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Keyoumars Ashkan, the Iranian leading the first ever brain cancer vaccine trial in Europe
http://www.payvand.com/news/14/jan/1028.html “In an exclusive interview with IRNA, Dr Keyoumars Ashkan, consultant neurosurgeon and Reader (Associate Professor) at King’s College Hospital London, said this is an individualised treatment based on each patientˈs own cancer type because glioblastomas are genetically different. Under … Continue reading
Prof. Ali Fatemi, Chairman department of Finance, DePaul University Chicago
http://mozart.depaul.edu/~fatemi/ “The American Graduate School of Business and Economics was founded by Ali Fatemi, a professor of International economics, and a specialist of monetary theory and policy, international finance and international trade.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Graduate_School_of_Business_and_Economics
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Bobak Ferdowsi, systems engineer at NASA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobak_Ferdowsi “Bobak Ferdowsi (Persian: بابک فردوسی) (born November 7, 1979)[1] is an American systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He served on the Cassini–Huygens and Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity mission. Ferdowsi gained brief media fame in August 2012, when … Continue reading
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Dr. Gholam A. Peyman, inventor of LASIK
“Gholam A. Peyman, MD recipient of National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement, bestowed by the President of the United States, President Obama, on America’s leading innovators [1][2] and a Hall of Fame[3] of … Continue reading
Professor Parvaneh Vosough ‘Iran’s Mother Theresa’
Originally posted on The other Iran:
Professor Parvaneh Vosough was born in 1935 in Tafresh, central Iran. She received her MD in general medicine in 1963 in Tehran University of Medical Science. She completed her specialty and sub-specialty in Cambridge,…
Sepideh Mahabadi – the second girl to win gold in the history of the international computer olympiad
Originally posted on The other Iran:
Sepideh Mahabadi received 2011 her B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology, Iran. That year she moved to the United States to continue her studies. In 2013 she received her M.Sc.…
Iranian Neurologist Professor Majid Samii Wins Leibniz Ring Prize
Iranian neurologist has won the Leibniz Ring Prize in Germany. The prize is given to Personalities who have made contributions to human development. […] Prof. Samii is renowned worldwide for his life trajectory and specially for his work in the … Continue reading
Iranian doctor received the award of the greatest world female inventor in 2013
An Iranian doctor from Mashad Medical Science University received the award of the greatest world woman inventor in Geneva International Festival for Inventions in year 2013. Dr. Zahra Alizadeh Thani, who is a specialist in radiology of heart and coroners, … Continue reading
Iranian scientists won WT (Wearable Technologies) Innovation World Cup 2012
Two Iranian researchers in Canada’s British Colombia University, Babak Shadgan and Behnam Molavi, have won 2012 WT Innovation Word Cup for designing a fire rescue helmet. “Our plan was a small helmet for fire fighters. It is equipped with an … Continue reading
The Iranian involved in the Apollo Project passes away
Prominent Iranian mathematician Professor Abolghassem Ghaffari passed away on the night of Tuesday November 5, 2013, at the age of 106. Abolghassem Ghafari was born in Tehran in 1906, studied at Darolfonoon School and was part of the first group … Continue reading
Iranian Woman Among Winners Of UNESCO’s Young Scientist Award
Originally posted on The other Iran:
Atieh Kazemi Mojarad is among the recipients of UNESCO’s Young Scientist Award. She won the award for her research in “sustainable development of Biosphere Reserves through the promotion of key ecosystem services.”. Kazemi Mojarad…
Maryam Mirzakhani Receives The Simons Investigators 2013 Award
Maryam Mirzakhani of Stanford University is among the recipients of the Simons Investigators 2013 award in the field of mathematics. The Simons Investigators program provides a stable base of support for outstanding scientists, enabling them to undertake long-term study of … Continue reading
Remarkable people with Iranian roots 