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April 13, 2026

Susana Marcos Receives 2025 Obstbaum Award

Congratulations to Susana Marcos, the David R. Williams Director of the Center for Visual Science, the Nicholas George Professor in Optics, and a professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rochester, whose paper received the 2025 Obstbaum Award for the best original article published in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

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April 10, 2026

Marisol Herrera-Perez and BME students Receive Recognition from RES

Marisol Herrera-Perez, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been named a finalist for the Rochester Engineering Society (RES) Young Engineer of the Year award. In addition, two BME students -  Samantha Tapuwa Magowo (BME ’27) and Natalie Maye (BME ’27) - have earned RES scholarships. 

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March 3, 2026

Two BME Students Win Undergraduate Research Initiative Award

Congratulations to two outstanding biomedical engineering students who have been recognized with the prestigious Undergraduate Research Initiative Award from River Campus Libraries. This annual award honors exceptional promise and achievement in the early stages of undergraduate research. Recipients are selected based on their ability to thoughtfully initiate, develop, and organize a research project that lays the foundation for a senior thesis, capstone experience, or independent scholarly endeavor. 

EYES ON THE PRIZE: Professor Greg DeAngelis (left) looks on as postdoctoral fellow Vitaly Lerner performs a virtual reality task investigating how eye movements help the brain interpret 3D space. (University of Rochester photo / John Schlia)
February 4, 2026

The brain uses eye movements to see in 3D

“The conventional idea has been that the brain needs to somehow discount, or subtract off, the image motion that is produced by eye movements, as this motion has been thought to be a nuisance,” says Greg DeAngelis, George Eastman Professor; professor in the Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering and the Center for Visual Science; member of the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience; and lead author of the new research, published in Nature Communications. 

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January 10, 2026

The Rochester Review – Fall 2025

The Fall 2025 edition of The Rochester Review marks 175 years of University of Rochester innovation, highlighting pioneering research that continues to shape the future of science and medicine—including groundbreaking work from biomedical engineer James McGrath and colleagues.

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December 12, 2025

BME 101 Poster Session Showcases Student Innovation

On Friday, December 5, 2025, the Department of Biomedical Engineering hosted its annual BME 101 Poster Session, spotlighting the creative research projects of students enrolled in Professor Edward Brown’s course, BME 101: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering.

Wells Prize recipients Kyra McCracken, Sophia Wang, and Stefan Wang, all members of the Class of 2026.
December 10, 2025

Kyra McCracken ’26 Receives Robert L. Wells Prize

“After intending to be an applied mathematics major, I realized that I wanted to incorporate my interest into science and engineering,” says McCracken. “In my future career in biomedical engineering, I want to help make medical devices more accessible.”

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November 18, 2025

Uncovering how cells build tissues and organs

Assistant Professor Marisol Herrera-Perez received a $2 million NIH MIRA grant to investigate the mechanical signals that guide how a single cell becomes a complex organism.