The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is part of the College of Engineering and Computing at FIU 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.
Biomedical engineering Ph.D. candidate Sophie Ashbrook recently attended an educational seminar, known as a “fly-in,” on the topic of chronic diseases and emerging technologies in Washington, D.C., presented by FIU’s center located there. The three-day experience had students meeting with leaders of industry, nonprofits and government to understand how the relationship between scientists and funders can best serve the public. On the agenda: sharing FIU’s important health-related research to reinforce the value of work that takes place in campus laboratories every day. Training students to communicate at the highest levels will bear fruit in the coming years as they make the case for turning university discoveries into the foundation for life-enhancing therapies.
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