Florida International University
College of Engineering and Computing
Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Postdoctoral
Postdoctoral Fellows
Wallace H. Coulter Young Inventors Research Award
The Young Inventor Award (YIA) was established as an annual competition to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship and inspire young inventors seeking to apply the promise of technology to advance medical research and the delivery of medicine. The YIA consists of a stipend and the resources necessary to support a specific project. It is expected that the Young Inventor Program will be a catalyst for the biomedical industry in South Florida and fuel efforts in start-up companies. This award is supported by a $1.5 million endowment from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation. $75,000 per year is available to provide salary stipend and project funds. The Department provides space and access to professors, researchers, and equipment.
The target audience for this award is recent PhD (or similar doctorate degree) recipients in biomedical engineering or a related area who aspire for a career in biomedical engineering research and development with a focus on translational research. Before the beginning of the award period, all recipients of this award must have received their PhD degree, but no more than eight years should have passed since the award of the PhD. The Mentor of the Awardee must be a FIU Biomedical Engineering faculty member.
The award is for a period of one year, and can be renewed for a second year if sufficient progress is being made. A FIU BME YIA committee, consisting of the Chair of the Department, at least one BME faculty member (who is not a potential Mentor), and at least one member of the BME Advisory Board, will choose the recipients and make decisions on second year renewals.
Awardees
2006-2008: Dr. Banghe Zhu. Project title “Fluorescence-Enhanced Optical Imaging and Tomography: Towards Early-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis”
2008-2010: Romila Manchanda. Project title “Image guided therapy using targeted polymeric drug delivery systems”
2010- : Lana Norman Project title “A novel miniaturized implantable biosensor to investigate and understand the progress of Alzheimer’s disease in real time.
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Graduate
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BME Graduate Student Travel Fund
Travel Funds of up to $300.00 can be requested by all Doctoral and Masters Thesis students presenting a talk or poster at an international, national, or regional conference. Travel must be completed by July 31st 2013.
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Wallace H. Coulter Graduate Fellowships
The Wallace H Coulter Graduate Fellowships in Biomedical Engineering Fund was established with a $1,000,000 endowment to provide competitive stipends to outstanding graduate students.
McNair Graduate Fellowship
Beginning Fall Semester 2011, the University Graduate School at FIU is providing a limited number of fellowships to incoming McNair Scholars who are admitted to a master’s or doctoral program at FIU for fall 2011. The intent of this fellowship is to attract and retain highly qualified minority students into FIU’s graduate programs. Awards to doctoral students include a 4 year fellowship with a $23,000 annual stipend, tuition waiver and individual health insurance. Awards to master’s students include a 2 year fellowship with a $15,000 annual stipend, tuition waiver and individual health insurance.
Download application FIU_McNair_Graduate_Fellowship_Nomination_Form.pdf
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Undergraduate
- Undergraduate Funding Sources
FIU BME Wallace H Coulter Undergraduate Excellence Scholarships (FIUBME-CUES)
Through the generous support from the Wallace H Coulter Foundation merit-based scholarships are now available for FIU BME undergraduates as well as transfer students. There are several $5,000 scholarships paid out over two years (Scholarships begin Fall semester each year). Download Application
Wallace H Coulter BME Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship and the list of past winners
Fall 2012 |
| Azael Sarmiento: Graduated from Coral Gables Senior High.
I joined the BME department because of the excellent preparation it would give me for an engineering job position in the medical field and the many opportunities offered such as the FIUBME-CUES scholarship. This scholarship was particularly attractive because it was awarded based on merit and more than one student could be the recipient. Alex Williams: Graduated from Oak Ridge High in Orlando. I applied for the scholarship because I thought it would be a perfect fit since it was exclusively for my major. I joined the BME division since I figured the best kind of machine was the body. Daniel Guyton: Graduated from Miami Coral Park Senior High School. The reason I joined the BME department was that I enjoy the combination of sciences utilized in Biomedical Engineering, and I applied for this scholarship to help pay for my classes, since all of my classes are paid for by scholarships. Daniel Rodriguez: Graduated Everglades High School. I joined the BME Department because biomedical engineering is a growing field that has new discoveries every day. I applied for the scholarship to use the award to help me take more classes and to use it as a stepping stone to get to know the department better. Gabrielle Clark: Graduated East River High School Orlando, FL I joined the BME department because I enjoy math, science, design, and helping people. I applied for this scholarship because I need the financial assistance in helping me to obtain my degree in Bio-medical engineering |
2011 |
| Carolina Alvarez |
| Ashanna Biltoo |
| Maximiliano Velez |
2010 |
| Norman A. Rivera |
| Caterina Pette |
| Anisley Valenciaga |
| Andrew Musto |
| Aisha Moinuddin |
2009 |
| Rafay Khan |
| Vania Gallaraga |
| Karen De la Pena |
| Cynthia Crespo |
| Kamau Pierre |
| Konstantinos Sebakos |
2008 |
| Kanwal F. Raja |
| Ana I Pena |
| Jerry Centeno |
| Deidre Campbell |
| Miguel M Libera |
2007 |
| Jose Matteo |
| Kevin Li |
| Sean Chislett |
2006 |
| Kenneth Guyton |
| Roxana Ordonez |
| Patricia Brooks |
| Alireza Shams |
2005 |
| Vivian Maria Sueiras |
| Teresa Reverte |
| Prashant Parekh |
| Adel Said K. ElSayed |
| Melissa E. Jahangiri |
| Adrian Romero |
2004 |
| Isabel Osorio |
| Maki Sato |
| Haroldo Silva |
2003 |
| Sonila Cami |
| Ivan Kruk |
| Mahwish Y. Ahmed |
FIU BME Norman R Weldon Undergraduate Summer Research Internships (FIUBME-WUSRI)
Through generous support from Dr. Norman R. Weldon the FIU Biomedical Engineering Department has established an award for undergraduate students to conduct research under the guidance of a faculty mentor. These summer internship awards are intended to support students with an interest in pursuing a career in research with plans to attend graduate studies in biomedical engineering. Download Application
Norman R Weldon Summer Research Internship and the list of past winners.
2011 |
| Caterina Pette |
2010 |
| Konstantinos Sebekos |
| Kanwal Raja |
2009 |
| Jean Gonzalez |
| Carolina Bautista |
2008 |
| Manuel Salinas |
| Denny Carvajal |
2007 |
| Francisco Delgado |
| Sean Chislett |
2006 |
| Viviana Monroy |
| Melissa Jahangiri |
2005 |
| Sandy Emile |
FIU Minority Opportunities in Biomedical Research Programs
(MBRS Rise fellowships )
The MBRS RISE program at FIU is sponsored by a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant. The goal of the RISE program is to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups in biomedical and behavioral research who enter into and successfully complete Ph.D. programs in these fields.
