IIN Faculty Member Guillermo A. Ameer has been named the inaugural winner of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Athanasiou Medal of Excellence in Translational Bioengineering.

The medal honors an individual who has made contributions to the field with particular focus on translation.

Northwestern Engineering’s Guillermo A. Ameer has been named the inaugural winner of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Athanasiou Medal of Excellence in Translational Bioengineering.

The medal recognizes the achievements of an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of biomedical engineering with a particular focus on translation. Achievements include significant research contributions in translational bioengineering and/or development of new products in biomedical engineering.

Ameer will give the lecture “Pro-regenerative Biomaterials and Medical Devices: Enabling Clinical Regenerative Medicine” on October 13 at the BMES annual meeting in Seattle.

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