Achievements

May 2023

~ Coulter Undergraduate Research Excellence (CURE) Award ~

Undergraduate student Maria Hernandez joined the Coulter Undergraduate Research Excellence program as trainee for Summer 2023.

April 2023

~ Sydni Spencer graduated as the Outstanding BME Undergraduate student Spring 2023 ~

Student Sydni Spencer graduated from the College of Engineering and Computing as the Outstanding BME Undergraduate student for Spring 2023. Congratulations Sydni!

March 2023

~ FIU BME Graduate Research Day ~

· Three of our Ph.D. students (Daniela Leizaola, Himaddri Shakhar Roy and Kacie Kalie) participated in FIU BME Graduate Research Day. Researcher Ph.D. student Kacie Kalie won the first place in oral talk for her presentation. Congratulations Kacie!

January 2023

~ Coulter Undergraduate Research Excellence (CURE) Award ~

· Two of our undergraduate students, Waleed Abusaif and Sydni Spencer won the Coulter Undergraduate Reasearch Experience (CURE) Researcher Award for Spring 2023.

December 2022

~ Dr. Kevin Leiva graduated as the Outstanding Ph.D. student October 2022 ~

· Dr. Kevin Leiva graduated from the College of Engineering and Computing as the Outstanding Ph.D. student. His research is related to a low-cost near-infrared optical scanner developed and tested on diabetic foot ulcers to assess their healing status.

October 2022

~ United States Patents ~

· Two US Patents issued to Optical Imaging Laboratory: – “Cellphone Based Tissue Oxygenation Measuring Device”, US 11,464,453 B2 (Oct. 2022) with Anuradha Godavarty and Kacie Kalie as inventors. – “Handheld Devices for Wound Assessment Using Multi-Modal Imaging”, US 11,471,696 B1 (Oct. 2022) with Anuradha Godavarty and Kacie Kalie as inventors.

~ Biomedical Engineering Society Conference ~

· Daniela Leizaola, our Ph.D. student, participated in the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society in San Antonio, Texas to celebrate the contributions made by the BMES members in research, education, and the workforce by presenting her poster on “A Low-Cost Non-Invasive Optical Technique to Assess Presence or Absence of Vascular Calcification via Peripheral Tail Imaging in Mice”.

September 2022

~ Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Research Day ~

· Our undergraduate student, Sydni Spencer won 3rd place in the Undergraduate Research Poster Competition at the Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Research Day. Congratulations Sydni!

· Noble Amadi, Faiza Nazir and Sydni Spencer participated in the Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Research Day which showcases the research our Biomedical Engineering undergraduate students are involved in our department.

~ Coulter Undergraduate Research Excellence (CURE) Award ~

· Three of our undergraduate researchers (Noble Amadi, Faiza Nazir, Sydni Spencer) were awarded the CURE scholarship as Researchers. And one undergraduate researcher (Jose Perez) joined CURE program as a Trainee.

August 2022

~ NIH Research Grant ~

· Dr. Anuradha Godavarty was awarded a National Institute of Health Research Study Grant for her project entitled “Smartphone-based optical scanner to physiologically analyze diabetic foot ulcers.”

July 2022

~ Doctoral Defense ~

· Kevin Leiva, our PhD student, has successfully defended his PhD and ready to graduate. May 2022

~ Norman Weldon Internship Awardees ~

· Three of our undergraduate researchers (Noble Amadi, Faiza Nazir, Sydni Spencer) were awarded the Dr. Norman R. Weldon Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Student Research Internship for the Summer of 2022

March 2022

~ Spotlight by FIU Magazine ~

· Dr. Godavarty was recently spotlighted by the FIU Magazine as an “Inspiring Inventor”. She has supported the creation of innovational technologies that help doctors reverse devastating medical conditions.

September 2021

~ Coulter Undergraduate Research Excellence (CURE) Award ~

· Three of our undergraduate researchers (Alexander Trinidad, Mariel Chavez, Haniyeh Alirezaei) were awarded the CURE scholarship as Researchers. And one undergraduate researcher (Nathaniel Alexander) joined CURE program as a Trainee.

May 2021

~ Norman Weldon Internship Awardees ~

· Five of our undergraduate researchers (Alexander Trinidad, Mariel Chavez, Isabella Gonzalez, Raquel Veiga Martin, Haniyeh Alirezaei) were awarded the Dr. Norman R. Weldon Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Student Research Internship for the Summer of 2021.

February 2021

~ NAI Senior Member Nomination ~

· Dr. Godavarty, was honorably named National Academy of Inventors Senior Member due to her research and innovations significantly advancing optical imaging technologies. Described as “health care hero” and “pioneer” in the optical imaging field.

September 2020

~ NIH F31 Fellowship ~

· Kevin Leiva, our PhD student, has been awarded the very prestigious National Institutes of Health F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for his extensive research in noncontact diagnostic imaging of diabetic foot ulcers.