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- Herff College of Engineering's Department of Biomedical Engineering launches program offering certificate in regulatory affairs for medical devices. Learn more about the program here.
- Six students in Herff's Department of Biomedical Engineering recieved awards that will contribute to their research funding. See how much money each student received here >>
- Friday, April 17, 2026 - UTHSC's Kuashik Parthasarathi, Ph.D, MBA presented his seminar "Pulmonary Microvessels and Connexins: Together in Sickness and in Health," as part of the Herff College of Engineering and UTHSC's Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering Spring Seminar series.
- Friday, April 10, 2026 - UTHSC's Honsik Jake Cho, Ph.D, MBA presented his seminar "Advanced Cell Therapies Using Nanosome Technology for Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis (PTOA) in Murine Models."
- Friday, April 3, 2026 - Alex Byran, Ph.D. candidate, presented his seminar "In Vivo Analysis of a Porcine-Derived Placental Biomaterial for Wound Healing Applications in a Rat Skin Defect Model," and Master's candidate Nikken Malboeuf presented "3D Printed N-MAC Chitosan-PEGDMA Hydrogels with Magnetic Collagen Fibers for Volumetric Muscle Loss."
- Friday, March 27, 2026 - Seminar: "Developing Scatter Localization Strategies for Ultrafast Ultrasound Localization Microscopy" - Kashta Dozier Muhammad, Ph.D Biomedical Engineering. Reception at 11:30 a.m. followed by seminar from noon until 1 p.m.
- Dr. Herickoff and junior undergraduate Biomedical Engineering student Nima Aflaki represented the Herff College of Engineering at the SPIE Medical Imaging Conference in Vancover. Nima presented 鈥淗ybrid angular spectrum鈥慴ased determination of an acoustic model of temporal skull鈥� on behalf of Estefania Guerrero Viloria, a recently graduated Master鈥檚 student in BME who also presented her work earlier this month in New Orleans. Read the abstract here:
- Friday, March 20, 2026 鈥� Seminar: 鈥�Is Additive Manufacturing Good Enough to be Used for Mainstream Implants? An Industry Perspective鈥� 鈥� Ruxandra Marinescu, Ph.D., Early Innovation Lead, Ortho R&D: Smith & Nephew. Lunch at 11:20 a.m.; Seminar from 12鈥�1 p.m. in The Zone, FedEx Institute of Technology.
- Friday, March 20, 2026 鈥� Biomaterials Day, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Isaac Rodriguez. A free, full鈥慸ay event with 3鈥慚inute Thesis competitions, poster presentations, a networking luncheon, and an industry roundtable. 8:30 a.m.鈥�5:00 p.m., FedEx Institute of Technology.
- Seminar: 鈥�Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetics of Timolol and Predictive Modeling of Intraocular Pressure Regulation鈥� 鈥� Dr. Madhusudhanan Balasubramanian, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of 糖心Vlog传媒.
- Dr. Herickhoff and BME junior Nima Aflaki presented work at SPIE Medical Imaging Conference in Vancouver. Read more on , , or !
- Seminar: 鈥淯ltrasonic Bone Assessment Is an Area of Research That Seeks New Diagnostic Tools for Osteoporosis and Other Bone Diseases Using Ultrasound鈥� 鈥� Dr. Brent Hoffmeister, Department of Physics, Rhodes College.
- NSBE and BMES host healthcare leadership event
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The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) 糖心Vlog传媒 Chapter and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) hosted an information session on Thursday, February 5, about how engineers can shape the future of healthcare leadership, health systems management and interdisciplinary innovation. The event featured Dr. Dale Sanders, Master of Health Administration (MHA) Program Director. Dr.Sanders spoke to engineering students about how an engineering background translates into strengths in healthcare administration, academic pathways into the MHA program for engineering students, career opportunities in healthcare leadership and health systems management and real-world examples of how engineers improve health systems, operations and patient outcomes. |
- Biomedical Engineering celebrates fall 2025 graduates
- Seminar: BME Industry Panel with Chris Johnson on Development, MeLeah Henson on Research, Jesse Moore on IP, and Mike Veldman on Marketing
- Seminar: 鈥淎ugmenting Observational Gait Analysis with Markerless Kinematics in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation鈥� 鈥� Dr. Chris-Mike Agbelie, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Professionals, UTHSC
- Seminar: 鈥淒evelopment of In Vitro Dermoepidermal and Osteochondral Tissue Models Based on Nanofibrous Membranes and Collagen Hydrogels鈥� 鈥� Dr. Antonin Broz, Senior Researcher, Czech Academy of Sciences
- Seminar: 鈥淭argeting Chemoresistant Ewing Sarcoma: Perspectives and Challenges鈥� 鈥� Dr. Matthew Kieffer, St. Jude Research Hospital
- 鈥淯nderstanding Fatigue Mechanisms of Musculoskeletal Injuries: From Lab to Track鈥� 鈥� Dr. Yiyang Chen, College of Health Sciences, University of 糖心Vlog传媒
- 鈥淒igital Surrogates for Disease Progression Among Pediatric Neurologic Patients鈥� 鈥� Dr. Joshua Burns, St. Jude Children鈥檚 Research Hospital
- Seminar: 鈥淏ridging the Translational Gap for Thermal Therapies鈥� 鈥� Dr. Hayden Carlton, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of 糖心Vlog传媒.
- Seminar: 鈥淐harting Your Path in Biomedical Engineering: Career Lessons and Insights鈥� 鈥� Chris Johnson, BS (Mechanical Engineering, Christian Brothers University).
- Dr. Carl Heickhoff recognized at the U糖心Vlog传媒 football home game as the Tigers Ascending to Excellence award recipient!
- Dr. Strain promoted to Associate Professor of Teaching in the UofM Department of Biomedical Engineering!
- Dr. Bumgardner gives invited talk to Czech Academy of Sciences
- BME Assistant Professor Dr. Carl Herickhoff Awarded 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award!
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- Spring 2025 Engineering Graduates Take the Oath of the Order of the Engineer!
- Jermiah Tate and Dr. Jennings selected as finalists for the National Institute for Aging's Start-Up Challenge