Maria Kavallaris, Ph.D.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Maria Kavallaris, Ph.D., Head of Translational Cancer Nanomedicine of Therapeutic Discovery Theme at Children’s Cancer Institute 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.”

Professor Kavallaris was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows “for pioneering advances in cancer biology that led to new technologies and strategies for identification and delivery of therapeutic agents…. Continue reading.