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Executive Editor
Karen Burg, PhD
Clemson University
Dept. of Bioengineering
501 Rhodes Engineering Research Center
Clemson, SC 29634-0905
t: 864-656-6482
e: kbrug@clemson.edu
Managing Editor
Erik Caplan
Society For Biomaterials
15000 Commerce Parkway Suite C
Mt.Laurel, NJ 08054
t: (856) 439-0826
f: (763) 439-0525
e: ecaplan@ahint.com
Book Review Contributing Editor
Liisa Kuhn
University of Connecticut Health Center,
Center for Biomaterials
263 Farmington Ave.
Farmington, CT 06030-1715
t: (860) 679-3922
f: (860) 679-4889
e: lkuhn@uchc.edu
Government News Contributing Editor
John A. Tesk
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Industrial Liaison Office
100 Bureau Dr., Stop 1005
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
t: (301) 975-6799
f: (301) 963-9143
e: john.tesk@nist.gov
Government News Contributing Co-Editor
Christine A. Kelley
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 9180
Bethesda, MD 20892-7940
t: (301) 435-0513
f: (301) 480-1336
e: ck53r@nih.gov
Industrial News Contributing Editor
Steve T. Lin
Exactech Inc.
2320 NW 66th Court
Gainsville, FL 32653
t: (352) 377-1140
f: (352) 378-2617
e: steve.lin@exac.com
Society Business & Membership News Contributing Editor
Jennifer L. West
Rice University
6100 Main St.
Department of Bioengineering - MS142
Houston, TX 77005
t: (713) 348-5955
f: (713) 737-5877
e: jwest@rice.edu
Special Interest Group News Contributing Editor
Elaine Duncan
Paladin Medical, Inc.
P.O. Box 560
Stillwater, MN 55082-0560
t: (715) 549-6035
f: (715) 549-5380
e: duncan@paladinmedical.com
University and Research Institution News Contributing
Editor
Dave Puleo
University of Kentucky
Center for Biomedical Engineering
205 Wenner-Gren Lab
Lexington, KY 40506-0070
t: (859) 257-2405
f: (859) 257-1856
e: puleo@uky.edu
Special Interest Group Reporters
Biomaterials Availability & Policy
Karen Masterson, kbmaster@thoratec.com
Biomaterials-Cell/Organ Therapies
Judy Ulreich, ulreich@u.arizona.edu
Biomolecular Engineering
Jeffrey Karp, jeffrey_m_karp18@hotmail.com
Cardiovascular Biomaterials
Daniel L. Mooradian, d.mooradian@biovascular.com
Dental/Craniofacial Materials
to be announced
Drug Delivery
James Marotta, james.marotta@smith-nephew.com
Implant Pathology
Michelle A. Tucci, mtucci@orthopedics.umsmed.edu
Ophthalmological Biomaterials
Mutlu Karakelle, mutlu.karakelle@alconlabs.com
Orthopaedic Biomaterials
to be announced
Proteins & Cells at Interfaces
to be announced
Surface Characterization & Modification
David Castner, castner@nb.engr.washington.edu
Tissue Engineered Products
Karen Burg, kburg@clemson.edu
Sarina Kay, latinasarina@rocketmail.com