Abass Alavi Editor & Author

Sara Harsini is an Iranian board-certified Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging physician graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Her research focuses on molecular imaging, molecular oncology, positron emission tomography and immunology. She has won several national and international awards in both educational and research fields, is a member of various scientific organizations and has authored numerous journal publications.

 

Abass Alavi is an Iranian-American physician-scientist specializing in the field of molecular imaging, most notably the imaging modality of positron emission tomography (PET). In August 1976, he became the first to perform human PET studies of the brain and whole body using the radiotracer [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). Alavi is a Professor of Radiology and Neurology, as well as Director of Research Education at the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Radiology. He has authored over 2,900 publications and won numerous awards and distinctions, including the highest distinctions in nuclear medicine: the Society of Nuclear Medicine’s Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award and Cassen Prize, and honorary degrees from the University of Bologna, the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and Shiraz University in Iran. He also received the de Hevesy Award from the Society of Nuclear Medicine for his pioneering work in the development of positron emission tomography. He is an internationally respected expert on modern imaging techniques and clinical applications of PET imaging for the detection of cancer, as well as on neurological, cardiovascular, and infectious disorders.


Nima Rezaei, an Iranian scientist, is a Professor of Clinical Immunology at Children's Medical Center, and Vice Dean of International Affairs in the School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. He is the mastermind behind and founder and current President of the Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN). Rezaei is known for his research in primary immunodeficiencies, characterization and treatment. He has authored more than 750 publications, and has received several awards in his research and scientific areas as well as educational work.