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Congratulations to the New Board Members

Congratulations to the New Board Members
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A tight election for Board seats among an impressive slate of candidates vying for six volunteer leadership positions yielded the following results.

Jane-Grande-Allen

Jane Grande-Allen

President-Elect

Isabel Cameron Professor of Bioengineering and Senior Associate Dean of Engineering and Computing

Rice University

 




Jennifer-Amos

Jennifer Amos

Treasurer

Teaching Professor in Bioengineering

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

 

 

 


Abigail-Avila

Abigail Avila

Board of Directors

Formulation Chemist and Scientist

Bayer

 

 

 


Ashley-Brown
Ashley Brown

Board of Directors

Lampe Distinguished Professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

NC State University, UNC Chapel Hill

 

 

 


CJ-Goergen
Craig J. Goergen

Board of Directors

Associate Head for Clinical Engagement and Professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering

Purdue University

 




Maribel-Vazquez
Maribel Vazquez

Board of Directors

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Rutgers University

 

 

 

William Wagner’s Interdisciplinary Career Earns Him the 2026 BMES Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship Award

William Wagner’s Interdisciplinary Career Earns Him the 2026 BMES Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship Award

William Wagner is the Berenfield Endowed Chair of Bioengineering and Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering, Surgery, and Chemical Engineering at...

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Call for Chapter Development Report Reviewers

Call for Chapter Development Report Reviewers

Want to make an impact? As a CDR reviewer, you’ll evaluate submissions from student chapters and help determine which ones deserve top recognition....

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New Endowment Established to Support Childcare for Young Investigators Attending the BMES Annual Meeting

New Endowment Established to Support Childcare for Young Investigators Attending the BMES Annual Meeting

Thanks to the support of the benefactors, The Linda Griffith & Douglas Lauffenburger Endowment supporting childcare for young investigators attending...

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MEET OUR NEW BOARD TREASURER

MEET OUR NEW BOARD TREASURER

Debra T. Auguste Joins the BMES Board of Directors.

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MEET OUR NEW INDUSTRY BOARD MEMBER

MEET OUR NEW INDUSTRY BOARD MEMBER

David Jamison Joins the BMES Board of Directors.

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MEET OUR NEW ACADEMIC DIRECTOR - Ruth Ochia, PhD, P.E.

MEET OUR NEW ACADEMIC DIRECTOR - Ruth Ochia, PhD, P.E.

Ruth Ochia, PhD, P.E. joins the BMES Board of Directors

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