Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
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Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, possibly Amiri-Moghadam, (born 1971) is a Norwegian-Iran
ian neuroscientist
and human rights
advocate.
Amiry-Moghaddam spent his first few years in the city of Kerman
about 1000 kilometers south-east of Tehran
in Iran. He arrived in Norway as a refugee of minor age, via Pakistan
in 1985.
Amiry-Moghaddam completed his medical studies in 1996 at the University of Oslo
, and later obtained a PhD
at the Center for Neuroscience and Molecular Biology in that university. In 2004, he received the King's gold medal for the best medical doctorate at the University of Oslo. Amiry-Moghaddam has been a collaborator to Peter Agre
, who received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2003. Amiry-Moghaddam spent one year as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School
in 2006.
Amiry-Moghaddam was awarded the Anders Jahre
medicine prize for young scientists in 2008, He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
.
Amiry-Moghaddam is well-known as a defender of human rights. He received the Norwegian Amnesty International
's human rights prize in 2007 for his work against the human rights violations in Iran.
Today he works as a group leader at the Center for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience at the University of Oslo. He is also co-founder and spokesperson for the NGO Iran Human Rights
(http://iranhr.net) which monitors the violations of human rights in Iran.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian neuroscientist
Neuroscientist
A neuroscientist is an individual who studies the scientific field of neuroscience or any of its related sub-fields...
and human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
advocate.
Amiry-Moghaddam spent his first few years in the city of Kerman
Kerman
- Geological characteristics :For the Iranian paleontologists, Kerman has always been considered a fossil paradise. Finding new dinosaur footprints in 2005 has now revealed new hopes for paleontologists to better understand the history of this area.- Economy :...
about 1000 kilometers south-east of Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
in Iran. He arrived in Norway as a refugee of minor age, via Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in 1985.
Amiry-Moghaddam completed his medical studies in 1996 at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
, and later obtained a PhD
PHD
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at the Center for Neuroscience and Molecular Biology in that university. In 2004, he received the King's gold medal for the best medical doctorate at the University of Oslo. Amiry-Moghaddam has been a collaborator to Peter Agre
Peter Agre
Peter Agre is an American medical doctor, professor, and molecular biologist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of aquaporins. Aquaporins are water-channel proteins that move water molecules through the cell membrane...
, who received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2003. Amiry-Moghaddam spent one year as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
in 2006.
Amiry-Moghaddam was awarded the Anders Jahre
Anders Jahre
Anders August Jahre was a Norwegian shipping magnate. Jahre was educated in law, and worked as a lawyer in Sandefjord from 1916 until 1928. Meanwhile he was also involved in the whaling industry, and he founded the whaling company A/S Kosmos in 1928, operating out of Sandefjord...
medicine prize for young scientists in 2008, He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
.
Amiry-Moghaddam is well-known as a defender of human rights. He received the Norwegian Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
's human rights prize in 2007 for his work against the human rights violations in Iran.
Today he works as a group leader at the Center for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience at the University of Oslo. He is also co-founder and spokesperson for the NGO Iran Human Rights
Iran Human Rights
is an international non-profit human rights organization founded probably in 2007. The main focus of Iran Human Rights is human rights violations such as death penalty in genereal and death penalty to minor offenders in particular in Iran. Delara Darabi, , , and Sakineh Ashtiani are among the...
(http://iranhr.net) which monitors the violations of human rights in Iran.