Biomedical Engineering News
02/21/2012
February 2012
Annual Meeting Update:
Abstracts now being accepted for 2012 BMES Annual Meeting
Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2012 BMES Annual Meeting which will take place in Atlanta, Oct. 24-27. The open period for accepting abstracts runs from February 8 until April 18.
A one-page abstract format will be required again this year. This format will allow reviewers to more effectively choose those abstracts which are best suited for podium presentations. READ MORE
Video: Julia Babensee discusses abstracts for the 2012 BMES Annual Meeting
A new video is available featuring Julia Babensee, the program chair for the 2012 BMES Annual Meeting in Atlanta. Babensee discusses the abstracts submission process in the video. Abstracts will be fielded through an online system available at: http://submissions.miracd.com/bmes2012/login.asp
Abstracts are reviewed by the technical program committee, and notification of acceptance will be made by July 11, 2012. READ MORE
News
AIMBE President: Technology can play key role in reducing health-care costs
During the AIMBE Annual Event in Washington, DC this month, President Kenneth Lutchen said technology can be a key factor in lowering health costs and helping patients.
“AIMBE can play a key role in providing greater clarity to the public on how technology is essential,” he told the audience at the opening session of the event. “Home healthcare, early diagnostics/interventions, minimally invasive surgery, targeted drug delivery, all can dramatically reduce cost of healthcare over time,” Lutchen said. READ MORE
Lab grown tissue could one day lead to replacement organs
Researchers at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston are making significant strides in engineering cell growth with hopes of someday being able to create replacement organs in the laboratory, according to a TV report. READ MORE
Researchers develop way to use agriculture waste to build solar panels
Biomedical engineers at MIT have developed technology that could make it possible to build low-cost solar panels using agriculture waste, according to an article on the MIT Website. READ MORE
Purdue launches commercialization center to accelerate discovery to delivery
Purdue University plans to build a a new research commercialization center that will move Purdue discoveries to the marketplace more quickly, increase revenue for the university, and spur economic development. READ MORE
Tufts researchers use silk to build microneedles
Researchers at Tufts University created a new microneedle using silk that could eliminate many of the shortcomings of today’s microneedles, according research published in Advanced Functional Materials. READ MORE
Student News
UW-Madison Chapter works on Habitat for Humanity houses outside New Orleans
Members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison BMES Chapter visited a town about 30 miles away from New Orleans this January to participate in a Habitat for Humanity building project, the chapter’s secretary Samantha Paulsen reports.
Twenty four BMES members drove to Slidell, La. and worked on five different houses at various levels of completion. READ MORE
University of Maryland students visit In Vitro lab
A busy fall semester at the University of Maryland BMES Chapter (Society of Biological Engineers) was highlighted with a trip to the Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) in Gaithersburg, MD, reports SoBE President Victoria Stefanelli. A total of 21 students attended the field trip, where they had the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge in vitro methods, get a tour of the research labs, and participate in a hands-on laboratory with bovine corneal models. READ MORE
Duke project aims to improve medical equipment in developing countries
Duke University biomedical engineering students and faculty have been creating a curriculum that will teach local technicians in developing countries how to maintain and repair medical instruments, according to a report in Duke’s The Chronicle. READ MORE