Professor Nicholas A. Peppas received the prestigious Pierre Galletti Award at the 2008 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on February 21st.
Nicholas Peppas
Professor Nicholas A. Peppas received the prestigious Pierre Galletti Award at the 2008 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on February 21st. The Pierre Galletti Award was established in 1991 by the AIMBE Board of Directors to honor its founding member and past president. The award is presented to an individual in recognition of his/her contributions to public awareness of medical and biological engineering, and to the promotion of the national interest in science, engineering, and education. The Galletti Award is the highest honor that AIMBE bestows on an individual.
Professor Peppas is the Fletcher S. Pratt Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Pharmacy. He is the leading researcher, inventor, and pacesetter in the field of drug delivery and controlled release, a field that along with Robert Langer at MIT, he developed into a mature area of scholarly and applied research. He is also an international leader in biomaterials and bionanotechnology, and has contributed seminal work in the field of feedback controlled biomedical devices. Peppas is also widely recognized as the father of modern drug delivery.
Dr. John Watson (AIMBE President-Elect), Dr. Peppas and Dr. Linda Lucas (AIMBE President)
AIMBE was founded in 1991 to establish a clear and comprehensive identity for the field of medical and biological engineering - which is the bridge between the principles of engineering science and practice, and the problems and issues of biological and medical science and practice. Practical engagement of medical and biological engineers ranges from the fields of clinical medicine to food, agriculture, and environmental bioremediation. AIMBE seeks to serve and coordinate a broad constituency of medical and biological scientists and practitioners, scientific and engineering societies, academic departments, and industries. Based in Washington, DC, AIMBE:
Promotes awareness of the field and its contributions to society in terms of new technologies that improve medical care and produce more and higher-quality food for people throughout the world;
Works with lawmakers, government agencies and other professional groups to promote public policies that further advancements in the field;
Strives to improve intersociety relations and cooperation within the field;
Promotes the national interest in science, engineering and education; and
Recognizes individual and group achievements and contributions to medical and biological engineering.
