ISCRM faculty member Kelly Stevens has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Stevens, an assistant professor of bioengineering and of laboratory medicine and pathology, was selected for her work on pioneering approaches to map and replicate human tissues to advance bioengineered organs toward clinical therapy.
Representing an elite group of the top two percent of accomplished medical and biological engineering professionals in the country, AIMBE Fellows provide active leadership and advocacy in the biomedical engineering field.
Paul Kinahan, a joint professor of radiology and bioengineering, was also elected to the AIMBE in recognition for his contributions to medical imaging technology using positron emission tomography and x-ray computed tomography.
Because membership recognizes the impact of research advances, technical innovations or educational methods, it’s a rarity for assistant professors, such as Stevens, and those early in their careers to be elected.
“It is tremendously rare in fact; not to mention it’s a great personal achievement,” said Charlie Kim, director of operations and membership at AIMBE, of Stevens’ election.
In the last 10 years, only 4 of the 1,500 fellows elected have been assistant professors, Kim said.
