Congratulations to Dr. Steven Abramowitch who was recently awarded the 2019 Diversity Lecture Award presented by the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES).
The Diversity Lecture Award honors an individual, project, organization, or institution for outstanding contributions to improving gender and racial diversity in biomedical engineering. Dr. Abramowitch has an impressive list of accomplishments and commitment to improving diversity in BME. He is the Co-PI on two funded National Science Foundation (NSF) programs (PITT’S STRIVE and GEPS) which focus on increasing representation of minorities in graduate programs. Dr. Abramowitch gave a presentation at the BMES Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 17, 2019.