Ashkan Emadi
University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
Biography
Dr. Emadi received his M.D. at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He developed novel methodologies for the regiospecific synthesis of multiple naphthoquinone derivatives related to the natural product conocurvone, and was granted “Highest Standards of Academic Achievement Award”. Following completion of his Ph.D., he completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky and the University of Cincinnati, respectively. Subsequently, Dr. Emadi was trained in Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship Program at Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Emadi joined the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center as an Associate Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at the University of Maryland School Of Medicine and serves as Director of the ACGME-accredited Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Program. He previously served as medical officer at the Division of Hematology Products (DHP), United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and as visiting scientist at Division of Adult Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Emadi has experience and in-depth understanding of the multiple aspects of cancer drug development including basic organic chemistry and molecular synthesis, in vitro and in vivo studies, and all phases of clinical trials as well as regulatory science.
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