Prof. Bell was invited to give the annual Lopez Lecture to a prestigious group of individuals who are members of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. Her lecture took place on September 10, 2024, followed by Q&A with council members and awarding of a crystal memento from NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) Director Bruce Tromberg.
The National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering advises the Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH, and the NIBIB on matters relating to the conduct and support of research, training, health information dissemination and other programs that address biomedical imaging, biomedical engineering and associated technologies and modalities with biomedical applications. Council members provide the second level review for all applications for funding of research and training grants or cooperative agreements by the NIBIB. The Council also advises on policy and program priorities.
This council meets three times per year, typically in January, May, and September. The September 2024 session was live-streamed and recorded, with the introduction to Prof. Bell’s lecture starting at the 2:55:30 timestamp of the NIH videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54954.