Scientist named to US institute
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Regenerating">Regenerating</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="tissue">tissue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="biomaterials">biomaterials</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realm">realm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990 <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Xingdong">Xingdong</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="Tissue">Tissue</span> <span word="Inducing">Inducing</span> <span word="Biomaterials">Biomaterials</span>". <span word="This">This</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="innovative">innovative</span> <span word="therapies">therapies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="musculoskeletal">musculoskeletal</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="spurred">spurred</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="biomedical">biomedical</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="honors">honors</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Engineering">Engineering</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> 67 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> 11 <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="associates">associates</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="named">named</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academy">academy</span>, <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1964, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="peers">peers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="education">education</span>; <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pioneering">pioneering</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>.</p><p><span word="Membership">Membership</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="biomaterial">biomaterial</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="research">research</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> 1983, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Biomaterials">Biomaterials</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="people">people</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> 2017, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="congress">congress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3,600 <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="attended">attended</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 1,900 <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span>.</p>
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