Joyce Wong, Boston University
Joyce Y. Wong is a professor of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science &
Engineering at Boston University. She is a Fellow of the NAI, AAAS, AIMBE, BMES, and IAMBE. She was recently elected President-Elect of AIMBE. Her research focuses on developing biomaterials for the early detection and treatment of disease. Her current
projects include pediatric bioengineered blood vessel patches, ultrasound contrast agents to detect and treat abdominal surgical adhesions, and most recently, development of biomaterial systems for women’s reproductive health. In 2017, she received
the Charles DeLisi Distinguished Lecture and Award, the highest honor in Boston University’s College of Engineering. In 2020, she received the Clemson Award for Basic Research from the Society for Biomaterials. She is currently Deputy Editor
for
Science Advances and an Associate Editor of
Stem Cell Research & Therapy. In 2014, as the Inaugural Director of a Boston University Provost Initiative promoting women in STEM at all levels from K-12 to faculty, she launched
ARROWS (Advance, Recruit, Retain & Organize Women in STEM). She also led Boston University’s Bronze Award for AAAS SEA (STEM Equity Achievement) Change and is part of the BU
team recently awarded a NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity from the Office of Research on Women’s Health. She has served as Member-at-Large for SFB and currently is a member of the SFB Awards Committee. She has served as Volume
Editor for MRS and is co-organizer of one of the Fall 2021 MRS-SFB webinars.