Omid Cameron Farokhzad

Omid Cameron Farokhzad
Born1969
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian, American
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts
Boston University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AwardsEllis Island Medal of Honor National Academy of Inventors
Scientific career
FieldsNanomedicine, Medical Nanotechnology
InstitutionsBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Seer Inc.

Omid Farokhzad (Persian: امید فرخزاد; born 1969) is an Iranian-American physician, scientist, and entrepreneur in the development of nanomedicines. Farokhzad is a Professor of Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School.[1][2][3][4] Omid Farokhzad is the Chair, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder for Seer, a company focused on deep, unbiased proteomics analysis at scale.[5] The Boston Globe selected him among the top innovators in Massachusetts and the Boston Business Journal selected him among the Health Care Champions for his innovations.[6]

He has also served as an associate editor for ACS Nano an international forum for the communication of comprehensive articles on nanoscience and nanotechnology research at the interfaces of chemistry, biology, materials science, physics, and engineering.[7] He is widely recognized as leader in the field of nanomedicine and drug delivery.[8][9][10][11]

In 2016, he was the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.[12] He was also elected in the National Academy of Inventors in 2018.[13]

  1. ^ "Omid C. Farokhzad: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  2. ^ Wall Street Journal (2013-05-30), Welcome to the Era of Nanomedicine, retrieved 2019-03-25
  3. ^ "Omid C. Farokhzad, MD - DF/HCC". www.dfhcc.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  4. ^ IINE (2014-12-03), GDA 2014 Honoree: Dr. Omid Farokhzad, retrieved 2019-03-25
  5. ^ "Management Team | Seer, Inc".
  6. ^ "Top innovators in Massachusetts - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  7. ^ "Editorial Board". pubs.acs.org. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  8. ^ Venule endothelial cell genes and uses thereof, retrieved 2019-04-19
  9. ^ High-throughput synthesis of nanoparticles, retrieved 2019-04-19
  10. ^ Research, American Association for Cancer (2016-11-04). "Q&A: Omid Farokhzad on Nanomedicine in Cancer". Cancer Discovery. 6 (12): 1300. doi:10.1158/2159-8290.CD-ND2016-007. ISSN 2159-8274. PMID 27815294.
  11. ^ Farokhzad, Omid C.; Langer, Robert (2009-01-27). "Impact of Nanotechnology on Drug Delivery". ACS Nano. 3 (1): 16–20. doi:10.1021/nn900002m. ISSN 1936-0851. PMID 19206243.
  12. ^ "Eight Iranian Americans Awarded the 2016 Ellis Island Medal of Honor". PAAIA. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  13. ^ "Fellows List - National Academy of Inventors". academyofinventors.org. Retrieved 2019-04-14.