Clinton T. Rubin, Ph.D., is a SUNY Distinguished Professor and founding Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the State University of New York, in Stony Brook, New York.  He also serves as the Director of the Center for Advanced Technology in Medical Biotechnology, funded by the New York State foundation for Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR), which links the intellectual and physical resources of NY Universities to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries.  His work is targeted towards understanding the cellular mechanisms responsible for the growth, healing, and homeostasis of bone, and how mechanical stimuli mediate these responses through the control of mesenchymal and hematopoietic stem cell differentiation and proliferation. The clinical significance of this work is applicable to the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, obesity and diabetes.  Dr. Rubin received his AB degree from Harvard, and his PhD from Bristol University, U.K.