J. Kent Leach, Ph.D.

Kent Leach, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Lawrence J. Ellison Endowed Professor of Musculoskeletal Biology (elect) in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UC Davis, has been named the new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. The Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, published by Wiley, is the official journal of the Society For Biomaterials (SFB), the Japanese Society for Biomaterials, the Australasian Society for Biomaterials, and the Korean Society for Biomaterials.

The Journal publishes original contributions concerning studies of the preparation, performance, and evaluation of biomaterials and the response of blood and tissues to biomaterials. Also, interdisciplinary areas are covered, such as tissue engineering, medical devices and controlled release technology where biomaterials play a significant role… Continue reading.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Jonathan Kent Leach, Ph.D., Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Davis, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Leach was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows For outstanding contributions to the development and characterization of cell-instructive biomaterials for therapeutic use in tissue engineering and regeneration..