Announcing the 2024 BMES Award Winners

September 20, 2024

Each year, the BMES Awards program recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions of those in the field of biomedical engineering. Each winner will give a lecture at the 2024 BMES Annual Meeting in Baltimore.

Congratulations to this year's winners!

Abstract and Bio	2024 Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award Kyriacos Athanasiou, PhD UCI Samueli School of Engineering Sorensen Family Dean of Engineering UCI Samueli School of Engineering “Translation of Biomedical Engineering Advances” Thursday, October 24 at 11:00 a.m.

Abstract and Bio	BMES Athanasiou Medal of Excellence in Translational Bioengineering Award Christine E. Schmidt J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering The University of Florida "Engineering Materials for Clinical Nerve Repair, and Other Applications Along the Way" Friday, October 25 at 1:00 p.m.
Abstract and Bio	Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation Award Ke Cheng Alan L. Kaganov Professor of Biomedical Engineering Columbia University "Minimally invasive delivery of therapeutics to the heart with biomaterials and devices" Friday, October 25 at 1:00 p.m.

Abstract and Bio Abstract and Bio	2024 Diversity Lecture Award LatinXinBME Brian Aguado Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and Co-Founder of LatinXinBME UC of San Diego Ana Maria Porras Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Co-Founder & Senior Advisor of LatinXinBME University of Florida "Building a Virtual Community to Support and Celebrate the Success of Latinx Biomedical Engineers" Thursday, October 24 at 5:15 p.m.
Abstract and Bio	2024 Mid-Career Award Kelly Stevens Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology University of Washington “Engineering Human Organoids, Organs, and Societies” Saturday, October 26 at 11:00 a.m.
Abstract and Bio	Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award Marian Hettiaratchi Assistant Professor, Bioengineering Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact University of Oregon "Precision protein delivery: Engineering protein-material affinity interactions for tissue repair" Saturday, October 26 at 11:00 a.m.