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Paul Ducheyne: Bioceramics Pioneer Award

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Paul Ducheyne, professor of bioengineering at University of Pennsylvania, has received the Bioceramics Pioneer Award from the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine. The award recognizes outstanding lifetime achievement and pioneering contributions to the field of bioceramics.

Dr. Ducheyne’s research focuses on mechanistic effects of materials on cellular functions. His lab works extensively with the interface zone between materials and cells and tissues. He has been a leading voice explaining the mechanisms whereby calcium-phosphate-based ceramics and glasses enhance and stimulate bone tissue formation. His papers have been cited more than 11,000 times. He has edited 16 books and book volumes. He is also editor-in-chief of Comprehensive Biomaterials, a six-volume, 3,650-page widely-respected reference work.

 Dr. Ducheyne has been secretary of the European Society for Biomaterials and is past president of the Society for Biomaterials (based in the United States) and of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering and of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine.

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