IOVS 2026

Mahin Khatami
Mahin Khatami

National Institutes of Health, USA


Biography:

Dr. Mahin Khatami, originally from Tehran, Iran, moved to the USA in 1969. She holds advanced degrees in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from SUNY Buffalo and the University of Pennsylvania. She served as faculty at the Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, and later as a Program Director at the National Cancer Institute (NIH). Dr. Khatami is recognized for her significant contributions to research on inflammation, cancer, and ocular diseases. Her pioneering work established an early link between inflammation and tumor development. She has published extensively and played a key role in developing cancer biomarker standards and large clinical research initiatives.