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Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom
lies in their simplification.
- Martin Fischer
Whether the information be a summary of a federal agency’s yearly
budget or a new report on the future of the medical and biological engineering
workforce, the need for comprehensive analyses of data is crucial to the
promotion of medical and biological engineering. The following compilation
of reports, articles and statements illustrates a broad spectrum of these
ideas.
Unless expressly written, AIMBE does not officially endorse any of the
conclusions or recommendations of these reports.
 NIH Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities, Vol 1
(11/14/2007)
| | NIH Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities, Vol II
(11/14/2007) | |  Licensing Executives Society Presentation: Researcher-Entrepreneur
(10/17/2007)
| This presentation was given by Dr. Carlo J. DeLuca at the Licensing Executives Society Annual Conference, The New Deal: Competing in a Global Economy, October 14-18, 2007 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibit Centre in Vancouver, Canada.
Author: Carlo J. DeLuca, Ph.D.
| Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunity Workshop (BIROW) I White Paper
(03/01/2007) | The first annual Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunities Workshop (BIROW I) was held January 31–February 1, 2003 in Bethesda, Maryland. This workshop was initiated by medical, scientific, and engineering researchers and societies to identify and explore opportunities for basic science research and engineering development in biomedical imaging. This grass-roots effort sought new ideas and syntheses from leading scientists and engineers, as well as from clinicians and those involved in government funding for medical imaging.
BIROW I was sponsored by ARR (Academy of Radiology Research), AAPM (American Association of Physicists in Medicine), BMES (Biomedical Engineering Society), and RSNA (Radiological Society of North America) along with thirteen other participating societies —allowing for unique interactions among investigators from various aspects of biomedical imaging research.
| Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunity Workshop (BIROW) II White Paper
(03/01/2007) | The second annual Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunities Workshop (BIROW), or BIROW II, was held February 25–26, 2004, in Bethesda, Maryland. The workshop was a continuation of the first BIROW and was initiated again by medical, scientific, and engineering researchers and societies to identify and explore opportunities for basic science research and engineering development in biomedical imaging (1). This broad-based multiple-disciplinary effort sought new ideas in synthesis from leading scientists and engineers, as well as from clinicians and those involved in government funding for medical imaging. BIROW II was sponsored by the Academy of Radiology Research, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the Biomedical Engineering Society, and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), along with 15 other participating specialty societies.
| Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunity Workshop (BIROW) III Summary
(03/01/2007) | The third Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunities Workshop
BIROW III was held on March 11–12 in Bethesda, MD. BIROW III was sponsored by the Academy of Radiology Research, American Association of Physicists in Medicine, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Society, and the
Radiological Society of North America, and cosponsored by 19 other medical imaging societies. The purpose of BIROW III, similar to the purposes of earlier BIROW meetings held in 2003 and 2004, was to identify and characterize opportunities for scientific research and engineering development in biomedical imaging. This article presents a summary of the findings and recommendations of BIROW III; a full report of BIROW III is available in the Annals of Biomedical
Engineering.
BIROW III focused on four areas of imaging that offer a spectrum of opportunities for scientific research and engineering development. These areas are:
• multimodality image-guided therapy;
• imaging informatics;
• imaging cell trafficking; and
• technology improvement and commercialization.
Each of the areas was addressed in a plenary session in which leaders in the field summarized the state-of-the-art science and presented a perspective of research opportunities. Each of the first three plenary sessions was followed by an audience breakout session in which participants explored research opportunities and challenges. The fourth plenary session on technology improvement and commercialization was not accompanied by a breakout session for participant discussion
and is not covered in this summary report. The plenary and breakout sessions for the first three topics led to reports that were synthesized into the paper published in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering. The findings and recommendations described in detail in that paper are outlined in this summary report.
| Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunity Workshop (BIROW) III White Paper
(03/01/2007) | The third Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunities Workshop (BIROW III) was held on March 11–12, 2005, in Bethesda, MD. The workshop addressed four areas of imaging that present opportunities for research and development: Multimodality Image-Guided Therapy, Imaging Informatics, Imaging Cell Trafficking, and Technology Improvement and Commercialization.
The first three areas were individually addressed in their own plenary sessions, followed by audience discussions that explored research opportunities and challenges. This paper synthesizes these discussions into a strategy for future research directions in biomedical imaging.
| Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunity Workshop (BIROW) IV Summary
(03/01/2007) | The fourth Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunities Workshop (BIROW IV) was held on February 24 and 25, 2006, in North Bethesda, Maryland. BIROW IV was sponsored by the Academy of Radiology Research, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the Biomedical Engineering Society, and the Radiological Society of North America;
it was cosponsored by 19 other medical imaging societies. The purpose of BIROW IV (BIROWs I–III were held in 2003 [1], 2004 [2], and 2005 [3]) was to identify and characterize opportunities for scientific research and engineering development in biomedical imaging.
BIROW IV focused on four imaging areas that offer a spectrum of opportunities for scientific research and engineering development: Imaging of Rodent Models, Imaging in Drug Development, Imaging of Chronic Metabolic Disease: Diabetes, and Image-Guided
Intervention in the 4th Dimension— Time. Each topic was addressed in a plenary session in which four leaders in the field summarized the state-of-the-art science and presented their perspective on research opportunities. The plenary sessions were followed by audience breakout sessions in which participants explored relevant research opportunities and challenges. The findings and recommendations of the plenary and breakout sessions were compiled into reports that were discussed by the entire assembly on the second day of the workshop and subsequently synthesized into the paper published in Medical Physics (4). These findings and recommendations are also outlined in this summary report
| Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunity Workshop (BIROW) IV White Paper
(03/01/2007) | The Fourth Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunities Workshop (BIROW IV) was held on February 24–25, 2006, in North Bethesda, MD. The workshop focused on opportunities for research and development in four areas of imaging: imaging of rodent models; imaging in drug development; imaging of chronic metabolic disease: diabetes; and image guided intervention in the fourth dimension-time. These topics were examined by four keynote speakers in plenary sessions and then discussed in breakout sessions devoted to identifying research opportunities and challenges in the individual topics. This paper synthesizes these discussions into a strategy for future research directions in biomedical imaging.
| Federal Investment in Bioengineering Research
(01/19/2007) | AIMBE's landmark report on the federal government's investment in medical and biological engineering in fiscal year 2005. This report breaks down the funding streams to each federal agency and department.
|  Advocacy for Medical Research: The Federal Outlook & What You Can Do
(10/12/2006)
| This presentation was a component of AIMBE's Public Policy Session, "Federal Priorities in Bioengineering Research," at the 2006 Biomedical Engineering Society's (BMES) Annual Conference.
Author: Mary Woolley, Executive Director
Source: Research!America | Federal Priorities in Bioengineering
(10/12/2006) | This presentation was a component of AIMBE's Public Policy Session, "Federal Priorities in Bioengineering Research," at the 2006 Biomedical Engineering Society's (BMES) Annual Conference.
Author: Dr. John Watson, Ph.D., Chair, AIMBE Advocacy Committee
| NIH SBIR/STTR Funding Opportu”NIH”tie$
(10/12/2006) | This presentation was a component of AIMBE's Public Policy Session, "Federal Priorities in Bioengineering Research," at the 2006 Biomedical Engineering Society's (BMES) Annual Conference.
Author: Jo Anne Goodnight, NIH SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator, Office of Extramural Research
Source: National Institutes of Health | Innovate America Executive Summary
(06/15/2006) | Full version of the report is available on the Innovate America Web Site.
Author: Council on Competitiveness
| Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education
(06/15/2006) | Author: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
| Progress Report On NIH Roadmap Initiative
(06/15/2006) | Author: Bridget Coila
Source: Genetic Engineering News | Tapping America’s Potential: The Education for Innovation Initiative
(06/15/2006) | Co-authored by the Business Roundtable as a part of their Math and Science Workforce Initiatives.
| Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future
(06/15/2005) | Author: National Academy of Engineering: Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy
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