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title: July 29, 2025 - BMES Briefs Newsletter
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Check Out Workshops, Webinars and a New Podcast Episode

| View in browser Final Deadline Extension for Late-Breaking Abstracts and Undergraduate Research Abstracts Submissions is Friday The submission deadline for Late-Breaking Abstracts and Undergraduate Research Abstracts has been extended to Friday, August 1 at 11:59 pm ET. Late-Breaking Poster Presentation Abstracts Open to all researchers, these abstracts are ideal for timely or novel results and will be presented as posters. Learn More Undergraduate Research Poster or Podium Abstracts Exclusively for undergraduate students, these abstracts are eligible for podium or poster presentations. Learn More Workshop: Optimized Data-Driven AI for Biomedical Data Analysis Explore and learn about the potential of AI algorithms, including machine learning and deep learning, to enhance biomedical data interpretation. This limited-attendance workshop will review techniques for reducing computational complexity and performing structural and data-type compression without compromising the performance of AI models. By the end of the workshop, participants will have a comprehensive understanding of the techniques and tools necessary to implement and optimize AI-driven biomedical data processing for deployment in healthcare, fitness, and biomedical research. Pre-registration is necessary 📅 Sunday, October 12, 2025 ⏰ 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM This workshop is conducted in partnership with MathWorks Learn More & Reserve Your Place Tell Us Your BME Stories Imagine a World Where Hearts Can’t Be Restarted, Bones Can’t Be Replaced, and Diseases Go Undetected That’s a world without biomedical engineering. BMES is launching "A World Without Biomedical Engineering" — a national campaign to highlight to the public and to policymakers what’s at risk if we fail to support BME research and innovation. Take our short survey to help shape the stories we share and the impact we highlight. Your work changes lives. Let’s make sure the world knows it. Take the Survey Advocacy Letters Support Biomedical Innovation AIMBE is calling on the biomedical research community to raise its collective voice. Three new advocacy letters urge Congress to: Protect the STEM training pipeline Oppose NIH and NSF indirect cost caps Support research funding in FY2026. Help champion the future of biomedical engineering and research. Read More New BMES Podcast Episode 1: The Science of Healing in Women’s Sports — A Conversation with Dr. Jenny Robinson Dr. Liz Wayne taps in on her wide network of friends and contacts to discuss some of the most important, and often controversial, topics surrounding biomedical engineering, and related areas shaping healthcare. Wayne, an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington and host of our monthly webinar, unpacks today’s most pressing scientific topics and explores how biomedical engineers are building a healthier, more equitable world, one discovery at a time. Dr. Jenny Robinson In our first episode, Wayne speaks with Dr. Jenny Robinson, an associate professor at the University of Washington, about sports injuries and the future of tissue regeneration. Robinson shares insights into how sex hormones influence healing, with a focus on female athletes and the high rate of ACL injuries among women. Among other topics, she also talks about the limitations of current treatments like autografts and allografts and explores how biomaterials could revolutionize recovery. Don’t miss our first scintillating episode. Listen to Episode 1 Upcoming Webinar Hosted by the Council of Chairs: BME Leadership in Times of Disruption Join the Council of Chairs for a timely webinar on Thursday, August 7, from 12–1 pm EDT exploring how academic BME departments can thrive during periods of change, especially amid shifts in research funding. Hear from CoC leaders as they share strategies for strengthening department structure, evolving educational programs, building industry partnerships, generating new revenue, and improving operational efficiency. This webinar is designed to support both current and emerging BME leaders. Don’t miss the chance to gain practical insights. Learn More In Case You Missed It Funding Opportunities with the American Association for Cancer Research Curing Heart Attacks, Replacing Diseased Organs—BMES Fellow is Engineering a Healthier Future McKinsey & Company: The Formula for Medtech R&D Success From the BMES Journal Biomedical Engineering Education: Facilitating the Development of Sessions and Dissemination of Outcomes from the 5th Biomedical Engineering Educational Summit By Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney and Jennifer R. Amos  This editorial provides a synopsis of the processes followed to encourage discussion and dissemination of results related to biomedical engineering education that occurred at the Fifth Biomedical Engineering Educational Summit. The Summit, held at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Stevens Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey in May 2024, was organized by the Council of Chairs of Bio-engineering and Biomedical Engineering, and participants included over 300 faculty members from 100+ accredited undergraduate programs. Of the 180 pre-survey responses from attendees, 92% self-indicated their primary appointment is in academia, and 8% indicated a primary appointment in industry. Of those in academia, 43% were identified as teaching faculty, 24% were identified as department head/chair, 25% were identified as tenured/tenure stream, 2% were identified as research faculty, and 6% were identified as other (e.g., program director); respondents could select more than one option. The Summit event spanned two and a half days of programming with four plenary talks and an opening and closing keynote speaker. Read More Submit Articles to our Journals Below. 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