# Michael McShane

> Michael (Mike) J. McShane is a biomedical engineer who has spent close to 25 years trying to put readable chemistry under the skin. As James J. Cain Professor II and head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, he builds injectable, biomaterials-based optical biosensors - often called 'smart tattoos' - that glow in response to glucose, oxygen and other body chemistries so doctors can monitor patients continuously and minimally invasively. A Fellow of IEEE, SPIE, BMES and AIMBE, past president of the IEEE Sensors Council and founding chair of the IEEE BioSensors conference, he won the 2012 NIH Director's Transformative Research Award and the 2023 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award.

- **Role:** James J. Cain Professor II and Department Head of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University
- **Organizations:** Texas A&M University, Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems, IEEE Sensors Council, Louisiana Tech University (former), Profusa Inc. (collaborator)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
- **Known for:** 2012 NIH Director's Transformative Research Award for paradigm-shifting biomedical sensor research, 2023 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award for contributions to smart tattoos and implantable biomaterials, Fellow of IEEE (2024), SPIE, BMES (2023), and AIMBE (2014)

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Earned Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University
- **2000s** — Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University, focusing on biomedical optics and micromanufactured biosensors
- **2010-2011** — Held the E.D. Brockett Professorship at Texas A&M
- **2012** — Received the NIH Director's Transformative Research Award
- **2014** — Elected Fellow of AIMBE; named TEES Faculty Fellow (2014-2015)
- **2016-2017** — Served as President of the IEEE Sensors Council
- **2017** — Named James J. Cain Professor II at Texas A&M
- **2023** — Founded and chaired the inaugural IEEE BioSensors conference in London; received IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award; named BMES Fellow; awarded NIH R01 for personalized nutritional monitoring
- **2024** — Elected IEEE Fellow for work in biomaterials-based optical biosensors

## Achievements

- 2012 NIH Director's Transformative Research Award for paradigm-shifting biomedical sensor research
- 2023 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award for contributions to smart tattoos and implantable biomaterials
- Fellow of IEEE (2024), SPIE, BMES (2023), and AIMBE (2014)
- Past President of the IEEE Sensors Council (2016-2017)
- Founding chair of the IEEE BioSensors conference (2023)
- Pioneered the use of micro/nanoparticles, capsules, and hydrogel-particle composites for optical biosensing
- Author of hundreds of peer-reviewed journal articles and holder of multiple patents
- Department Head of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Recognized as a 2024 IEEE Fellow and honored for research and service as department head at Texas A&M
- **2023-09** — Awarded an NIH R01 grant for 'Minimally-invasive technology for personalized nutritional monitoring'
- **2023-07** — Founded and chaired the inaugural IEEE BioSensors conference in London

## Links

- Website: https://www.biosym.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mcshane-6030256/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mcshane_mike

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