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Herbert Sauro, Ph.D.

AIMBE College of Fellows Class of 2020
For outstanding contributions to control theory, simulation, education and standardization in systems and synthetic biology.

How Credible are the COVID-19 Models? Center Aims to Find Out

Via University of Washington | July 6, 2020

The multi-institution Center for Reproducible Biomedical Modeling, led by UW Bioengineering Professor Herbert Sauro, is partnering with top U.S. government agencies to determine how credible several commonly used COVID-19 models are.

Since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, to aid in decision making, public health officials and policy makers have looked to epidemiological models that estimate how many people will likely get sick, need hospitalization and die from the new virus.

“Our role is to come up with a system that can be used to rank COVID-19 models in terms of reproducibility and credibility… Continue reading.

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Dr. Herbert Sauro Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows

Via AIMBE | March 30, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Herbert Sauro, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, to its College of Fellows.

Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. The College of Fellows is comprised of the top two percent of medical and biological engineers. 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. Sauro was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for “outstanding contributions to control theory, simulation, education and standardization in systems and synthetic biology.

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