Newsletter 
of the Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering

University of California, San Diego                                                                                              October 2001      Vol. 8, No. 2

Industrial Profile GENOPTIX

Am. Society of Biomechanics Meeting

William J. von Liebig Center

WIBE Announcements

WIBE Profile: Michael J. Heller

WIBE Visiting Scientists/New PhD’s

Bioengineering Seminar Schedule

Dr. Sah’s Young Investigator Award

Researchers’ Honors

Student Honors

New Bioengineering Graduate Students

Researchers’ Honors: 

Dr. Elizabeth Yan-Ting Shiu received a United Engineering Foundation Conference Fellowship for New Professionals to attend the Integrating Material Science into Engineering Structures and Devices conference in Lake Arrowhead, Ca in November 2001. The purpose of the UEF's Conference Fellowship Program is to allow new professionals, who could not otherwise do so, to participate in an UEF Conference. These conferences are typically intense, interdisciplinary, international, state-of-the-art meetings.

Peter Ying-Xiao Wang received a student award from the Biomedical Engineering Society for outstanding biomedical engineering research and/or design projects. The award consists of a certificate, a stipend of $600, registration for the BMES Annual Fall Meeting, and travel expenses up to $400. 

Sameer Shah – named a finalist for the 2001 Journal of Biomechanics Award at the American Society of Biomechanics Meeting in August 2001.