Guy Genin, the Harold and Kathleen Faught Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WashU McKelvey Engineering, has been elected to the World Council of Biomechanics, one of the field’s most prestigious international governing bodies.
Genin was elected through a competitive process for council membership. The 40-member council includes 20 elected members from around the world who are leaders in the field representing the disciplinary breadth of biomechanics. Genin will serve a 12-year term on the council.
A faculty member at WashU since 1999, Genin is widely recognized for his research into how mechanical forces regulate cell and tissue function. His work spans mechanobiology, the mechanics of biological interfaces, particularly the tendon-to-bone attachment, and translational research that has yielded innovations such as novel intravascular catheters and surgical adhesives. He co-directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) Science and Technology Center for Engineering MechanoBiology and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Center for CardioVascular Research Innovation in Surgery and Engineering (CVISE) at WashU, and holds appointments in biomedical engineering in McKelvey Engineering and neurological surgery at WashU Medicine.