Zhong-Yin Zhang, Ph.D.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Zhong-Yin Zhang, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in the Borch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Purdue University to its College of Fellows.

Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top two percent of engineers in these fields. 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.”

Professor Zhang was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows “for distinguished contributions to our understanding of protein tyrosine dephosphorylation in cellular signaling, and therapeutic targeting of protein tyrosine phosphatases…. Continue reading.