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Anne Meyer Chosen as 2012 Fellow Advocate Award Winner
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has selected Anne Meyer, Ph.D., as the 2012 recipient of the Fellow Advocate Award. The Fellow Advocate Award was created to recognize a Fellow who has made outstanding contributions to advancing federal policies assisting the field of medical and biological engineering.
Dr. Meyer has made an indelible mark on AIMBE over the course of her fifteen years as an AIMBE Fellow, culminating in over five years service on AIMBE’s Board of Directors. Currently finishing a two-year term as AIMBE’s treasurer, Dr. Meyer has also served as the Chair of the Council of Societies, Chair of the Bylaws Committee, and actively participates in the Women in Medical and Biological Engineering (WIMBE) Committee. Additionally, her work with the Advocacy Committee has greatly advanced AIMBE’s mission. AIMBE is proud to recognize her with our 2012 Fellow Advocate Award.
Perhaps Dr. Meyer’s greatest contribution to AIMBE’s public policy efforts was her seminal role in founding AIMBE’s Federal Symposium in 2005. At her urging, AIMBE formed this yearly event where AIMBE Fellows and members of AIMBE’s Council of Societies gather to learn about the salient issues affecting the Medical and Biological Engineering community, develop position papers and educational materials, and visit with their respective lawmakers to reinforce the many contributions that our community has made on society. The Federal Symposium has become a hallmark of AIMBE’s advocacy efforts, forming lasting relationships with lawmakers, and demonstrating one of the clearest and most tangible means of advocacy for AIMBE Fellows. Dr. Meyer continues to participate in the Federal Symposium, and has witnessed how the program has grown to great success over the past six years. Her vision will continue to shape AIMBE’s connections to legislators for years to come.
For the past four decades, Dr. Meyer has had a substantial impact through her extensive research on biosurfaces, biomaterials, and biomedical implants. Her work has been published extensively and, in addition to her research, Dr. Meyer’s teaching ensures continued advancement in the field of Biological and Medical Engineering. Most recently, she developed a pre-baccalaureate certificate program on the regulatory environment of medical devices and implants, attracting adult learners from various industries, as well as traditional university students. In 2002, Dr. Meyer received the C. William Hall Award from the Society for Biomaterials.
Dr. Meyer is the Director of the Industry/University Center for Biosurfaces and Associate Dean for Research in the School of Dental Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She holds research and adjunct faculty positions in the schools of medicine, dentistry, and engineering.
The Fellow Advocate Award will be presented to Dr. Meyer during AIMBE’s 21st Annual Event: Building a New Economy through Medical and Biological Engineering: Improving Health and Creating Jobs, February 19-21, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C.
Fellow Advocate Award Recipients:
John T. Watson, Ph.D.
2010
Luis Kun, Ph.D.
2009
Founded in 1991, AIMBE’s mission includes raising awareness of medical and biological engineering and of achievements in the field, building relationships with relevant government agencies and other professional groups, improving intersociety relations and cooperation within the field of medical and biological engineering and promoting the national interest in science, engineering, and education.
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