World Biomaterials Societies: Constituent Societies and their Delegates

Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (ASBTE)
A.Professor Lisbeth Grondahl
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
The University of Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland
Australia
Phone +61 7 3365 3671
Fax +61 7 3365 4299
Email: l.grondahl@uq.edu.au
Professor Justin Cooper-White
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Queensland
Australia
Phone: +61-7-33463858
j.cooperwhite@uq.edu

Canadian Biomaterials Society / Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux(CBS/SCB)
Prof Brian Amsden
Faculty of Enginnering and Applied Science
Queen's University 
Kingson, Ontario
Canada
amsden@queensu.ca
Prof Gaétan Laroche
Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot
1065, 
Avenue de la Médecine
Local 1718D
Université Laval
Quebec, Canada
Tél : (418) 656-2131 poste 7983
gaetan.laroche@gmn.ulaval.ca

Chinese Society for Biomaterials (CSBM)
Professor Wei Liu
The 9th People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 639# Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai, 200011, P. R. CHINA 
liuwei_2000@yahoo.com
Professor Hua Ai
National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
Sichuan University
29 Wangjiang Rd.
Chengdu, 610064, P.R.China
Tel: +86-28-8541-3991
Cell: +86-186-8352-9096
Fax: +86-28-8541-3991
huaai@scu.edu.cn

Chinese Taipei Society for Biomaterials and Controlled Release
Professor Jui-Che Lin
Department of Chemical Engineering
National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, 701, Taiwan, R.O.C.
JCLIN@mail.ncku.edu.tw
Professor Lynn Huang
Institute of Biotechnology
National Cheng Kung University
1 University Road
Tainan, 70101, Taiwan, R.O.C.
lynn@mail.ncku.edu.tw

European Society for Biomaterials (ESB)
Professor C. James Kirkpatrick
Institut für Pathologie
Johannes Gutenberg University
Langenbeckstraβe 1
D-55101 Mainz, GERMANY
kirkpatrick@uni-mainz.de
Professor Matteo Santin
Professor of Tissue Regeneration
Brighton Studies in Tissue-mimicry and Aided Regeneration (BrightSTAR)
School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences
University of Brighton
Huxley Building Lewes Road
Brighton BN2 4GJ
UK
Tel. +44 (0)1273 642083
Fax. +44 (0)1273 642674

Japanese Society for Biomaterials (JSB)
Dr. Tetsuji Yamaoka
Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute,
5-7-1 Fujisirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, JAPAN
yamtet@ri.ncvc.go.jp
Professor Kunio Ishikawa
Department of Biomaterials, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University,
3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8582 JAPAN
ishikawa@dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Korean Society for Biomaterials
Professor Seung Jin Lee, Dept. of Pharmacy,
Ewha Womans University, 11-1 Deahyun-Dong,
Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul 120-750, Korea 
sjlee@ewha.ac.kr
Professor Ki Dong Park,
Dept. of Molecular Science & Technology/Biomedical Engineering,
Ajou University, San 5, Woncheon-Dong,
Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon 443-749, Korea 
kdp@ajou.ac.kr

Latin American Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (SLABO)
Professor Carlos Roberto Grandini
UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista
Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo Carrijo Coube, 14-01
17.033-360 - Bauru - SP - Brazil
betog@fc.unesp.br
Professor Marivalda de MAGALHÃES PEREIRA
UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Escola de Engenharia - Departamento de Engenharia Metalúrgica e de Materiais. 
Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - Escola de Engenharia - Bloco 2 - Sala 3640
Pampulha
31270-901 - Belo Horizonte - MG - Brazil
mpereira@demet.ufmg.br

Society For Biomaterials (USA)
Karen J.L. Burg, PhD
Harbor Lights Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research
University of Georgia
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
H-325 CVM, 501 D.W. Brooks Dr.
Athens, GA 30602
USA
Work Email: kburg@uga.edu
Laura J. Suggs, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Texas at Austin
Dept of Biomedical Engineering
1 University Station, C0800
Austin, TX 78712-1084
USA
Work Phone: (512) 232-1671
Work Email: laura.suggs@mail.utexas.edu

Society For Biomaterials & Artificial Organs (India)
Dr. Chandra P. Sharma
Division of Biosurface Technology
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute
Poojapura
Thiruvananthapuram 695012, INDIA
drcpsharma@rediffmail.com
Assoc. Prof. Lakshmi S. Nair
University of Connecticut Health Center
New England Musculoskeletal Institute
Institute for Regenerative Engineering
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Department of Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering
MC3711, Room No: E7041
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-3711
Telephone: (860)-679-7190
Cell: (860)-324-3691
Fax: (860)-679-1553
nair@uchc.edu