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SEVEN-MINUTE MICROTALKS ARE A NEW OPTION FOR BMES ANNUAL MEETING PRESENTERS

The 2020 BMES Annual Meeting will pilot microtalks for 3 sessions at this year's event in San Diego, October 14-17.

Microtalks will be 7 minutes long and each session will feature about 8 talks. If you are interested in doing a micro talk, please select that option when submitting an abstract for the meeting. Researchers who express interest in doing a microtalk will be offered the option of presenting one instead of a poster. 

After all abstracts are submitted, the meeting chairs will work with track chairs to select microtalks. The microtalks will occur in a theater in the exhibitor hall on Thursday or Friday of the meeting.

Call for BMES Committee Members & Medical Devices SIG Members Is Now Open

Call for BMES Committee Members & Medical Devices SIG Members Is Now Open

BMES is now accepting applications for members interested in serving on a BMES Committee and/or as a member of the Medical Devices Special Interest...

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Applications Now Open: Childcare Endowment for Young Investigators Attending the 2026 BMES Annual Meeting

Applications Now Open: Childcare Endowment for Young Investigators Attending the 2026 BMES Annual Meeting

BMES is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Linda Griffith & Douglas Lauffenburger Endowment, a childcare support initiative...

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BMES Comments on OMB’s Proposed Revisions to Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance

BMES Comments on OMB’s Proposed Revisions to Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance

On July 9, 2026, the Executive Committee of the BMES Board of Directors, sent the following Comment to the Office of Management and Budget, which has...

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Watch Now: Rethinking the Grants Model: Embracing New Research Funding Opportunities

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Watch Now: Rethinking the Grants Model: Embracing New Research Funding Opportunities

As federal research funding landscapes continue to shift, many in the biomedical engineering community are facing growing uncertainty and widening...

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Looking Beyond the Tumor: How Meenal Datta Redefines Cancer Research

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Looking Beyond the Tumor: How Meenal Datta Redefines Cancer Research

Receiving the 2025 Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award is a milestone many early-career biomedical engineers aspire to. For Meenal Datta, now an...

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