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Ali Khademhosseini

@khademh

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Dad; Mentor; CEO/Prof @TerasakiInst ; Founder at @OmeatOfficial , academic entrepreneur; Previously @MIT Ph.D.; @Harvard Prof; Scientist @Amazon ; Tweets are mine

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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
2 years
Happy to announce the arrival of our daughter Alisa. She and her mom are both doing great.
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Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
I am super excited to announce that, thanks to the generous support of the Terasaki family, I will lead the development of a new independent research institute for biomedical innovation here in LA! I will start as the Founding Director starting later this year.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
2 years
K lab has 100k citations. Thanks to our lab members and all those who cited out work.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
7 years
@realDonaldTrump Spell check would be good.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Norouz Pirouz
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Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Happy Norouz!
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
6 years
@realDonaldTrump Where do these numbers come from?
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Ali Khademhosseini
3 years
Happy Nowruz!
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
11 months
Anyone who emails me gets an answer promptly. No matter who they are or where they write from. Unfortunately, I often do not get the same courtesy when I email others. Let's all pay it forward.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
I am super excited to start the next chapter of my career as the CEO/Director of the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI). It has been a great journey and I want to thank my Amazon colleagues who have been nothing short of spectacular! Let's change the world!
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
1 year
I am often asked how my background in tissue biology led me to be the Founder and CEO of Omeat. And although the journey has been anything but straightforward, it has been rewarding to bring my experience in academics and medical research to the pioneering cultivated meat
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
7 years
Our son Aiden is born 5:20 pm Dec 9 at Santa Monica, CA. Baby and mom are both doing great!
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Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Got inducted to the Royal Society of Canada this week along with the third women ever to receive the physics Nobel prize, Donna Strickland.
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Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Looks like the foreign students, whom Trump is trying to block from coming to US, are paying more in taxes than he does!
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
7 years
Excited to announce that our lab will be moving to Los Angeles, California to initiate exciting new endeavors at UCLA!!!
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Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Our lab H-index is now 140. Thanks for all those who have cited us and all the team members throughout the years!
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
10 months
Honored to be elected as a Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors ( @AcadofInventors ). This is a testament to all the strong researchers that have worked with me over the years. Really excited about the real world impact that our team has made and continues to strive to
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
7 years
@realDonaldTrump Not sure if name calling is a positive way to end this crisis.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. -Winston Churchill
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Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
I am honored to announced that I have been elected as a senior member of the NAI #science #innovation #NAI #terasakiinstitute #biomedicalinnovation
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Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
At the Terasaki Institute we will be building a world class facility with amazing faculty. We will be fast paced and dynamic. We will use our leadership principles to make the biggest impact and train the leaders of tomorrow! Also we will hire a lot of faculty and staff.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Happy 2021!
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Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Father and son time.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
8 years
Very proud of the #Iranians in my lab who work hard to make the world a better place. #NoBanNoWall
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Ali Khademhosseini
6 years
Reading Nature with Aiden.
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Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Honored to be elected as a Fellow of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE). Amazing to be included in this amazing list of medical and biological engineers. Thanks to all those who helped me along the way.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Congrats to Professor @NPeppas for a great milestone on Google Scholar - 150,430 Citations and H = 180.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
“Father’s Love” Oil on canvas 30” x 20" Artist: Salomeh Nikzadeh
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Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Excited to announce that I have started a sabbatical at Amazon. Thanks to all those who have made it possible. Our lab will continue to do great things during my absence @awscloud @Amazon
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
I am honored to announce that I have been ranked in the highly cited authors community by the Royal Society of Chemistry! #TerasakiInstitute #RSC
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
6 months
Aiden and I had a great time at the @TerasakiInst open house. We even did some experiments.
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Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
A reminder of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People : Sharpen the saw. ... Be proactive. ... Begin with an end in mind. ... Put first things first. ... Think win-win. ... Seek first to understand, then to be understood. ... Synergize.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
2 years
Super excited to announce that our startup Obsidio is acquired by Boston Scientific. Our team worked hard on getting GEM FDA approval. Thanks particularly to our stellar CEO. Hope that GEM will help many patients in the future.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
“Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.”
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
School tests do not measure: grit humility passion leadership integrity passion to serve persistence customer centricity compassion endurance entrepreneurship work ethics commitment ability to inspire collaboration fighting spirit empathy creativity teamwork vision for the new
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Check out our new building! Super excited about the future of the Terasaki Institute.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Speechless.
@ksadjadpour
Karim Sadjadpour
5 years
It's clear from this video how many promising lives were cut short. An unspeakable loss for their families, friends, and nations: 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three British nationals. RIP.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
3 years
I wanted to take this time to wish everyone a wonderful 2022. May the new year bring much happiness and success to you and your loved ones. Let's focus to make a positive impact on the world. Happy New Year!
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Ali Khademhosseini
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
2 years
Congratulations to Prof. Nicholas Peppas on receiving one of the most important awards in our field, the Biomaterials Global Impact Award! This is a testament to many important contributions of @NPeppas !
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Just saw this and thought it was relevant: A good mentor will teach you how to think, not what to think.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
1 year
The launch of Terasaki Institute’s new building.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Proud to be named a @webofscience Highly Cited Researcher 2019. See the full list #HighlyCited2019
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Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
I am learning that I can be more productive working at home than at work. Perhaps it has to do from the energy that I get from Aiden, my two year old :)
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
7 years
I got the official notification of my Levi Knight Chair endowed professorship.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
We are ready!! Go Brady!!
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
3 years
Immediate Postdoctoral and Ph.D. positions available in Rahimi Lab at Purdue University. The projects involve the development of electrochemical biosensors and nano-structured antimicrobial surfaces. Interested candidates, email Dr. Rahimi at rrahimi @purdue .edu with your CV.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. ~ Pele
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
All hands meeting at the Terasaki Institute discussing our leadership principles.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Started my first faculty position 13 years ago today. Lots of ups and downs...but always stood up from a fall.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Good day to get some sun while social distancing.
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Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Our lab at work.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
3 years
We are looking for great postdocs to join our team! Please share with your network.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Happy holidays
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Thanks all. Really appreciate it.
@acsnano
ACS Nano
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Huge success for nanomedicine to have both early COVID19 vaccines be the product of nanoparticle delivery!
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Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
NIH’s budget now stands at $42.9 billion, a 33% rise over its 2016 level. Spending by DOE science tops $7 billion, a boost of 30%. NSF’s budget is now nearly $8.5 billion, a 14% rise since 2017.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
2 years
We are hiring for my new startup in LA in the area of cultivated meat. Amazing team and HUGE opportunity! Message me if interested. Unfortunately we are limited to US and Canadian citizens.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Great to be listed on the list of Highly Cited Researchers (H index > 100) along with my mentors Bob Langer and @NPeppas .
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Awesome!!!
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
8 years
Our lab members are smart students from around the world, working together to solve medical problems! #NoBanNoWall #NoBorderForScience
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 months
As you may know, I have spent the past 25 years growing cells in culture as part of my work in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Over time, I have become increasingly concerned about our impact on the planet and how it will affect future generations. In the last 5
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Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character. -Albert Einstein #aimbig
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Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Saw two Bob Langer talks this week on Zoom. The beauty of online science communities!
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Ali Khademhosseini
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
6 years
Thanks to ACS I am now on bus stops :))))
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Glad to be part of this great team.
@TerasakiInst
Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation
5 years
Previously at Harvard Medical School, the Wyss Institute and most recently UCLA Bioengineering, we are pleased to welcome our new CEO and director, Ali Khademhosseini. @khademh
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Tough times don't last....tough people do! Full speed ahead!
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Our work was cited over 10000 times this year. Thanks to those who helped.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
5 months
One of the things that I am most proud of is our amazing alumni all over the world. I had the chance to meet with a few of them who are doing great things here in Korea. Very proud of them!
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
6 years
Cutest video of all time.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
7 years
With Aiden.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
6 years
Happy holiday.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
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Amazing gathering of biomaterials folks at WBC. #wbc2024
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Excited to announce that I have started a sabbatical at Amazon. Thanks to all those who have made it possible. Our lab will continue to do great things during my absence awscloud Amazon
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Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
It is going to be a fantastic day. Wishing everyone a wonderful and productive time.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
“Do something that really can change the world rather than something incremental.” - Bob Langer
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Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Our lab members and alum at #BMES2019
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
7 years
The untimely passing of Prof Maryam Mirzakhani at age 40 is a loss for us all. She inspired so many. Condolences to her family.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Often we are too focused on the impact factor of the journal to notice the actual impact of the work. One of my most cited papers is our first work on GelMA published in Biomaterials. Now cited over 1200 times.
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@khademh
Ali Khademhosseini
4 years
Congrats to my team for their recent publication in Small on minimally invasive extraction of fluids using microneedle arrays. May be useful for pathogen detection and sample analysis. ⁦Follow us @TerasakiInst ⁩ for similar things.
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Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Very excited about a bright future that does not involve negativity, excessive politics and low performance. At the new Terasaki Institute we will build a lasting org that is impactful and dynamic.
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Ali Khademhosseini
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Our first paper on using GelMA as a biomaterial is now cited 1000 times! Go GelMA!
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Ali Khademhosseini
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@cnsiatucla
CNSI at UCLA
5 years
Congratulations to @UCLAengineering professor Ali Khademhosseini for being elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is the founding director of the Center for Minimally Invasive Therapeutics and a member of the CNSI. #cnsimembers
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Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Aim Big! My new plates.
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Ali Khademhosseini
5 years
Inducted today to iambe.
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Someone looks up to Daddy.
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