Dr Dexter Siu-hong Wong, Research Assistant Professor of BME, was admitted as the Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) in recognition for his contribution to “Advancement of Materials to Global Excellence”. Dr Wong was invited to deliver IAAM Fellow Lecture on “Nanobiomaterials for Biomedical Diagnosis, Engineering and Therapy” in the 55th Assembly of Advanced Materials Congress from 28 to 31 August 2023 at Stockholm, Sweden.
IAAM is a renowned non-profit international scientific research organization active in the world of advanced materials. The organization works to facilitate a highly interactive community of advanced materials researchers and to stimulate partnerships, collaborations, and joint ventures that can translate into the rapid development of the scientific world.
The Fellow of IAAM is recognized as a prestigious title that is only conferred upon deserving researchers who have made significant contribution to the world of Advanced Materials Science, Engineering, and Technology. By honouring the researchers and scientific elites with this coveted title, IAAM recognizes their hard work and also hopes to motivate the young and upcoming researchers to take research up as a long-term career.
Dr Wong has also recently published the research article “Mechanical manipulation of cancer cell tumorigenicity via heat shock protein signaling” on “Science Advance”.