Bioelectromagnetism Portal
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Institute of Bioelectromagnetism, iBEM
Institute of Bioelectromagnetism, iBEM, continues the activities of the Ragnar Granit Institute. The iBEM is directed by Professor Jaakko Malmivuo.
"Ragnar Granit Institute" is a registered trade mark. It was owned by the Ragnar Granit Foundation. The Foundation decided on 9.5.2008 that Ragnar Granit Institute shall move to University of Helsinki. National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland registered this transfer on 8.10.2008. Therefore, the use of this name at Tampere University of Technology is discontinued. The pages under the address "www.rgi.tut.fi" are illegal and violate the law. The history of the Ragnar Granit Institue is found from the RGI History Pages.
The research activities of the iBEM are, of course, mainly directed to bioelectromagnetism. The group is also active in Internet Education research under the project EVICAB.
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Discipline of Bioelectromagnetism
Bioelectromagnetism is a new discipline. The word "Bioelectromagnetism" was first used in the title of the book written by Jaakko Malmivuo and Robert Plonsey in 1995. This discipline is defined as follows:
Bioelectromagnetism is a discipline that examines the electric, electromagnetic and magnetic phenomena which arise in biological tissues.
Education on Bioelectromagnetism
In 1976 Professor Jaakko Malmivuo started the education at Tampere University of Technology under the title "Bioelectric Phenomena". In 1993 the title of the education was changed to "Bioelectromangetism". Since 1985 he has also lectured Bioelectromagnetism semi-annually at Helsinki University of Technology. Since 1991 all the education has been given in English.
Professor Jaakko Malmivuo has also lectured in several universities and preconference courses in Europe, USA, Canada, Japan and China. For more information, please visit the BEM education page. Bioelectromagnetism education is, of course, also given by several other teachers in other universities worldwide.
International Society for Bioelectromagnetism
International Society for Bioelectromagnetism, ISBEM, was established in 1996 on the initiative of Professor Jaakko Malmivuo, who also served as the first President of the society for 1996-2000.
The Purpose of the International Society for Bioelectromagnetism is to promote the advancement of the science of Bioelectromagnetism and in furtherance thereof:
- To facilitate the dissemination of new knowledge in bioelectromagnetism
- To encourage new research in bioelectromagnetism
- To sponsor International Congresses on Bioelectromagnetism
- To assist with satellite meetings related to bioelectromagnetism by promoting meetings, lectures, discussions, seminars, conferences and by any other appropriate means.
International Congresses on Bioelectromagnetism
The series of International Congresses on Bioelectromagnetism started in 1996 in Tampere, Finland in connection to the 10th Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering. Professor Jaakko Malmivuo served as President of the 1st ICBEM.
The first ICBEM initiated the conference series as follows:
- 1st ICBEM, Tampere, Finland, 9-13.6.1996
- 2nd ICBEM, Melbourne, Australia, 15-19.2.1998
- 3rd ICBEM, Bled, Slovenia, 8-12.10.2000
- 4th ICBEM, Montreal, Canada, 2-6.6.2002
- 5th ICBEM, Minneapolis, USA, 12.-15.5.2005
- 6th ICBEM, Aizu, Japan, 16.-19.10.2007
- 7th ICBEM, Rome, Italy, 29-31.5. 2009
International Journal of Bioelectromagnetism
On the initiative of Professor Jaakko Malmivuo, the ISBEM established in 1999 the International Journal of Bioelectromagnetism, IJBEM. It is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of bioelectromagnetism. It is available on the Internet free of charge to all persons interested. A printed version of the Journal is also available.
Professor Jaakko Malmivuo served as Editor in Chief for the Journal during 1999-2006. Since 2007 as Editor in Chief has served Professor Kazuo Yana from University of Tokyo.
