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#BMES2024
Get ready for the event of the year! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce the release of our Save the Date video for BMES 2024! 🌟 Mark your calendars and join us for an unforgettable experience. Stay tuned for more updates and sneak peeks.
#BMES2024
#SaveTheDate
📢 Big news! The 2020 BMES Annual Meeting is now 100% virtual! 📢 We will hold a four-day virtual meeting from October 14-17. Online registration and meeting details are coming soon!
#BMES2020
⭐️BMES Special Election Results ⭐️
Congratulations to the newest BMES Board of Directors. We’re looking forward to working together for continued success in the BMES community!
BMES stands firm in the fight against racism. We owe it to our members, to the scientific and academic communities, and to the public not to be silent. BMES will always stand on the side of racial justice and we remain committed to prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Congratulations to the 2023 Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award winner,
@TejalADesai
, who is currently delivering her talk: "A Fantastic Voyage: My Journey in Nanoengineering, Advocacy, and Leadership.”
Congrats to BMES Athanasiou Medal of Excellence in Translational Bioengineering Award winner, Guillermo Ameer from
@NorthwesternEng
, currently giving his Plenary Lecture — “Pro-regenerative Biomaterials and Medical Devices: Enabling Clinical Regenerative Medicine.”
#BMES2023
Our final
#BMES2023
plenary lecture by Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award
Winner, Shreya Raghavan (
@LabRaghavan
) - "Engineering Variables of the Metastatic Tumor Immune Microenvironment"
We want to let you know that authors of accepted abstracts to the 2020 BMES Annual Meeting can present remotely. Early next month, we will be announcing further details about the meeting when registration opens, so stay tuned!
#BMES2020
Congrats to the
#CMBE2024
Award Winners!
@ CMBE_BMES is excited to announce the award-winning class for the 2024 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Conference.
View the winners for each of the three award categories here:
The BMES Diversity Lecture Award honors an individual, project, organization, or institution for impactful contributions towards improving gender and racial diversity in biomedical engineering.
Congratulations, Dr. Simpson — we look forward to hearing you speak at
#BMES2021
!
BMES wants to congratulate the 2022 BMES Award winners and Class of Fellows!
BMES recognizes individuals for their accomplishments, significant contributions, and service to BMES.
Find out who the winners are at .
Two researchers are teaming up to develop a low-profile, wearable imaging tool that can be attached directly to a patient’s scalp to rapidly capture accurate, detailed, 3D brain images as an alternative to CTs & MRIs. Read about this innovative technology:
Chairs for the 2019 BMES Annual Meeting
#BMES2019
hard at work planning the event in Philadelphia. Ruth Ochia, Alisa Morss Clyne and Jason Burdick planning all the details. Registration is open and REU abstracts will be accepted starting July 15
Register for our upcoming webinar, "Inclusive Practices for Faculty Recruiting" on March 1st at 11 AM EST. . Like and share!
#bme
#inclusive
#diversity
Congratulations to
@ufbme
for their incredible accomplishments earning them the
#BMES2023
Diversity Award. Lecture by Christine E. Schmidt: "Amplifying Voices.”
Announcing the 2023 BMES Award Winners! 🏆
Congrats to these individuals for their outstanding achievements, impactful contributions, & service to BMES and the BME field.
Winners will be recognized at BMES 2023 in Seattle.
Learn more about the winners:
Congratulations to all of our amazing award winners! Thank you for all your hard work and what you do for the BME community! View all of our winners here:
Thanks to those who attended
#BMES2023
in Seattle.
As part of our effort to continually improve, please check your inbox for the post-event survey. Your feedback is valuable to us & will help us improve future conferences.
We’ll see you on 10/23-26 in Baltimore for
#BMES2024
!
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On behalf of the BMES Board of Directors, Annual Meeting Co-Chairs, and BMES staff, we want to thank you for attending the
#BMES2021
Annual Meeting. Your attendance, both virtually and in person, helped make our first hybrid meeting a total success!
The deadline for 2023 BMES Annual Meeting abstract submissions is extended to MONDAY, MAY 8. We thank those who met the deadline. An influx of submissions at noon today flooded the system and caused technical issues. We appreciate your patience and enthusiasm!
#BMES2023
BMES is aware there were major issues with the Open Water abstract system last night. Please stand by as we locate the error and come up with a solution. We will update you again at 10 a.m. ET. Thank you.
Join us for the first UNITE webinar & mentoring session this month if you want to:
✅increase visibility to future employers
✅receive mentoring on the application & interview process
✅network with future and current BME faculty
Register & learn more:
BMES Board of Directors hard at work brainstorming on improving and growing the Society. Do you have ideas for the Society? Share your ideas with board members @
#BMES2019
they want to hear from you.
We can’t say it enough — thank you, track chairs, for helping us put together an incredible program for
#BMES2021
! And, a special shoutout to our awesome co-chairs,
@DrPlattLab
and
@peytonlab
, for their leadership! Cheers to a magical meeting!
Are you looking forward to
#BMES2020
as much as we are? Here's another throwback pic from
#BMES2019
to remind you how much fun it was! Retweet, share and tag us
@BMESociety
.
Each year, we bestow this prestigious award to individuals who have demonstrated impactful leadership and accomplishments in biomedical engineering science and practice.
Congratulations, Dr. Allbritton — we look forward to hearing you speak at
#BMES2021
!
Congrats to the Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation winner, Jian Yang. Head to the plenary now to hear his lecture "Translational Citrate Biomaterials in Regenerative Engineering.”
#BMES2023
BMES would like to extend a warm welcome to
@creinhartking
. She's one of the newest members of the BMES Board of Directors and is serving as President.
Read what she had to say about BMES and get to know her a bit better with 10 fun rapid-fire questions.
BMES is pleased to sponsor the AIMBE summit: "Equity and Anti-Racism: A Roadmap to Policy Transformation in BME" on Jan 28-29. The event begins today @ 11 AM ET. Register and watch:
Articles by this year's Young Innovators of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering are now available in the October issues of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Journal
@CMBEjournal
.
2021 Class of BMES Grade of Fellow
@MarsdenStanford
from
@Stanford
University shared what she thinks of this honor.
Nominate a
#BMES
member for 2022 to recognize their contributions to the
#BME
community. Learn more or submit by 5/30 at .
***2nd UPDATE ON ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS***
All transactions have been canceled on our end to correct double or incomplete payments. If you were in the process of submitting before the deadline, you will now have until May 21 at 11:59 p.m. ET to complete submission and payment.
BMES Fellow and past president Gilda Barabino was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)
@CityCollegeNY
🎉Announcing the 2022 BMES CMBE Award Winners🎉
Read more about Lori and the Christopher Jacobs Award for Excellence in Leadership:
Read more about Valerie and the Shu Chien Achievement Award:
Want to write the perfect abstract? Join
@ChristineHorejs
Editor at
@natrevbioeng
to learn how to:
✅ Write an exciting abstract title
✅ Formulate your abstract body using intriguing language
✅ Communicate the impact of your work to reviewers
Register:
We are glad that you both enjoyed your time with us in Orlando for
#BMES2021
! Thank you for coming, and we hope to see TJ at a
#BMES
Annual Meeting when he's a
#BME
student 😉!
#BMES2021
was just what I needed!! My first conference as a professor and I finally got to meet/see fellow BME ppl in person (TJ did too)! Looking forward to returning next year w/ my group so they can fall in love w/ the
@BMESociety
like I did many years ago. Until next year✌🏾!
Remember to "save-the-dates" October 14-17 for the four-day 2020 BMES Annual Meeting, now 100% virtual! Follow us
@BMESociety
for the latest in updates and information.
#BMES2020
Congratulations to BMES Past-President,
@JohnAWhitePhD
, for being the 2023 BMES Herbert Voigt Distinguished Service Award recipient for his dedication to the Society. Thank you for your service!
BMES President and
@UDelaware
BME Dept. Chair Dawn Elliott is the inaugural recipient of the Orthopaedic Research Society’s Adele L. Boskey, PhD Award, for her commitment to mentorship and research
Coming to
#BMES2022
?
Don’t forget to:
👉️ Upload COVID-19 vaccination proof/PCR test!
The process is quick & easy, & you can skip the line when you arrive on-site.
👉️ Bring a mask — they’ll be required for the meeting!
Learn more & get started:
The wait is over! The
#BMES2023
agenda is live & searchable.
With 150+ sessions & events to choose from, there's no shortage of things to do, knowledge to gain, & people to meet.
Plan your Annual Meeting experience today:
𝑨𝒑𝒑 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏!
A special thanks to our amazing photographer, Straughan Photography, who worked tirelessly at
#BMES2023
to capture the event and attendees 🤩
Headshots coming soon ;)
📆 Mark your calendars - BMES 2024 Call for Abstracts is opening on Monday, April 1st! This year, we're diving into the theme of "Synergizing Research and Cultural Excellence” Find out more details here:
#BMES2024
#BMES
#biomedicalengineering
The bags are stuffed and the finishing touches are being completed at the convention center for
#BMES2018
Make sure you get to Atlanta in time for the welcome reception @ 5:30
It’s time to submit your abstract for the
#BMES2022
Annual Meeting! Gain exposure and share your research as it applies to this year’s theme: “Embracing Inclusion to Advance Innovation in Healthcare and Education.” Abstracts close 5/31.
Get started:
ICYMI: abstracts are now OPEN! We invite you to submit your best scientific research for a chance to participate in
#BMES2021
. Get started today and tell us all about your work:
#bioengineering
#biomedicalengineering
Shelly Peyton, the Armstrong Professional Development Professor in Chemical Engineering (
@UMassChemEng
) and an adjunct professor in Biomedical Engineering, was recently named a Fellow in the
@BMESociety
.
#RevolutionaryEngineering
➡️
Congrats to the 2023 BMES Grade of Fellow Class!
This significant professional distinction recognizes outstanding achievements & contributions to the BME community & BMES.
Full list:
Were you at
#BMES2019
? It was a great time, and we know
#BMES2020
will be even better! Like, retweet, and share your favorite throwback pics with us
@BMESociety
.
Mark your calendars for October 6-9, 2021, the new and improved
#BMES2021
experience! We invite you to submit an abstract or nominate a colleague for a BMES award today. For more information, please visit .
Many congratulations to all
@BMESociety
award winners and a special congrats to
#WashUBME
associate professor, Princess Imoukhuede, for receiving the Mid-Career Award and being elected to the BMES Class of Fellows! 🎉
Grad students nationwide to protest ending tuition waivers under GOP tax bill. Students @ 50 public & private universities in 30 states will spend part of Wednesday rallying
@setton_lab
@KillianLab
@mchvdm
These earbud biosensors monitoring brain activity and lactate levels could result in continuous brain for detection and monitoring of neurogenerative diseases or long-term health monitoring.
June 9 is
#Biomedical
Science Day!
Today we’re celebrating the profession, hard work, and achievements of
#BMEs
who continue to treat, monitor, and diagnose diseases.
RT and tell us why are you celebrating
#BiomedicalScienceDay2022
!