September 10-13, 2026 

42nd Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference 2026

New Orleans, LA

Hotel: o   Booking Link:

HILTON NEW ORLEANS AIRPORT
901 AIRLINE DRIVE
KENNER, LA 70062

T: +1 504 465 1153

Program Chair:
Dr. Amol Janorkar
University of Mississippi Medical Center
ajanorkar@umc.edu

Program Vice Chair:
Dr. TBA
University
TBA@xx.edu

Past-Program Chair:
Dr. Santosh Aryal
University of Texas at Tyler
santosharyal@uttyler.edu

Conference Co-Chairs:
Dr. Ham Benghuzzi,
Mississippi Academy of Sciences
benghuzzi@bellsouth.net

Dr. Shelly Tucci,
Journal Editor,
University of Mississippi Medical Center
mtucci@umc.edu

                 Abstract Deadline:  May 15, 2026

250-word short abstract. (Make sure to include in your abstract email contact for corresponding author).   Please submit abstract at https://event.fourwaves.com/b89e747f-c83a-408e-a965-aed50d880724

If you are having difficulty submitting the abstract please submit directly to mtucci@umc.edu

SBEC Call For abstracts

SBEC Meeting Schedule/Program:

Submission and Notifications Deadlines

November 1, 2026: Submission opens for 250-word short abstract.

REGISTRATION IN NOW OPEN :  https://event.fourwaves.com/5eefbf7e-ac0c-4f2f-92ba-97018d6f9357

May 15, 2026: Submission closes (11pm CST USA)

June 6, 2026: Notification of abstract acceptance & invitation to submit a full length paper (optional). A limited number of abstracts will be invited by SBEC program committee to submit full-length manuscripts for publication in the peer-reviewed Journal of Biomedical Science Instrumentation (IAE Publisher).

June 30, 2026: Submission of manuscripts closes (11pm CST USA)        

July 7, 2026: Last day for Pre-Registration closes (11pm CST USA) 

July 10, 2026: Notification of acceptance of full-length manuscripts

August 20, 2026:  Deadline for Hotel Room Block reservations: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=MSYAHHH&groupCode=SBEC&arrivaldate=2026-09-10&departuredate=2026-09-13&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT

Registration Fees

                                                                  Before July 8                                                    After July 8

Investigators/Staff                                        $375                                                                        $475

Students                                                        $225                                                                        $325

Companion                                                    $150                                                                        $180

 Publication Fee                                              $90                                                                         $  90

NOTES: Presenters must register by July 8th to avoid removal of abstract. If planning to attend the banquet an additional $25 will be added to the registration fee.

 Topics for Podium and Poster Presentations

(Not all-inclusive)

Biocompatibility of Devices
Bioinformatics
Bioinstrumentation
Biomaterials
Biomechanics
Biomedical Commercialization
Biomedical Education
Biomedical Ethics

Bioceramics
Biosensors
Biotechnology Biomaterials for Cancer
Computational Bioengineering Drug Delivery Delivery of Therapeutic Nucleic Acids

Tissue Engineering
Medical Textiles
Tissue Engineering
Lab on a chip/Organ on a chip

Dental Materials
Dental Mechanics
Devices and Implants

Electrical Engineering
Histopathology
Implantable Devices
Lasers in Medicine
Medical Imaging
Medical Robots
Microfluidics

Mechanical Engineering
Nanotechnology
Neural Engineering
Neuromechanics
  Prosthetic Devices
Rehabilitation Engineering

Science Education Soft Tissue Mechanics Synthetic Biology
Tissue Regeneration Rehabilitation
Optical Biosensing
Orthopedics
3D Cell Culture Techniques

Cardiovascular
Cell Membrane Transport
Cell Mechanics

Quantitative 3D Modeling of Tissues