/interview-sharan-ramaswamy-on-cardiovascular-mechanobiology/ </a>','Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy interview with ViVitro Labs on Cardiovascular Mechanobiology','','publish','closed','closed','','dr-sharan-ramaswamy-interview-with-vivitro-labs-on-cardiovascular-mechanobiology','','','2015-05-13 16:47:50','2015-05-13 20:47:50','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5441',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5446,22,'2015-05-13 16:47:50','2015-05-13 20:47:50','<h5><a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sharan-ramaswamy.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3443\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sharan-ramaswamy.jpg\" alt=\"sharan-ramaswamy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a></h5>\r\nMay 2015- Sharan Ramaswamy (SR), PhD, FAHA, Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University, recently spent time with Rob Fraser (RF), Lab Manager, MSc. at ViVitro Labs.\r\n\r\nIn a follow-up interview, Dr. Ramaswamy talked with Rob about his Tissue Engineered Mechanics, Imaging and Materials (TEMIM) lab work, recent patent, and use of ViVitro equipment.\r\n\r\n<em>RF: Please tell us about your current work at TEMIM:</em>\r\n\r\nSR: The major focus of my research is cardiovascular mechanobiology. We’re trying to understand how regenerated tissues related to the cardiovascular system respond to mechanical environments. We study this in multiple ways: We try to understand the response of tissues themselves. How cells reform or change their shape or cytoskeletal structure in response to mechanical stresses. We evaluate in particular the utility of different stem cells to grow new cardiovascular tissues. A large focus is heart valve repair and replacement. We are currently investigating tissue engineering based strategies to repair or replace damaged heart valves. We have the ViVitro Pulse Duplicator unit in our lab to conduct functional assessment, so as to determine how well these tissues adapt to a localized hemodynamic environment once we have assembled them in a valve type format.\r\n\r\n<em>RF: How is the work going?</em>\r\n\r\nSR: In the last two years we’ve had a few string of successes, some have been published and a large part remains to be published and will come out in the next year. Among our major findings in the last two years, we’ve identified oscillatory fluid-induced stresses to be especially useful in regulating bone marrow stem cells towards a uniquely valve-specific lineage. However this can only occur if the magnitudes of these stresses are above some critical limit and it is possible that these magnitudes may need to be in the physiological range. At the moment, we’re hoping to fabricate valvular-shaped scaffolds and engineer tissues that can be tested for functionality. For that we’ll again be using the ViVitro Pulse Duplicator unit.\r\n\r\nOther current events: we’ve been collaborating with clinicians from Joe DiMaggio Children’s hospital in Hollywood Florida. They’ve implanted a biodegradable material for valve replacement purposes in a few compassionate care cases. Engineered valves for repair or replacement are particularly needed among children with critical congenital valve disease because none of the prosthetics can grow with the child. Because of this very limiting issue the only feasible option, in theory, is to grow valves for the patient that will grow as the child grows. In a few compassionate care cases the physicians implanted these biodegradable materials which subsequently supported autologous tissue in-growth. At least in the short term, these patients continue to be well and the valves remain functional.\r\n\r\nWhy are the valves functioning well, will they continue to do so and can we make them better? To help answer these questions, as one strategy, we would like to use this biodegradable material as a scaffold to allow stem cells to grow and deposit a stem cell developed matrix. We’d like to then assess and quantify the functional effectiveness of these constructs using the ViVitro Pulse Duplicator unit.\r\n\r\n<em>RF: What are the reactions to this work?</em>\r\n\r\nSR: Well from the various projects in which the ViVitro pulse duplicator has been or will soon be utilized, I’d like to redirect to 2 projects. The first involves a collaboration we have with the University of Florida (UF). The collaboration was started off by a focus on a novel silicone valve prosthesis developed at UF. At FIU, we implanted these silicone valves into the ViVitro Pulse Duplicator unit and did a bunch of functionality testing; the results were published in the journal, JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments. Subsequently the group at UF was interested in my stem cell approaches for valve repair. I also found the concept or repair refreshing and distinct from traditional intentions for tissue engineered heart valves for replacement purposes. Our discussions went back and forth to solidify our proposed approaches. After a year or so, we’ve forged their surgical, animal model expertise and clinical experience to our extensive experience in stems cells, bio-reactors and tissue engineering into grant applications to promote a strategy to use stem cells for valve repair work.\r\n\r\nThe other project relates to a US patent on a bio-reactor device that myself along with a team of inventors were recently awarded. This is a tool we use extensively in the lab. The focus is on being able to impart fluid flow stresses and cyclic flexure stresses and cyclic stretch. Flow, flex and stretch are the three main stresses for valves. The idea was to couple and decouple these stresses in any manner that we saw fit and in particular, be able to apply them at sub-physiological, physiological and supra-physiological levels. We can use any type of cell or scaffold materials to evaluate the mechano-biology response. We received interesting feedback from industry and academia. We published a few papers in the last year. One nice feature is that the device is MRI compatible. I anticipate many studies in my lab utilizing this device over the next couple of years.\r\n\r\n<em>RF: You mentioned the ViVitro Pulse Duplicator several times.</em>\r\n\r\nSR: I have already talked about how it has helped us in specific projects so now I guess I will provide a more general response – Well, It’s really the beginning as far as the Pulse Duplicator is concerned. There are many projects in which we would like to use the device but are limited by funding; but we are trying our best to secure grants and other sources of funding. Of course this goes beyond funding or testing, ultimately it is my sincere belief that these efforts will lead to better treatment options for the patient with critical valve disease. We cannot get there without all the fantastic people (collaborators, students, you guys at ViVitro!, etc) who are involved, and without carrying out the investigations that need to be done, but the reality is that none of this is possible without funding. I remain optimistic nonetheless. In the State of Florida, there continues to be interest by other groups regarding functionality for their valve prototypes and our lab does possess this expertise locally to be able to help them. As I already mentioned in one example, it originally helped us determine the hydrodynamic qualities of the UF silicone valve but more importantly it forged a strong collaboration between my lab and University of Florida Physicians, Surgeons and Veterinarians. So in this context, it has provided a base for people in the area to come to my lab and collaborate with me because they knew I had the equipment. This in turn has led to strong collaborations between our groups – this was certainly a big plus.\r\n\r\n<em>RF: What are your plans for the future?</em>\r\n\r\nSR: My vision is to try to engage in more rigorous cardiovascular engineering and cardiovascular regenerative medicine work. I would like to make this part of the country, that is, the State of Florida more in the forefront for these areas. For example, as large a population as we have in Miami and South Florida, there isn’t that much of a Cardiovascular Engineering or Regenerative Medicine focus. 15 years ago there were faculty engaged in cardiovascular work here, but that has somehow dissipated. I think there is a renewed interest that we don’t lose this important skill set. There is also a lot of industry interest locally as well. Establishing a cardiovascular institute in Florida that focuses on engineering and some of the cardiovascular mechano- biology and regenerative medicine/tissue engineering are some of my longer term goals.\r\n\r\n<em>RF: Do you have advice for our readers?</em>\r\n\r\nSR: Keep an open mind and learn every day. Have strong clinical and industry collaborators. Be persistent.\r\n\r\nIt’s important to keep an open mind. I think it’s easy to get caught up in your little cubicle and do what you’re doing. There are a lot of exciting things at the fringes of what you’re doing. You need to keep an open mind to accepting different approaches and learning something new every day no matter what career stage you are at.\r\n\r\nEstablish strong ties with clinicians and folks in industry. These are the people that are going to make a direct difference to the patient in terms of actual usage in the clinic and in commercial product development. Ultimately our goals need to translate to making better products for the patient. For example, it always amazes me how a 30 minute conversation with one of my Clinician friends leads to a string of new ideas – they face very specific set of challenges in the hospital. We as Bio-engineers need to be made aware of these problems and subsequently understand them in order to deliver a solution. Bio-engineers need to be on the same page as Clinicians as far as the next best treatment strategies are concerned. Clinicians have specific approaches that they know will have better outcomes if only one or two things were to be designed differently, used different materials or assembled differently, etc. If we want better treatments to translate more quickly, as Bio-engineers we need to deliver on that design, material or assembly but remain within the boundaries of the clinical approaches because that’s what the Clinicians are using today.\r\n\r\nBe persistent – As with all big challenges in life you have to be patient and persistent. I subscribe to the idea that a success will arrive only after multiple “failures” but rather than to call them “failures” they are “building blocks” on the path to success. The key is to be aware from the very beginning that it’s going to be a long journey – it has probably been said before in different ways but essentially, “enjoy the journey more than that eventual success” which would be a healthy way of looking at it.\r\n\r\nFor more information please visit: <a href=\"http://vivitrolabs.com/interview-sharan-ramaswamy-on-cardiovascular-mechanobiology/\">http://vivitrolabs.com/interview-sharan-ramaswamy-on-cardiovascular-mechanobiology/ </a>','Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy interview with ViVitro Labs on Cardiovascular Mechanobiology','','inherit','closed','closed','','5441-revision-v1','','','2015-05-13 16:47:50','2015-05-13 20:47:50','',5441,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/05/5441-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5448,22,'2015-05-14 10:53:25','2015-05-14 14:53:25','[caption id=\"attachment_3972\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"199\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ranu-jung-new-e1430423071777.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3972\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ranu-jung-new-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Ranu Jung\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" /></a> Dr. Ranu Jung[/caption]\r\n\r\nMay 12, 2015- Department of Biomedical Engineering Chair, Ranu Jung, was granted a patent for the development of a communication interface system between sensors in a prosthetic arm or leg and a neural stimulator for restoring sensation to amputees. Unlike current systems, Jung’s work facilitates the communicating of information from multiple hardware fabricated sensors and multiple modes of sensation.\r\n\r\nThis invention will potentially improve the amputee’s quality of sensation and control over their prosthetic. Increased control over the prosthetic limb will directly enhance the amputee’s ability to perform daily tasks and will help to improve their overall quality of life. Dr. Jung is one of the preeminent scholars in neural engineering and sensorimotor integration as much of her research focuses on the development of biologically inspired technologies to interface with the nervous system to repair and promote recovery of lost function after trauma or disease.\r\n\r\nThe recent patent marks her second for the year and the sixth patent for the department in 2015.\r\n\r\nThis invention was supported under a grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). For more information on the patent, <a href=\"http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;d=PALL&amp;p=1&amp;u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&amp;r=1&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;s1=9026224.PN.&amp;OS=PN/9026224&amp;RS=PN/9026224\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information on Dr. Jung’s research, visit <a href=\"http://ans.fiu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">www.ans.fiu.edu</a>','Dr. Ranu Jung receives U.S. patent for communication interface for sensory stimulation','','publish','closed','closed','','dr-ranu-jung-receives-u-s-patent-for-communication-interface-for-sensory-stimulation','','','2015-06-17 11:14:31','2015-06-17 15:14:31','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5448',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5458,22,'2015-05-21 13:45:38','2015-05-21 17:45:38','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Arash-Dadkhah.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5457\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Arash-Dadkhah-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Arash Dadkhah\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>May 2015- Biomedical engineering PhD student, Arash Dadkhah received the Biomedical Research Initiative (BRI) 2015 FIU Summer Research Award. The BRI award is designed to fund students in the biomedical sciences through a program development award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (MBRS RISE Program). Arash is currently working in the Optical Imaging Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Godavarty, researching on near-infrared optical spectroscopy imaging for monitoring of diabetic wound monitoring process.  The objective of the proposed research is to modify the optical scanner (NIROS) such that it can perform real-time hemodynamic imaging in-vivo on diabetic foot ulcers.\r\n\r\nCongratulations Arash!','Biomedical engineering PhD student, Arash Dadkhah received the Biomedical Research Initiative (BRI) 2015 FIU Summer Research Award','','publish','closed','closed','','biomedical-engineering-phd-student-arash-dadkhah-received-the-biomedical-research-initiative-bri-2015-fiu-summer-research-award','','','2015-05-21 13:45:38','2015-05-21 17:45:38','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5458',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5459,22,'2015-05-21 13:45:13','2015-05-21 17:45:13','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Arash-Dadkhah.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5457\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Arash-Dadkhah-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Arash Dadkhah\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>May 2015- Biomedical engineering PhD student, Arash Dadkhah received the Biomedical Research Initiative (BRI) 2015 FIU Summer Research Award. The BRI award is designed to fund students in the biomedical sciences through a program development award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (MBRS RISE Program). Arash is currently working in the Optical Imaging Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Godavarty, researching on near-infrared optical spectroscopy imaging for monitoring of diabetic wound monitoring process.  The objective of the proposed research is to modify the optical scanner (NIROS) such that it can perform real-time hemodynamic imaging in-vivo on diabetic foot ulcers.\r\n\r\nCongratulations Arash!','Biomedical engineering PhD student, Arash Dadkhah received the Biomedical Research Initiative (BRI) 2015 FIU Summer Research Award','','inherit','closed','closed','','5458-revision-v1','','','2015-05-21 13:45:13','2015-05-21 17:45:13','',5458,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/05/5458-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (14947,31,'2018-05-09 15:59:53','2018-05-09 19:59:53','[caption id=\"attachment_7604\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Unknown-7.jpeg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7604\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Unknown-7-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Undergraduate students with Senior Design Professor Dr. Michael Christie[/caption]\r\n\r\nOn May 1st, students from the College of Engineering walked proudly across the Ocean Bank Convocation Center stage, as they earned the recognition of FIU graduates. We are proud to announce the successes of all of our graduating students. BME had a total of 66 graduating students: 60 undergraduate and 6 graduate students. This semester\'s undergraduate class included 13 Honors College graduates, as well as 5 members from Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB) Biomedical Engineering Honor Society. We would also like to announce the outstanding dedication and success of our students graduating with honors: 13 Cum Laude, 6 Magna Cum Laude, and 1 Summa Cum Laude. Following the commencement ceremony, students were invited to participate in the Induction to the Profession Ceremony to honor their accomplishments and induct them into the Order of the Engineer. The Order of the Engineer<i> </i>is modeled after the Canadian <i>Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer</i>. The Orders were initiated in the United States to foster a spirit of pride and responsibility in their respective profession, to bridge the gap between training and experience, and to present to the public a visible symbol identifying the engineer, constructor, or computing professional.\r\n\r\nBME congratulates you all for your hard work and accomplishments! We wish you the best in all your future endeavors!\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"2\" ids=\"14942,14943,14944,14945\"]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Master\'s Graduates</strong></span>\r\n\r\nAnthony Giordano\r\nElnaz Pour Issa\r\nAlejandro Manuel Pinero\r\nVivian Christina Soliz\r\nSachita Santos Sule\r\nAlexander Williams\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Undergraduate Graduates</strong></span>\r\n\r\nAlessa Abdool\r\nMeraj Shahzadi Akhtar\r\nAbeer Al Barghouthi\r\nRafael Eduardo Arcila\r\nMahmoud Abdulkareem Assad\r\nJean Marc Augustin\r\nGulash Aydemir\r\nMauricio Bendana Jr.\r\nCharleen Cynthia Briette\r\nDiana Caduff, <strong>Cum Laude</strong>\r\nAndrea Violetta Carrasco\r\nChristian Castillo\r\nAlessandra Francesca Chavez\r\nAntonio Richard Cuellar\r\nValentina Dargam, <strong>Cum Laude</strong>\r\nJohanna Deluca, <strong>Cum Laude</strong>\r\nKristoffer Andre Desruissaux\r\nKevin Estevez\r\nAngie M. Estrada\r\nChristopher Michael Estrella, <strong>Honors College</strong>\r\nChristianne Marie Fernandez, <strong>Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nJoselin Eloisa Fuenzalida\r\nGlenn Calloway Garcia Alberto\r\nJuan Camilo Giraldo, <strong>Magna Cum Laude</strong>\r\nMelissa Marie Gonzalez,<strong> Cum Laude</strong>\r\nDiego Rafael Gonzalez-Sempere\r\nPatrick Joseph Henry, <strong>Magna Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nNatasja Sakura Hirabayashi, <strong>Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nRebecca Juliana Kwasinski, <strong>Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nMortis Luik, <strong>Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nMehrnegar Malek\r\nDenise Medina Almora,<strong> Magna Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nMario Mendoza\r\nMichaela Ali Mills, <strong>Summa Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nKarla Alejandra Montejo, <strong>Cum Laude, Honors College</strong>\r\nMaria Del Carmen Montesinos,<strong> Cum Laude</strong>\r\nPaula Oyarce\r\nJose Iduar Palomino\r\nEmily Perez, <strong>Cum Laude</strong>\r\nBrian Pintado\r\nAlessandra Proietti\r\nFrancesca Brianna Riccio-Ackerman, <strong>Honors College</strong>\r\nDaniel Rivera, <strong>Honors College, World\'s Ahead Graduate</strong>\r\nEdwin Alexander Robledo\r\nDayanna Carolina Romero, <strong>Magna Cum Laude</strong>\r\nIrina Ryumina\r\nRayid Sakib\r\nKarina Sequera,<strong> Magna Cum Laude</strong>\r\nNicole Sevilla, <strong>Magna Cum Laude, Honors College, World\'s Ahead Graduate</strong>\r\nStephany Carolina Sosa Garcia\r\nDanique Pearl Stewart\r\nNidhi Vasantbhai Suthar\r\nArnaldo Taroconte\r\nDivya Mahendra Teltumbade\r\nPatrick Thompson,<strong> Cum Laude</strong>\r\nGeorge Michael Valle\r\nAlejandro Enrique Verdecia, <strong>Honors College</strong>\r\nJean P. Ward\r\nXunjian Yang\r\nAndrew Curtis Zicker, <strong>Cum Laude</strong>','Spring 2018 Graduation','','inherit','closed','closed','','14941-revision-v1','','','2018-05-09 15:59:53','2018-05-09 19:59:53','',14941,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2018/05/14941-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5471,22,'2015-05-22 10:48:20','2015-05-22 14:48:20','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/JMcPherson-001.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5461\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/JMcPherson-001-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"JMcPherson-001\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a>The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jacob McPherson as Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining the faculty at FIU, McPherson completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, WA, where he was Senior Fellow of Physiology and Biophysics and a Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Scholar of Integrative Biophysics. McPherson holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, and a B.S. in Applied Sciences/Biomedical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.\r\n\r\nDr. McPherson’s research focuses on revealing neuropathophysiological changes that contribute to motor and sensory impairments following injury to the central nervous system. His work integrates engineering approaches such as robotics, neural-computer interfaces and medical imaging with neuropharmacology, biophysics, and physical therapy. At FIU, McPherson will explore the interrelationships between motor and sensory systems following brain and spinal cord injury, using a combination of animal models and individuals with and without injury. The ultimate goal of his work is to design technology-driven interventions that improve quality of life by directly addressing the underlying mechanisms of impairment.\r\n\r\nFor more information on Dr. Jacob McPherson and his research click<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/jacob-mcpherson/\"> <strong>here</strong></a>','Dr. Jacob McPherson appointed Assistant Professor','','publish','closed','closed','','dr-jacob-mcpherson-appointed-assistant-professor','','','2015-05-22 10:48:20','2015-05-22 14:48:20','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5471',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5473,22,'2015-05-22 10:47:42','2015-05-22 14:47:42','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/JMcPherson-001.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5461\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/JMcPherson-001-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"JMcPherson-001\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a>The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jacob McPherson as Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining the faculty at FIU, McPherson completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, WA, where he was Senior Fellow of Physiology and Biophysics and a Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Scholar of Integrative Biophysics. McPherson holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, and a B.S. in Applied Sciences/Biomedical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.\r\n\r\nDr. McPherson’s research focuses on revealing neuropathophysiological changes that contribute to motor and sensory impairments following injury to the central nervous system. His work integrates engineering approaches such as robotics, neural-computer interfaces and medical imaging with neuropharmacology, biophysics, and physical therapy. At FIU, McPherson will explore the interrelationships between motor and sensory systems following brain and spinal cord injury, using a combination of animal models and individuals with and without injury. The ultimate goal of his work is to design technology-driven interventions that improve quality of life by directly addressing the underlying mechanisms of impairment.\r\n\r\nFor more information on Dr. Jacob McPherson and his research click<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/jacob-mcpherson/\"> <strong>here</strong></a>','Dr. Jacob McPherson appointed Assistant Professor','','inherit','closed','closed','','5471-revision-v1','','','2015-05-22 10:47:42','2015-05-22 14:47:42','',5471,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/05/5471-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5491,28,'2015-06-17 11:14:31','2015-06-17 15:14:31','[caption id=\"attachment_3972\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"199\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ranu-jung-new-e1430423071777.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3972\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ranu-jung-new-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Ranu Jung\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" /></a> Dr. Ranu Jung[/caption]\r\n\r\nMay 12, 2015- Department of Biomedical Engineering Chair, Ranu Jung, was granted a patent for the development of a communication interface system between sensors in a prosthetic arm or leg and a neural stimulator for restoring sensation to amputees. Unlike current systems, Jung’s work facilitates the communicating of information from multiple hardware fabricated sensors and multiple modes of sensation.\r\n\r\nThis invention will potentially improve the amputee’s quality of sensation and control over their prosthetic. Increased control over the prosthetic limb will directly enhance the amputee’s ability to perform daily tasks and will help to improve their overall quality of life. Dr. Jung is one of the preeminent scholars in neural engineering and sensorimotor integration as much of her research focuses on the development of biologically inspired technologies to interface with the nervous system to repair and promote recovery of lost function after trauma or disease.\r\n\r\nThe recent patent marks her second for the year and the sixth patent for the department in 2015.\r\n\r\nThis invention was supported under a grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). For more information on the patent, <a href=\"http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;d=PALL&amp;p=1&amp;u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&amp;r=1&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;s1=9026224.PN.&amp;OS=PN/9026224&amp;RS=PN/9026224\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information on Dr. Jung’s research, visit <a href=\"http://ans.fiu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">www.ans.fiu.edu</a>','Dr. Ranu Jung receives U.S. patent for communication interface for sensory stimulation','','inherit','closed','closed','','5448-revision-v1','','','2015-06-17 11:14:31','2015-06-17 15:14:31','',5448,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/06/5448-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5478,22,'2015-06-02 16:30:11','2015-06-02 20:30:11','','Brain Connectivity','','inherit','closed','closed','','brain-connectivity','','','2015-06-02 16:30:29','2015-06-02 20:30:29','',5479,'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Brain-Connectivity.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5479,22,'2015-06-02 16:33:56','2015-06-02 20:33:56','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Brain-Connectivity.png\"><img class=\" size-full wp-image-5478 alignnone\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Brain-Connectivity.png\" alt=\"Brain Connectivity\" width=\"636\" height=\"175\" /></a>BME undergrad, Jonathan Giraldo, was selected among several candidates to attend the 14th Annual International Brain Connectivity Workshop. His travel award is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).\r\n\r\nThe workshop will be held at the University of California San Diego on June 10-13, 2015. This marks only the second time that the workshop will be held within the United States. Jorge Riera, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, is one of the co-organizers of the workshop. Which brings together experts in computational neuroscience, neuroscience methodology, and experimental neuroscience with a special interest in understanding the tripartite relationship between anatomical connectivity, brain dynamics, and cognitive function. The workshop will consist of educational lectures, poster presentations, and general discussion workshops.\r\n\r\nAlong with Giraldo, FIU developmental science doctoral candidate, Iris Broce, and Denisse Olarte, masters student in mathematics will also receive travel support from NSF and will be able to discuss their research interests at the workshop.\r\n\r\nFor more information on the workshop visit:\r\nhttp://sccn.ucsd.edu/BrainConnectivityWorkshop2015/index.php\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Jonathan Giraldo Selected to Present Research at the 2015 Brain Connectivity Workshop','','publish','closed','closed','','jonathan-giraldo-selected-to-present-research-at-the-2015-brain-connectivity-workshop','','','2015-06-03 14:18:35','2015-06-03 18:18:35','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5479',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5482,22,'2015-06-03 14:18:35','2015-06-03 18:18:35','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Brain-Connectivity.png\"><img class=\" size-full wp-image-5478 alignnone\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Brain-Connectivity.png\" alt=\"Brain Connectivity\" width=\"636\" height=\"175\" /></a>BME undergrad, Jonathan Giraldo, was selected among several candidates to attend the 14th Annual International Brain Connectivity Workshop. His travel award is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).\r\n\r\nThe workshop will be held at the University of California San Diego on June 10-13, 2015. This marks only the second time that the workshop will be held within the United States. Jorge Riera, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, is one of the co-organizers of the workshop. Which brings together experts in computational neuroscience, neuroscience methodology, and experimental neuroscience with a special interest in understanding the tripartite relationship between anatomical connectivity, brain dynamics, and cognitive function. The workshop will consist of educational lectures, poster presentations, and general discussion workshops.\r\n\r\nAlong with Giraldo, FIU developmental science doctoral candidate, Iris Broce, and Denisse Olarte, masters student in mathematics will also receive travel support from NSF and will be able to discuss their research interests at the workshop.\r\n\r\nFor more information on the workshop visit:\r\nhttp://sccn.ucsd.edu/BrainConnectivityWorkshop2015/index.php\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Jonathan Giraldo Selected to Present Research at the 2015 Brain Connectivity Workshop','','inherit','closed','closed','','5479-revision-v1','','','2015-06-03 14:18:35','2015-06-03 18:18:35','',5479,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/06/5479-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5484,22,'2015-06-03 14:41:29','2015-06-03 18:41:29','','IHS Quality Engineer Job Posting','','inherit','closed','closed','','ihs-quality-engineer-job-posting','','','2015-06-03 14:41:29','2015-06-03 18:41:29','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IHS-Quality-Engineer-Job-Posting.pdf',0,'attachment','application/pdf',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5486,22,'2015-06-04 10:49:29','2015-06-04 14:49:29','','StartUp Quest- Team Hercules','From left to right: Terence Bentley, Kerstin Holm, Brandy Leighton, Charles McBee, David Talbert, Fitzgerald Budhoo, Patricia \"Pat\" Glass, Desrene Higgins, Brian Alldread, Rony Goldstein, Keith Hoffman, Richard Krigel','inherit','closed','closed','','startup-quest-team-hercules','','','2015-06-04 10:54:50','2015-06-04 14:54:50','',5487,'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/StartUp-Quest-Team-Hercules.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5487,22,'2015-06-04 10:56:29','2015-06-04 14:56:29','[caption id=\"attachment_5486\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"590\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/StartUp-Quest-Team-Hercules.jpg\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5486\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/StartUp-Quest-Team-Hercules-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"From left to right: Terence Bentley, Kerstin Holm, Brandy Leighton, Charles McBee, David Talbert, Fitzgerald Budhoo, Patricia &quot;Pat&quot; Glass, Desrene Higgins, Brian Alldread, Rony Goldstein, Keith Hoffman, Richard Krigel\" width=\"590\" height=\"421\" /></a> From left to right: Terence Bentley, Kerstin Holm, Brandy Leighton, Charles McBee, David Talbert, Fitzgerald Budhoo, Patricia \"Pat\" Glass, Desrene Higgins, Brian Alldread, Rony Goldstein, Keith Hoffman, Richard Krigel[/caption]\r\n\r\nTeams representing technologies from Ranu Jung, BME professor and chair, and Anuradha Godavarty, BME associate professor, finished first and second place at the annual StartUp Quest Pitch Day.\r\n\r\nEstablished at the University of Florida and funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, StartUp Quest is a nationally recognized entrepreneurship training program. Although highly qualified, participants in the StartUp Quest program are underemployed or unemployed professionals. The program is aimed at helping to further develop their skills in entrepreneurship with the hope that these professionals will become self-employed or gain employment with a start-up company.\r\n\r\nStartUp Quest uses technologies from the different state universities in multiple disciplines ranging from software engineering to bioscience. At this year’s Broward Pitch Day, FIU sponsored three teams. Each team is paired with two mentors who are CEOs, entrepreneurs, and business people from various backgrounds. The mentors have extensive experience in bringing technology to market and provide support to team members throughout the 10-week preparation process.\r\n\r\nThe 10-week process is intense. Participants are introduced to the technology and are then create investor pitches and business plans, all within a limited time period. FIU BME professors, Ranu Jung and Anuradha Godavarty, both spent time meeting with the teams and helping them to understand the complex science behind their research.\r\n\r\n“For people from varied backgrounds to come together in only 10 weeks, to learn the technology, to execute and win is remarkable,” said Anuradha Godavarty, whose research was presented by the second place winners, team LightScan Health Systems.\r\n\r\nThe winning pitch was presented by team Hercules MedSystems. Their technology was taken from the Adaptive Neural Systems (ANS) laboratory which created an advanced prosthetic system to restore sensation to an upper-extremity amputee. The system has sensors embedded into the prosthetic hand that help provide the amputee with the sensations of fingertip force and hand opening. The system development received federal support from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and the National Institute of Child Health Development.\r\n\r\nPitch day presenter and team Hercules’ VP of Marketing, Brandy Leighton, described her experience working with the technology from FIU’s ANS laboratory. “The neural enabled prosthetic limb technology created by Dr. Jung and the Adaptive Neural Systems (ANS) Laboratory is ingenious and impressive.  I believe this is a breakthrough innovation that has the potential to send shockwaves of awe through the prosthetic limb community, as it provides the science to create a true bionic arm that is thought controlled with an authentic sense of touch.  This technology could also lead the way to tremendous advances in the treatment of orthopedic injuries and neurodegenerative diseases in the future.”\r\n\r\nThe second place winners, team LightScan Health Systems, worked with Anuradha Godavarty and her research on a hand-held breast cancer pre-screening device. Team LightScan created a business plan and an investor pitch that focused on the affordability and non-invasive nature of the device. It has the potential to provide widespread pre-screening to breast cancer patients throughout the world. This technology received federal support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).\r\n\r\nThis marked consecutive years that teams presenting technology from FIU took first and second prize.\r\n\r\n“It was great to see the three FIU teams in the StartUp Quest program do so well.  I would like to thank the professors involved with the FIU technologies that were part of the program for taking the time to assist the teams with their preparations.  This is another way FIU technologies are helping our communities”, said FIU’s Director of the Office of Technology Management and Commercialization, Peter Hernandez.\r\n\r\nSpecial thanks to Patricia Glass, VP of Corporate Development &amp; Strategy, Team Hercules MedSystems for her contributions to this article.\r\n\r\nPhoto provided by Alberto Velasquez','Technologies from FIU Biomedical Engineering Finish 1st and 2nd Place at the StartUp Quest Pitch Day','','publish','closed','closed','','technologies-from-fiu-biomedical-engineering-finish-1st-and-2nd-place-at-the-startup-quest-pitch-day','','','2015-06-04 11:07:30','2015-06-04 15:07:30','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5487',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5489,22,'2015-06-04 11:07:30','2015-06-04 15:07:30','[caption id=\"attachment_5486\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"590\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/StartUp-Quest-Team-Hercules.jpg\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5486\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/StartUp-Quest-Team-Hercules-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"From left to right: Terence Bentley, Kerstin Holm, Brandy Leighton, Charles McBee, David Talbert, Fitzgerald Budhoo, Patricia &quot;Pat&quot; Glass, Desrene Higgins, Brian Alldread, Rony Goldstein, Keith Hoffman, Richard Krigel\" width=\"590\" height=\"421\" /></a> From left to right: Terence Bentley, Kerstin Holm, Brandy Leighton, Charles McBee, David Talbert, Fitzgerald Budhoo, Patricia \"Pat\" Glass, Desrene Higgins, Brian Alldread, Rony Goldstein, Keith Hoffman, Richard Krigel[/caption]\r\n\r\nTeams representing technologies from Ranu Jung, BME professor and chair, and Anuradha Godavarty, BME associate professor, finished first and second place at the annual StartUp Quest Pitch Day.\r\n\r\nEstablished at the University of Florida and funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, StartUp Quest is a nationally recognized entrepreneurship training program. Although highly qualified, participants in the StartUp Quest program are underemployed or unemployed professionals. The program is aimed at helping to further develop their skills in entrepreneurship with the hope that these professionals will become self-employed or gain employment with a start-up company.\r\n\r\nStartUp Quest uses technologies from the different state universities in multiple disciplines ranging from software engineering to bioscience. At this year’s Broward Pitch Day, FIU sponsored three teams. Each team is paired with two mentors who are CEOs, entrepreneurs, and business people from various backgrounds. The mentors have extensive experience in bringing technology to market and provide support to team members throughout the 10-week preparation process.\r\n\r\nThe 10-week process is intense. Participants are introduced to the technology and are then create investor pitches and business plans, all within a limited time period. FIU BME professors, Ranu Jung and Anuradha Godavarty, both spent time meeting with the teams and helping them to understand the complex science behind their research.\r\n\r\n“For people from varied backgrounds to come together in only 10 weeks, to learn the technology, to execute and win is remarkable,” said Anuradha Godavarty, whose research was presented by the second place winners, team LightScan Health Systems.\r\n\r\nThe winning pitch was presented by team Hercules MedSystems. Their technology was taken from the Adaptive Neural Systems (ANS) laboratory which created an advanced prosthetic system to restore sensation to an upper-extremity amputee. The system has sensors embedded into the prosthetic hand that help provide the amputee with the sensations of fingertip force and hand opening. The system development received federal support from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and the National Institute of Child Health Development.\r\n\r\nPitch day presenter and team Hercules’ VP of Marketing, Brandy Leighton, described her experience working with the technology from FIU’s ANS laboratory. “The neural enabled prosthetic limb technology created by Dr. Jung and the Adaptive Neural Systems (ANS) Laboratory is ingenious and impressive.  I believe this is a breakthrough innovation that has the potential to send shockwaves of awe through the prosthetic limb community, as it provides the science to create a true bionic arm that is thought controlled with an authentic sense of touch.  This technology could also lead the way to tremendous advances in the treatment of orthopedic injuries and neurodegenerative diseases in the future.”\r\n\r\nThe second place winners, team LightScan Health Systems, worked with Anuradha Godavarty and her research on a hand-held breast cancer pre-screening device. Team LightScan created a business plan and an investor pitch that focused on the affordability and non-invasive nature of the device. It has the potential to provide widespread pre-screening to breast cancer patients throughout the world. This technology received federal support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).\r\n\r\nThis marked consecutive years that teams presenting technology from FIU took first and second prize.\r\n\r\n“It was great to see the three FIU teams in the StartUp Quest program do so well.  I would like to thank the professors involved with the FIU technologies that were part of the program for taking the time to assist the teams with their preparations.  This is another way FIU technologies are helping our communities”, said FIU’s Director of the Office of Technology Management and Commercialization, Peter Hernandez.\r\n\r\nSpecial thanks to Patricia Glass, VP of Corporate Development &amp; Strategy, Team Hercules MedSystems for her contributions to this article.\r\n\r\nPhoto provided by Alberto Velasquez','Technologies from FIU Biomedical Engineering Finish 1st and 2nd Place at the StartUp Quest Pitch Day','','inherit','closed','closed','','5487-revision-v1','','','2015-06-04 11:07:30','2015-06-04 15:07:30','',5487,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/06/5487-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5533,22,'2015-08-14 11:37:34','2015-08-14 15:37:34','While many high school students were spending their summer vacations hanging out at beaches and parks, Daniella Martinez and Catarina Vale were hard at work in FIU’s Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory.\r\n\r\nDaniella and Catarina are both senior biomedical students from TERRA Environmental Research Institute who want to pursue college degrees in biomedical engineering. ANS, part of FIU’s Summer Research Internship (SRI) program, provides high school students the opportunity to actively participate in lab experiments and engage with mentors from various professional fields.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5529\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"240\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/CatarinaValePict.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5529 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/CatarinaValePict-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Catarina Vale\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" /></a> Catarina Vale[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5530\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"205\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DanielaMartinez.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5530 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DanielaMartinez-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"Daniela Martinez\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" /></a> Daniela Martinez[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWorking under the mentorship of College of Engineering &amp; Computing Interim Dean Ranu Jung and her ANS Lab team, Daniella and Catarina conducted research that could potentially have a great impact in improving the quality of life for people with traumatic spinal cord injuries and amputees in need of prosthetic limbs.\r\n\r\nCatarina, who won first place at the SRI Mini-Symposium poster presentations, assisted in animal studies for a project that aims to develop an adaptive controller for diaphragmatic stimulation technology. This research could assist in respiratory rehabilitation after high cervical spinal cord injury in humans. This was the second consecutive year Catarina has worked on this project.\r\n\r\nDaniella’s research focused on assessing the use of a 3-D tracking system to map patient-specific brain activity acquired through non-invasive near infrared technology in human subjects. Evaluation of sensory information in brain activity collected from the subject while performing everyday tasks will assist in the development of prosthetic limbs that can provide sensory feedback.\r\n\r\nCongratulations to both Catarina and Daniella for their work this summer!','Students from FIU’s Adaptive Neural Systems Lab Present Research at Summer Research Internship Mini-Symposium','','inherit','closed','closed','','5528-revision-v1','','','2015-08-14 11:37:34','2015-08-14 15:37:34','',5528,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/08/5528-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5539,22,'2015-08-14 14:08:13','2015-08-14 18:08:13','Swimming in a pool or in the ocean is a popular way for people to spend a summer day, a past time many of us take for granted, but not lower limb amputees who struggle to find prostheses that allow them to efficiently swim in the water.\r\n\r\nProsthetists Arlene Gillis and Michael McCauley called on Interim Dean Ranu Jung and her team of researchers from the Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory (ANS) to assist them in their collaboration with the Combat Wounded Veteran Foundation. Together they studied new prosthetic designs and their impact on the physiological function of the wounded veterans who participated in the study.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5535\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSwimming not only serves as a recreational activity for amputees but it is also as an excellent low-impact exercise for rehabilitation. The current prosthetic devices are customized for the amputee to swim, but they are not efficient and require significantly more energy to swim shorter distances.\r\n\r\nIn this project, the team of researchers collected data on lower limb amputees while diving 5-10 ft. underwater with scuba gear in order to investigate the physiological and biomechanical responses to swimming underwater with a prosthesis.\r\n\r\nThe overall mission of the Combat Wounded Veterans Foundation and the dive study is to promote evidence-based research and treatments through challenging expeditions that improve the quality of life for combat wounded and injured veterans. The hope is that it will empower and enable them to inspire other injured veterans to reclaim hope, health, and happiness.\r\n\r\nThe results of the study will be used to design new energy efficient swim prostheses that can provide amputees therapeutic and recreational benefits similar to those available to non-amputees.\r\n\r\nFor more information on the Combat Wounded Veterans Foundation, please visit <a href=\"http://combatwounded.org\" target=\"_blank\">combatwounded.org</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11782277_10207327842940804_1923045791563894788_o.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5536\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11782277_10207327842940804_1923045791563894788_o-1024x547.jpg\" alt=\"11782277_10207327842940804_1923045791563894788_o\" width=\"590\" height=\"315\" /></a>','Dr. Ranu Jung and the Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory partner with the Combat Wounded Veterans Foundation','','publish','closed','closed','','dr-ranu-jung-and-the-adaptive-neural-systems-laboratory-partner-with-the-combat-wounded-veterans-foundation','','','2015-08-14 14:08:13','2015-08-14 18:08:13','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5539',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5540,22,'2015-08-14 14:08:05','2015-08-14 18:08:05','Swimming in a pool or in the ocean is a popular way for people to spend a summer day, a past time many of us take for granted, but not lower limb amputees who struggle to find prostheses that allow them to efficiently swim in the water.\r\n\r\nProsthetists Arlene Gillis and Michael McCauley called on Interim Dean Ranu Jung and her team of researchers from the Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory (ANS) to assist them in their collaboration with the Combat Wounded Veteran Foundation. Together they studied new prosthetic designs and their impact on the physiological function of the wounded veterans who participated in the study.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5535\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSwimming not only serves as a recreational activity for amputees but it is also as an excellent low-impact exercise for rehabilitation. The current prosthetic devices are customized for the amputee to swim, but they are not efficient and require significantly more energy to swim shorter distances.\r\n\r\nIn this project, the team of researchers collected data on lower limb amputees while diving 5-10 ft. underwater with scuba gear in order to investigate the physiological and biomechanical responses to swimming underwater with a prosthesis.\r\n\r\nThe overall mission of the Combat Wounded Veterans Foundation and the dive study is to promote evidence-based research and treatments through challenging expeditions that improve the quality of life for combat wounded and injured veterans. The hope is that it will empower and enable them to inspire other injured veterans to reclaim hope, health, and happiness.\r\n\r\nThe results of the study will be used to design new energy efficient swim prostheses that can provide amputees therapeutic and recreational benefits similar to those available to non-amputees.\r\n\r\nFor more information on the Combat Wounded Veterans Foundation, please visit <a href=\"http://combatwounded.org\" target=\"_blank\">combatwounded.org</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11782277_10207327842940804_1923045791563894788_o.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5536\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11782277_10207327842940804_1923045791563894788_o-1024x547.jpg\" alt=\"11782277_10207327842940804_1923045791563894788_o\" width=\"590\" height=\"315\" /></a>','Dr. Ranu Jung and the Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory partner with the Combat Wounded Veterans Foundation','','inherit','closed','closed','','5539-revision-v1','','','2015-08-14 14:08:05','2015-08-14 18:08:05','',5539,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/08/5539-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5554,22,'2015-09-17 15:08:23','2015-09-17 19:08:23','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/JMcPherson-001.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5461\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/JMcPherson-001-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"JMcPherson-001\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>In a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Jacob McPherson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, introduces a new therapy that seeks to help the nervous system rewire after a spinal cord injury. Titled, “Targeted, activity-dependent spinal stimulation produces long-lasting motor recovery in chronic cervical spinal cord injury,” the goal of the work is to use technology to leverage the nervous system’s inherent ability to adapt and reorganize, and exploit that capacity to enhance recovery after injury.\r\n\r\nWhen the spinal cord sustains an injury, many of the neurons, or “wires,” that connect the brain with the spinal cord are damaged or lost, preventing signals generated in the brain from being executed by the muscles. This disruption in communication often results in severe motor impairments. In their study, McPherson and his colleague Steve Perlmutter, Research Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Washington, used a recurrent neural-computer interface to synchronize the delivery of targeted spinal electrical stimulation with the arrival of specific motor commands descending from the brain. This approach restored the neural activation patterns that would have been present in the spinal cord before the injury.\r\n\r\nMcPherson and Perlmutter found that over time, their approach enabled rats with a severe cervical spinal cord injury to recovery 63% of their pre-injury skilled reaching ability. Additionally, they found that the therapeutic benefits lasted for up to three weeks after stimulation was removed, distinguishing it from currently available technologies. Although still in the early stages of development, their encouraging results suggest that the approach holds much promise.\r\n\r\nAt FIU, Dr. McPherson is building upon this research by adapting it to neuropathic pain. Approximately 80% of individuals with a spinal cord injury experience neuropathic pain, and McPherson hopes that the approach introduced in this study – using technology to enable and guide the nervous system’s own adaptive capacity – will provide a new therapeutic option.\r\n\r\nTo read the article visit:\r\n<a href=\"http://pnas.org/content/early/2015/09/09/1505383112.abstract\">http://pnas.org/content/early/2015/09/09/1505383112.abstract </a>\r\n\r\nFor news related to the article:\r\n<a href=\"http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/stimulating-damaged-spines-rewires-rats-for-recovery\">http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/stimulating-damaged-spines-rewires-rats-for-recovery</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-09-electrostatic-technique-damaged-nerve-function-rats.html\">http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-09-electrostatic-technique-damaged-nerve-function-rats.html</a>','Neural computer interface restores movement by helping the spinal cord rewire after injury','','publish','closed','closed','','neural-computer-interface-restores-movement-by-helping-the-spinal-cord-rewire-after-injury','','','2015-09-17 16:04:37','2015-09-17 20:04:37','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5554',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5571,22,'2015-09-25 16:44:08','2015-09-25 20:44:08','<h3>Biomedical Engineering\r\nWallace H. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5572,22,'2015-09-28 10:00:43','2015-09-28 14:00:43','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Garrison.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5573\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Garrison-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Garrison\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" /></a>The 2015-2016 Wallace H. Coulter Seminar Series got off to an exciting start with guest speaker, Kevin Garrison from Garrison’s Prosthetic Service, Inc. Garrison, an amputee himself, is an accomplished author and researcher in the field of prosthetics. Garrison co-owns Garrison’s Prosthetic Service, Inc. in North Miami Beach, Florida and Garrison’s Orthotic and Prosthetic Clinic Inc. in Pompano Beach, Florida with his wife Catheline L. Garrison JD,OTR/L. Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Garrison has a United States patent for a Quick Change Mechanism for a Limb Prosthesis, an article published in the Journal of the American Orthotic &amp; Prosthetic Association titled “Prosthetic Modifications for the Treatment of Marginally Viable Below Knee Amputations”. In 2011 he wrote a second edition of an inspirational autobiography titled<em>,  It’s Just a Matter of Balance- You Can’t Put a Straight Leg on a Crooked Man</em>, which is now recommended reading by the American Academy of Orthotists &amp; Prosthetists.\r\n\r\nGarrison continues to demonstrate his commitment to the field of prosthetics with his most recent involvement with the FIU Department of Biomedical Engineering’s Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory and their research collaboration, \"Quantitative assessment of neuromechanical control in lower limb amputees during prosthetic limb fitting sessions.\" Through this research, Garrison and the ANS lab are attempting to improve prosthetic limb fitting by conducting a quantitative analysis of the amputee’s gait, balance, and comfortability.\r\n\r\nThrough the generous support of the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, BME@FIU hosts weekly lectures featuring experts in all areas of biomedical engineering. Speakers are invited to campus to provide a research seminar, meet with faculty and students, and tour our academic and research facilities. The series is a great opportunity for students to engage with prolific members of the biomedical community to network and help shape their future career goals.\r\n\r\nFor a list of upcoming seminar speakers please visit <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/lecture-series/\">https://bme.fiu.edu/lecture-series/</a>','Highlights from 2015-2016 Wallace H. Coulter Seminar Series Speaker, Kevin Garrison','','publish','closed','closed','','highlights-from-2015-2016-wallace-h-coulter-seminar-series-speaker-kevin-garrison','','','2015-09-28 10:00:43','2015-09-28 14:00:43','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5572',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5574,22,'2015-09-28 10:00:33','2015-09-28 14:00:33','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Garrison.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5573\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Garrison-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Garrison\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" /></a>The 2015-2016 Wallace H. Coulter Seminar Series got off to an exciting start with guest speaker, Kevin Garrison from Garrison’s Prosthetic Service, Inc. Garrison, an amputee himself, is an accomplished author and researcher in the field of prosthetics. Garrison co-owns Garrison’s Prosthetic Service, Inc. in North Miami Beach, Florida and Garrison’s Orthotic and Prosthetic Clinic Inc. in Pompano Beach, Florida with his wife Catheline L. Garrison JD,OTR/L. Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Garrison has a United States patent for a Quick Change Mechanism for a Limb Prosthesis, an article published in the Journal of the American Orthotic &amp; Prosthetic Association titled “Prosthetic Modifications for the Treatment of Marginally Viable Below Knee Amputations”. In 2011 he wrote a second edition of an inspirational autobiography titled<em>,  It’s Just a Matter of Balance- You Can’t Put a Straight Leg on a Crooked Man</em>, which is now recommended reading by the American Academy of Orthotists &amp; Prosthetists.\r\n\r\nGarrison continues to demonstrate his commitment to the field of prosthetics with his most recent involvement with the FIU Department of Biomedical Engineering’s Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory and their research collaboration, \"Quantitative assessment of neuromechanical control in lower limb amputees during prosthetic limb fitting sessions.\" Through this research, Garrison and the ANS lab are attempting to improve prosthetic limb fitting by conducting a quantitative analysis of the amputee’s gait, balance, and comfortability.\r\n\r\nThrough the generous support of the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, BME@FIU hosts weekly lectures featuring experts in all areas of biomedical engineering. Speakers are invited to campus to provide a research seminar, meet with faculty and students, and tour our academic and research facilities. The series is a great opportunity for students to engage with prolific members of the biomedical community to network and help shape their future career goals.\r\n\r\nFor a list of upcoming seminar speakers please visit <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/lecture-series/\">https://bme.fiu.edu/lecture-series/</a>','Highlights from 2015-2016 Wallace H. Coulter Seminar Series Speaker, Kevin Garrison','','inherit','closed','closed','','5572-revision-v1','','','2015-09-28 10:00:33','2015-09-28 14:00:33','',5572,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/09/5572-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5580,22,'2015-10-21 12:54:33','2015-10-21 16:54:33','Congratulations to Josue Santana for winning the first place in the best poster category and the third place in the oral presentation category at the FIU McNair Scholars Research Conference. His presentation, “Modeling the Mechanical Effects of Low Magnitude Mechanical Stimulation in Trabecular Bone”, is a culmination of his work completed over the past summer with professors at the University of Notre Dame.\r\n\r\nElizabeth Solis also won third place in the best poster category at the FIU McNair Scholars Research Conference. Under the guidance of Professor Anuradha Godavarty, Elizabeth presented her poster, “Near-Infrared Optical Imaging to Monitor Wound Healing.” 2015 has been an exciting year for Solis as she was also awarded the Norman Weldon Summer Internship.\r\n\r\nAt this year’s MARC U*STAR &amp; MBRS RISE Mini-Symposium, another FIU Biomedical Engineering undergraduate student, Marisol Soula, won the second place in the oral presentation category. The presentation, titled “Investigation of responses to peripheral nerve stimulation using somatosensory evoked potentials in a rodent model”, aims to develop appropriate electrical stimulation paradigms for restoring sensation in amputees. Soula is a member of the Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory and works closely with research scientist, Anil Thota.\r\n\r\nCongratulations to Josue, Elizabeth, and Marisol!\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5582\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Elizabeth-Solis-PIC-BME-1008.png\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5582\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Elizabeth-Solis-PIC-BME-1008-150x150.png\" alt=\"Elizabeth Solis\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Elizabeth Solis[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5583\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Marisol-Soula.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5583\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Marisol-Soula-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Marisol Soula\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Marisol Soula[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5584\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MDC-Honors-College-Graduation13_JSantana.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5584\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MDC-Honors-College-Graduation13_JSantana-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Josue Santana\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Josue Santana[/caption]','FIU Biomedical Engineering Undergraduates Shine at FIU McNair Scholars Research Conference and MARC U*STAR & MBRS RISE Mini-Symposium','','publish','closed','closed','','fiu-biomedical-engineering-undergraduates-shine-at-fiu-mcnair-scholars-research-conference-and-marc-ustar-mbrs-rise-mini-symposium','','','2015-10-21 12:54:33','2015-10-21 16:54:33','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5580',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5585,22,'2015-10-21 12:53:51','2015-10-21 16:53:51','Congratulations to Josue Santana for winning the first place in the best poster category and the third place in the oral presentation category at the FIU McNair Scholars Research Conference. His presentation, “Modeling the Mechanical Effects of Low Magnitude Mechanical Stimulation in Trabecular Bone”, is a culmination of his work completed over the past summer with professors at the University of Notre Dame.\r\n\r\nElizabeth Solis also won third place in the best poster category at the FIU McNair Scholars Research Conference. Under the guidance of Professor Anuradha Godavarty, Elizabeth presented her poster, “Near-Infrared Optical Imaging to Monitor Wound Healing.” 2015 has been an exciting year for Solis as she was also awarded the Norman Weldon Summer Internship.\r\n\r\nAt this year’s MARC U*STAR &amp; MBRS RISE Mini-Symposium, another FIU Biomedical Engineering undergraduate student, Marisol Soula, won the second place in the oral presentation category. The presentation, titled “Investigation of responses to peripheral nerve stimulation using somatosensory evoked potentials in a rodent model”, aims to develop appropriate electrical stimulation paradigms for restoring sensation in amputees. Soula is a member of the Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory and works closely with research scientist, Anil Thota.\r\n\r\nCongratulations to Josue, Elizabeth, and Marisol!\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5582\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Elizabeth-Solis-PIC-BME-1008.png\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5582\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Elizabeth-Solis-PIC-BME-1008-150x150.png\" alt=\"Elizabeth Solis\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Elizabeth Solis[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5583\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Marisol-Soula.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5583\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Marisol-Soula-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Marisol Soula\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Marisol Soula[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5584\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MDC-Honors-College-Graduation13_JSantana.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5584\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MDC-Honors-College-Graduation13_JSantana-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Josue Santana\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Josue Santana[/caption]','FIU Biomedical Engineering Undergraduates Shine at FIU McNair Scholars Research Conference and MARC U*STAR & MBRS RISE Mini-Symposium','','inherit','closed','closed','','5580-revision-v1','','','2015-10-21 12:53:51','2015-10-21 16:53:51','',5580,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/10/5580-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5586,22,'2015-10-21 13:05:21','2015-10-21 17:05:21','Join us this Friday, October 23rd for the 5th Annual Graduate Research Day!\r\n\r\nThe day will highlight our outstanding graduate student research projects and seminars from FIU BME Alumnus, Brad Fernald and Dr. Aydogan Ozcan from UCLA.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Screen-Shot-2015-10-12-at-1.40.52-PM.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5588\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Screen-Shot-2015-10-12-at-1.40.52-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-10-12 at 1.40.52 PM\" width=\"601\" height=\"859\" /></a>','5th Annual Graduate Research Day - October 23, 2015','','publish','closed','closed','','5th-annual-graduate-research-day-october-23-2015','','','2015-10-21 13:05:21','2015-10-21 17:05:21','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5586',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5590,22,'2015-10-21 13:05:21','2015-10-21 17:05:21','Join us this Friday, October 23rd for the 5th Annual Graduate Research Day!\r\n\r\nThe day will highlight our outstanding graduate student research projects and seminars from FIU BME Alumnus, Brad Fernald and Dr. Aydogan Ozcan from UCLA.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Screen-Shot-2015-10-12-at-1.40.52-PM.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5588\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Screen-Shot-2015-10-12-at-1.40.52-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-10-12 at 1.40.52 PM\" width=\"601\" height=\"859\" /></a>','5th Annual Graduate Research Day - October 23, 2015','','inherit','closed','closed','','5586-revision-v1','','','2015-10-21 13:05:21','2015-10-21 17:05:21','',5586,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/10/5586-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5612,22,'2015-11-10 17:02:55','2015-11-10 22:02:55','','Seminar Series Flyer_Dr  Choi_11_13_2015','','inherit','closed','closed','','seminar-series-flyer_dr-choi_11_13_2015','','','2015-11-10 17:02:55','2015-11-10 22:02:55','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Seminar-Series-Flyer_Dr-Choi_11_13_2015.pdf',0,'attachment','application/pdf',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5594,22,'2015-10-26 16:00:25','2015-10-26 20:00:25','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/romella.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4991\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/romella-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"romella\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>Research conducted by Jessica Ramella-Roman, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, was recently featured by the international society for optics and photonics, SPIE. The article, titled, “Monitoring hypertrophic burn scars with a spectroscopic polarimetric optical systems”, highlights Ramella-Roman’s novel use of optical techniques to non-invasively monitor scar formation.\r\n\r\nHypertrophic scars affect 67% of burn patients and often lead to various related complications. Ramella-Roman’s new research aims to shed light on new ways to combat scars and prevent their debilitating side-effects. Her work is the first of its kind to combine a spectroscopic polarimetric optical system (SPOS) and a spatial frequency domain imager (SFDI) to study skin disease in an effort to better understand the scar formation process. Current forms of treatment for hypertrophic scars have resulted in marginal success. Scarred skin remains distinguishable from uninjured areas. Ramella-Roman’s hope is that a better understanding of the scar formation process will lead to new ways in which clinicians treat patients and improve patient outcomes.\r\n\r\nWhile serving as an associate professor at FIU, Ramella-Roman holds two patents to go along with her extensive publications. She was recently appointed Graduate Program Director, serves as chair of many national and international conferences, and has been guest editor in the <em>Biomedical Optics Express</em> journal.\r\n\r\nMore information on Ramella-Roman’s research can be found at <a href=\"http://web.eng.fiu.edu/jramella\">web.eng.fiu.edu/jramella</a>','SPIE Features Research by Dr. Jessica Ramella-Roman','','publish','closed','closed','','spie-features-research-by-dr-jessica-ramella-roman','','','2015-10-26 16:00:25','2015-10-26 20:00:25','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5594',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5595,22,'2015-10-26 15:58:23','2015-10-26 19:58:23','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/romella.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4991\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/romella-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"romella\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>Research conducted by Jessica Ramella-Roman, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, was recently featured by the international society for optics and photonics, SPIE. The article, titled, “Monitoring hypertrophic burn scars with a spectroscopic polarimetric optical systems”, highlights Ramella-Roman’s novel use of optical techniques to non-invasively monitor scar formation.\r\n\r\nHypertrophic scars affect 67% of burn patients and often lead to various related complications. Ramella-Roman’s new research aims to shed light on new ways to combat scars and prevent their debilitating side-effects. Her work is the first of its kind to combine a spectroscopic polarimetric optical system (SPOS) and a spatial frequency domain imager (SFDI) to study skin disease in an effort to better understand the scar formation process. Current forms of treatment for hypertrophic scars have resulted in marginal success. Scarred skin remains distinguishable from uninjured areas. Ramella-Roman’s hope is that a better understanding of the scar formation process will lead to new ways in which clinicians treat patients and improve patient outcomes.\r\n\r\nWhile serving as an associate professor at FIU, Ramella-Roman holds two patents to go along with her extensive publications. She was recently appointed Graduate Program Director, serves as chair of many national and international conferences, and has been guest editor in the <em>Biomedical Optics Express</em> journal.\r\n\r\nMore information on Ramella-Roman’s research can be found at <a href=\"http://web.eng.fiu.edu/jramella\">web.eng.fiu.edu/jramella</a>','SPIE Features Research by Dr. Jessica Ramella-Roman','','inherit','closed','closed','','5594-revision-v1','','','2015-10-26 15:58:23','2015-10-26 19:58:23','',5594,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/10/5594-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5597,22,'2015-10-27 10:55:42','2015-10-27 14:55:42','','DSC_1052','Interim Dean Ranu Jung, Brad Fernald, Susan Racher, Wei-Chiang Lin, and Aydogan Ozcan','inherit','closed','closed','','dsc_1052','','','2015-10-27 10:59:12','2015-10-27 14:59:12','',5598,'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DSC_1052.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5598,22,'2015-10-27 11:06:35','2015-10-27 15:06:35','[caption id=\"attachment_5596\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Winners.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5596 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Winners-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Winners\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Graduate Research Day Winners![/caption]\r\n\r\nOn October 23<sup>rd</sup>, the department of Biomedical Engineering at FIU hosted the 5<sup>th</sup> Annual Graduate Research Day as part of the Wallace H. Coulter Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series. The event featured the research of several of FIU BME’s graduate students and also included lectures from Brad Fernald, FIU BME Alumnus and the Director of Product Development for Synaptive Medical, and Aydogan Ozcan, Professor and Associate Director of the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA.\r\n\r\nThe graduate student poster presentation highlighted the research of 18 graduate students. Ricardo Siu won first prize for his poster presentation on “Adaptive Control of Lung Volume for Respiratory Pacing in the Rodent Model.” Second place was a tie between Vinay Bhardwaj for his poster on “On-Chip SLISA for Rapid Environmental Surveillance of Chemical Toxins” and Andres Peña for his poster on “Mechanical Fatigue Testing of an Implantable Intrafascicular Electrode System.”\r\n\r\nThe seminars provided the students and faculty the opportunity to meet with and learn from distinguished professionals in the field of biomedical engineering. Brad Fernald spoke on his experience working in industry and provided the students with tips on how to navigate the business world. Brad is currently working as the Director of Product Development with the medical device company, Synaptive Medical. His focus is on the translation of research into devices to be used in the clinical setting.\r\n\r\nAydogan Ozcan focused his discussion on the democratization of next-generation imaging, sensing and diagnostic tools through computational photonics. Ozcan holds 30 issued patents and has more than 20 pending patent applications for his inventions in nanoscopy, wide-field imaging, lensless imaging, nonlinear optics, fiber optics, and optical coherence tomography. In 2010, he was selected as one of the top 10 innovators by the U.S. Department of State, USAID, NASA, and NIKE as part of the LAUNCH: Health Forum.\r\n\r\nThe event was coordinated by Wei-Chiang Lin, Interim Chair and Associate Professor. Lin noted, “The event was a great success because of the participation of our graduate students, faculty, and the two seminar speakers. I look forward to showcasing more exciting research results from our graduate students and faculty in the next Biomedical Engineering Research Day.”\r\n\r\nFor pictures of the event please visit our social media pages!\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5597\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DSC_1052.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5597\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DSC_1052-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Interim Dean Ranu Jung, Brad Fernald, Susan Racher, Wei-Chiang Lin, and Aydogan Ozcan\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a> Interim Dean Ranu Jung, Brad Fernald, Susan Racher, Wei-Chiang Lin, and Aydogan Ozcan[/caption]','5th Annual Graduate Research Day','','publish','closed','closed','','5th-annual-graduate-research-day','','','2015-10-27 11:06:58','2015-10-27 15:06:58','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5598',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5599,22,'2015-10-27 11:00:15','2015-10-27 15:00:15','[caption id=\"attachment_5596\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Winners.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-5596 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Winners-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Winners\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Graduate Research Day Winners![/caption]\r\n\r\nOn October 23<sup>rd</sup>, the department of Biomedical Engineering at FIU hosted the 5<sup>th</sup> Annual Graduate Research Day as part of the Wallace H. Coulter Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series. The event featured the research of several of FIU BME’s graduate students and also included lectures from Brad Fernald, FIU BME Alumnus and the Director of Product Development for Synaptive Medical, and Aydogan Ozcan, Professor and Associate Director of the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA.\r\n\r\nThe graduate student poster presentation highlighted the research of 18 graduate students. Ricardo Siu won first prize for his poster presentation on “Adaptive Control of Lung Volume for Respiratory Pacing in the Rodent Model.” Second place was a tie between Vinay Bhardwaj for his poster on “On-Chip SLISA for Rapid Environmental Surveillance of Chemical Toxins” and Andres Peña for his poster on “Mechanical Fatigue Testing of an Implantable Intrafascicular Electrode System.”\r\n\r\nThe seminars provided the students and faculty the opportunity to meet with and learn from distinguished professionals in the field of biomedical engineering. Brad Fernald spoke on his experience working in industry and provided the students with tips on how to navigate the business world. Brad is currently working as the Director of Product Development with the medical device company, Synaptive Medical. His focus is on the translation of research into devices to be used in the clinical setting.\r\n\r\nAydogan Ozcan focused his discussion on the democratization of next-generation imaging, sensing and diagnostic tools through computational photonics. Ozcan holds 30 issued patents and has more than 20 pending patent applications for his inventions in nanoscopy, wide-field imaging, lensless imaging, nonlinear optics, fiber optics, and optical coherence tomography. In 2010, he was selected as one of the top 10 innovators by the U.S. Department of State, USAID, NASA, and NIKE as part of the LAUNCH: Health Forum.\r\n\r\nThe event was coordinated by Wei-Chiang Lin, Interim Chair and Associate Professor. Lin noted, “The event was a great success because of the participation of our graduate students, faculty, and the two seminar speakers. I look forward to showcasing more exciting research results from our graduate students and faculty in the next Biomedical Engineering Research Day.”\r\n\r\nFor pictures of the event please visit our social media pages!\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5597\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DSC_1052.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5597\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DSC_1052-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Interim Dean Ranu Jung, Brad Fernald, Susan Racher, Wei-Chiang Lin, and Aydogan Ozcan\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a> Interim Dean Ranu Jung, Brad Fernald, Susan Racher, Wei-Chiang Lin, and Aydogan Ozcan[/caption]','5th Annual Graduate Research Day','','inherit','closed','closed','','5598-revision-v1','','','2015-10-27 11:00:15','2015-10-27 15:00:15','',5598,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/10/5598-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5601,22,'2015-10-28 13:44:47','2015-10-28 17:44:47','','Anuradha Godavarty (2)','','inherit','closed','closed','','anuradha-godavarty-2-2','','','2015-10-28 13:44:47','2015-10-28 17:44:47','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Anuradha-Godavarty-2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5602,22,'2015-10-28 13:44:49','2015-10-28 17:44:49','','Anuradha Godavarty','','inherit','closed','closed','','anuradha-godavarty-3','','','2015-10-28 13:47:23','2015-10-28 17:47:23','',5603,'https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Anuradha-Godavarty.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5603,22,'2015-10-28 13:51:39','2015-10-28 17:51:39','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Anuradha-Godavarty.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5602 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Anuradha-Godavarty-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Anuradha Godavarty\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" /></a>Anuradha Godavarty, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has received tremendous recognition this past week for her patented design of a hand-held optical probe based imaging system with 3-D tracking facilities and the device’s potential impact on breast cancer imaging. The optical hand-held device is capable of 3-D tumor detection in real-time.\r\n\r\nThis device has the potential to change the way clinicians screen patients for breast cancer as it has the potential of being used more often with no radiation and tissue compression.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Godavarty-Optical-Imaging.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5600\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Godavarty-Optical-Imaging.jpg\" alt=\"Godavarty-Optical Imaging\" width=\"651\" height=\"472\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>For more information on this exciting technology please see:</strong>\r\n\r\nEurekAlert: <a href=\"http://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/iop-oss102215.php\">http://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/iop-oss102215.php</a>\r\n\r\nCBS: <a href=\"http://cbs19.tv/story/30333344/10-23-morning-health-alert\">http://cbs19.tv/story/30333344/10-23-morning-health-alert</a>\r\n\r\nCBS Local:<a href=\"http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/10/23/fiu-develops-hand-held-breast-cancer-detection-tool/\">http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/10/23/fiu-develops-hand-held-breast-cancer-detection-tool/</a>\r\n\r\nPhysics.org: <a href=\"http://phys.org/news/2015-10-optical-scanner-potential-real-time-d.html\">http://phys.org/news/2015-10-optical-scanner-potential-real-time-d.html</a>\r\n\r\nUnited Press International: <a href=\"http://upi.com/Health_News/2015/10/23/Optical-scanner-could-allow-real-time-breast-cancer-screening/2861445625316/\">http://upi.com/Health_News/2015/10/23/Optical-scanner-could-allow-real-time-breast-cancer-screening/2861445625316/</a>\r\n\r\nBioOptics World:  <a href=\"http://bioopticsworld.com/articles/2015/10/handheld-nir-scanner-could-allow-real-time-3d-breast-cancer-screening.html\">http://bioopticsworld.com/articles/2015/10/handheld-nir-scanner-could-allow-real-time-3d-breast-cancer-screening.html</a>\r\n\r\nThe Engineer, UK: <a href=\"http://theengineer.co.uk/more-sectors/medical/news/laser-device-detects-breast-cancer-that-x-rays-can-miss/1021272.article\">http://theengineer.co.uk/more-sectors/medical/news/laser-device-detects-breast-cancer-that-x-rays-can-miss/1021272.article</a>\r\n\r\nPress Release in Spanish: <a href=\"http://immedicohospitalario.es/noticia/6853/desarrollan-un-dispositivo-de-deteccion-de-cancer-de-mama-en-3d-y-en-tiempo-real\">http://immedicohospitalario.es/noticia/6853/desarrollan-un-dispositivo-de-deteccion-de-cancer-de-mama-en-3d-y-en-tiempo-real</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Anuradha Godavarty’s Hand-Held Optical Scanner Featured by Several Media Outlets','','publish','closed','closed','','anuradha-godavartys-hand-held-optical-scanner-featured-by-several-media-outlets','','','2015-10-28 13:51:39','2015-10-28 17:51:39','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5603',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5607,22,'2015-10-28 13:53:10','2015-10-28 17:53:10','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Anuradha-Godavarty.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5602 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Anuradha-Godavarty-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Anuradha Godavarty\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" /></a>Anuradha Godavarty, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has received tremendous recognition this past week for her patented design of a hand-held optical probe based imaging system with 3-D tracking facilities and the device’s potential impact on breast cancer imaging. The optical hand-held device is capable of 3-D tumor detection in real-time.\n\nThis device has the potential to change the way clinicians screen patients for breast cancer as it has the potential of being used more often with no radiation and tissue compression.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Godavarty-Optical-Imaging.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5600\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Godavarty-Optical-Imaging.jpg\" alt=\"Godavarty-Optical Imaging\" width=\"651\" height=\"472\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>For more information on this exciting technology please see:</strong>\n\nEurekAlert: <a href=\"http://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/iop-oss102215.php\">http://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/iop-oss102215.php</a>\n\nCBS: <a href=\"http://cbs19.tv/story/30333344/10-23-morning-health-alert\">http://cbs19.tv/story/30333344/10-23-morning-health-alert</a>\n\nCBS Local:<a href=\"http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/10/23/fiu-develops-hand-held-breast-cancer-detection-tool/\">http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/10/23/fiu-develops-hand-held-breast-cancer-detection-tool/</a>\n\nPhysics.org: <a href=\"http://phys.org/news/2015-10-optical-scanner-potential-real-time-d.html\">http://phys.org/news/2015-10-optical-scanner-potential-real-time-d.html</a>\n\nUnited Press International: <a href=\"http://upi.com/Health_News/2015/10/23/Optical-scanner-could-allow-real-time-breast-cancer-screening/2861445625316/\">http://upi.com/Health_News/2015/10/23/Optical-scanner-could-allow-real-time-breast-cancer-screening/2861445625316/</a>\n\nBioOptics World:  <a href=\"http://bioopticsworld.com/articles/2015/10/handheld-nir-scanner-could-allow-real-time-3d-breast-cancer-screening.html\">http://bioopticsworld.com/articles/2015/10/handheld-nir-scanner-could-allow-real-time-3d-breast-cancer-screening.html</a>\n\nThe Engineer, UK: <a href=\"http://theengineer.co.uk/more-sectors/medical/news/laser-device-detects-breast-cancer-that-x-rays-can-miss/1021272.article\">http://theengineer.co.uk/more-sectors/medical/news/laser-device-detects-breast-cancer-that-x-rays-can-miss/1021272.article</a>\n\nPress Release in Spanish: <a href=\"http://immedicohospitalario.es/noticia/6853/desarrollan-un-dispositivo-de-deteccion-de-cancer-de-mama-en-3d-y-en-tiempo-real\">http://immedicohospitalario.es/noticia/6853/desarrollan-un-dispositivo-de-deteccion-de-cancer-de-mama-en-3d-y-en-tiempo-real</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Anuradha Godavarty’s Hand-Held Optical Scanner Featured by Several Media Outlets','','inherit','closed','closed','','5603-autosave-v1','','','2015-10-28 13:53:10','2015-10-28 17:53:10','',5603,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2015/10/5603-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5625,22,'2016-01-07 12:22:43','2016-01-07 17:22:43','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/riera.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4394\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4394\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/riera-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"riera\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>January 7, 2016- Department of Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor, Jorge Riera-Diaz, was granted a U.S. patent for the development of an electroencephalogram electrode unit for small animals and measurement system. The device, known as “The Riera High-Density Non-Invasive EEG Mini-Cap,” is capable of performing electroencephalogram measurement, fMRI, and other forms of measurement simultaneously. Unlike other devices, this new technology provides researchers for the first time the needed flexibility for studying brain functions in small animals. The measurement system allows researchers to detect as many EEG signals as possible from the limited brain surface space of small animals.\r\n\r\nIn addition to its application for general neuroscience research, the electrode unit also has the ability to be used to measure the impacts of certain drugs and their impact on brain function. The patent states that the device can be used as an “innovative drug evaluation system not only in basic research field of brain neuroscience but also in the pharmaceutical industry.” With a wide variety of potential applications, Dr. Riera’s device has the potential to make significant change in the way neuroscience research is conducted.\r\n\r\nRiera’s technology is available for sale through Cortech Solutions, a company that sells research tools for advanced brain research to neuroscientists.','Dr. Jorge Riera-Diaz receives U.S. patent for electroencephalogram electrode unit for small animals and measurement system','','publish','closed','closed','','dr-jorge-riera-diaz-receives-u-s-patent-for-electroencephalogram-electrode-unit-for-small-animals-and-measurement-system','','','2018-06-19 09:51:22','2018-06-19 13:51:22','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5625',0,'post','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5665,22,'2016-01-20 08:42:14','2016-01-20 13:42:14','January 20, 2016- Research in the Neuronal Mass Dynamics (NMD) Lab at FIU was highlighted this month in a special issue of the <em>IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering</em>. In this special issue, the IEEE editorial board recognizes articles from researchers around the globe whose cutting-edge work has led to novel neurotechnologies for recording, imaging, interfacing and modulating the brain at multiple scales. The issue is dedicated to emphasize important technological challenges for the <strong>BRAIN initiative</strong> launched by the <em>White House </em>in 2013. In their article, “Dysfunction of Neurovascular/Metabolic Coupling in Chronic Focal Epilepsy”, NMD lab members introduced a new technique to understand the neuro-vascular/metabolic coupling in brain regions generating seizures. Their study is the first of its kind involving <em>in vivo </em>brains of rats, which provides important insights about possible abnormalities in the hemodynamic response function associated with the epileptic brain. The director of the NMD lab, Dr. Jorge Riera, believes their findings will help improve the accuracy of the EEG-triggered fMRI technique to delimit the epileptic cortex in patients needing neurosurgery to control seizures. This study is in collaboration with Dr. Wei-Chiang Lin, an associate professor of the department of Biomedical Engineering at FIU and a member of the scientific team at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital (NCH) doing epilepsy research. Dr. Jorge Riera is continuing to work with a team of radiologists, neurologists and neurosurgeons at NCH for the translation of their results to improve surgical outcomes in pediatric populations.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit:\r\n\r\n<strong>Brain Initiative (White House)\r\n</strong><a href=\"https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/share/brain-initiative\">https://whitehouse.gov/share/brain-initiative</a><a href=\"https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/brain\">https://whitehouse.gov/brain</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>IEEE BRAIN Special Issue\r\n</strong>http://tbme.embs.org/2015/12/28/special-issue-brain/\r\n\r\n<strong>FIU Article\r\n</strong><a href=\"http://tbme.embs.org/2015/12/24/b10-dysfunction-of-neurovascularmetabolic-coupling-in-chronic-focal-epilepsy/\">http://tbme.embs.org/2015/12/24/b10-dysfunction-of-neurovascularmetabolic-coupling-in-chronic-focal-epilepsy/</a>','FIU BME Researchers highlighted in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering January Edition','','publish','closed','closed','','fiu-bme-researchers-highlighted-in-ieee-transactions-on-biomedical-engineering-january-edition','','','2017-06-07 16:10:07','2017-06-07 20:10:07','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5665',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (6595,28,'2017-06-07 16:10:07','2017-06-07 20:10:07','January 20, 2016- Research in the Neuronal Mass Dynamics (NMD) Lab at FIU was highlighted this month in a special issue of the <em>IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering</em>. In this special issue, the IEEE editorial board recognizes articles from researchers around the globe whose cutting-edge work has led to novel neurotechnologies for recording, imaging, interfacing and modulating the brain at multiple scales. The issue is dedicated to emphasize important technological challenges for the <strong>BRAIN initiative</strong> launched by the <em>White House </em>in 2013. In their article, “Dysfunction of Neurovascular/Metabolic Coupling in Chronic Focal Epilepsy”, NMD lab members introduced a new technique to understand the neuro-vascular/metabolic coupling in brain regions generating seizures. Their study is the first of its kind involving <em>in vivo </em>brains of rats, which provides important insights about possible abnormalities in the hemodynamic response function associated with the epileptic brain. The director of the NMD lab, Dr. Jorge Riera, believes their findings will help improve the accuracy of the EEG-triggered fMRI technique to delimit the epileptic cortex in patients needing neurosurgery to control seizures. This study is in collaboration with Dr. Wei-Chiang Lin, an associate professor of the department of Biomedical Engineering at FIU and a member of the scientific team at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital (NCH) doing epilepsy research. Dr. Jorge Riera is continuing to work with a team of radiologists, neurologists and neurosurgeons at NCH for the translation of their results to improve surgical outcomes in pediatric populations.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit:\r\n\r\n<strong>Brain Initiative (White House)\r\n</strong><a href=\"https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/share/brain-initiative\">https://whitehouse.gov/share/brain-initiative</a><a href=\"https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/brain\">https://whitehouse.gov/brain</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>IEEE BRAIN Special Issue\r\n</strong>http://tbme.embs.org/2015/12/28/special-issue-brain/\r\n\r\n<strong>FIU Article\r\n</strong><a href=\"http://tbme.embs.org/2015/12/24/b10-dysfunction-of-neurovascularmetabolic-coupling-in-chronic-focal-epilepsy/\">http://tbme.embs.org/2015/12/24/b10-dysfunction-of-neurovascularmetabolic-coupling-in-chronic-focal-epilepsy/</a>','FIU BME Researchers highlighted in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering January Edition','','inherit','closed','closed','','5665-revision-v1','','','2017-06-07 16:10:07','2017-06-07 20:10:07','',5665,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2017/06/5665-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5677,22,'2016-02-02 08:56:17','2016-02-02 13:56:17','Shuliang Jiao, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and his work on a new retinal imaging technology was recently featured by prominent medical journals “Medical News” and the “Review of Ophthalmology.”\r\n\r\nUsing optical coherence tomography (OCT), Jiao and a team of researchers from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute created a technology that images the light-sensitive protein rhodopsin in the photoreceptors of the retina. Existing OCT technology does not allow physicians to determine the functionality of retinal cells. By focusing on imaging the rhodopsin protein, physicians will now be able to confirm if a photoreceptor is functioning properly or not. This research will change the way retinal disorders are diagnosed and treated.\r\n\r\nThe long term goal of Jiao’s research is to help prevent and cure blindness through technological innovations such as the one developed with Bascom Palmer. According to NEI, blindness or low vision affects 3.3 million Americans age 40 and over and it is projected to reach 5.5 million by the year 2020. In the U.S., most types of blindness and low vision are related to retinal diseases. Jiao and his Ophthalmic Imaging Lab at Florida International University have dedicated their research to the development of novel optical technologies for 3D high resolution imaging of the anatomy and functions of the eye in vivo.\r\n\r\nCongratulations Dr. Jiao!\r\n\r\nTo read the articles in full, please visit:\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical News\r\n</strong>A Clearer Picture: Imaging Rhodopsin Could Shed Light on Retinal Disorders\r\n<a href=\"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.medicalnewsinc.com_clinical_article_20359500_imaging-2Drhodopsin-2Dcould-2Dshed-2Dlight-2Don-2Dretinal-2Ddisorders-2Din-2Djoint-2Dproject-2Dbetween-2Dbascom-2Dpalmer-2Deye-2Dinstitute-2Dand-2Dflorida-2Dinternational-2Duniversity&amp;d=AwMFAg&amp;c=1QsCMERiq7JOmEnKpsSyjg&amp;r=GXa3fXEtdxyMHdkjFWHrhA&amp;m=q58gnjHIRGaWw5CMopZ2ikks1gfHUBONPxg6Rkxho04&amp;s=M_PU7WiYW8j5_dguY6nZHB3oFINznoDvkCyuazI-n-A&amp;e=\">http://medicalnewsinc.com/clinical/article/20359500/imaging-rhodopsin-could-shed-light-on-retinal-disorders-in-joint-project-between-bascom-palmer-eye-institute-and-florida-international-university</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Review of Ophthalmology\r\n</strong>BPEI/FIU Collaboration May Offer Next-Generation OCT\r\n<a href=\"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.reviewofophthalmology.com_content_t_imaging-5Fand-5Fdiagnostic-5Finstruments_c_57369_&amp;d=AwMFAg&amp;c=1QsCMERiq7JOmEnKpsSyjg&amp;r=GXa3fXEtdxyMHdkjFWHrhA&amp;m=q58gnjHIRGaWw5CMopZ2ikks1gfHUBONPxg6Rkxho04&amp;s=w7TC1jqZTkjx29u2FCYARvbluDarc5E2QGn5w5JVdXQ&amp;e=\">http://reviewofophthalmology.com/content/t/imaging_and_diagnostic_instruments/c/57369/</a>\r\n\r\nBreaking New Ground With OCT Technology\r\n<a href=\"http://reviewofophthalmology.com/content/d/technology_update/i/3527/c/58856\">http://reviewofophthalmology.com/content/d/technology_update/i/3527/c/58856</a>\r\n\r\n“Depth-resolved rhodopsin molecular contrast imaging for functional assessment of photoreceptors” in Scientific Reports, Article #: 13992, Published Sept. 11, 2015\r\n<a href=\"http://nature.com/articles/srep13992\">http://nature.com/articles/srep13992</a>','Shuliang Jiao’s Retinal Imaging Technology Featured by Medical News and the Review of Ophthalmology','','publish','closed','closed','','shuliang-jiaos-retinal-imaging-technology-featured-by-medical-news-and-the-review-of-ophthalmology','','','2016-02-02 10:50:28','2016-02-02 15:50:28','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5677',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5682,22,'2016-02-02 10:25:01','2016-02-02 15:25:01','Shuliang Jiao, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and his work on a new retinal imaging technology was recently featured by prominent medical journals “Medical News” and the “Review of Ophthalmology.”\r\n\r\nUsing optical coherence tomography (OCT), Jiao and a team of researchers from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute created a technology that images the light-sensitive protein rhodopsin in the photoreceptors of the retina. Existing OCT technology does not allow physicians to determine the functionality of retinal cells. By focusing on imaging the rhodopsin protein, physicians will now be able to confirm if a photoreceptor is functioning properly or not. This research will change the way retinal disorders are diagnosed and treated.\r\n\r\nThe long term goal of Jiao’s research is to help prevent and cure blindness through technological innovations such as the one developed with Bascom Palmer. According to NEI, blindness or low vision affects 3.3 million Americans age 40 and over and it is projected to reach 5.5 million by the year 2020. In the U.S., most types of blindness and low vision are related to retinal diseases. Jiao and his Ophthalmic Imaging Lab at Florida International University have dedicated their research to the development of novel optical technologies for 3D high resolution imaging of the anatomy and functions of the eye in vivo.\r\n\r\nCongratulations Dr. Jiao!\r\n\r\nTo read the articles in full, please visit:\r\n\r\n<strong>Medical News\r\n</strong>A Clearer Picture: Imaging Rhodopsin Could Shed Light on Retinal Disorders\r\n<a href=\"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.medicalnewsinc.com_clinical_article_20359500_imaging-2Drhodopsin-2Dcould-2Dshed-2Dlight-2Don-2Dretinal-2Ddisorders-2Din-2Djoint-2Dproject-2Dbetween-2Dbascom-2Dpalmer-2Deye-2Dinstitute-2Dand-2Dflorida-2Dinternational-2Duniversity&amp;d=AwMFAg&amp;c=1QsCMERiq7JOmEnKpsSyjg&amp;r=GXa3fXEtdxyMHdkjFWHrhA&amp;m=q58gnjHIRGaWw5CMopZ2ikks1gfHUBONPxg6Rkxho04&amp;s=M_PU7WiYW8j5_dguY6nZHB3oFINznoDvkCyuazI-n-A&amp;e=\">http://medicalnewsinc.com/clinical/article/20359500/imaging-rhodopsin-could-shed-light-on-retinal-disorders-in-joint-project-between-bascom-palmer-eye-institute-and-florida-international-university</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Review of Ophthalmology\r\n</strong>BPEI/FIU Collaboration May Offer Next-Generation OCT\r\n<a href=\"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.reviewofophthalmology.com_content_t_imaging-5Fand-5Fdiagnostic-5Finstruments_c_57369_&amp;d=AwMFAg&amp;c=1QsCMERiq7JOmEnKpsSyjg&amp;r=GXa3fXEtdxyMHdkjFWHrhA&amp;m=q58gnjHIRGaWw5CMopZ2ikks1gfHUBONPxg6Rkxho04&amp;s=w7TC1jqZTkjx29u2FCYARvbluDarc5E2QGn5w5JVdXQ&amp;e=\">http://reviewofophthalmology.com/content/t/imaging_and_diagnostic_instruments/c/57369/</a>\r\n\r\nBreaking New Ground With OCT Technology\r\n<a href=\"http://reviewofophthalmology.com/content/d/technology_update/i/3527/c/58856\">http://reviewofophthalmology.com/content/d/technology_update/i/3527/c/58856</a>\r\n\r\n“Depth-resolved rhodopsin molecular contrast imaging for functional assessment of photoreceptors” in Scientific Reports, Article #: 13992, Published Sept. 11, 2015\r\n<a href=\"http://nature.com/articles/srep13992\">http://nature.com/articles/srep13992</a>','Shuliang Jiao’s Retinal Imaging Technology Featured by Medical News and the Review of Ophthalmology','','inherit','closed','closed','','5677-revision-v1','','','2016-02-02 10:25:01','2016-02-02 15:25:01','',5677,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2016/02/5677-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5680,22,'2016-02-02 09:05:24','2016-02-02 14:05:24','Congratulations to Joseph Chue-Sang, a BME graduate student and member of the Medical Photonics Laboratory, for being awarded the SPIE Student Travel Grant and selected to present two talks and one poster at this year’s SPIE <em>Photonics West</em> conference in San Francisco, California. The conference is the largest laser and photonics event in North American with over 20,000 expected attendees from around the world.\r\n\r\nChue-Sang will present his talks titled, “Simulation of polarized light in birefringent samples” and “Imaging of skin surface architecture with out of plane polarimetry” on February 13<sup>th</sup>, 2016. As a member of the Medical Photonics Laboratory (MPL) at FIU, Chue-Sang’s research focuses on bio-photonics and the development of devices and methodologies for diagnosis of disease. His mentor and director of the Medical Photonics Laboratory, Dr. Jessica Ramella-Roman, said, “This award is a great honor for Joseph and a true testament to his hard work.”\r\n\r\nCongratulations Joseph and good luck at the conference!\r\n\r\nFor more information on the Photonics West Conference, visit <a href=\"https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west\">https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west</a>\r\n\r\nFor more information on the Medical Photonics Laboratory, visit <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/faculty-staff/jessica-ramella-roman/\">https://bme.fiu.edu/faculty-staff/jessica-ramella-roman/</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','BME Graduate Student, Joseph Chue-Sang, awarded the SPIE Student Travel Grant','','publish','closed','closed','','bme-graduate-student-joseph-chue-sang-awarded-the-spie-student-travel-grant','','','2016-02-02 09:05:24','2016-02-02 14:05:24','',0,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?p=5680',0,'post','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5681,22,'2016-02-02 09:03:42','2016-02-02 14:03:42','Congratulations to Joseph Chue-Sang, a BME graduate student and member of the Medical Photonics Laboratory, for being awarded the SPIE Student Travel Grant and selected to present two talks and one poster at this year’s SPIE <em>Photonics West</em> conference in San Francisco, California. The conference is the largest laser and photonics event in North American with over 20,000 expected attendees from around the world.\r\n\r\nChue-Sang will present his talks titled, “Simulation of polarized light in birefringent samples” and “Imaging of skin surface architecture with out of plane polarimetry” on February 13<sup>th</sup>, 2016. As a member of the Medical Photonics Laboratory (MPL) at FIU, Chue-Sang’s research focuses on bio-photonics and the development of devices and methodologies for diagnosis of disease. His mentor and director of the Medical Photonics Laboratory, Dr. Jessica Ramella-Roman, said, “This award is a great honor for Joseph and a true testament to his hard work.”\r\n\r\nCongratulations Joseph and good luck at the conference!\r\n\r\nFor more information on the Photonics West Conference, visit <a href=\"https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west\">https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west</a>\r\n\r\nFor more information on the Medical Photonics Laboratory, visit <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/faculty-staff/jessica-ramella-roman/\">https://bme.fiu.edu/faculty-staff/jessica-ramella-roman/</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','BME Graduate Student, Joseph Chue-Sang, awarded the SPIE Student Travel Grant','','inherit','closed','closed','','5680-revision-v1','','','2016-02-02 09:03:42','2016-02-02 14:03:42','',5680,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2016/02/5680-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (49911,31,'2018-10-09 13:11:06','2018-10-09 17:11:06','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CURElogo-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6121\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6121 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CURElogo-1-300x173.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" /></a>\r\n<h2>About CURE</h2>\r\nThe Coulter Undergraduate Research Excellence Program (CURE) was developed to pair undergraduate students with a faculty mentor in order to cultivate and strive for research success.\r\n\r\nBeing a part of the CURE program ensures that throughout their undergraduate experience, students participate actively to develop research in preparation for life after graduation. Whether the student chooses to make research a part of their career plans, the program will help sharpen and hone the critical thinking and communication skill set that is invaluable to any professional goal.\r\n<h2>Program Overview</h2>\r\nThe program is a three level process for learning research skills and working side-by-side with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research scientists in the laboratory setting.\r\n\r\n<strong>Trainee</strong>\r\n\r\nEntry-level undergraduate student with no previous research experience. Two semesters of shadowing, training, attending research meetings, and familiarizing themselves with the laboratory setting.\r\n\r\n<strong>Researcher</strong>\r\n\r\nMid-level undergraduate student who has completed the yearlong trainee phase or has previous experience volunteering in a research laboratory setting that is equivalent to trainee level work. The researcher will complete two semesters of directly assisting in the research lab, analyzing data, and maintaining lab records under the supervision of lab mentors. During the researcher phase, students will be paid a stipend of $150 a week for working at least 15 hours per week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Fellow</strong>\r\n\r\nTop-level undergraduate student who has completed the researcher phase of the CURE program. As a fellow, the student will conduct independent research and work closely with mentors on completing their own research studies. The fellow will complete two semesters of work in the laboratory. During the fellow phase, students will be paid $180 a week for working at least 15 hours per week.\r\n<h2>Application Requirements</h2>\r\n[accordion autoclose=\"true\" clicktoclose=\"true\" openfirst=\"false\" openall=\"false\" ]\r\n\r\n[accordion-item title=\"Trainee\"]\r\n\r\n-Must be an entry-level undergraduate student with no previous research experience.\r\n-Identify a research mentor. Mentors must be full-time BME faculty and provide a written statement of support for the student.\r\n-A one-page personal statement that expresses their interest in the designated area of research, academic goals, and personal background. Special consideration will be given to students who express need for financial assistance.\r\n-A 3.0 cumulative GPA and completed or currently enrolled in BME1008C.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the yearlong trainee phase, the student must submit a one-page summary of their laboratory experience, self-evaluation, and faculty evaluation.\r\n\r\n[/accordion-item]\r\n\r\n[accordion-item title=\"Researcher\"]\r\n\r\n-Must be a mid-level undergraduate student who has completed the yearlong trainee phase or has previous experience volunteering in a research laboratory setting that is equivalent to trainee level work.\r\n-Identify identify a research mentor. Mentors must be full-time BME faculty and provide a written statement of support for the student.\r\n-If previously enrolled as a trainee within the program, the personal statement is substituted with the one-page summary of the student’s experiences as a trainee, their self-evaluation, and faculty evaluation.\r\n-If the student is new to the program and has previously completed volunteer research equivalent to the trainee phase, the student must submit the same application as the trainees. Special consideration will be given to students who express need for financial assistance. (See trainee application requirements).\r\n-A 3.0 cumulative GPA\r\n\r\nStudents in the researcher phase are required to participate in the Undergraduate Research Day poster presentation. The CURE program logo must be displayed on the poster.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the yearlong researcher phase, the student must submit a one-page summary of their laboratory experience, self-evaluation, and a letter of recommendation from BME faculty.\r\n\r\n[/accordion-item]\r\n[accordion-item title=\"Fellow\"]\r\n\r\n-Must be a top-level undergraduate student who has completed the researcher phase of the CURE program.\r\n-Applications must include the one-page summary of the student’s experiences as a researcher, their self-evaluation, and a letter of recommendation from BME faculty.\r\n-Special consideration will be given to students who express need for financial assistance.\r\n-A 3.5 GPA\r\n\r\n[/accordion-item]\r\n\r\n[/accordion]\r\n\r\nFor a list of faculty mentors and research projects, <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/research/faculty-projects/\">click here</a>.\r\n\r\nFor a list of student profiles, <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/research/cure-student-profiles/\">click here</a>.\r\n<h2>Testimonials</h2>\r\n\"While working with Dr. McPherson, I have learned more than I could have ever imagined. I have expanded my vocabulary and understanding of the neuronal motor-sensory pathways, nervous system anatomy and so much more. I plan on pursuing a medical degree, so working on an extracurricular project has widened my perspective of the biomedical engineering field and its applications to medicine. I would recommend this program to students who are looking to apply the knowledge they have gained from their courses and want to learn about a specific area of interest they might have outside the usual classroom setting.\" <i><strong>- Valentina Melero</strong></i>\r\n\r\n\"After completing my undergraduate studies at FIU, I plan on attending medical school and becoming a physician. I truly feel my gradual involvement in research has allowed me to improve my critical thinking, creativity, organization, and many other skills needed to be a successful healthcare professional. I have progressively learned how to read and analyze medical literature, which is critical in remaining up-to-date on medical discoveries that can be implemented in the clinical setting. Furthermore, being in a research setting exposes me to the usage of a Flex-cell machine, cell culturing, and other techniques that will enhance my comprehension of underlying causes of disease, which will considerably aid me in understanding the needs of my patients as a future physician.\" <i><strong>- Michael Orduz</strong></i>\r\n\r\n\"For several months, I have been working with a neurological event called Cortical Spreading Depression. This is a neurophysiological condition typically observed in migraine aura characterized by a wave of complete neuronal depolarization leading to a silencing of neuronal activity that spreads throughout the cortex of the brain. I have been able to perform intracranial recordings on rats and with the data I have collected, I have been able to present in state and national conferences where I have met faculty from several distinguished graduate school programs. This has been an opportunity I highly value because of my interest in obtaining a PhD in neuroscience. I would highly recommend the CURE program to others because of the exposure to research and networking with distinguished faculty.\" <i><strong>- Daniel Rivera</strong></i>\r\n<h2><a href=\"https://fiu.academicworks.com/opportunities/3228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Applications will open in Spring 2019</a></h2>\r\n<strong>For more information about the program, contact Dr. Joshua Hutcheson at 305.438.0157 or at <a href=\"mailto:jhutches@fiu.edu\">jhutches@fiu.edu</a>.</strong>','Coulter Undergraduate Research Excellence Program (CURE)','','inherit','closed','closed','','5686-revision-v1','','','2018-10-09 13:11:06','2018-10-09 17:11:06','',5686,'https://bme.fiu.edu/2018/10/5686-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5686,24,'2013-06-03 14:02:57','2013-06-03 18:02:57','<a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CURElogo-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6121\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6121 size-medium\" src=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CURElogo-1-300x173.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" /></a>\r\n<h2>About CURE</h2>\r\nThe Coulter Undergraduate Research Excellence Program (CURE) was developed to pair undergraduate students with a faculty mentor in order to cultivate and strive for research success.\r\n\r\nBeing a part of the CURE program ensures that throughout their undergraduate experience, students participate actively to develop research in preparation for life after graduation. Whether the student chooses to make research a part of their career plans, the program will help sharpen and hone the critical thinking and communication skill set that is invaluable to any professional goal.\r\n<h2>Program Overview</h2>\r\nThe program is a three level process for learning research skills and working side-by-side with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research scientists in the laboratory setting.\r\n\r\n<strong>Trainee</strong>\r\n\r\nEntry-level undergraduate student with no previous research experience. Two semesters of shadowing, training, attending research meetings, and familiarizing themselves with the laboratory setting.\r\n\r\n<strong>Researcher</strong>\r\n\r\nMid-level undergraduate student who has completed the yearlong trainee phase or has previous experience volunteering in a research laboratory setting that is equivalent to trainee level work. The researcher will complete two semesters of directly assisting in the research lab, analyzing data, and maintaining lab records under the supervision of lab mentors. During the researcher phase, students will be paid a stipend of $150 a week for working at least 15 hours per week.\r\n\r\n<strong>Fellow</strong>\r\n\r\nTop-level undergraduate student who has completed the researcher phase of the CURE program. As a fellow, the student will conduct independent research and work closely with mentors on completing their own research studies. The fellow will complete two semesters of work in the laboratory. During the fellow phase, students will be paid $180 a week for working at least 15 hours per week.\r\n<h2>Application Requirements</h2>\r\n[accordion autoclose=\"true\" clicktoclose=\"true\" openfirst=\"false\" openall=\"false\" ]\r\n\r\n[accordion-item title=\"Trainee\"]\r\n\r\n-Must be an entry-level undergraduate student with no previous research experience.\r\n-Identify a research mentor. Mentors must be full-time BME faculty and provide a written statement of support for the student.\r\n-A one-page personal statement that expresses their interest in the designated area of research, academic goals, and personal background. Special consideration will be given to students who express need for financial assistance.\r\n-A 3.0 cumulative GPA and completed or currently enrolled in BME1008C.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the yearlong trainee phase, the student must submit a one-page summary of their laboratory experience, self-evaluation, and faculty evaluation.\r\n\r\n[/accordion-item]\r\n\r\n[accordion-item title=\"Researcher\"]\r\n\r\n-Must be a mid-level undergraduate student who has completed the yearlong trainee phase or has previous experience volunteering in a research laboratory setting that is equivalent to trainee level work.\r\n-Identify identify a research mentor. Mentors must be full-time BME faculty and provide a written statement of support for the student.\r\n-If previously enrolled as a trainee within the program, the personal statement is substituted with the one-page summary of the student’s experiences as a trainee, their self-evaluation, and faculty evaluation.\r\n-If the student is new to the program and has previously completed volunteer research equivalent to the trainee phase, the student must submit the same application as the trainees. Special consideration will be given to students who express need for financial assistance. (See trainee application requirements).\r\n-A 3.0 cumulative GPA\r\n\r\nStudents in the researcher phase are required to participate in the Undergraduate Research Day poster presentation. The CURE program logo must be displayed on the poster.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the yearlong researcher phase, the student must submit a one-page summary of their laboratory experience, self-evaluation, and a letter of recommendation from BME faculty.\r\n\r\n[/accordion-item]\r\n[accordion-item title=\"Fellow\"]\r\n\r\n-Must be a top-level undergraduate student who has completed the researcher phase of the CURE program.\r\n-Applications must include the one-page summary of the student’s experiences as a researcher, their self-evaluation, and a letter of recommendation from BME faculty.\r\n-Special consideration will be given to students who express need for financial assistance.\r\n-A 3.5 GPA\r\n\r\n[/accordion-item]\r\n\r\n[/accordion]\r\n\r\nFor a list of faculty mentors and research projects, <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/research/faculty-projects/\">click here</a>.\r\n\r\nFor a list of student profiles, <a href=\"https://bme.fiu.edu/research/cure-student-profiles/\">click here</a>.\r\n<h2>Testimonials</h2>\r\n\"The Coulter Undergraduate Research Excellence Program (CURE) has been an immensely rewarding experience for me as an undergraduate. It has enabled me to pursue research with faculty members that I am honored to work with and given me invaluable experiences that have shaped me professionally and personally. I feel as though this is a great program for students interested in research and provides a powerful networking opportunity with BME faculty.\" <em><strong>- Baarbod Ashenagar, Researcher</strong></em>\r\n\r\n\"Conducting research in the CURE program has been a great opportunity for me to understand concepts taught in the classroom, and applying them to topics still currently being explored. During the past year, I was able to not only perform my own research, by conducting experiments and data processing, but I was able to seek a deeper understanding of previous knowledge. There were also times when I had to seek help from others and work as a team, which I quickly learned was a big part of research. The CURE program was a significant component of my undergraduate experience at FIU that helped me develop skills I will be able to apply in graduate school.\"<em><strong> - Priscilla Lozano, Trainee</strong></em>\r\n<h2>Applications are now closed</h2>\r\n<strong>For more information about the program, contact Dr. Joshua Hutcheson at 305.438.0157 or at <a href=\"mailto:jhutches@fiu.edu\">jhutches@fiu.edu</a>.</strong>','Coulter Undergraduate Research Excellence Program (CURE)','','publish','closed','closed','','coulter-undergraduate-research-excellence-program-cure','','','2019-05-08 10:38:18','2019-05-08 14:38:18','',46,'https://bme.fiu.edu/?page_id=5686',2,'page','',0);
