April 5, 2025
The Royal Society of New South Wales was delighted to learn of the recognition of two of its Fellows in the recently announced list of 2025 Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
They are Professor Maria Kavallaris AM FRSN FAHMS FAIMBE of the Children’s Cancer Institute and UNSW Sydney, and Payne-Scott Professor Hala Zreiqat AM FRSN FAA FTSE FAHMA FIOR FAIMBE of the School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Sydney.
The AIMBE is the authoritative voice and advocate for the value of medical and biological engineering to. society. AIMBE’s mission is to recognise excellence, advance public understanding, and accelerate medical and biological innovation. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top two percent of engineers in these fields.
Professor Kavallaris was elected to the College of Fellows “for pioneering advances in cancer biology that led to new technologies and strategies for identification and delivery of therapeutic agents”, while the election of Professor Zreiqat was similarly recognised “for leading contribution in advanced biomaterials for personalised musculoskeletal regeneration and successful technology commercialisation.”
Professors Zreiqat and Kavallaris were among 171 new Fellows inducted into AIMBE in 2025 from 30 countries, but the only Australians in the list.
The Council of the Royal Society of New South Wales extends its warm congratulations to each of Professor Kavallaris and Professor Zreiqat on this further recognition of the excellence of their research.
