Biomedical Engineering

UK announces first SPIE student chapter

Pigman College of Engineering welcomes 10 new faculty members.

This fall, the University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering welcomed 10 new faculty members.

Guoqiang Yu: 2024-25 University Research Professor Q&A

Guoqiang Yu, Ph.D., a professor in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering in the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, has been honored as a 2024-25 University Research Professor.

Markey Research Day highlights breadth, depth of cancer research

Graduate student Ibrahim Imam took second place in the basic science poster presentations.

2 UK engineering students awarded 2024-25 Goldwater Scholarship

Asa O’Neal, in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Harrison Yang, in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, are 2024-25 recipients of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.

Tong, Yang and Yi winners in NIH TARGETED Challenge

Sheng Tong, associate professor, Xiaoyue Yang, post-doctoral scholar and Zhongchao Yi, graduate student in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering awarded $75,000 for winning proposal in NIH Targeted Genome Editor Delivery (TARGETED) Challenge.

UK Women’s Forum announces 30th anniversary Sarah Bennett Holmes Award winners

The Sarah Bennett Holmes Awards is among the most esteemed recognitions bestowed at the University of Kentucky and brings recognition for efforts that might otherwise go unnoticed.

Elaine Duncan elected a Biomaterials Science and Engineering Fellow

Elaine Duncan, adjunct professor in the University of Kentucky F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE) by the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE).

Patwardhan named new chair of biomedical engineering

Abhijit Patwardhan, professor and interim chair, has been named the chair of the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering.

UK Bioengineer Designs Tools to Improve Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer

Caigang Zhu, assistant professor in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, is working to develop new techniques for radiation treatment to improve survival rates of patients with a specific type of cancer.