BMES has announced the creation of the Linda Griffith & Douglas Lauffenburger childcare endowment, a set of annual grants aimed to help young investigators offset childcare costs while attending the BMES Annual Meeting. Established through a generous gift from BMES members and MIT professors Linda Griffith and Doug Lauffenburger, the endowment reflects a shared commitment to support early-career researchers and help families thrive within the biomedical engineering community. Applications will open after registration for BMES 2026 begins.
The BMES Nominating Committee is happy to announce the opening of nominations for important positions on the BMES Board: BMES Secretary (two-year term beginning in October 2026), BMES Student Representative to the Board (three-year term beginning in October 2026), and four seats on the BMES Board of Directors (three-year term beginning in October 2026). At least one director position will be filled with an industry/government candidate. We invite you to put forward individuals, or self nominate, who embody the spirit of innovation, leadership, and collaboration that defines BMES. We seek those who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence and who share a vision for driving strategic change within our community.
We are seeking exceptional members to join the prestigious BMES Awards and Fellows committees and play a key role in helping us recognize excellence in biomedical engineering. Serving on these committees is also a pathway to your own leadership roles and professional recognition within and outside of BMES.
Deadline to Apply: March 12, 2025, 11:59 pm ET
Qualifications:
Must be a current BMES member in good standing at the time of your application. *BMES student members are not eligible to apply
If appointed to a committee, you must maintain your membership status for the duration of your term.
Be willing to serve a 3-year term.
Be willing to serve as an active and collaborative participant in committee meetings (About a 5- to 7-hour total commitment each year that starts at the beginning of April and runs through mid- to late May).
To be a member of the Fellows committee, you must be a BMES Fellow.
Awards Committee Charge: Select and secure awardees for the major BMES Awards, including the Athanasiou Medal of Excellence Award, Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award, the Mid-Career Award, the Pritzker Award, and all other awards that may be initiated by the Society.
Fellows Committee Charge: To annually recommend a slate of BMES Member-level candidates to be promoted to Fellow-level membership.
BMES is pleased to announce that nominations for 2026 BMES Awards and for this year's class of BMES Fellows are now being accepting. We encourage you to nominate yourself or someone you know who has made a significant impact to the field of biomedical engineering. Learn more about each award and submit your nomination today!
The Deadline to Submit is Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:59PM
In this episode of Office Hours with Liz Wayne, Liz sits down with longtime BMES member and leader Michael King, E.D. Butcher Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University, to explore the evolving role of professional societies in biomedical engineering. From his first BMES Annual Meeting in 2000 to serving in major leadership roles, King reflects on how conferences, mentorship, networking, and community have shaped his career and why these spaces remain essential for students, researchers, and faculty alike.
Michael King, E.D. Butcher Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University
BMES Special Interest Groups (SIGs) bring together members who share common research interests and professional goals, creating focused communities that foster collaboration, networking, and innovation across biomedical engineering. Whether you’re looking to connect with peers, explore emerging topics, or grow professionally within a specialized area, SIGs offer a space to engage year-round.
Current BMES SIGs include:
Advanced Biomanufacturing (ABioM-SIG): Bridging academia and industry to accelerate new technologies, collaborations, and workforce development in advanced biomanufacturing.
Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE-SIG): Bringing together researchers exploring how physical forces influence biological systems, with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration and the annual CMBE Conference.
Computational Biomedical Engineering (CBE-SIG): Advancing computational modeling, simulation, data analytics, and AI applications in biomedical engineering through shared learning and collaboration.
Medical Devices SIG: Connecting academia, industry, clinicians, and regulatory professionals to support the design, development, and translation of safe and effective medical technologies.
BME & Women’s Health SIG: Fostering innovation and collaboration around engineering solutions that improve women’s health across the lifespan, including diagnostics, therapeutics, wearables, and AI-driven approaches.
Through SIGs, BMES members gain opportunities to network with experts, participate in specialized programming, contribute to professional development initiatives, and help shape the future direction of the field.
By Reza Ahmadi, Shahram Rasoulian, Hamidreza Heidary, Saied Jalal Aboodarda, Thomas K. Uchida, Walter Herzog & Amin Komeili
Assessment of muscle coordination during cycling can provide insight into motor control strategies and movement efficiency. This study evaluated muscle synergy patterns as indicators of neuromuscular coordination in the lower limbs across three power levels of cycling (LPL = Lowest Power Level, MPL = Middle Power Level, HPL = Highest Power Level). Read More
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