Saltzman Elected as Fellow of Biomedical Engineering Society

W. Mark Saltzman, Goizueta Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Chemical & Environmental Engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES).

BMES serves as the lead society and professional home for biomedical engineering and bioengineering and Fellows are nominated by their peers. Recipients of this honor are recognized for their outstanding contributions and achievements in biomedical engineering.

Saltzman’s research is motivated by the desire to create safer and more effective medical and surgical therapy. He focuses on tissue engineering and on creating better methods for drug delivery. His research group has developed technology based on the use of bio-compatible polymeric materials for the controlled delivery of drugs, proteins, and genes. His research group has also developed new polymeric materials that influence the growth and assembly of tissues. However, even better than treating disease is to prevent disease from occurring in the first place. Saltzman’s intent, therefore, is to develop the most economical, transportable, and accessible methods for disease prevention.

Saltzman is also committed to training a new generation of chemical and biomedical engineers. He believes in providing a stimulating and collaborative environment that promotes the free exchange of ideas and encourages creative blending of technology and modern biological science.

A formal induction ceremony will be held during the BMES Annual meeting in Austin, TX on October 7, 2010.