Biomedical engineering student receives Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award

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Congratulations to Mohammadamir (Amir) Ghasemian Moghaddam, the 2025 recipient of the Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award.

This award was established in 2002 to recognize the remarkable contributions of a doctoral student who demonstrates outstanding academic and extracurricular leadership both within and outside of the university. Amir is a PhD student at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, whose research focuses on Polymer-DNA origami hybrid cancer vaccines. His work has been published in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews and Biofabrication and has received over $300,000 in competitive funding and scholarships.

Read more about this year’s recipient.

The University of Toronto Alumni Association also recognizes the finalists for the Adel Sedra Award as UTAA Graduate Scholars. 

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