Dr. Peter A. Lewin, Richard B. Beard Distinguished University Professor and Director, Biomedical Ultrasound Research and Education Center, was invited to serve on the National Advisory Council for the National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This prestigious appointment further confirms recognition of Drexel University as one of the nation's prime research institutions and further enhances the university's global reputation. This achievement would not have been possible without the teamwork of Dr. Lewin's esteemed colleagues: Drs. Michael Weingarten (CoM), Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili (CNHP), Michael Neidrauer (BIOMED), Leonid Zubkov (BIOMED), and one of BIOMED's outstanding doctoral candidates, Olivia Ngo, as well as the counsel and encouragement of BIOMED's Dean Paul Brandt-Rauf.