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 Adah Almutairi is a Saudi Arabian scientist who was born in the United States. Her work focuses on nanomedicine, nanotechnology, chemistry and polymer science. She is known for discovering a way in which, a new photon particle could cure and diagnose diseases without the need of a surgery.[1] Almutairi received NIH director’s new innovator award in 2009[2] for her project “Chemically Amplified
Response Strategies for Medical Sciences”.[3]



Biography

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Early life & Education

Almutairi was born in Portland, Oregon, US.[4] She studied high school in Saudi Arabia in the British International School Of Jeddah, before moving to Los Angeles in 1997 to complete her higher education.[5] She graduated from occidental college with a Bachelors degree in chemistry in 2000. She obtained her Ph.D. in materials chemistry from University of California, Riverside, with a focus on electron delocalization and molecular structure in 2005. She also took her Postdoctoral Studies in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in University of California, Berkeley, from 2005 to 2008.[6] She joined University of California, San Diego in 2008, and has been there ever since, as the director of excellence in Nanomedicine. She is also a member of the departments of NanoEngineering, and Radiology in University of California, San Diego. prior to her move to University of California, San Diego , Almutairi worked with professor Jean Fréchet in University of California, Berkeley to develop several nanoprobes for in vivo imaging.[7]


Contribution

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Almutairi has contributed throughout her career to Pharmaceutical Sciences. here are some of her contribution:

* Introduced the first polymeric nanoparticle to release drug in response to Concentrations of hydrogen peroxide characteristic of inflammation.

* Developed the first near infrared-degradable polymer, which enables Precise remotely controlled delivery of molecules.

* Created an activatable MRI agent with unprecedented contrast between “on” and “off” states.

*Designed a polymeric nanoparticle that enables delivery to the cytosol by rapid degradation upon exposure to mild acid.[8]


Awards & honors

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Al mutairi has achieved several awards for her contribution to science and medicine including:

NIH director's new innovator Award in 2009.[9]

phRMA foundation award in 2009.

Thiema chemistry journal award in 2009.

Young Investigator Award, World Biomaterials Congress, Chengdu, China in 2012.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/feature/whats_new_at_founders_day_2012
  2. ^ https://commonfund.nih.gov/newinnovator/recipients09
  3. ^ https://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_description.cfm?icde=0&aid=7855815
  4. ^ Piercey, Judy. "What's New at Founders' Day 2012". ucsdnews.
  5. ^ http://arabic.arabianbusiness.com/special-reports/352831/19/
  6. ^ Almutairi, Adah. "Academic achievements/education". pharmacy.ucsd.
  7. ^ http://almutairi.ucsd.edu/principal-investigator
  8. ^ Almutairi, Adah. "Key contribution to pharmaceutical science". Pharmacy.ucsd/faculty.
  9. ^ https://commonfund.nih.gov/newinnovator/recipients09
  10. ^ Almutairi, Adah. "Academic Achievements/Awards&honors". pharmacy.ucsd.