Announcing the 2023 BMES Award Winners

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2023 Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award

Tejal Desai
Sorensen Family Dean of Engineering
Brown University

"A Fantastic Voyage: My Journey in Nanoengineering, Advocacy, and Leadership"
Thursday, October 12 at 10:30 a.m.

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BMES Athanasiou Medal of Excellence in Translational Bioengineering Award 

Guillermo Ameer

Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Surgery
Northwestern University

"Pro-regenerative Biomaterials and Medical Devices: Enabling Clinical Regenerative Medicine"
 Friday, October 13 at 1 p.m.

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Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation Award

Jian Yang
Chair Professor, Biomaterials and Regenerative Engineering
Westlake University

"Translational Citrate Biomaterials in Regenerative Engineering"
Friday, October 13 at 1 p.m.

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2023 Diversity Lecture Award
University of Florida/J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department

Department Representative: Christine Schmidt
Distinguished Professor & J. Crayton Pruitt Family Endowed Chair

“Amplifying Voices” 
Thursday, October 12 at 4:30 p.m.

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Mid-Career Award

Adam Engler
Professor & Chair, Bioengineering
University of California San Diego

"Lessons Learned by 'Mid-Career' that I wish I knew as an Undergrad"
Saturday, October 14 at 10:30 a.m.

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Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award

Shreya Raghavan
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Texas A&M University

"Engineering Variables of the Metastatic Tumor Immune Microenvironment"
Saturday, October 14 at 10:30 a.m.