Staib Elected Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Lawrence Staib, associate professor of biomedical engineering, diagnostic radiology, and electrical engineering, has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) College of Fellows for the Class of 2015. Nominated by their peers, Fellows represent the top 2% of the medical and biological engineering community in contributions to research, industrial practice, and education.

Staib's research is focused on automated biomedical image analysis and measurement, with particular emphasis on developing novel techniques for accurate analysis and quantification of medical images. Although current three-dimensional medical imaging modalities can reveal rich information about structure and function, Staib’s quantitative methods seek to further account for the presence of noise, complexity, and visual artifacts.

Key to this advance is Staib’s methods for the segmentation of anatomic object boundaries from structural images using geometric models of deformable objects; these boundaries can then be used to measure geometric features that may be indicative of disease. Similarly, Staib has also examined nonrigid registration between images of different subjects or other nonrigidly related structures, including the formulation of match measures and transformations that will enable the determination of an optimal alignment of homologous features. These techniques have applications to neuroscience, neuroanatomy, and cardiology.

The AIMBE is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., representing 50,000 individuals. Founded in 1991, the AIMBE aims to provide leadership and advocacy in medical and biological engineering for the benefit of society.