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 |