Solomon Mensah, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected as a fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA). Election as a fellow is an honorific designation that recognizes scientific and professional accomplishments, as well as volunteer leadership and service in support of the AHA’s mission: “To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.”
Mensah’s research at WPI investigates strategies to protect and strengthen the vasculature and explores how diseases such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, and cancer impact the structure and function of blood vessels. His lab also develops medical technologies for global health, with a focus on addressing critical healthcare needs in resource-limited settings.
Mensah’s election as a fellow was conferred by one of the AHA’s scientific councils, the Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.