The Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Professor Kenneth R. Diller, is the organizer and General Chair of the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
The Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Professor Kenneth R. Diller, is the organizer and General Chair of the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Known as the Annual AIMBE Event, this is the premier bioengineering event combining medical and biological engineering with public policy issues. The AIMBE Annual Event is open to all with interests in medical and biological engineering. This year's event will feature important aspects of bionanotechnology and will address the future of nanotechnology in bioengineering and the expectations of the public from this emerging field o research. Four sessions will address molecular manipulations and analysis, systems medicine and biology, imaging, and biomaterials and tissue engineering.
The event will be held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC, on February 16–19, 2005.
AIMBE is a scientific and public policy organization that seeks to establish a clear and comprehensive identity for the field of medical and biological engineering, to promote public awareness of medical and biological engineering and to establish liaisons with government agencies and other professional groups. AIMBE elects only Fellows, who are recognized as leaders in their respective fields. According to AIMBE by-laws the number of Fellows cannot exceed 2% of the total number of individuals active in medical and biological engineering.
The BME Department has had a leading position and participation in AIMBE. Prof. Diller was the Chairman of the College of Fellows in 2003-04. Eight BME faculty members are Fellows of AIMBE: Drs. Lisa Brannon-Peppas, Kenneth Diller, George Georgiou, Marcus Pandy, Nicholas Peppas, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Grady Rylander and Ashley Welch. Finally Prof. Richards-Kortum has been Chair of one of four Strategic Working Teams.For more information see http://www.aimbe.org/meetings/2005/index.cgi
