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Press Release: AIMBE Announces New Board Members

Washington, D.C. – The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is thrilled to announce new members joining its Board of Directors. These distinguished leaders will take office following the conclusion of the AIMBE Annual Event, taking place April 11-13, 2026, in Washington, D.C… Continue reading..

Executive Committee

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Michael King, Ph.D.
President (2026-2028)
E.D. Butcher Chair of Bioengineering
CPRIT Scholar Special Advisor to the Provost on Life Science Collaborations with the Texas Medical Center
Department of Bioengineering Engineering
Rice University
Dawn Beraud
Dawn Beraud, Ph.D.
Executive Director
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Deborah-Leckband
Deborah Leckband, Ph.D.
Secretary-Treasurer (2026-2028)
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Professor of Bioengineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Priyabrata Mukherjee
Priyabrata Mukherjee, Ph.D. FRSC, FAIMBE, FAAAS, FCRS, FNAI
Chair, College of Fellows (2026-2027)
George Lynn Cross Research Professor
PHF Presidential Professor
Peggy and Charles Stephenson Endowed Chair of Laboratory Cancer Research
Professor of Pathology
Senior Director for Research Partnership and Collaboration, Stephenson Cancer Center
Co-Director, Nanomedicine Program
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Lola Eniola-Adefeso
Lola Eniola-Adefeso, Ph.D.
Past President (2026-2027)
Dean of Engineering
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
University of Illinois Chicago

Directors

Emma Fan
Emma Fan, Ph.D.
Director At-Large (2025-2027)
Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Program
University of Texas at Austin
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Rong Fan, Ph.D.
Director At-Large (2026-2028)
Harold D. Hodgkinson Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Yale University
Brendan Harley
Brendan Harley, Sc.D.
Director At-Large (2025-2027)
Professor & Robert W. Schaefer Faculty Scholar
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Dave Odde, Ph.D.
Director At-Large (2026-2028)
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Minnesota
Phil-Messersmith
Phil Messersmith, Ph.D.
Chair, Academic Council (2026-2028)
Professor; Class of 1941 World War II Memorial Chair
Dept. of Bioengineering
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Utkan Demirci
Utkan Demirci, Ph.D.
Chair, Industry Council (2025-2027)
Professor
Radiology Department, Electrical Engineering (by courtesy)
Stanford University
Kristen Billiar
Kristen Billiar, Ph.D.
Chair, Council of Societies (2025-2027)
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Ex Officio Members

Song Li
Song Li, Ph.D.
Chair-Elect, College of Fellows (2026-2027) (2024-2026)
Chancellor Professor and Department Chair
Department of Bioengineering
University of California, Los Angeles
Anne-Plant
Anne Plant, Ph.D.
Chair, Awards Committee
NIST Fellow
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Paolo
Paolo Decuzzi, Ph.D.
Chair, International Committee
Senior Scientist
Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine
Italian Institute of Technology
Sharlene-Newman
Sharlene Newman, Ph.D.
Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Executive Director
Alabama Life Research Institute
The University of Alabama
Tyrone-Porter
Tyrone Porter, Ph.D.
Chair, CURM Committee
Chair & Professor
Department Biomedical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
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