Professor of Medical Materials

 高分子化学家。中国科学院院士。1953年复旦大学化学系毕业后到武汉大学化学系任教至今。80年代以来，科研方向主要集中在可生物降解高分子在生物医学领域的应用，包括药物控制释放、基因传递等。
1986年被评为国家级有突出贡献的中青年专家。1995年被国务院授予全国先进工作者称号。担任世界生物材料科学与工程学会会士和中国生物材料委员会副主席，Polymer International副主编、中国分编辑部负责人，《高分子学报》、《离子交换与吸附》副主编，《高等学校化学学报》、《高等学校化学研究》等杂志编委。发表学术论文460余篇。获得国家自然科学奖2项，国家科技发明奖1项，教育部科技进步奖2项和全国科学大会奖2项，湖北省自然科学奖1项。

Prof. Zhuo Renxi received his BS degree from Fudan University in 1953. After graduation from the Department of Chemistry at Fudan University, Prof. Zhuo has been teaching in the Department of Chemistry at Wuhan University for more than 50 years.

From early 1980s, Prof. Zhuo has focused his research on the molecular design, synthetic method, characterization, and properties of biomedical polymers. As the Director of the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of the Ministry of Education, Prof. Zhuo’s research interests are in the following fields: biodegradable polymers, polymer vectors for gene delivery, polymers for drug controlled release, and polymers for tissue engineering.

As an Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Prof. Zhuo Renxi is recognized for his research in Polymer Chemistry. He is a Fellow of International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering, and the vice chairman of the Chinese Committee for Biomaterials. He is also an associate editor in chief of "Polymer International", "Chinese Journal of Polymer Science" and "Ion Exchange and Adsorption", and an editorial committee member of the journals including "Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities", and "Chemical Research in Chinese Universities".

Prof. Zhuo has published more than 460 journal papers. He has received a few honors recognizing his research achievements. The awards received include National Natural Science Awards (Third Prize in 1999 and Fourth Prize in 1991), Science and Technology Progress Awards from the Ministry of Education (First Prizes in 1999 and 1991), National Invention Award for Science and Technology from the Ministry of Science and Technology (Third Prize in 1983), National Science Congress Awards (1978) and Natural Science Award of Hubei Province (First Prize in 2006).

Prof Terry Gourlay is Professor of Medical Diagnostics in the Dept. Bioengineering, University of Strathclyde. Prior to moving to Strathclyde University in 2007, Professor Gourlay worked at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London where his main research focus was device and material strategies designed to moderate the common pathophysiological consequences of open heart surgery. In addition to this work on cardiovascular surgery, Professor Gourlay\'s laboratory actively researched in the fields of plastic and reconstructive surgery, vascular surgery and diagnostic technologies, all from the device/material perspective. Through this clinically driven research, Professor Gourlay has developed a keen research interest in the field of blood/biomaterial interactions and adsorption technologies. This interest has driven much of his recent research and remains the focus for the development of novel device focused solutions to clinical issues in a broad range of medical applications. Professor Gourlay is a Chartered Biologist, a member of the Institute of Biology and the Royal Society for Health. Prof Gourlay gained his PhD from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, with a thesis focused on the importance of pulsatile flow to the maintenance of normal haemodynamics, a subject with which he maintains a keen interest in both clinical and laboratory research. In addition to his position as Professor of Medical Diagnostics at Strathclyde University, he has recently been appointed Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the University of North Texas and has several visiting positions.  He is a member of the advisory board for the Institute of Nanotechnology and leader of the Health Technology Knowledge Transfer Network cardiovascular special interest group.