Hong Chen, PhD, a research member of Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has been elected a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), according to a May 6 announcement.
AIMBE brings together leaders from academia, industry, government, and scientific societies in medical and biological engineering. The organization recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the field.
Chen is also a professor of biomedical engineering at WashU McKelvey Engineering and of neurosurgery at WashU Medicine. She was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers in the AIMBE College of Fellows. They noted her “innovations in noninvasive focused ultrasound techniques to revolutionize brain disease diagnosis, therapy and fundamental understanding of brain function.”
The press release states that Chen has led advances in NeuroSonics by combining neuroscience with ultrasound engineering to develop noninvasive technologies for diagnosing and treating brain cancer. Her work includes developing image-guided platforms for targeted drug delivery as well as liquid biopsy techniques for brain tumors. These efforts span basic research through clinical studies and commercialization.
Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is described as highly competitive; membership consists of the top 2% of engineers in medicine and biology who have made outstanding contributions.
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is located in Saint Louis, Missouri. It was founded in 1999; its current president is Timothy Eberlein. The hospital features a pediatric ward and serves as a training hospital, according to Siteman Cancer Center.
