Houchang Esfandiar Chehabi , Scholar of Iranian studies

Houchang Esfandiar Chehabi Ph.D is a scholar of Iranian studies at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University where he is Professor of International Relations and History Chehabi is Iranian-German and was born in Tehran, Iran. He is a former Harvard faculty member, as well as UCLA. He received his MA and DPhil from Yale University. His publications focus on Iran and…

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Mina J. Bissell Ph.D , An Iranian-American research biologist

Mina J. Bissell is an Iranian-American biologist known for her research on breast cancer. In particular, she has studied the effects of a cell microenvironment, including its extracellular matrix, on tissue function. Early life and education Bissell was born in Tehran, Iran and brought up in an educated and wealthy family. By the time she graduated…

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Hamid Akbari Ph.D. Esteemed member of community

Dr. Hamid Akbari has served in many executive positions including Dean of College of Business at Winona State University and School of Business at Carroll University. He has also served on many community boards, including as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Winona Community Foundation. Dr. Akbari received his Ph.D. in Business…

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