In February 2021, Li Lanjuan, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was elected as an AIMBE Fellow for her pioneering contributions in infectious diseases, liver failure and artificial liver, and infection microecology.

Dr. Shusen Zheng of the Chinese Academy of Engineering was also named an AIMBE Fellow for his pioneering contributions to organ transplantation and hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery.

A total of 174 scientists from around the world will be selected in 2021, including five Chinese scholars.

AIMBE (American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering) is a leading non-profit academic organization in the field of medicine and Biological Engineering. The AIMBE Fellows are comprised of the world's most outstanding scholars in the fields of medicine and bioengineering (TOP 2%). They represent the most innovative and distinctive scholars and engineers in the field of medicine and bioengineering, whose contributions have had a significant impact on the development of biomedicine, medical devices, disease treatment and related public health policies.