Suffolk Reporter

Yi-Xian Qin, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University, has been selected to receive the 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) CMBE Christopher Jacobs Award for Excellence in Leadership. This award honors individuals demonstrating exceptional leadership within the Cell and Molecular Bioengineering community.

Qin, also director of the Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory and co-director of the Institute for Engineering-Driven Medicine, will deliver a lecture at the 2025 BMES Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Conference in Carlsbad, California from January 3 to 6.

The award was established in 2019 to honor Christopher R. Jacobs, co-founder of the CMBE Special Interest Group under BMES. It recognizes efforts in education, service, and publication related to the CMBE field.

“I am excited and humbled to receive the 2025 BMES CMBS Christopher Jacobs Award,” Qin said. “Dr. Jacobs is a pioneer in the field of bone cellular and molecular engineering. He discovered the role of primary cilia in bone cells and its role in mechanotransduction for cell differentiation and tissue regeneration. He also contributed to establishing the cellular and molecular mechanobiology field with his outstanding leadership skills. It’s a great honor to receive this prestigious award, which allows us to enhance bioengineering and bone tissue regeneration research in mechanotransduction and translation in the Stony Brook community.”

Qin will be recognized alongside Chris Chen, MD, Warren Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University, recipient of the CMBE’s Shu Chien Achievement Award; and Ning Jenny Jiang, associate professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania, recipient of the CMBE Momentum Award sponsored by APL Bioengineering.

An innovator whose work has advanced understanding of bone tissue response to various environments, Qin has published over 180 peer-reviewed articles as well as books and U.S. patents on technologies like ultrasound diagnostic imaging and mechanical stimulation for musculoskeletal diseases.

Qin earned his master’s degree and PhD from Stony Brook University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. His contributions have earned him Fellowship status in organizations such as AIMBE, ASBMR, BMES, IAMBE, and IAA. He also serves as Executive Editor-in-Chief for Mechanobiology in Medicine.