Shaoqin Sarah Gong, Ph.D.

Tens of millions of people worldwide are affected by diseases like macular degeneration or have had accidents that permanently damage the light-sensitive photoreceptors within their retinas that enable vision.

The human body is not capable of regenerating those photoreceptors, but new advances by medical researchers and engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison may provide hope for those suffering from vision loss. They described their work today in the journal Science Advances… Continue reading.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Shaoqin Sarah Gong, Ph.D., Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Gong was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows For innovations in the design, synthesis, and biomedical applications of nanometer scale biomaterials..