Kerong DaiProfessor Kerong Dai is a professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine. He is also an Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, expert and specialist of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Biomechanics, graduated from Shanghai First Meical College in 1955. As the life-tenured Professor, now he is the dean of Ninth Hospital Medical School of Shanghai Second Medical University, and also occupies the positions as the Director of Shanghai Medical Center of Joint Surgery and the Collaborated Institute of Medical Implant Engineering. From 1983-1984, he worked in Mayo Clinic of USA as a visiting researcher. He has been the president of the International Chinese- speaking Orthopaedic Society, president and secretary-general of Asia-Pacific Arthroplasty Society, trustee of AO Foundation, vice president of International Interdisciplinary Research Association on Biomaterials, council member of Chinese Medical Association, vice chairman of Chinese Society of Orthopaedics, and the chairman of Shanghai Research Society of Prosthetic Medical Engineering. In addition, he has been elected the one and only Chinese member of International Hip Society early in the Year 1996 and Corresponding member of American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) in Year 2000. He is the editor-in-chief of Journal of Medical Biomechanics and Chinese Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics, vice editor-in-chief of Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics as well as other professional magazines. Professor Dai was the leader to establish the first Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory in hospital in China. He is the first person in the world to design and use implants made of shape-memory alloy inside human body. He has made tremendous contributions to develop lots of pioneer devices for joint prostheses and internal fixation for fracture. Engaged himself in the field of BMP gene therapy for bone regeneration in recent years, Prof. Dai also has made a great breakthrough in his research work. His contributions have been honored with 26 prizes including Chinese National Invention Prize, National Science and Technology Prize, etc. In 2002, Professor Dai was awarded a Doctor at Honoris Causa of Mediterranean University in Marseilles with the approval of French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Public Health. Professor Dai has published 360 papers, among which 99 papers as the first author, and has also composed 32 monographs as editor-in-chief or contributor. Up to now Professor Dai has won 9 patents. Read More Read Less