Congress Briefed on Biomedical Technology Research

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Atlanta, GA | Posted: July 9, 2015

AIMBE President Ravi Bellamkonda Briefs Congress on Brain Cancer Discoveries

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Walter Rich
Communications Manager

Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

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AIMBE President Ravi Bellamkonda Briefs Congress on Brain Cancer Discoveries

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AIMBE President Ravi Bellamkonda Briefs Congress on Brain Cancer Discoveries

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On June 15, Ravi Bellamkonda, president of The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and chair of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, gave a briefing to congressional members in Washington D.C. He was joined by Robert Kirsch of Case Western Reserve University and Milan Yager from AIMBE. 

Some highlights from his presentation included:

  • The United States is a world leader in biomedical engineering (BME)
  • Traditional engineering is 20% female, while half of BME students are women
  • BME is impacting healthcare in meaningful ways
  • The Georgia Tech/Emory partnership is ranked #2 nationally for BME graduate programs
  • Bellamkonda’s lab is using nanotechnology to make chemotherapy more effective

 

You can view his congressional presentation below.

CONTACT: 

Walter Rich
Communications Manager
Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

 

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Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering

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  • Created On: Jul 9, 2015 - 6:44am
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