Volunteers play a vital role in the success of the BMES Annual Meeting. Student volunteers will register at the full student rate of $425 and, after completing 8–10 hours of volunteer service during the conference, will receive a $275 reimbursement, bringing the total cost to just $150. Volunteer opportunities are limited, and students with greater scheduling flexibility will have the best chance of being selected for the BMES 2026 Student Volunteer Program in Orlando.
Put a reminder on your calendar to attend the Advanced Biomanufacturing (ABioM) Symposium at BMES2026 in Orlando, Fla., for a dynamic program focused on the future of biomanufacturing. Featuring keynote presentations from Adam Feinberg (Carnegie Mellon University) and Aijun Wang (University of California, Davis), the symposium will bring together researchers, industry leaders, trainees, and funding partners to discuss cutting-edge advances, emerging opportunities, and collaborative solutions shaping the field. The event will also recognize outstanding contributions through the Young Innovator, Postdoctoral Excellence, and Graduate Student Excellence Awards, while providing valuable networking opportunities to foster new partnerships and ideas. Learn More
The BMES Mentorship Program is an annual mentor–mentee matching initiative designed to connect BMES members across career stages through guided, meaningful professional relationships. Led by the Student Affairs Subcommittee, the program pairs mentors and mentees based on shared interests, career goals, and areas of expertise to support growth in research, leadership, career exploration, graduate education, and professional development. Participants also receive mentorship resources and conversation guides throughout the year to help foster impactful connections within the biomedical engineering community.
What does “women’s health” really mean and who gets to define it? In this episode of Office Hours with Liz Wayne, Liz chats with Dr. Erica Moore, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Dr. Shreya Raghavan, Associate Professor at Texas A&M University, to unpack how biomedical engineers are reshaping the future of women’s health research. From uterine mechanics and cancer mechanobiology to wearable technologies and FDA-cleared health apps, the conversation explores how engineering is driving new discoveries across reproductive health, autoimmune disease, imaging, diagnostics, and beyond. Together, they discuss the evolution of the BMES Women’s Health SIG, the importance of trainee involvement, and why expanding the definition of women’s health could transform healthcare for everyone.
Dr. Erica Moore, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park
Dr. Shreya Raghavan, Associate Professor at Texas A&M University
Biomedical engineering has quietly saved millions of lives, and most people have never heard of it. American Health Discovery is changing that. We're collecting 250 stories that make our field impossible to ignore. If yours is one of them, please send it to us at americanhealthdiscovery.org
By Maria Kalli, Chrystalla Stylianou, Styliana Georgiou, Chrysovalantis Voutouri, Christina Michael, Sotiris Kyriakou, Ekaterini Himonas, Fotios Mpekris, Sharona Tornovsky-Babeay, Anastasia Egudkin, Oren Parnas & Triantafyllos Stylianopoulos
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) develops within a biomechanically abnormal tumor microenvironment, characterized by a dense stroma and elevated compressive forces. While extracellular matrix stiffness has been extensively studied, the impact of compressive forces on immune regulation and tumor–immune interactions remains poorly understood. Researchers integrated two complementary bioengineered compression models, a 2D transmembrane pressure device and confined 3D spheroids, with bulk transcriptomic and Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)–based exometabolomic profiling to examine how mechanical compression shapes macrophage behaviour and tumor–immune crosstalk. Controlled compressive stress (0–8 mmHg) was applied to macrophages, tumor cells, and tumor–macrophage cocultures, followed by pathway analysis, functional assays, and multi-omic integration. Read More
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