USF Medical Engineering

Demand for Biomedical Engineers Drives USF to Expand Department GREAT ARTICLE ?? With a growing community of dedicated students, alumni and faculty, Chairman Robert Frisina hopes USF Medical Engineering will continue shaping the future of biomedical innovation and positioning itself as a national leader in the field, right here in the Tampa Bay community.

Boston Scientific Seeks USF's Biomed Skilled Seniors Dr. Souheil Zekri, Director of the Senior Capstone class - where students create a biomedical device from idea to reality, welcomed BSCI's Erica Gray, Wendy Silverman-Allen,MBA and Patrick F. Thistlethwaite, MBA. This top team work in Interventional Cardiology Therapies, like cardiac rhythm management and electrophysiology. Advancements in this area necessitate highly skilled candidates who know both intricate device dynamics and physiology, a perfect description of the USF Medical Engineering curriculum. Boston Scientific is a Fortune 500 company whose 15,000+ products help treat 37M patients annually. Students had time to interact with the BSCI professionals who then visited Dr. George Spirou's cutting edge imaging lab where PhD student, Etienne Labastie demonstrated syGlass, Inc, virtual reality bioimaging that can accelerate discovery, analysis, and scientific communication. Learn more about USF Medical Engineering: https://lnkd.in/eUTXqvmc

The USF Family Fest 2025 was a great opportunity to spread wonderful news about USF Medical Engineering and our highly skilled biomedical engineering students... and to receive a visit from President Rhea Law! With a focus on improving healthcare in innovative ways, this challenging but feel good major produces graduates who are very much in demand. Florida is home to the nation's second-largest medical device manufacturing industry, second-largest pharmaceuticals manufacturing industry, and the?fourth-largest biotech R&D industry?according to IBISWorld. In addition, Florida has the 3rd largest concentration of healthcare providers in the United States. Learn about our biomed summer program, grades 9-12: https://lnkd.in/dGtrqeA8 Interested in majoring in biomed at USF? https://lnkd.in/eUTXqvmc

USF Medical Engineering Graduate Student, Isabelle Eskanos, Wins Best Poster Award at the Florida Semiconductor Summit February 27th, Isabelle Eskanos, NRT Trainee*, received the Best Poster Award for her presentation titled "Surface-Engineerable Piezoelectric PVDF Films for Tissue Engineering." (Major Advisor: Albert Kim, PhD Kim). She was recognized for the outstanding quality of her research, the design and organization of her poster, and her excellent presentation skills. She is on her way to achieving one of the NRT goals of 'becoming a world leader in the semiconductor field.' "Dr. Albert Kim (my Principal Investigator) and I worked closely on this poster, and I received invaluable help from Sophia Selvarajan. Their contribution made this poster possible and this win I share with my entire team. In my future work, I will honor their support via the commitment to excellence they've inspired in me." Dr. Ashok Kumar (USF NRT Program Director) and NRT Trainees, (Isabelle Eskanos, John Maurer, & Ahmed Ahmed) participated in the Summit at the L3Harris Technologies High Technology Center with UF, UCF, USF, FIU, and University of Miami. Dr. Kumar participated in the panel discussion, “Advancing Semiconductor Innovation: Bridging the Talent Pipeline for the Aerospace and Defense Industry” with other panelists, Dr. Amy Bonecutter-Leonard (L3 Harris Technology), Dr. John Harris (Florida Institute of Technology), & Dr. Tiffany Barnes (Valencia College). University of South Florida has an NRT program called STEP-UP which focuses on microelectronics education and training including semiconductor design and manufacturing. https://usfnrt.usf.edu/ USF Medical Engineering: https://lnkd.in/eUTXqvmc https://lnkd.in/eKkCUTbi * NRT: NSF (National Science Foundation) Research Traineeship is a prestigious, national program.

Congratulations, E. Morgan Amick, for your award and wonderfully representing the USF Medical Engineering department. Using syGlass, Inc software, Morgan's research focuses on the early developmental stages of the auditory brainstem with the goal of understanding of how cell populations change over time. This foundational research could help to create treatments for neurodevelopmental diseases such as autism spectrum disorder. Morgan is mentored by Dr. George Spirou at the USF Connectomics lab. Learn more: https://spiroulabadcl.com/

USF Medical Engineering welcomed MedTech Mammoth, Medtronic's Debbie Clark Sutton, Allen Guzzetta and USF BME alum Hannah Caldi for an impressive presentation about their cardiac ablation solutions and an affiliated internship program targeting biomedical engineers interested in clinical positions. Hannah was selected for this internship in the summer of 23 and received a full-time position as an Associate Clinical Specialist-Cardiac Ablation in the DC area. Go Hannah! Medtronic is one of the world's largest medical technology companies and develops and manufactures medical therapies and services for over 70 health conditions, including diabetes, Parkinson's, and heart conditions.?It employs over 95,000 people in more than 150 countries.? We are proud to have them among our USF Medical Engineering partners.

?? DISCOVER– Biomedical Engineering (BME) as a Major- BS-MS-PHD ?? USF FAMILY FEST, SAT. MARCH 1, 10AM -?2PM ?? LEARN ABOUT: USF’s BME Research Areas ?? BIOELECTRONICS BIOMECHANICS????BIOMED IMAGING TISSUE ENGINEERING ?? MOLECULAR MEDICINE ?? DRUG DELIVERY REHABILITATION ENGINEERING????NEURAL ENGINEERING EXPLORE? - Range of Careers ?? Open to BME Graduates VISIT: USF Medical Engineering, Booth 219 [MLK Plaza] Learn More: https://lnkd.in/ecDbthDy Follow Us: https://lnkd.in/exgd5jbk Contact: [email protected]

USF FAMILY FEST, SAT. MARCH 1, 10AM -?2PM ???VISIT: USF Medical Engineering, Booth 219 ??DISCOVER - Biomedical Engineering (BME) EXPLORE - Active Research Labs & How Medical Devices are Designed! ?ENROLL - USF BME Summer Camp HS Grades 9 – 12 ??Dates: June 2 – 6 OR?June 23-27 (Residential Option) Contact:?Alex Otten, Asst. Professor, Camp Director [email protected] Family Fest Info: https://lnkd.in/gkF7XfTh

Love ?? these positive partnerships!