Ali Khademhosseini

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Ali Khademhosseini
Born	October 30, 1975 Tehran, Iran
Residence	USA
Nationality	Canada Iran
Fields	Stem Cell Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering
Institutions	Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Toronto
Doctoral advisor	Robert S. Langer
Notable awards	Technology Review Magazine TR35 Top Young Innovator (2007); BMW Scientific Award (2007); Coulter Foundation Early Career (2006)-national award for biomedical engineering; Outstanding Researcher in Polymer Science by OMNOVA / MIT (2005); Outstanding Research by Biomedical Engineering Society (2005)- national award; Outstanding Research Mentor at MIT (2004)- university award for mentoring;

Ali Khademhosseini (born October 30, 1975) is a Professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. He is internationally known for his research in the area of biomedical microdevices and biomaterials. He has developed a number of methods for controlling the stem cell microenvironment using novel microscale devices and to engineer biomaterials for tissue engineering. Currently he is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences Technology. He has published extensively in the area of biomedicine and stem cell bioengineering. He has over 65 peer-reviewed publications, >60 invited presentations and 14 issued or pending patents. He received his PhD in Bioengineering at MIT and his undergraduate and Masters degrees, both in chemical engineering at University of Toronto.

In 2007 he received the Technology Review Magazine TR35 as one of the top young innovators under the age of 35. He received the TR35 based on his work on developing 'living legos' that can be used to make artificial organs. Also, in 2007 he received the Scientific award of the BMW Group, one of the world's richest prizes for young scientists.