Peking University, June 19, 2012: Jiang Liyang, a Ph.D. student from the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), College of Engineering at Peking University (PKU), was granted "Young Scientist Award" for her outstanding work in the biomaterial field, by the 9th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC) recently held in Chengdu, China.

Jiang Liyang (2nd from the right)

Biomaterials are a family of high-tech new materials developed over the last four decades which are used to replace or augment human tissue, bones or organs. Established 32 years ago, WBC is the leading event for the global biomaterials community, and it was the first time that this quadrennial event took place in China. More than 3,000 scholars, government officials and company executives from nearly 60 countries and regions around the world attended the congress.

With the theme "innovative biomaterials and crossing frontiers in biomaterials and regenerative medicine", this year's WBC focused on medical applications, artificial organs, testing, evaluation methods, management and ethics in biomaterials. The five-day event includes more than 100 lectures, forums and seminars. The congress also has received more than 2,900 academic abstracts.

Based on the judgment of a panel made of international experts, Jiang Liyang was among the 40 grantees of "Young Scientist Award" for her research paper entitled "Spatially controlled assembly of microvessels on patterned hydrogel".

Jiang is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Laboratory for Biofunctional Materials and Regenerative Technologies, directed by Associate Professor Luo Ying in the BME Department.

Edited by: Arthars

Source: College of Engineering