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AIMBE’s CURM Committee welcomes everyone for coffee and doughnuts to discuss efforts to identify and nominate minority candidates for the College of Fellows and other agenda priorities for AIMBE’s expanded diversity efforts.

College of Fellows Chair Paul Citron and Chair-Elect Joyce Wong will provide an orientation to new inductees about AIMBE, its programming and services, and mission. Learn about how candidates are nominated, reviewed and elected to the College of Fellows. Find out how AIMBE is more than just an honorific society but an engaged community impacting public policy on medical innovation and discovery. Meet new colleagues in the Class of 2020 and get insight on the induction ceremony.

Affiliated organization of biomedical engineering programs chairs. Members of the CoC only.

AIMBE President Christine Schmidt will provide the Presidential Welcome Address highlighting AIMBE’s critical mission and achievements in advocating for the fields of medical and biological engineering.

The hallmark of AIMBE’s meeting is the strong scientific lectures presenting on a wide variety of medical and biological engineering issues. These lectures match the depth and breadth of AIMBE’s diverse membership from innovative materials, imaging, and cellular engineering to bioinformatics, medical devices, and neuroengineering. Leaving the comfort of one’s discipline, attendees find these lectures unite AIMBE’s membership in the conversation of discovery and innovation.

Each year, AIMBE hosts the Earl Bakken Lecture as the organization’s most meaningful scientific lecture providing both insight and illumination to the grand scientific challenges of biomedical research. Dr. Woodruff Ph.D. is the Thomas J. Watkins Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the Vice Chair of Research (OB/GYN), the Chief of the Division of Reproductive Science in Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Professor of Molecular Biosciences in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University.

Lecture Title: Engineering Reproduction

In the last few years, a number of remarkable advances have been made in biomedical engineering within the field of reproductive science and medicine, including engineered reproductive tissues and sophisticated multi-organ in vitro culture systems. These engineered systems are quickly moving the field toward new frontiers that will enable reproductive function beyond current technological limitations. Both male and female reproductive tissues are being engineered as autonomous units and as integrated, multi-organ systems that support germ cell and embryo function and are capable of phenocopying characteristic endocrine patterns, including the 28-day human ovulatory cycle. The long-term goal of this work is twofold: to develop biomimetic models of human reproductive tissues for research applications and to develop clinical tools that will allow the restoration of reproductive capacity in patients who have lost the parent organ due to disease, iatrogenic effects of medical or surgical treatments, genetic predisposition, or age. With the development of these new technologies, reproductive science is emerging as the next frontier in biomedical engineering, creating new possibilities for not only understanding reproductive biology but also providing personalized reproductive medicine with transgenerational implications.

3-Legged Stool of Innovation

Talk description: There are design constraint where a 3-legged stool never wobbles. Similarly, with innovation, each leg plays a role in making it stable. Using a career involving over 130 U.S. patents, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer Leonard Pinchuk inspires an interdisciplinary audience of engineers and professors how to innovate.

Oral Opioid Alternatives for Acute and Chronic Pain Management

People, Their Data, and Diversity Enabling Healthcare Transformation in the Digital Age

One of AIMBE’s most engaged communities, the Academic Council proudly presents a stimulating talk by a senior government official. This council is made up of Department Chairs and designated representatives of each of AIMBE’s member colleges and universities engaged in biomedical engineering education. This meeting is open to all.

A critical pillar of AIMBE’s membership is the Council of Societies where leadership and representatives of member Societies coordinate advocacy activities and formulate collaborative partnerships. This open discussion is open to all.

One of the highlights of each year’s event is AIMBE’s Awards Banquet and the presentation of the Pierre Galletti Award. A relaxing evening of connecting with old friends and networking with new associates is a prelude to the award presentations, including the Pierre Galletti Award, AIMBE’s highest recognition of an individual for their contributions to public awareness of medical and biological engineering. Other awards include the AIMBE STEM Award and the Congressional Leadership Award.

Hosted by the Academic Council and Industry Council, this networking reception is open to all.

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College of Fellows Chair Paul Citron will address the state of the field of medical and biological engineering and provide a perspective for the challenges ahead for the study and teaching of biomedical engineering.

The uniqueness of AIMBE’s Annual Meeting is the combination of strong scientific lectures on Sunday and informative policy discussions on Monday. From government officials to lobbyists and corporate spokespersons, the policy concerns and issues of medical and biological engineers are discussed.

Engineering the Future of Biomedical Research

Lecture Title: Innovation Imperatives in Medical Technology and Regulatory Policy

The fundamental risk-based regulatory framework for medical devices was established over 40 years ago. Statutory requirements and regulatory policies have evolved since then, but matching the pace of medical technology innovation is both a challenge and opportunity. The Center for Devices and Radiological Health of the Food and Drug Administration is pursuing innovative approaches and data-driven regulatory policies to achieve its mission of promoting and protecting the public health. These include a focus on total product life cycle, real world evidence, incentivizing product improvement, innovation challenges, collaborative communities, and more. The Center’s innovative regulatory initiatives and its strategic vision for the future will be discussed.

Always one of the highest-rated presentations, AIMBE’s Executive Director Milan Yager will reveal seven Congressional secrets lawmakers use to avoid providing critical federal funding for science and biomedical research.

The highlight of each year’s Annual Meeting is the ceremony inducting the newest members of the College of Fellows. The Class of 2020 were peer-nominated, peer-reviewed, and peer-elected and now join a prestigious group of the most accomplished medical and biological engineers.

Join family and friends in a lunch celebration in honor of the new 2020 Class of the College of Fellows.

Expanded time has been made available for all attendees to make advanced appointments to visit with their Members of Congress during the Annual Meeting. Transportation will be provided from the NAS to Capitol Hill for prearranged Congressional appointment. Talking points and briefing materials will be provided. Visit https://aimbe.org/advocate/ for information on scheduling congressional appointments.