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AJ Hernandez, a University of Miami Miller School of Medicine medical student, stands in academic regalia outside a historic campus building with white columns and arched windows. Hernandez opens the graduation gown to reveal a UMedicine shirt beneath.

From Chemical Engineering to Medicine: AJ Hernandez Chooses Miller School’s M.D./M.B.A. Path

Incoming M.D./M.B.A. student AJ Hernandez discusses engineering, physician leadership, pediatric ophthalmology and returning home to Miami.

Aug. 18 2026 |
Editorial-style medical illustration showing a realistic human heart against a dark green and teal background. Glowing cyan and orange electrical pathways illuminate the heart's surface, highlighting multiple signal hotspots and interconnected conduction patterns. Flowing waves of light and translucent contour lines surround the heart, suggesting advanced cardiac mapping, precision-guided treatment and personalized atrial fibrillation research. Cinematic lighting and layered depth create a sophisticated, publication-quality visualization of heart rhythm science and precision medicine.

Can Advanced Mapping Improve AFib Ablation? The EMPIRE-AF Study

Learn how the EMPIRE-AF clinical trial is testing advanced heart mapping to improve catheter ablation outcomes for persistent AFib.

Aug. 17 2026 |
Illustration representing rapid genome sequencing and genomic data analysis. A large high-tech lens projects streams of light and digital data across the image, intersecting with DNA strands, genomic sequences, molecular structures, network diagrams and chromosome imagery in shades of green, teal, white and orange.

Rapid Genome Sequencing Could Help More NICU Babies, if Key Barriers are Addressed

Rapid genome sequencing can help diagnose critically ill infants. Miller School researchers are improving testing decisions and interpretation of genetic findings.

Aug. 17 2026 |
Composite editorial portrait featuring Benjamin S. Freedman, Ph.D., and Hongxia Fu, Ph.D., shown side-by-side against a seamless University of Miami green gradient background. Dr. Freedman appears on the left wearing a white laboratory coat, dress shirt and red tie. Dr. Fu appears on the right wearing a light-colored textured top. Subtle scientific textures, including abstract cellular structures and biological pathway patterns, are softly integrated into the background. The image is designed in a clean academic style for a University of Miami Miller School of Medicine news article highlighting the recruitment of both researchers.

Internationally Recognized Scientists Expand Miller School of Medicine’s Strength in Disease Modeling and Regenerative Science

Benjamin Freedman, Ph.D., and Hongxia Fu, Ph.D., join the University of Miami to advance kidney organoids, mechanobiology and disease modeling.

Aug. 15 2026 |

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