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U-M BME’s External Advisory Board (BME EAB) is a distinguished group of alumni and friends

Mission of the Board: The U-M Biomedical Engineering Department’s External Advisory Board (BME EAB) is a distinguished group of alumni and friends of the department who are committed to BME’s goal of solving important challenges in medicine and the life sciences to the benefit of humanity. The BME EAB provides advice and support on key departmental priorities including: the student experience, alumni engagement, research excellence, clinical translation, and industry engagement. The EAB meets bi-annually to discuss strategic priorities and opportunities for BME at Michigan.manity.

Links featured connect to our EAB members’ LinkedIn pages.

* Denotes U-M Alum.

External Advisory Board, Fall 2026

Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D.

Professor and Lyda Hill Distinguished University Chair in Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Victoria Augustine, MSE*

Supervisory Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO

Caroline Dugopolski, M.S.E.*

Principal Consultant, E2E Bioconsulting

Sakib Elahi, Ph.D.*

Associate Director, R&D, Regenerative Medicine, BD Surgery

David Knapp, Ph.D.*

Cofounder and CTO, Sub-Q-Bionics

Monique Mansoura, Ph.D, M.B.A.*

Founder and CEO, Beacon Biostrategies

Sara Mantila Roosa, Ph.D.*

Senior Manager, Medical Affairs, Stryker

Jason Weidman, M.B.A.*

President and CEO, Teleflex

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Erin West Farrell, Ph.D.*

Operations Product Leader, AbbVie

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Desmond Yeo, MBA, Ph.D.*

Senior Technology Director, Imaging Science, Technology & Innovation Center (R&D), GE Healthcare