About Us
- - Who We Are
    The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., representing the most accomplished individuals in the fields of medical and biological engineering
- - President’s Circle
  - Past Presidents
    AIMBE's Past Presidents include some of the premier leaders in the medical and biological engineering community
Events
- - 2024 Annual Event
    March 24-25, 2024
- - Earl Bakken Lecture Series
    The Earl Bakken Lecture is presented at AIMBE’s Annual Event in honor of Honorary Fellow and pioneer, Earl Bakken. Each year, a new type of innovation is highlighted.
- - AIMBE Public Policy Institute
    Learn from Washington Insiders about how public policy impacts Biomedical engineering!
College of Fellows
- College of Fellows
  The College of Fellows consists of almost 3,000 individuals who are the outstanding leaders, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in medical and biological engineering
- Nominations & Election
  Fellows are nominated each year by their peers and represent the top 2% of the medical and biological engineering community
- Fellowbook News
  AIMBE Fellowbook collects news stories highlighting the members of the AIMBE College of Fellows
- Fellow Directory
  Browse and search the Fellows by Name, Title, Organization, and Class Year
Councils & Committees
- Academic Council
  AIMBE’s Academic Council includes 100 U.S. universities offering medical and biological engineering education at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
- Council of Societies
  AIMBE’s mechanism to coordinate and enhance interaction among 15 scientific organizations in medical and biological engineering
- Industry Council
  The companies and key corporate leaders of the bioengineering revolution are represented in AIMBE
- Diversity & Inclusion Committee
  Achieving greater diversity and inclusion within AIMBE, and providing leadership training and greater opportunities to minorities in MBE.
- Committee for the UnderRepresented and Marginalized
  To recognize the contributions of underrepresented and marginalized groups (URM) in MBE.
- International Committee
  The Top Medical and Biological Engineers from around the World
Public Policy
- Advocate
  Everything you need to get involved, research and contact your policy-makers, and followup through lab tours and visits
- Our Work
  Learn about AIMBE's ongoing public policy work and past accomplishments that have communicated the value of medical and biological engineering
Awards
- Pierre Galletti Award
  This Award was established in 1999 by the AIMBE to honor our Founding Member and Past President.
- AIMBE Professional Impact Award
  In recognition of outstanding commitment to Mentoring, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Leadership, and/or Education
For Students
- Navigate the Circuit
  Our newest site designed to help students of all levels on their path to medical and biological engineering
- Milestones of Innovation
  The Milestones of Innovation highlight some of the greatest accomplishments in medical and biological engineering.
- Student Policy Resources
  Information for students interested in science policy on why and how to get engaged in advocacy efforts supporting medical and biological engineering.
- AIMBE Public Policy Institute
  Learn from Washington Insiders about how public policy impacts Biomedical engineering!
Nominations
- College of Fellows
  Fellows are nominated each year by their peers and represent the top 2% of the medical and biological engineering community
- Emerging Leaders
  Each year, AIMBE will select ~20 emerging leaders who will be recognized during AIMBE’s Annual Meeting.

About Us
- - Who We Are
    The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., representing the most accomplished individuals in the fields of medical and biological engineering
- - President’s Circle
  - Past Presidents
    AIMBE's Past Presidents include some of the premier leaders in the medical and biological engineering community
Events
- - 2024 Annual Event
    March 24-25, 2024
- - Earl Bakken Lecture Series
    The Earl Bakken Lecture is presented at AIMBE’s Annual Event in honor of Honorary Fellow and pioneer, Earl Bakken. Each year, a new type of innovation is highlighted.
- - AIMBE Public Policy Institute
    Learn from Washington Insiders about how public policy impacts Biomedical engineering!
College of Fellows
- College of Fellows
  The College of Fellows consists of almost 3,000 individuals who are the outstanding leaders, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in medical and biological engineering
- Nominations & Election
  Fellows are nominated each year by their peers and represent the top 2% of the medical and biological engineering community
- Fellowbook News
  AIMBE Fellowbook collects news stories highlighting the members of the AIMBE College of Fellows
- Fellow Directory
  Browse and search the Fellows by Name, Title, Organization, and Class Year
Councils & Committees
- Academic Council
  AIMBE’s Academic Council includes 100 U.S. universities offering medical and biological engineering education at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
- Council of Societies
  AIMBE’s mechanism to coordinate and enhance interaction among 15 scientific organizations in medical and biological engineering
- Industry Council
  The companies and key corporate leaders of the bioengineering revolution are represented in AIMBE
- Diversity & Inclusion Committee
  Achieving greater diversity and inclusion within AIMBE, and providing leadership training and greater opportunities to minorities in MBE.
- Committee for the UnderRepresented and Marginalized
  To recognize the contributions of underrepresented and marginalized groups (URM) in MBE.
- International Committee
  The Top Medical and Biological Engineers from around the World
Public Policy
- Advocate
  Everything you need to get involved, research and contact your policy-makers, and followup through lab tours and visits
- Our Work
  Learn about AIMBE's ongoing public policy work and past accomplishments that have communicated the value of medical and biological engineering
Awards
- Pierre Galletti Award
  This Award was established in 1999 by the AIMBE to honor our Founding Member and Past President.
- AIMBE Professional Impact Award
  In recognition of outstanding commitment to Mentoring, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Leadership, and/or Education
For Students
- Navigate the Circuit
  Our newest site designed to help students of all levels on their path to medical and biological engineering
- Milestones of Innovation
  The Milestones of Innovation highlight some of the greatest accomplishments in medical and biological engineering.
- Student Policy Resources
  Information for students interested in science policy on why and how to get engaged in advocacy efforts supporting medical and biological engineering.
- AIMBE Public Policy Institute
  Learn from Washington Insiders about how public policy impacts Biomedical engineering!
Nominations
- College of Fellows
  Fellows are nominated each year by their peers and represent the top 2% of the medical and biological engineering community
- Emerging Leaders
  Each year, AIMBE will select ~20 emerging leaders who will be recognized during AIMBE’s Annual Meeting.

Pierre Galletti Award

Nomination Procedures

Both nominators and nominees must be AIMBE Fellows and in good standing with the organization. Nominators shall provide the name, contact details, and maximum 35-word citation. Nominators must submit a 2-page description of the candidate’s contributions meriting the award, a 2-page description of the candidate’s biographical sketch as well as up to 3 letters of support (two letters are required). Nominations require a CV (5 pages max) that highlights the nominee’s accomplishments that are relevant to the award. No current officer, director, or member of the Board of Directors including Ex Officio Members may be nominated during their tenure.

Nominations should provide specific metrics to support the candidate’s impact (personal anecdotes will not be considered). The letters of support must be from individuals with direct knowledge of the impact for which the candidate is nominated and must be from individuals other than the nominator.

Individual recipients receiving an award will be recognized at the Awards Banquet during AIMBE’s Annual Meeting and must be present to accept their award.

The Pierre Galletti Award was established in 1999 by the AIMBE Board of Directors to honor its Founding Member and Past President. The award is presented to an AIMBE Fellow in recognition of his/her contributions to public awareness of medical and biological engineering, and to the promotion of the national interest in science, engineering and education. The Galletti Award is the highest honor that AIMBE bestows on an individual.

Pierre Galletti passed away on March 8, 1997, having left his mark on the emerging field of biomedical engineering. He was a pioneering researcher, making his impact in such fields as heart-lung bypass, artificial organs, and tissue engineering. As a dedicated teacher and mentor, he not only provided leadership in the establishment of the medical school at Brown University, but also helped start Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. He was the consummate biomedical engineer, a person of great vision, a man for all seasons.

2024 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

David J. Mooney, Ph.D.

For his national leadership and service in the fields of biomaterials and tissue engineering and his leadership in improving the culture and environment of the medical and biological engineering community.

2023 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Christine E. Schmidt, Ph.D.

For her national leadership in developing and translating technology to help patients while also advocating for the discipline and working tirelessly to make the field more inclusive and equitable.

2022 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Emery N. Brown, MD, Ph.D.

For significant contributions to neuroscience data analysis and for characterizing the neurophysiology of anesthesia-induced unconsciousness and demonstrating how it can be reliably monitored in real time using electroencephalogram recordings.

2021 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Ph.D.

For impactful innovations in technologies to generate, understand, and utilize functional human tissues, especially in regenerative engineering, studies of development and disease, while inspiring the next generation of practitioners.

2019 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

James J. Collins, Ph.D.

For his national leadership and service in creating and advancing the field of synthetic biology and for raising public awareness of synthetic biology and biological engineering through extensive outreach activities.

2018 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Raphael C. Lee, M.D., Sc.D.

For national and international leadership in the shaping of science and technology policy, and for fundamental advances toward understanding the molecular biomechanics of traumatic injury.

2017 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Gilda Barabino, Ph.D.

For long-standing, consistent and systematic vision, leadership and accomplishments in the creation of inclusion in medical and biological engineering and for excellence in research in sickle cell disease and cartilage engineering.

2016 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D.

For global leadership and exceptional innovation in creating the discipline of global health engineering and pioneering engineering solutions to save countless maternal, newborn and vulnerable lives in resource limited settings.

2015 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Scott Bruder, M.D., Ph.D.

For seminal contributions to the advancement of human health through research and commercialization of biotech, medical device and diagnostic products, and a unique manner of bridging industry and academic expertise to influence biomedical education training programs and the public policies required to support success of these bench-to-bedside endeavors.

2014 Pierre Galletti Award Dual Recipient

Warren S. Grundfest, M.D.

For seminal contributions as a surgeon, inventor, and educator, Dr. Grundfest has demonstrated that minimally invasive technology can improve healthcare delivery while lowering healthcare costs. Through activities with AIMBE, TATRC, NIH, FDA, SPIE, IEEE, OSA, and other medical societies, he has promoted the critical role of medical and biological engineering in healthcare advances.

2014 Pierre Galletti Award Dual Recipient

Kenneth R. Lutchen, Ph.D.

For seminal contributions to quantitative understanding and treatment of respiratory disease, providing a role model for national growth of the biomedical engineering discipline, mentoring a generation of students, elevating the stature and visibility of AIMBE with key federal agencies and lawmakers, and promoting public awareness of the field through national engineering school and professional society leadership.

2013 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Roderic I. Pettigrew, M.D., Ph.D.

For impactful contributions to public awareness of medical and biological engineering and the promotion of the national interest in science, engineering and education in his role as Director of NIBIB and for cutting-edge research in cardiovascular radiology diagnostic and treatment strategies.

2012 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Arthur J. Coury, Ph.D.

For seminal contributions to the design and commercialization of pacemakers, biodegradable biomaterials, and implantable devices, and for leadership in medical and biological engineering and public policy issues.

2011 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Buddy Ratner, Ph.D.

In recognition of enduring pioneering contributions and inspired leadership in biomaterials science, exceptional mentorship, and tireless promotion of public awareness and national interest in biomedical engineering research and education.

2010 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Edward Merrill, Ph.D.

For seminal contributions to biomaterials, medical devices and artifi cial organs and for his visionary leadership of biomedical education and research over the last 60 years.

2009 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.

For seminal contributions to tissue engineering and leadership in international biomedical engineering.

2008 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Nicholas Peppas, Sc.D.

For seminal contributions and visionary leadership in biomaterials science and engineering, and for pioneering work on drug delivery that has led to numerous biomedical products and devices.

2007 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Ph.D.

For training a generation of bioengineering faculty, establishing an innovative Biological Engineering program at MIT, writing a seminal text on receptors and exemplary service to Bioengineering Societies.

2006 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Peter G. Katona, Sc.D.

For outstanding leadership in bioengineering and education, helping to establish numerous bioengineering departments in universities across the country, and seminal research on the control of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

2004 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Shu Chien, M.D., Ph.D.

For pioneering research and outstanding leadership in the bioengineering field and for transforming the bioengineering program at the University of California San Diego into one of the best in the country.

2002 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Robert M. Nerem, Ph.D.

For tireless promotion of biomedical engineering, numerous contributions to hemodynamics and cardiovascular-tissue engineering, and playing a crucial role in establishing AIMBE and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.

2001 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

John T. Watson, Ph.D.

For continuous advocacy of bioengineering which led to increased public awareness of the field and the formation of the Bioengineering Consortium and pivotal work on cardiovascular devices.

2000 Pierre Galletti Award Recipient

Robert S. Langer, Sc.D.

For innovative and seminal contributions to biomaterials science and tissue engineering, inspiring and training a generation of bioengineers, and exhaustive work in raising public awareness of bioengineering.