On the morning of May 29, the appointment ceremony of Prof. Nikolaos A. Peppas as an honorary professor at Beihang University was held in the Second Conference Hall of New Main Building. Prof. Peppas is an academician of three US academies, the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors. Prof. Tao Zhi, Vice President of Beihang University, Prof. Li Deyu, Director of International Division, and some teachers and students from the School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering attended the ceremony. Prof. Li Deyu presided over the ceremony.
During the ceremony
Prof. Peppas is a leading scientist in the fields of biomaterials, bionanotechnology, as well as drug delivery and controlled release. He has made great contributions to biological science and medical engineering. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Inventors, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the French Académie des Sciences, the Academy of Athens, the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences, the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering and the Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Sciences of Texas.
At the appointment ceremony, Prof. Tao Zhi congratulated Prof. Peppas for the honorary professorship, and generally introduced Beihang University and the School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering. He issued the letter of appointment to Prof. Peppas and presented him with the gifts. Prof. Peppas expressed his gratitude to Beihang University.
Prof. Tao issued the letter of appointment to Prof. Peppas
After the ceremony, Prof. Peppas delivered a lecture named Nanoscale Devices for Treatment of Autoimmune and Cardiovascular Diseases at the auditorium. Associate Professor Yue Shuhua of the School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering hosted the presentation, and teachers and students in this research direction were present at the event.
Prof. Peppas at the lecture
Prof. Peppas pointed out that the traditional therapies of the long-existing autoimmune diseases and cardiovascular diseases are now faced with great difficulties and challenges. Nanometer devices are being applied more and more frequently in battles against these diseases. Nanometer materials are playing an increasingly important role in the field of biological science and medical engineering, and the collaboration and fusion of nanotechnology and molecular biology will be a promising solution in this regard.
Prof. Peppas also gave an introduction to the research and achievements of his team in the field of nanomaterials, expressing his determination to contribute to the health of mankind worldwide. His team is now under cooperation with the team of Prof. Fan Yubo of Beihang University, aiming to stimulate the killing effects of T cells on tumor cells by combining the receptor of T cells with specific tumor antigens through single-cell sequencing technology, which is likely to be a precise and effective way of cancer immunotherapy.
At the lecture
All the audience participated in the lecture with great curiosity and passion for academic knowledge, and Prof. Peppas communicated with them patiently in the interactive session.
Reported by Guo Meng
Photographed by Song Chao
Translated and Edited by Li Siying
