Lily Yang, MD, Ph.D.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Lily Yang, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Surgery and Radiology and Nancy Panoz Chair of Surgery in Cancer Research at Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine 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 Yang was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows “for outstanding contributions to the field of nanomedicine with novel nanoparticle drug delivery systems and nanotheranostics…. Continue reading.