Adah Almutairi (Arabic: غادة المطيري; born November 1, 1976) is a scientist and professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Her work focuses on nanomedicine, nanotechnology, chemistry and polymer science.
Adah Almutairi | |
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 Adah Almutairi in 2013 | |
| Born | November 1, 1976 |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) |
| Known for | Pharmaceutical sciences and nanomedicine |
| Awards | NIH Director's New Innovator Award (2009)[1] |
Early life and education
editAlmutairi was born on November 1, 1976, in Portland, Oregon, United States to Saudi parents.[2]
Academic career
editShe obtained her Ph.D. in materials chemistry from University of California, Riverside, with a focus on electron delocalization and molecular structure in 2005. She completed her postdoctoral studies in chemistry and chemical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, from 2005 to 2008. At Berkeley, Almutairi worked with Jean Fréchet where she developed several nanoprobes for in vivo molecular imaging.[3][4] She joined the University of California, San Diego in 2008. Almutairi is a Board of Trustees Member with the Future Investment Initiative.[5]
Awards and Honors
editAlmutairi received the NIH Director's New Innovator Award in 2009.[1] She is a 2016 Kavli Fellow [6] and 2023 TAKREEM Laureate.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "NIH Director's New Innovator Award - 2009 New Innovator Award Recipients". commonfund.nih.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-04-05.
- ^ Piercey, Judy. "What's New at Founders' Day 2012". ucsdnews.
- ^ "Principal investigator | Laboratory for Bioresponsive Materials in Therapy & Imaging - PI: Adah Almutairi". almutairi.ucsd.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ^ Almutairi, Adah. "Academic achievements/education". pharmacy.ucsd. Archived from the original on 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ^ "Professor Adah Almutairi". FII Institute.
- ^ "334 Young Scientists to Participate in 2016 Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposia of the National Academy of Sciences" (Press release). National Academy of Sciences. November 12, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "LAUREATES 2023". TAKREEM AMERICA. Retrieved February 29, 2024.