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Preface: Warmest Congratulations to Dr. Yuan-Cheng Fung at His Centennial Celebration - Opening Speech at the First International Conference on Biomechanics and Medical Engineering

by Shu Chien

Departments of Bioengineering and Medicine, and Institute of Engineering in Medicine University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics 2019, 16(Suppl.2), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.32604/mcb.2019.07695

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Professor Y.C. Fung has made tremendous impacts on science, engineering and humanity through his research and its applications, educating many students and their students, and providing his exemplary leadership [1-3]. He has applied his profound knowledge and elegant analytical methods to the study of biomedical problems with rigor and excellence. He established the basic principles of biomechanics in living tissues and organs. He opened up new vista for bioengineering, from organs-systems to molecules-genes, and he has provided the foundation of research activities in many institutions in the United States and the world. He has made outstanding contributions to education in bioengineering, service to professional organizations, and translation to industry and clinical medicine. He is widely recognized as the Father of Biomechanics and the leading Bioengineer in the world.

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