AIMBE College of Fellows / en Christine Allen elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering /celebrates/christine-allen-elected-american-institute-medical-and-biological-engineering <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Christine Allen elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-02-17T08:56:09-05:00" title="Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 08:56" class="datetime">Wed, 02/17/2021 - 08:56</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-stem" hreflang="en">Women in STEM</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/leslie-dan-faculty-pharmacy" hreflang="en">Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/aimbe-college-fellows" hreflang="en">AIMBE College of Fellows</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Christine%20Allen.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Christine Allen"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Professor <strong>Christine Allen</strong> has been elected to <a href="https://aimbe.org/2021-aimbe-fellows/">the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows</a> in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in medical and biological engineering.</p> <p>“I’m honoured to be elected into the AIMBE College of Fellows and humbled to join this stellar group of leaders who are leveraging scientific discovery to make a meaningful impact on our society,” said Allen, associate vice-president and vice-provost, strategic initiatives at the ؿζSM.</p> <p>“I’m tremendously grateful to my lab group, colleagues, advocates and champions for their support – together let’s keep advocating for academic research to transform the lives of patients globally.”</p> <p>The College of Fellows comprises the top two per cent of medical and biological engineers. Allen was recognized for her contributions to the development of polymeric micelles and advancement of drug delivery technology in academic and industrial research.</p> <p>“Her research in drug delivery and disease diagnostics is not only driving knowledge and innovation, she’s also training the next generation of pharmaceutical scientists who will transform how diseases are diagnosed and treated, ultimately improving the health of Canadians and people around the world,” said Professor <strong>Stéphane Angers</strong>, associate dean, research at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy.</p> <h3><a href="https://pharmacy.utoronto.ca/news-announcements/christine-allen-elected-american-institute-medical-and-biological-engineering">Read the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:56:09 +0000 lanthierj 168418 at