NIBIB adds three new members to advisory council

Three new members have been appointed to the National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NACBIB) of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB).

The three new members are:
  • John C. Gore, PhD – Gore is the Hertha Ramsey Cress chair in medicine, university professor and director of the Institute of Imaging Science at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. He has published more than 500 peer-reviewed journal articles and is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies.
  • Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD – Laurencin is the director of the Institute for Regenerative Engineering and CEO of the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Farmington. He is also the Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and professor of chemical, materials and biomolecular engineering at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. Laurencin is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies and an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering.
  • Mark A. Musen, MD, PhD – Musen is head of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research and professor of medicine and computer science at Stanford University in California. He is also principal investigator of the National Center for Biomedical Ontology, Stanford, Calif., co-editor-in-chief of Applied Ontology and chair of the World Health Organization's Health Informatics and Modeling Topic Advisory Group.
The council comprises scientists, engineers, physicians, radiologists, researchers and other health professionals who represent disciplines in and outside of biomedical imaging and bioengineering. The NACBIB meets three times per year to advise on policy and program priorities related to the conduct and support of research, training, health information dissemination and other programs that address biomedical imaging, biomedical engineering and associated technologies and modalities with biomedical applications.

Evan Godt
Evan Godt, Writer

Evan joined TriMed in 2011, writing primarily for Health Imaging. Prior to diving into medical journalism, Evan worked for the Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis. He also has worked in public relations and education. Evan studied journalism at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on broadcast media.

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