EMBS Officers

Terms expire December 31st of year indicated.

Society Officers

Executive Committee (ExCom) Voting Members

Shankar Subramaniam

President ’20

University of California, San Diego

Colin Brenan

VP, Technical Activities '21

1CELLBIO INC.

Amir Amini

VP, Publications '21

University of Louisville

Jim Patton

VP, Conferences '20

University of Illinois at Chicago, and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Bruce Wheeler

VP, Finances '21

University of California, San Diego

Steven Wright

VP, Member & Student Activities '20

Texas A&M University

Metin Akay

President-Elect ’20

University of Houston

V.P. Elects – Non-Voting Members

James Weiland

V.P. Elect Conference ’20

University of Michigan
*non-voting, ex-officio

Carolyn McGregor

V.P. Elect Member and Students ’20

Ontario Tech University
*non-voting, ex-officio

Administrative Committee (AdCom) Voting Members

Ellis Meng ‘21

North America

University of Southern California

Roberto Lavarello '22

Latin America

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Arrate Muñoz Barrutia ‘21

Europe

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Rosa Chan '20

Asia-Pacific

City University, Hong Kong

Mohamad Khalil '22

Middle East/Africa

Lebanese University

Jingzhi An '20

Student Representative

Harvard-MIT Division of
 Health Science and Technology
 Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

Marianna Laviola ’22

Young Professional Representative

University of Nottingham

Technical Representatives

Michelle Khine '20

University of California, Irvine

Nitish Thakor ‘21

National University of Singapore

Thomas Penzel ‘21

Charite University Hospital Berlin

Carlotta Guiducci ‘22

Ecole Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne

Julia Schnabel '19

King's College London, UK

Practitioner Representatives

Qi Duan ‘21

National Institute of Health
*Federal Liaison to the Adcom

Luis Kun '22

National Defense University

Ed H. Livingston '22

JAMA

Peter L. Elkin '22

University of Buffalo

Nancey Trevanian Tsai '22

Medical University of South Carolina

Administrative Committee – Non-Voting Members (Editors)

Ahmed Morsy

IEEE PULSE

Yuan Ting Zhang

Reviews in Biomedical Engineering '22

Xiaochuan Pan

Transactions on Biomedical Engineering '21

Metin Akay

Book Series

Dan Ferris

Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering '21

Pamela Bhatti

Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine '21

Paolo Bonato

Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology '22

Conference Chairs – Non-Voting Members

About EMBS Elections

EMBS elections are held every year in May, with nominations due in February.

How to become an EMB AdCom Candidate

AdCom members are elected for staggered three-year terms by all regular and affiliate EMBS members. If you are interested in becoming an AdCom candidate, please submit your nomination HERE.

How AdCom Members are Elected

The 17 regular, elected members of AdCom will be selected from the EMBS membership from:

5 Geographical Zones:

• NA: North America (Reg 1-7) – 1 representative
• LA: Latin America (Reg 9) – 1 representative
• EU: Europe (per World Health Org) – 1 representative
• MEA: Middle East & Africa – 1 representative
• AP: Asia-Pacific (Reg 10) – 1 representative

Technical Representatives – 5

Practitioner Representatives – 5

Student Representative (R1-10) – 1

Young Professionals Representative (R1-10) – 1

Responsibilities of the AdCom

According to the Bylaws, 3.4 Responsibilities of the Administrative Committee

AdCom members are expected to

• Attend AdCom Meetings, twice per year (Winter/Fall)
• Participate in committee activities
• Submit reports to the archives for committees that they chair and/or submit reports as delegates or representatives of EMBS.
• Address the needs of EMBS members in their geographical regions and maintain contact with local Chapters.
• Be responsible for the financial stability and longevity of the Society in all areas of interest (including conferences, publications, finances, and member and student activities),
• Strategically guide the Society regarding new products and benefits, and participate fully in discussions and voting on all related issues.

EMBS provides travel funding for AdCom members to attend scheduled meetings.

Every Vote Counts!

As long as your dues are paid in full by 28 February, you will be notified electronically about voting procedures for elections in your area. Please advise the Executive Office if you prefer a paper ballot. Voting typically ends the first week of May and results are generally announced by May 30. Student members may only vote for a Student Representative.