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ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHT ISSUEAlso Inside: Q & A with Glenn D. Prestwich Encouraging STEM Education Letter from the New President
Biomaterials Forum, the official news magazineof the Society For Biomaterials, is publishedquarterly to serve the biomaterials community.Society members receive Biomaterials Forumas a benefit of membership. Non-membersmay subscribe to the magazine at the annualrate of 48. For subscription informationor membership inquiries, contact theMembership Department at the Society office(e-mail: info@biomaterials.org) or visit theSociety’s Website, www.biomaterials.org.It is the policy of the Society For Biomaterialsthat all articles reflect only the views of theauthors. Publication of articles or advertisementswithin Biomaterials Forum does not constituteendorsement by the Society or its agents ofproducts, services or views expressed herein.No representation is made to the accuracyhereof, and the publication is printed subjectto errors and omissions. Articles that do nothave an author byline may originate from pressreleases. The Society For Biomaterials retainspress releases on file for a period of one yearfrom the date of publication.The official news magazine of the SOCIETY FOR BIOMATERIALS Volume 41, Issue 2Executive EditorLiisa T. Kuhn, University of Connecticut Health Center,Center for Biomaterials, Department of Reconstructive Sciences236 Farmington Ave. MC1615, Farmington, CT 06030-1615Phone: (860) 679-3922 Fax: (860) 679-1370E-mail: lkuhn@uchc.eduManaging EditorKimberly Quevedo, Society For Biomaterials1120 Route 73, Suite 200, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054Phone: (856) 437-4707 Fax: (856) 439-0525E-mail: kquevedo@ahint.comGovernment NewsContributing EditorCarl G. Simon Jr, NISTBiosystems & Biomaterials DivisionEmail: carl.simon@nist.govIndustrial NewsContributing EditorSteve T. Lin, Exactech Inc.Email: steve.lin@exac.comSociety Business & MembershipNews Contributing EditorEditorial contributions to BiomaterialsForum are always welcome. Contributionsshould be sent to the Executive Editor andare subject to the terms and conditions of theEditorial and Publication Release. Authorsshould refer to the Author Guidelines, whichare available on the Society’s website, whenwriting submissions. The publisher accepts noresponsibility for return or safety of artwork,photographs or manuscripts. Submissionof editorial content does not guaranteeacceptance or publication.Education News Contributing EditorAddress corrections should be sent toBiomaterials Forum, 1120 Route 73, Suite 200,Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054.Historical Flashback EditorRequests for advertising informationshould be directed to Kimberly Quevedo atkquevedo@ahint.com or (856) 437-4707.Information is also available on the Society’swebsite, www.biomaterials.org.Unauthorized reproduction of this magazinein whole or in part is prohibited without thepermission of the publisher. Requests forpermission should be directed to theManaging Editor.Scientific photos may be submitted for coverconsideration in future issues. Submit colorphoto, no larger than 4” x 6”, along with creditinformation and scientific description, to theExecutive Editor.Copyright 2015 ISSN 1527-6031Society For BiomaterialsAll rights reservedSpecial Interest Group NewsContributing EditorElizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Texas A&M UniversityBiomedical EngineeringEmail: cosgriff.hernandez@tamu.eduBrendan Harley, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringEmail: bharley@illinois.eduBook Review EditorLynne Jones, Johns Hopkins UniversityDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryEmail: ljones3@jhmi.eduAIMBE News Contributing EditorLynne Jones, Johns Hopkins UniversityDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryEmail: ljones3@jhmi.eduStudent News Contributing EditorYusef Khan, University of ConnecticutDepartment of Chemical, Materials andBiomolecular EngineeringEmail: ykhan@uchc.eduGuigen Zhang, Clemson UniversityDepartment of BioengineeringEmail: guigen@clemson.eduEvelyn Bracho-Sanchez, University of FloridaEmail: e.bracho.sanchez@gmail.comSpecial Interest Group ReportersBiomaterials & Medical Products CommercializationBiomaterials EducationBiomaterial-Tissue InteractionCardiovascular BiomaterialsDental/Craniofacial BiomaterialsDrug DeliveryEngineering Cells & Their MicroenvironmentsImmune EngineeringNanomaterialsOphthalmic BiomaterialOrthopaedic BiomaterialProtein & Cells at InterfacesSurface Characterization & ModificationsTissue EngineeringRahim Jindani rjindan@ncsu.eduErin McCave emccave@clemson.eduHoward Winet hwinet@seas.ucla.eduRami Tzafriri@cbset.orgScott A. Guelcher scott.guelcher@vanderbilt.eduBrent Vernon brent.vernon@asu.eduDaniel Alge dalge@bme.tamu.eduAbby Whittington awhit@mse.vt.eduDaniel Siegwart daniel.siegwart@utsouthwestern.eduHuinan Liu huinanliu@engr.ucr.eduAndy Doraiswamy andyswamy@gmail.comRoche C. de Guzman roche.c.deguzman@hostra.eduStephen Florczyk stephen.florczyk@nist.govGopinath Mani gopinath.mani@usd.eduAbby Whittington awhit@mse.vt.edu
ContentsThe Torch2From the Editor3From the President5Staff Update7Request for ProposalNews & Updates8Member NewsOn the cover: NF-kB decoy oligonucleotide (ODN)mitigates bone loss in the murine femur during continuouspolyethylene (PE) wear particle infusion. Alzet mini-osmoticpumps with a mean pumping rate of 0.15 μl/hour wereconnected to silicon tubing and a hollow titanium rod thatwas placed in the distal femur of male athymic mice thatwere 10–15 weeks old. The pump was filled with variouscombinations of UHMWPE particles at 0.43 μm in averagesize (15 mg/ml), decoy ODN (50 μM), lipopolysaccharide10 An Interview with Glenn D. Prestwich(1 μg/ml) and connected to the rod implanted into the right13 SFB Annual Meeting 2015distal femur.16 Historical FlashbackFlashback to the 1990 SFB Annual MeetingUpper images: MicroCT 3D reconstructions of thick slices19 A Brief Note from Dr. Allan Hoffman20 SIG News Improved Implant Performance ThroughDesign: A Study in Sheepof trabecular bone structures in the distal femur. Untreated(left) and treated with OCN (right). Region of interest (ROI)was generated by selecting the region inside corticalbone on a 2D image for every 10th slice for five sections22 Advances in Engineering the Complexity ofthe Cellular Microenvironment(from 1 mm to 3 mm from the distal femur). Yellow lines25 Education News Encouraging Undergraduate STEMStudents to Pursue STEM EducationFull-TimeUHMWPE particles and LPS infusion (right) that was26 Industry Newscircumscribe the area of major bone loss induced bymitigated by ODN (right). A green-dotted circle (in 3Dand histologic image) indicated the inserted titanium rodchannel from intra-condyle region at distal femur.28 Student NewsStudent Chapter UpdateLower images: Tissue sections stained with H&E (obtained29 Government Newsdemonstrate the reduced bone loss from treatment with29 Book Review Macrophages: Biology and Role in thePathology of DiseasesODN. Scale Bar 500 μM30 Recommended Books for theBiomaterials Scientistfrom 2 mm to 3 mm from the distal femur) furtherPhoto courtesy of Dr. Tzu-hua Lin and Professor Stuart B.Goodman, Stanford University.BIOMATERIALS FORUM Se co n d Quarter 20151
From the EditorGREETINGS FELLOWBIOMATERIALS SCIENTISTS,In case you missed it, the Society ForBiomaterials’ (SFB) Annual Meetingin Charlotte, North Carolina inApril went smoothly, thanks to theLiisa Kuhnexcellent leadership of the programchairs, Helen Liu and Peter Edelman. For this issue of theForum, we’ve prepared a multipage spread titled, “SFBAnnual Meeting 2015” with photos and a few symposiumsummaries submitted by the symposium/session chairs.There is also a historical flashback to the 1990 AnnualMeeting, courtesy of Bob Baier and Mark Stachowski, thatfollows the 2015 meeting review. It’s fun to see what wasbeing debated 25 years ago!Here are some other highlights from this issue of the Forum:Assessing the biological response to an implantedbiomaterial through preclinical studies is a majorand critically important activity within our field. TheBiomaterials Tissue Interaction SIG article (“Improved ImplantPerformance Through Design,” contributed by PeggyLawlor, PhD, of Histion, Inc.) and the cover art and caption(from Dr. Stuart Goodman’s orthopaedic research lab atStanford University, California) deals with this topic.Engineering a biomaterial to guide and control cellularactivity is another key area within our field. AdamFeinberg of Carnegie Mellon University has compileda short review of articles about engineering the cellularmicroenvironment for the Engineering Cells & TheirMicroenvironments SIG members in this issue. This is a greatexample of the kind of technical article that SIG officers orreporters can write that provides value for their members.Do you know who the founders of SFB were and whoBuddy D. Ratner’s PhD advisor was? Find out in theHistorical Flashback column.The TorchBook reviewer Lynne Jones asked the SFB PresidentialAdvisory Council (i.e., the past presidents of our society)the following question, “What three books would yourecommend that every biomaterials scientist shouldhave in their own personal library?” Their responses canbe found in the Book Review column. In addition, JulieStenken (Immune Engineering Forum Reporter) hascontributed a book review about Macrophages in thisissue. Browse this column to find some new books tohelp with your research and teaching or just for some funsummer reading. There are a few philosophical books thatcould fit this category!Industrial News — Read this for an overview of the latestproduct releases, mergers, acquisitions, regulatory issuesand other notable corporate achievements or concerns.Education News — Education Editor Yusef Khan reports onthe latest strategies used in recently established universityprograms to increase the number of science, technology,engineering and math (STEM) educators.As you may have heard, I’ve had the privilege of being electedas your next President-Elect. I am thrilled to be given thisopportunity. Thank you! In order to best focus on that activity,I’m going to be stepping down as executive editor of theBiomaterials Forum early next year. We are now recruiting areplacement. If you’re interested in being the next editor of theForum, please respond to the RFP included in this issue.Best wishes,LIISA KUHN, PhDBiomaterials Forum Executive EditorAssociate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut Health CenterBiomaterials Career Story — This issue features an interviewwith Glenn Prestwich, faculty member and entrepreneurextraordinaire.Cell therapy research and commercialization continue togrow by leaps and bounds. The UK is investing heavily inthis area as reported in the Government News article.Several of our SFB members have received prestigiousprofessional awards and grants, have been promoted orhave had patents issued this year. Read the Member Newscolumn to find out who is being honored this quarter andbe inspired by what your colleagues have achieved.2BIOMATERIALS FORUM S e c on d Q u a r t er 2 0 1 5Please consider contributing a bulleted list of your ownfavorite articles of the quarter or year. I’d particularly liketo request one from those biomaterials folks who liketo tweet! I’ve been following a few of them and want tothank them for drawing my attention to some interestingpublications in our field. If you’d like quick updates ofwhat’s happening in our field I suggest you start withfollowing Nicholas Peppas on Twitter.
From the PresidentIT IS AN EXTREME PLEASURETO BE (GLOBALLY) HERE!As we all relax after a busy and funfilled Annual Meeting in Charlotte,North Carolina, it is now time to turnto our World Biomaterials CongressThomas J. Websteryear. It is time to remember aboutall those plans for collaborations, commitments to theSociety For Biomaterials (SFB) and, yes, to keep in touch.I continue to be energized and excited about the potentialfor the future of SFB and can think of no better year thana World Biomaterials Congress year to continue to expandour international efforts via our website for the bettermentof our membership. A World Biomaterials Congress yeargives us the opportunity to emphasize the importance ofour global biomaterials community, as we must continuallyincrease our already strong global presence — providingleadership and collaboration, and learning from our vastworld on our collective pathway to improve biomaterialsresearch and education.To help increase our global presence, this year we will beunrolling at least one webinar per month to increase theglobal value of being a SFB member. We are bringing SFBto the world in ways we never have before. We have anexciting lineup of webinars geared toward internationalbiomaterials efforts, including a forum from experts allaround the world discussing recent funding trends uniqueto that part of the globe — however, we will have morethan just webinars focused on global biomaterials efforts.Additionally, we will have one webinar a month tomaintain biomaterials excitement until we meet again.For example, we will have a webinar for our industrialmembers, including one to help keep abreast of the latestin medical regulatory policies in these hectic changinghealthcare times. To help foster collaboration betweenindustry, academics and clinicians, we will have a webinarabout best practices working with industry. We will alsohave webinars about how to run your own lab and how tosecure an academic or industry job — a great value for ouryoungest members (or even older members looking fora job change). For our clinicians, we will have a webinarabout how to build collaborations with academics andindustry, identifying the most pressing clinical problemsthat need to be solved today.The Torchof biomaterials at your company or institution (anyoneinterested in starting a Biomaterials Center at yourinstitution, attend that one!). It is critical for our youngergeneration to be excited about biomaterials and one ofthe best ways is through hands-on experiences. Thus, wewill have a webinar about how all members can becomeinvolved in biomaterial design projects. Go ahead — createan experience at your institution!To help increase our global presence,this year we will be unrolling at leastone webinar per month to increase theglobal value of being a SFB member.Lastly, entrepreneurship could not be more valued amongour members, so we will have a webinar for all members tolearn how to become more involved in commercializationefforts. We have a mixture of presentations, paneldiscussions and forums to keep our webinars fresh andinnovative so that members can actively participate to getthe best value.So roll up your sleeves, put on your SFB cap, turn onyour WiFi and help us innovate. Get involved. Rememberthe fun from the Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NorthCarolina, and keep the momentum going. Numerousbiomaterials collaborations, learning experiences, researchand education occur between our annual chances torendezvous, and we are introducing the Web this year tohelp. It is an extreme pleasure to be part of SFB, build offof our successful history and create new initiatives forcontinued global leadership.THOMAS J. WEBSTER, PhDThe Arthur W. Zafiropoulo Department ChairPresident, Society For BiomaterialsOf course, critical to our mission statement is promotingbiomaterials education, so we will have a webinar thatshares best practices and how to elevate the visibilityBIOMATERIALS FORUM Se co n d Quarter 20153
Staff UpdateThe TorchBY DEB DUPNIK, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORHello from the Society ForBiomaterials (SFB) headquarters! Ourthanks and appreciation to thebeautiful city of Charlotte, NorthCarolina, for hosting the 2015 AnnualMeeting! With the beginning of a newprogram year, the SFB’s Board ofDirectors, governing council,committees, task forces and special interest groups (SIGs)will be working to advance SFB’s mission as described below.ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETINGThe Society’s annual business meeting took place April 17,2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Results of the springelection were announced, and the following people havebeen elected as officers for the SFB Board of Directors.2015–2016 President-Elect: Liisa Kuhn, PhD, University ofConnecticut Health Center2015–2017 Secretary/Treasurer-Elect: Shelly SakiyamaElbert, PhD, Washington University2015–2016 Member-At-Large: Elizabeth CosgriffHernandez, PhD, Texas A&M UniversityThe members present approved the proposed changesto the bylaws (to allow for an increase in the size of theFinance Committee if desired by the Finance Chair andthe SFB President), and they elected four new members tothe Awards, Ceremonies and Nominations Committee. Inaddition, Secretary Treasurer, David Kohn, reported SFB isin good health financially, and the Board of Directors andcouncil will be looking to invest more in developing anddelivering services to members.ELECTION OF 2015–2016 AWARDS, CEREMONIESAND NOMINATIONS COMMITTEEThe following were elected by the members present.Karen Burg, PhD, Kansas State UniversityPhillip B. Messersmith, PhD, University of California,BerkeleyDavid Puleo, PhD, University of KentuckyChristine Schmidt, PhD, University of FloridaNEW COUNCILThe following members will be serving as chairs ofcommittees, and, along with the Board of Directors, willcomprise the 2015–2016 Council.4BIOMATERIALS FORUM S e c on d Q u a r t er 2 0 1 5Awards, Ceremonies and Nominations: Joel Bumgardner, PhDBylaws: Ben Keselowsky, PhDDevices and Materials: Peter Edelman, PhDEducation and Professional Development: Huinan LiuFinance: Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, PhDLiaison: David Puleo, PhDLong Range Planning: Liisa Kuhn, PhDMeetings: Tom Webster, PhDMembership: Lijie Grace Zhang, PhDPresident’s Advisory: Nick Ziats, PhDProgram: Chris Siedlecki, PhD, and SuPing Lyu, PhDPublications: Alan Litsky, MD, ScDStudent Chapter President: Evelyn Bracho-SanchezMembers elected or appointed to committees will be postedon the SFB website at biomaterials.org.UPDATES FROM THE 2014–2015 CHAIRSAWARDS, CEREMONIES AND NOMINATIONSCHAIR JAMES ANDERSON, MD, PhDResults of the 2015 election were announced. The followingawards were presented during the Annual Meeting:Founders Award: Paul Ducheyne, PhD, University ofPennsylvaniaC. William Hall Award: Carl R. McMillin, PhD, SyntheticBody Parts, IncSFB Service Award: Lynne C. Jones, PhD, Johns HopkinsUniversityTechnology, Innovation and Development Award: Frederick J.Schoen, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women’s HospitalClemson Award for Applied Research: Xingdong Zhang,PhD, Sichuan UniversityClemson Award for Basic Research: Jennifer West, PhD,Duke UniversityClemson Award for Contributions to Literature: Lonnie D.Shea, PhD, University of MichiganSFB Young Investigator Award: Craig L. Duval, PhD,Vanderbilt UniversityStudent Award for Outstanding Research: Amanda Chen,University of CambridgeStudent Award for Outstanding Research, PhD: Michael J.Mitchell, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,and Lindsey Sanders, PhD candidate, Clemson University2015 C. William Hall Scholarship: Shamik Mascharak,Stanford UniversityActa Biomaterialia Gold Medal: Jack Lemons, PhD,University of AlabamaIJN Distinguished Scientist Award: Rebecca Carrier, PhD,Northeastern University
The TorchStaff Update (continued)BYLAWSCHAIR ANNE SALAMONE, PhDThe Bylaws Committee presented their recommendationsto the council with changes to the composition of theFinance Committee to allow for a larger committee. Aftersome discussion, the proposed amendment passed withoverwhelming support.DEVICES & MATERIALSCHAIR SHROJAL DESAI, PhDThe Chinese SFB will host its 2015 national meeting inHaikou, China, Nov. 19–23, 2015. They would like to hostthe third U.S.-China workshop at this time and a U.S.delegation has been invited to attend. Professors XingdongZhang and Arthur Coury have agreed to serve as co-chairs.The group is working to identify session topics and speakers.EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTCHAIR TIM TOPOLESKI, PhDSince the fall council meeting the Education & ProfessionalDevelopment Committee has evaluated nominations for theC. William Hall Awards, the STAR program, student chaptertravel grants and the revised Biomaterials Day applicationfrom the University of Wisconsin. The council also approveda recent Education & Professional Development Committeeproposal to increase the interest of under-representedminorities in the field by providing a scholarship for anundergraduate student to attend SFB’s Annual Meeting.FINANCECHAIR LISA FRIIS, PhDIncome and expenses are in line with projections, and SFB isin good health.LIAISONCHAIR DAVE PULEO, PhDThe Liaison Committee continues its efforts to coordinateand collaborate with other societies. This is especiallyimportant in the World Biomaterials Congress years sinceSFB does not hold an Annual Meeting during that time. Sofar, the Liaison Committee has received seven preliminaryproposals for 2016 joint symposiums. The committee isfollowing up with the organizers of the proposals to identifywhich symposia will best serve the SFB members.LONG RANGE PLANNINGCHAIR TOM WEBSTER, PhDThe Long Range Planning Committee is investigatingmethods to increase participation from industry members,extend SFB’s reach into the clinical community and provideadditional member services in career development andresource sharing. Priorities for 2015 include identifyingways to enhance the quality of membership and increasingpublic relations efforts for SFB. A strategic planningsession for the Board of Directors and council members isscheduled for June 9–10, 2015.MEETINGSCHAIR NICHOLAS ZIATS, PhDRequest for proposals (RFPs) were sent out to 10 citiesfor the 2017 and 2018 Annual Meetings. The MeetingsCommittee is working to finalize the meeting venues andwill make a final recommendation to the council for thosemeeting locations.MEMBERSHIPCHAIR F. KURTIS KASPER, PhDLast year, a program was implemented, offering a 10discount to active local student chapters of the NationalStudent Section. The primary envisioned purpose of theStudent Membership Incentive Program is to promotestudent membership in SFB, while supporting thegrowth and sustained viability of local student chapters.Additionally, last fall, the SFB Board of Directors approveda proposal to collect membership dues at the time ofmeeting registration in one lump sum, which has beenavailable since the registration site went live in February.The primary purpose of this change was to accommodatechanges in reimbursement from federal funding agencies,where meeting registration fees are reimbursable, but societymemberships are not.PROGRAMCHAIRS PETER EDELMAN, PhD, AND HELEN LU, PhDThe 2015 SFB Annual Meeting and Exposition in Charlotte,North Carolina, saw 1,061 attendees. Major themes ofthe conference included biocompatibility and immuneengineering; biofabrication; and multifunctional design.The Bash was held at the Nascar Hall of Fame and providedattendees a chance to catch up with old friends, networkwith colleagues and test their Nascar driving skills on thesimulator track. Abstracts from the meeting have beenposted online and can be viewed at 2015.biomaterials.org.PUBLICATIONSCHAIR ALAN LITSKY, MD, ScDThe Publications Committee reported that SFB’s publisherof the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research (JBMR),Wiley, has plans to transition JBMR A and B to an onlineonly format in January 2016. Accompanying this transition,Wiley has promised to increase the page allocation for thetwo journals by 5 percent per year from 2016 to 2020 to helprelieve some of the publishing backlog.BIOMATERIALS FORUM Se co n d Quarter 20155
The TorchStaff Update (continued)NATIONAL STUDENT CHAPTERSPRESIDENT JORDAN GILMORESPECIAL INTEREST GROUPSREPRESENTATIVE STEVE LITTLE, PhDOver 200 students attended a student lunch at the AnnualMeeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. The StudentMembership Incentive Program provided a discount of 10to student members from active local student chapters ofthe National Student Section of the SFB. Students who joinSFB also receive complementary membership to any specialinterest group (SIG).Newly elected officers for the 2015–2017 term have beeninstalled. The new SIG representative to the Board ofDirectors (Brendan Harley) has established the followingpriorities for each of the SIGs.If you have any questions,require any informationor have suggestions forimproved services, pleasefeel free to contact theSociety’s headquarters office:SOCIETY FOR BIOMATERIALS1120 Route 73, Suite 200Mount Laurel, NJ 08054Phone: 856-439-0826Fax: orgBiomaterials Forum Cover ContestSubmit photos of biomaterials from your lab to be usedon the cover of the Biomaterials Forum by August 1 toExecutive Editor Liisa Kuhn at lkuhn@uchc.edu. Once allsubmissions are in, those that meet the initial requirementsfor content will be put on the SFB Facebook page for votingto rank the top 10 pieces of artwork. The top five will beused on the cover for future issues of the Forum and theremaining five will be published within the Forum.6BIOMATERIALS FORUM S e c on d Q u a r t er 2 0 1 51.Complete proposals for 2016 proposed satellitesessions2.Submit budget proposals by Aug. 15, 20153.Submit ideas to recognize the 25th anniversary ofthe SIGs in 20164.Identify content for the Journal of BiomedicalMaterials Research (JBMR) virtual issues5.Appoint student, Web, forum and industryrepresentativesThe 9th European Symposium onVascular BiomaterialsOctober 16–17, 2015 Strasbourg, France Esvb.netNew Endovascular Technologies — From Bench Test toClinical Practice2015 topics include: New technologies for thoraco-abdominal andabdominal aortic aneurysms treatment Review of infrainguinal technologies/techniques Review of debulking technologies/devices
Request for Proposals:Biomaterials Forum Editor for theSociety For BiomaterialsNews & UpdatesObjectives of EditorSkills and Requirements of Proposed EditorOrganize, develop and upgrade the quarterly Society ForBiomaterials (SFB) newsletter, Biomaterials Forum with thesupport of Association Headquarters and other membersof the SFB team as available. SFB’s management office willprovide hands-on design and publication service.The Editor should have experience with scientificpublications and newsletter design, content and editing.The candidate must be a biomaterials scientist from anyrecognized professional discipline and should describerelevant experience for the proposal (note: because theEditor shall be expected to make judgment on appropriatecontent for the website that could be of a technical nature,a biomaterials-related technical or clinical education isconsidered a minimum level of experience). Additionalpublication or graphic design experience will also beconsidered to demonstrate talent of the candidate.All hands-on work will be provided by AssociationHeadquarters or as directed by the Editor.TermsThe term of office shall be for five years, with continuation atthe consent of the Editor, Council of the Society, and Boardof Directors. Detailed terms of the editor agreement will bemade available to candidate editors upon submission of aproposal. Candidates must be an active or senior member ingood standing of the United States Society For Biomaterials,and must remain so for the term of service. Candidates mustprovide, at their own expense, computers, telephone accessand Internet access. No hardware or contract services shall beprovided, although reasonable expenses shall be reimbursed.Format of the ProposalResponsibilities of Editor of Biomaterials ForumA. Establish an editorial schedule with help andguidance of the Managing Editor at AssociationHeadquartersA. R esume including biomaterials and publicationsexperienceB. Solicit content from regular contributors, a.k.a.reportersB.C.C. ision statement for Biomaterials Forum (not moreVthan one page) p to three letters of reference stating qualificationsUand experience appropriate for editorshipAll of the above information should be forwarded in one package tothe Executive Director, Dan Lemyre, at dlemyre@biomaterials.orgby July 6, 2015. Service will begin at a time agreed upon by theEditor and the Council of the Society. Candidates will be contactedon a rolling basis beginning immediately.Solicit related feature articles and top storiesD. Author content based upon current press releases,key news items and public domain informationE. Edit and approve content from members, officers,SIGs and committeesF. Author “compiled from reports” as needed for“Top Stories”G.Identify potential advertisersIn the proposal discuss how the candidate may provide the abovestated services and offer other suggestions that may be relevant toBiomaterials Forum.BIOMATERIALS FORUM Se co n d Quarter 20157
Members in the NewsBY HORST VON RECUM, 2014-2015 MEMBER-AT-LARGEHello all! This issue marks my finalMembers in the News for theBiomaterials Forum. I have enjoyedhearing from all of you with yourwonderful accomplishments andrecognitions. I would like to introduceyou to Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez,who is your new Member-at-Large, andwho will be handling Members in the News for the comingyear. Please forward any interesting news, either about yourselfor your colleagues, to her at cosgriff.hernandez@tamu.edu.Some amazing folks we want to recognize this quarterinclude:Dr. Art Coury, long-time member and Past President of theSociety For Biomaterials (SFB) and University DistinguishedProfessor at Northwestern University, was elected co-chairof the SFB Chinese-American Forum in Haiku, China.Dr. Rebecca Carrier, associate professor and associate chairfor research at Northwestern University, was recognizedwith the 2015 International Journal of NanomedicineOutstanding Scientist Award. Dr. Carrier’s research is onthe quantitative, mechanistic understanding of compoundtransport in the body to enable rational design of drugd
Howard Winet hwinet@seas.ucla.edu. Rami Tzafriri@cbset.org . University of Connecticut Health Center, Center for Biomaterials, Department of Reconstructive Sciences. 236 Farmington Ave. MC1615, Farmington, CT 06030-1615 . ("Improved Implant Performance Through Design,"contributed by Peggy Lawlor, PhD, of Histion, Inc.) and the cover .
