Show Notes
What is personalised medicine and how it revolutionizes our understanding of classic medical approaches?
In this Episode, Professor Ali Khademhosseini, the CEO, and Terasaki Distinguished Professor at the Terasaki Institute in Los Angeles, USA, guides us through his scientific journey in bioengineering and personalized medicine.
Prof. Ali Khademhosseini was cited more than 133.000 times and has an H-index of 190. He has been honored by more than 70 major awards at both national and international levels.
What motivated Prof. Ali Khademhosseini to join Terasaki institute and reform it into a new research organisation, focusing on real-life applications of tissue engineering?
How did Ali Khademhosseini’s successful transition from academia to industry unleash?
How are hydrogels and organs-on-a-chip revolutionizing the field of personalized medicine?
Which personalized biomedical device has the highest potential to come next to clinical application?
You will find the answers to these questions and many more groundbreaking and inspiring insights on Ali Khademhosseini’s career in this episode!
Hosts and writers: Alisa Ovsiannikova, Misha Bagirov
Editors: Alisa Ovsiannikova, Misha Bagirov
Promotion: Amaliya Bagdasaryan
Coordinator: Alisa Ovsiannikova
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