Ke Cheng#
| Membership Number: | 7608 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | BASIC AND CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES |
| Affiliated section(s): | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2026 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED STATES |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/faculty-staff/directory/ke-cheng |
| X: | @KeChengLab |
| Publication Link: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=ke+cheng+columbia&sort=date |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2023 Alan L. Kaganov Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Medicine in Medical Science, Columbia University
- 2022 - 2023 Executive Director for Interdisciplinary Scholarship, Office of the Senior Vice Provost, NC State University
- 2022 - 2023 Chair, UNC-NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering Mentoring Committee
- 2021 - 2023 Co-Director (Co-PI), NIH T32 Training Program in Comparative Molecular Medicine, NC State University
- 2018 - 2023 Randall B. Terry Jr. Endowed Distinguished Professor of Regenerative Medicine, NC State University
- 2017 - 2019 Associate Director, Comparative Medicine Institute, NC State University
- 2013 - 2018 Associate Professor of Regenerative Medicine, Molecular Biomedical Sciences, NC State University, UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
- 2016 - 2023 Adjunct Professor, Molecular Pharmaceutics Division, UNC-Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy
- 2010 - 2013 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 2010 - 2013 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Fields of Scholarship
- Nanomedicine
- Stem cells
- Exosomes
- Extracellular vesicles
- Myocardial infarction
- Biomaterials
- RNA therapeutics
- Regenerative medicine
- Heart failure
- Drug delivery
Honours and Awards
- 2026 AIMBE Professional Impact Award for Mentoring
- 2026 Elected International Member, French National Academy of Medicine (ANM)
- 2025 Elected Fellow, American Academy of Extracellular Vesicles (AAEV)
- 2025 Founder’s Award, American Association of Extracellular Vesicles (AAEV)
- 2025 Clemson Award for Applied Research, Society for Biomaterials
- 2024 Chair, AHA BCVS Bioengineering Science Committee
- 2024 Chair, Board of Directors, American Association of Extracellular Vesicles
- 2024 Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation, BMES
- 2022 Clarivate "Highly Cited Researchers" 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- 2023 Elected Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
- 2022 - 2024 Chair, NIH Biomaterials and Biointerfaces Study (BMBI) Section
- 2021 Elected Member, International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering
- 2019 Elected Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
