Associate Editor Ke Cheng, Ph.D. has been recognized by AIMBE with the 2026 Professional Impact Award – Mentoring
Published 13 April, 2026
Washington, D.C. – April 12, 2026 – The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is proud to announce its 2026 award winners, honoring individuals whose groundbreaking contributions have advanced the fields of medical and biological engineering.
Associate Editor Ke Cheng, Ph.D. has been recognized by AIMBE with the 2026 Professional Impact Award – Mentoring for his international leadership and service in cell therapy, biomaterials, and exosome engineering, and outstanding mentorship in training the next generation of scientists and engineers from a diverse background.
Biography of Professor Ke Cheng
Ke Cheng, Ph.D.
Alan L. Kaganov Professor ; Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University ; Associate Editor of BAM
Dr. Cheng is the Alan L. Kaganov Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University. Prior to that, he was the Randall B. Terry, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Regenerative Medicine at the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. He served as the Chair ofthe NIH Biomaterials and Biointerfaces (BMBI) study section (2022-2024). He also co-directed the NIH Comparative Molecular Medicine T32 Training Program and served as the Executive Director of Interdisciplinary Scholarship in NC State's Office of the Provost. He is a "highly cited researcher" by Clarivate. Dr. Cheng is an elected fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), the International Association of Medicaland Biological Engineering (IAMBE), and the American Heart Association (AHA). He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for Extracellular Vesicle (Elsevier) and Associate Editor for Bioactive Materials. Dr. Cheng has been devoted to the clinical application of stem cells and exosomes. He led several Investigational New Drug (IND) applications obtained from the FDA. The biotech companies he founded are developing cell and extracellular vesicle therapies, biomaterials, and devices to provide better solutions for lung and heart regeneration, cancer therapy, and drug delivery.
About AIMBE Fellows
AIMBE Fellows represent the top 2% of medical and biological engineers. They include the most accomplished medical and biological engineers in academia, industry, education, clinical practice, and government.
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4 AIMBE Fellows are Nobel Prize winners
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14 AIMBE Fellows have received the Presidential Medal of Technology and Innovation
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16 AIMBE Fellows have received the Presidential Medal of Science
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260 AIMBE Fellows are members of the NAE
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135 AIMBE Fellows are members of the NAM
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61 AIMBE Fellows are members of the NAS
For more details, please visit Awards and Honors.
Now, BAM has 17 AIMBE Fellows in total:
| Role | First Name | Last Name | Affiliation |
| Editor in Chief | Yufeng | Zheng | Peking University, China |
| Editor in Chief | Jian | Yang | The Pennsylvania State University, United States |
| Associate Editor | Eben | Alsberg | University of Illinois at Chicago, United States |
| Associate Editor | Ke | Cheng | Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States |
| Associate Editor | Debra | Auguste | Northeastern University, United States |
| Associate Editor | Rui L. | Reis | 3B´s Research Group, I3Bs, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal |
| Associate Editor | Cesar | de la Fuente | University of Pennsylvania, United States |
| Editorial Board Member | Kai | Zhang | Sichuan University, China |
| Editorial Board Member | Qiaobing | Xu | Tufts University, United States |
| Editorial Board Member | Feng | Zhao | Texas A&M University, United States |
| Editorial Board Member | Zhen | Gu | Zhejiang University, China |
| Editorial Board Member | Liping | Tang | University of Texas at Arlington, United States |
| Editorial Board Member | Yi | Hong | University of Texas at Arlington, United States |
| Editorial Board Member | Donghui | Zhu | Stony Brook University, United States |
| Editorial Board Member | Yizhou | Dong | The Ohio State University, United States |
| Editorial Board Member | Guoping | Chen | National Institute for Materials Science, Japan |
| Editorial Board Member | Malcolm | University of Manitoba, Canada |