Ge Wang, the Clark and Crossan Endowed Chair of biomedical engineering and director of the Biomedical Imaging Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Election to NAI fellow is the highest professional distinction given to academic inventors. It is bestowed on those who have created or facilitated inventions that have improved quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.

“Professor Wang has made exceptional contributions in the area of biomedical imaging,” said Deepak Vashishth, director of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, of which the Biomedical Imaging Center is an important part. “The methods he has developed are necessary tools in vastly improving human health and eventually moving toward personalized medicine… Continue reading.