Christopher Chen, the William F. Warren Distinguished Professor of BME and MSE has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
Chen is the founding director of BU’s Biological Design Center, which studies cells and biological systems with the goal of better controlling them to benefit human health and the environment. His research could lead to lifesaving new regenerative medicines to treat disease. The founder of three successful biomedical businesses, Chen was also recently named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow.
Being elected to the National Academy of Medicine is a testament to Christopher Chen’s visionary research and his unwavering commitment to creating technologies that serve humanity. His work embodies the very spirit of convergence — combining engineering with medicine to solve some of the most complex challenges facing society today.
– Elise Morgan, Dean, College of Engineering