Xiaobing Fu, MD

National Academy of Engineering elected Xiaobing Fu, an AIMBE Fellow, Professor and director, College of Life Sciences, The General Hospital of PLA, China for achievements in elucidating wound healing mechanisms and sweat gland regeneration, and national leadership in clinical management of trauma.

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The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 106 new members and 23 international members, announced NAE President John L. Anderson today. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,355 and the number of international members to 298.

Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education.” Election of new NAE members is the culmination of a yearlong process. The ballot is set in December and the final vote for membership occurs during January.

Individuals in the newly elected class will be formally inducted during the NAE’s annual meeting on Oct. 3, 2021. A list of the new members and international members follows, with their primary affiliations at the time of election and a brief statement of their principal engineering accomplishments… Continue reading.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Xiaobing Fu, MD, Professor and Chair, Key Laboratory of Tissue Repair and Regenerative Medicine of PLA, College of Life Sciences, The PLA General Hospital and PLA Medical College, to its College of Fellows.

Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. The College of Fellows is comprised of the top two percent of medical and biological engineers. College membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering and medicine research, practice, or education” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of medical and biological engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to bioengineering education.”

Dr. Fu was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for “pioneering stem cell and molecular biology research and clinical translation to wound repair, regenerative medicine and biomaterial-based therapies.“