Announcing the 2025 BMES Grade of Fellow Class

Written by BMES | 10/10/2025

This year, the Board of Directors is honored to announce that 13 members have joined the ranks as BMES Fellows.

The Fellow grade of membership is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding achievement in biomedical engineering.

Fellows have demonstrated impactful achievements and made significant contributions to the biomedical engineering community and to BMES. They are active leaders in the profession and within the Society.

The new BMES Fellows were honored during the 2025 BMES Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA, on October 9 at 6:15 p.m. for a special champagne toast. Besides the celebratory bubbly, we will present each new Fellow their BMES Fellows pin. We will also have additional pins available for current Fellows who may have lost theirs. We will also be taking group and individual photos, which will be posted on the revised Fellows web page on BMES.org and on social media.

The event will follow the official introduction of new BMES Fellows at a plenary session beginning at 5:15 p.m. The session will also include the Social Impact Award Lecture and presentation of the Herbert Voigt Distinguished Service Award.

Congratulations to the Class of 2025!

The 2025 BMES Grade of Fellows and their achievements in the field of biomedical engineering.

Allen Liu

For pioneering the engineering of synthetic cells at the interface of synthetic biology and biomaterials, and for sustained contributions to biomedical engineering through dedicated mentoring and service.

Bingmei Fu

For pioneering work elucidating the structural and molecular mechanisms of the blood–brain barrier in health and disease, using in vivo animal studies, in vitro cultured cell models, and mathematical modeling.

Bryan Pfister

For significant contributions in research and education, including a decade of leadership as department chair, organizing the BME Education Summit, advancing diversity initiatives, and sustained service to the biomedical engineering community.

Daniel Gallego-Perez

For pioneering nanotechnology-based platforms for non-viral gene delivery and cellular reprogramming, advancing regenerative medicine and cancer therapies, and for dedicated efforts in promoting inclusivity, mentorship, and education in biomedical engineering.

David I. Schreiber

For applying tissue engineering approaches to study collagen function in muscle loss, rare vascular diseases, and spinal cord injury.

Donghui Zhu

For pioneering bioresorbable medical implants, significantly advancing regenerative medicine and improving patient outcomes.

Ender Finol

For developing algorithms for risk assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysms based on demographic, geometric, and biomechanical measures, and for creating performance assessment protocols for distal protection devices in carotid artery stenting.

Hossein Tavana

For innovative research at the forefront of cancer tissue engineering and modeling, sustained leadership in BMES and service to the biomedical engineering field, and for advancing diversity in STEM education and research.

John DesJardins

For pioneering contributions and mentorship in biomedical device design education, and for national advocacy in innovation and entrepreneurship in biomedical engineering.

Parisa Rashidi

For pioneering work in AI-driven acute care that has transformed patient monitoring, predictive analytics, and decision support, significantly advancing biomedical engineering applications in intensive care and clinical informatics.

Pinar Zorlutuna

For transformative contributions in understanding the impact of the aged tissue microenvironment on disease onset and progression, and for pioneering work leading to the realization of cell-based biocomputing architectures.

Walter Lee Murfee

For professional leadership and impact on biomedical engineering education, and for pioneering contributions to advancing microvascular research through the application of tissue engineering and biomechanics expertise.

Zachary Dooley

Recognized by peers in industry and government as a leading standards expert, serving as co-chair of ASTM F04.25 on spinal standards and as a registered expert with ANSI in spine standards and medical coatings.

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