Azam AliProfessor Azam Ali is Director of the Centre for Bioengineering and Nanomedicine, Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand. He is an internationally recognized biomaterial scientist, has strong research and teaching expertise in biomaterials and biomedical engineering. He obtained his PhD in biomaterials Science and engineering (2000) from USM. He worked at the Crown Research Institute (AgResearch, the largest New Zealand Govt. Research Organisation) as a senior scientist and research leader (2003-2013). He joined the University of Otago (UoO) in 2013 as director of the Centre for Bioengineering and Nanomedicine. He has secured many national/International grants, worth NZ$12.5 million for 20+ projects. He has been leading (director) the bioengineering academic program at UoO, since 2014. He has published over 140 refereed articles, holds 24 Patents (21 granted as full patents), invented 6 medical devices (commercializing over 23 countries worldwide), and 12 Book chapters. He served as editor-in-chief (J. Mat Sci. & Eng.), and editorial board member of Bioactive Materials. Read More Read Less