James Anderson (biomedical engineer)
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James M. Anderson is a professor of pathology, macromolecular science and biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University
. He received the Elsevier Biomaterials Gold Medal for the most significant contributions to biomaterials science by an individual from 1980 to 2005. He has been a leader in the develpment of prosthetics, and he has been called an "internationally recognized scientist who has made pioneering and significant advancements in the understanding of the inflammatory cell biology of tissue interactions with biomaterials and implantable medical devices." Anderson has served as a president of both the Society for Biomaterials and the Controlled Release Society. He has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Throughout his career he has worked closely with the NIH, the Food and Drug Administration
, the International Standards Organization, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and at Oregon State University
.
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
. He received the Elsevier Biomaterials Gold Medal for the most significant contributions to biomaterials science by an individual from 1980 to 2005. He has been a leader in the develpment of prosthetics, and he has been called an "internationally recognized scientist who has made pioneering and significant advancements in the understanding of the inflammatory cell biology of tissue interactions with biomaterials and implantable medical devices." Anderson has served as a president of both the Society for Biomaterials and the Controlled Release Society. He has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Throughout his career he has worked closely with the NIH, the Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
, the International Standards Organization, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering is an organization of biomedical engineers, which focuses on taking principles of engineering to and applying them to improve the medical and biological engineering fields...
. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and at Oregon State University
Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
.