Ho-Wook Jun, a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows.
Jun was cited for his “pioneering translational research in biomaterials, biomedical devices and therapeutics.”
Jun, who has been a faculty member with UAB since 2006, is co-founder and chief scientific officer of the Endomimetics LLC, developer of Bionanomatrix coatings for cardiovascular stints and other medical implants. Endomimetics currently resides in Southern Research’s Station 41 biotechnology startup hub in Birmingham.
Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, and fellows comprise the top 2% of engineers in these fields. AIMBE Fellows hail from the U.S. and more than 30 countries and are employed in academia, industry, clinical practice and government.