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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.

BMES and the International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) are offering an opportunity for for high school and undergraduate students presenting posters at the 2026 BMES Annual Meeting.

For Stacey Finley, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Quantitative & Computational Biology and the inaugural holder of the Nicole A. and Thuan Q. Pham Professorship at the University of Southern California , mathematical oncology addresses some of cancer research’s most complex questions through quantitative tools.

The BMES Journal Biomedical Engineering Education (BIEE) has reached two important milestones that reflect the journal’s growing visibility, influence, and contribution to the biomedical engineering education community.

BMES congratulates members Emery Brown and Douglas Lauffenburger on being named Institute Professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the highest faculty honor awarded by MIT.

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 Group (SIG). We are also looking for volunteers who would like to serve on the leadership team of the Medical Devices SIG. If you're looking for an opportunity to shape the future of biomedical engineering, expand your professional network, and contri…

BMES is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Linda Griffith & Douglas Lauffenburger Endowment, a childcare support initiative designed to help young investigators attend the 2026 BMES Annual Meeting.

Receiving the 2025 Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award is a milestone many early-career biomedical engineers aspire to. For Meenal Datta, now an Associate Professor in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, the recognition validated her research philosophy built on embracing collaboration, asking questions and thinking outside the proverbial box.

BMES is pleased to announce the appointment of the Co-Chairs for the 2027 BMES Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio: Dr. Jonathan Song , Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University; Dr. Rita Alevriadou , Empire Innovation Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York; and Dr. Meenal Datta , Assistant Professor and Jan…

Impact in biomedical engineering is measured in lives changed. Princess Imoukhuede, BMES Member and Hunter and Dorothy Simpson Endowed Chair of Bioengineering and Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington, embodies this mission by ensuring that accessibility and impact are foundational to biomedical engineering.

Biomedical engineering has become the backbone of modern medical advancements. As we mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we want to highlight our country’s leadership in healthcare research and discovery to the public and policymakers. Today, the Biomedical Engineering Society introduces American Health Discovery ( americanhealthdiscovery.org ), a public awareness campaign and allian…

Late last week, the Administration released the FY 2027 President’s Budget Request , outlining proposed funding levels across federal science and technology agencies, including reductions affecting biomedical research, engineering, regulatory science, and standards agencies. It is important to keep in mind that these are proposals and require Congressional action. Fueled by advocacy from the Amer…