Rate Professor Shu Chien

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Physiology, Columbia University.

Research Interests: Bioengineering, mechanobiology, and cardiovascular dynamics.

Appointments: Professor, Department of Bioengineering, UC San Diego.

Awards: National Medal of Science (2010); Member, National Academy of Sciences.

Publications:

• Molecular Basis of Blood Flow, Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering.
• Mechanotransduction in Cells, Nature.

Additional Contributions: Pioneered vascular bioengineering; holds multiple patents.