The International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE) elected 19 new Fellows to the Class of 2025. Election to the IAMBE is a highly selective process. This distinction is given to biomedical engineers who have made outstanding technical and leadership contributions to the field of medical and biological engineering at an international level.
A list of the new Fellows, with their primary affiliations at the time of election and a brief statement of their principal accomplishments is given below:
Rong Fan, Harold Hodgkinson Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Yale University. For pioneering single-cell and spatial multi-omics technologies, enabling breakthroughs in neuroscience, cancer, and immunology, and transforming human biology research, biomarker discovery, drug development, and precision medicine.
Chulhong Kim, Namgo Chair Professor, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea. For outstanding contributions to developing multiparametric and multimodal photoacoustic imaging and its clinical applications
Jun Li, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore. For groundbreaking research on supramolecular self-assembled nanomaterials and hydrogels, which significantly advanced the fields of nanomedicine and sustainable agriculture.
Shuo Li, Leonard Case, Jr. Endowed Chair Professor, Case Western Reserve University. For pioneering contributions to AI-driven medical imaging, including synthetic contrast agents, and for leadership in advancing interdisciplinary research and education in medical and biological engineering.
Quentin Liu, Director of the Institute of Hematology, Sun Yat-sen University and Chief Physician for medical oncology at Liaoning Province Cancer Center. For outstanding and pioneering contributions to cancer stem cell-targeted therapies and outstanding leadership contributions in building clinical-translational network.
Takeo Matsumoto, Professor Emeritus, Nagoya Institute of Technology. For the development of novel multiscale framework to analyze microscopic mechanical environment of soft biological tissues to study the mechanism of mechanical adaptation of soft biological tissues and cells.
Gernot R. Müller-Putz, University Professor and Head of the Institute of Neural Engineering at Graz University of Technology. For outstanding contributions to non-invasive brain computer interface research with application to healthcare of spinal cord injury.
Marcia K O’Malley, Thomas Michael Panos Family Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University. For pioneering contributions to the design and control of assistive and rehabilitation robotics and haptic feedback systems, and their application to restoring movement coordination following neurological injury.
Hongwei Ouyang, Qiu-shi Distinguished Professor, Zhejiang University. For pioneering contributions in osteoarthritis classification and cartilage tissue engineering of knee joint.
Milica Radisic, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering, University of Toronto. For development of methods to grow and mature contractile heart tissues starting from human pluripotent stem cells, to enable modelling of heart disease and facilitate drug discovery.
Kannan Rangaramanujam, Arnall Patz Distinguished Professor and co-director of the Center for Nanomedicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. For developing novel cell-targeted, systemic dendrimer therapies, addressing long-standing unmet needs in brain and retinal disorders for worldwide impact, and for playing a leading role enabling their clinical translation.
Youqing Shen, Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor, Zhejiang University. For innovations in the design, synthesis, and biomedical applications of functional polymers for translational nanomedicines.
Jeffrey J. Tabor, Professor of Bioengineering, Rice University. For developing synthetic biology technologies for programming bacteria to sense and respond to environmental stimuli for medical, industrial, and scientific applications.
Maryam Tabrizian, James McGill Full Professor in the Biomedical Engineering, McGill University. For pioneering contributions to the design of biomaterials and biointerfaces to promote the crosstalk between living and artificial systems for applications in nanomedicine and regenerative medicine.
Jian’an Wang, Head of Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine. For pioneering contributions to cardiovascular bioengineering and innovative interventional therapies, advancing global standards in minimally invasive cardiac care.
Tza-Huei (Jeff) Wang, Louis M. Sardella Professor, Johns Hopkins University. For distinguished contributions to bioanalytical technologies for molecular diagnostics and biomedical research, and successful translation into transformative clinical applications and commercial diagnostic technologies addressing global health needs.
Kelvin W.K. Yeung, Ng Chun-Man Professor in Orthopaedic Bioengineering, The University of Hong Kong. For outstanding contributions to biomaterials and musculoskeletal tissue engineering.
Yong Zhang, Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong. For outstanding contributions to the development of functional nanomaterials and miniaturized devices for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
Sheng Zhong, Professor of Bioengineering and Director of NIH Common Fund 4D Nucleome Network Organizational Center, University of California at San Diego. For pioneering engineering approaches and global leadership that elucidated the organization of 3D genome and enhanced research on human diseases.
Congratulations to all new IAMBE Fellows!