The award recognizes the outstanding contributions of researchers to understanding the interaction of manmade materials with human tissue, focusing on theoretical concepts, developing new materials or studying the interactions of a bacteria in a biological environment.
Professor Stevens and her group are designing biomaterials for regenerative medicine and bio-sensing. This includes...
Read more2019 Society For Biomaterials Annual Meeting & Exposition
Washington State Convention Center 800 Convention Place Seattle, WA 98101-2350 USA April 2-6, 2019
The 2019 Program Committee is requesting input from all SFB members about sessions they would like to see at the 2019 Annual Meeting. If you have any ideas, suggestions, or...
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SFB has engaged the services of public relations specialists, Schneider Associates to work very closely with Society leadership and members to promote the mission of the Society, especially towards enhancing the Society’s public image and visibility as a world leader in biomaterials’ education and research.
The citation of Laurencin’s award read aloud during the medal ceremony was: For seminal work in the engineering of musculoskeletal tissues, especially for revolutionary achievements in the design of bone matrices and ligament regeneration; and for extraordinary work in promoting diversity and excellence in science.
“I am honored to receive the highest award in our nation for innovative...
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Anyone who has lost a loved one to pancreatic cancer knows the devastating speed with which it can affect an otherwise healthy person. TED Fellow and biomedical entrepreneur Laura Indolfi is developing a revolutionary way to treat this complex and lethal disease: a drug delivery device that acts as a cage at the site of a tumor, preventing it from spreading and delivering medicine only where...
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