Kalpna Gupta, Ph.D.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Kalpna Gupta, Ph.D., Professor in the Hematology/Oncology Division, Dept Medicine at University of California, Irvine to its College of Fellows.

Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top two percent of engineers in these fields. College membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering and medicine research, practice, or education” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of medical and biological engineering or developing/implementing innovative approaches to bioengineering education.”

Dr. Gupta was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows “for pioneering discovery of paradigm-shifting iatrogenic effects of opioids in pain treatment and development of novel therapeutic strategies…. Continue reading.