Shu Chien, is an eminent American biological scientist and engineer. His early work on the fluid dynamic properties of blood flow has had a major impact in improving medicine and healthcare of circulatory related diseases. More recently, Chien's research has focused on the mechanical forces, such as pressure and flow, that regulate the behaviors of the cells in blood vessels. Chien is currently President of the Biomedical Engineering Society and is one of only 11 scholars who are members of all three U.S. national institutes: the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.
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