University of Miami Department of Biomedical Engineering

University of Miami Department of Biomedical Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering

At the Diabetes Research Institute, BME Ph.D. graduate Leonor Teles engineered an innovative biomaterial platform to unc...
07/22/2026

At the Diabetes Research Institute, BME Ph.D. graduate Leonor Teles engineered an innovative biomaterial platform to uncover how the lymph node environment influences immune cell behavior in type 1 diabetes. Her findings suggest these cells can adapt to their surroundings, opening the door to entirely new therapeutic targets beyond the immune system itself.

Now, that groundbreaking work is being advanced by researcher Marvin Mendoza Jr., who is investigating the molecular pathways behind these changes—showcasing how engineering and biology come together to drive discovery.

From building new tools to uncovering new possibilities, this collaborative research is bringing us closer to more precise strategies for preventing and slowing type 1 diabetes.

Read more: https://lnkd.in/gv4fmYjz

Congratulations to Christine Lara for being recognized as Undergraduate Student of the Year by the Toppel Career Center!...
03/04/2026

Congratulations to Christine Lara for being recognized as Undergraduate Student of the Year by the Toppel Career Center! 🎉

Christine, a Biomedical Engineering student, has demonstrated outstanding professional achievement, leadership, and personal growth throughout her academic journey. We are incredibly proud to celebrate this milestone and look forward to all she will continue to accomplish!

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Congratulations to Dr. Charles Huang on receiving a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health t...
02/18/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Charles Huang on receiving a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance a new approach to chronic back pain!

He is leading a multidisciplinary team to validate a groundbreaking model designed to predict and personalize spine treatment. By looking beyond imaging to understand what’s happening inside spinal discs at the cellular level, his research explores how nutrient supply may drive degeneration, and how AI-powered tools could help physicians forecast how a patient’s spine will change over time.

To read more about Dr. Huang's research, please see the following article: https://news.miami.edu/coe/stories/2026/02/a-new-approach-to-chronic-back-pain.html

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Inside Dr. Alice Tomei’s Islet Immunoengineering Lab, engineering meets immunology to push the boundaries of what’s poss...
11/17/2025

Inside Dr. Alice Tomei’s Islet Immunoengineering Lab, engineering meets immunology to push the boundaries of what’s possible for type 1 diabetes. From designing biomaterials that protect therapeutic cells to mentoring the next generation of scientists, Dr. Tomei is leading a mission to advance diabetes research and improve patient outcomes.

"Our goal is to turn bold ideas in the lab into therapies that truly change patients’ lives," says Dr. Tomei.

To read more about Dr. Tomei's Lab, please see this article: https://news.med.miami.edu/diabetes-immunoengineering-an-inside-look-at-dr-alice-tomeis-lab/

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UM BME hits in full force. Come say hi!📍Find us: Booth # 212
10/10/2025

UM BME hits in full force. Come say hi!

📍Find us: Booth # 212

Andres F. Roca-Arroyo and Jhonatan A. Gutierrez-Rivera, BME PhD students from Dr. Castilla-Casadiegos’s lab, have co-aut...
09/26/2025

Andres F. Roca-Arroyo and Jhonatan A. Gutierrez-Rivera, BME PhD students from Dr. Castilla-Casadiegos’s lab, have co-authored two publications highlighting advances in biomaterials and nanofiber technologies. Their first work, “Hydrogel Network Architecture Design Space: Impact on Mechanical and Viscoelastic Properties”, explores how hydrogel crosslinker architecture influences mechanical and viscoelastic properties, key for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Their second paper, “Development of a low-cost electrospinning system with a bidirectional collector for uniform nanofibrous membranes”, presents a cost-effective system that improves fiber distribution and reproducibility, broadening access to nanofiber-based biomedical research.

Congratulations! Keep up the great work!

To read these publications you can visit: https://lnkd.in/dnu3yTMr and https://lnkd.in/eBiFwazb

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