#009 - How to build a smart wound dressing
- Author
- Shirosh Tissera
- Published
- Sat 11 Mar 2023
- Episode Link
- None
In this episode, Professor Akbari is an Associate Professor, at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria.
In addition, he is an entrepreneur and Chief Scientific Officer at 4M Biotech Ltd and a Senior board member at the Canadian Biomaterials Society, and Board Member Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME).
Previously, Professor Akbari was a research fellow at Harvard medical school. Today we will discuss how it all started and how Professor Akbari fell in love with, science and engineering. In addition, Professor Akbari will share with us some of the books that had greatly impacted his life
The main content of the week
- Professor Akbari tells us about growing up in Iran and the love of science from an early age. He goes on to discuss his motivations to start the PhD. program and move to Canada.
- Professor Akbari mentions some of the lessons learned during his Phd and things he would have done differently.
- Furthermore, Professor Akbari provides important advice for Phd students and Postdocs who are planning the next step of their careers.
Books referenced:
Projects by Professor Akbari:
- 4M Biotech: 4M Biotech addresses global health challenges through developing technology that lies at the interface of cellular biology, biomaterials, mechanical engineering, and AI. Our interdisciplinary team takes promising ideas and progresses them through research, development, and commercialization.- Read more
More about Professor Akbari
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- Linkedin - Click here to learn more
- Twitter - Click here
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