Jennifer L. West, Dean of the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Saunders Family Professor of Engineering, has been named the winner of the 2025 Pierre Galletti Award, the highest honor from the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
West has a formidable record of accomplishments spanning 30 years as a transformational researcher, award-winning teacher and mentor, inventor and entrepreneur. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine and National Academy of Inventors and is known for applying engineering approaches to studying biological problems and solving unmet medical needs, particularly in the fight against cancer.
The Galletti Award is named after AIMBE’s Founding Member and Past President and recognizes a career-long commitment to advancing the field through transformative research, service and advocacy.
West is being recognized for her “innovative research in biomaterials and nanomedicine, her leadership in the field, and her dedication to mentoring the next generation of biomedical engineers.”
West will accept the Pierre Galletti Award at the AIMBE annual meeting on March 30, where she will deliver a keynote address.