I’m sure each one of you here had watched Steve Jobs commencement speech
watched Steve Jobs commencement speech
watched Steve Jobs commencement speech and Stanford one thing that stayed with
and Stanford one thing that stayed with
and Stanford one thing that stayed with me was you cannot connect the dots
me was you cannot connect the dots
me was you cannot connect the dots looking forward you can only connect
looking forward you can only connect
looking forward you can only connect them looking backwards I was a medical
them looking backwards I was a medical
them looking backwards I was a medical student with aspirations of being a
student with aspirations of being a
student with aspirations of being a doctor to heal pain but at the end of
doctor to heal pain but at the end of
doctor to heal pain but at the end of the first year I dropped out and changed
the first year I dropped out and changed
the first year I dropped out and changed my degree after much thought I decided
my degree after much thought I decided
my degree after much thought I decided to become a petrochemical engineer
to become a petrochemical engineer
to become a petrochemical engineer totally different I wish I could tell
totally different I wish I could tell
totally different I wish I could tell you that I was a genius who started
you that I was a genius who started
you that I was a genius who started watching documentaries about
watching documentaries about
watching documentaries about nanotechnology fibers or dreaming of
nanotechnology fibers or dreaming of
nanotechnology fibers or dreaming of them who even dreams about that but like
them who even dreams about that but like
them who even dreams about that but like many ordinary people I found my passion
many ordinary people I found my passion
many ordinary people I found my passion for nanotechnology the day I started
for nanotechnology the day I started
for nanotechnology the day I started working with it at the time a UB had the
working with it at the time a UB had the
working with it at the time a UB had the first nanotech lab in the region and I
first nanotech lab in the region and I
first nanotech lab in the region and I was really curious about that field so I
was really curious about that field so I
was really curious about that field so I joined that team with lots of day and
joined that team with lots of day and
joined that team with lots of day and might shift in the lab it was not
might shift in the lab it was not
might shift in the lab it was not glamorous it was definitely not
glamorous it was definitely not
glamorous it was definitely not action-packed but look it was the start
action-packed but look it was the start
action-packed but look it was the start of a love that began to grow over the
of a love that began to grow over the
of a love that began to grow over the past couple of years an idea came to
past couple of years an idea came to
past couple of years an idea came to mind
mind
mind why not merge my initial interest and
why not merge my initial interest and
why not merge my initial interest and Madison was the work I’m doing right now
Madison was the work I’m doing right now
Madison was the work I’m doing right now so I set out my mind write a proposal
so I set out my mind write a proposal
so I set out my mind write a proposal and presented to my advisors their
and presented to my advisors their
and presented to my advisors their answer to me that day was it was
answer to me that day was it was
answer to me that day was it was unfeasible engineering-wise was this a
unfeasible engineering-wise was this a
unfeasible engineering-wise was this a failure on my part
failure on my part
failure on my part did I miss calculate somewhere in my
did I miss calculate somewhere in my
did I miss calculate somewhere in my head ideas were spinning but if you
head ideas were spinning but if you
head ideas were spinning but if you can’t convince your research advisor the
can’t convince your research advisor the
can’t convince your research advisor the one who taught you
one who taught you
one who taught you you know in the first place you
you know in the first place you
you know in the first place you certainly begin to question yourself but
certainly begin to question yourself but
certainly begin to question yourself but being stubborn I decided to pursue that
being stubborn I decided to pursue that
being stubborn I decided to pursue that idea if I have the slightest chance
idea if I have the slightest chance
idea if I have the slightest chance I want to grasp it and isn’t that what
I want to grasp it and isn’t that what
I want to grasp it and isn’t that what research is all about what I realized is
research is all about what I realized is
research is all about what I realized is that you can with the research you can
that you can with the research you can
that you can with the research you can and this is what I wanted to do so I
and this is what I wanted to do so I
and this is what I wanted to do so I held on to that idea and pushed myself
held on to that idea and pushed myself
held on to that idea and pushed myself to work on developing it into reality
to work on developing it into reality
to work on developing it into reality and here’s where it all changed so I
and here’s where it all changed so I
and here’s where it all changed so I moved on to my family’s Chalet chilled
moved on to my family’s Chalet chilled
moved on to my family’s Chalet chilled up the beach and ideas kept popping into
up the beach and ideas kept popping into
up the beach and ideas kept popping into my head if only life was like movies it
my head if only life was like movies it
my head if only life was like movies it would be perfect what I actually did was
would be perfect what I actually did was
would be perfect what I actually did was sell lots of what I owned rented
sell lots of what I owned rented
sell lots of what I owned rented virtually and turn it into a full
virtually and turn it into a full
virtually and turn it into a full chemical engineering laboratory my
chemical engineering laboratory my
chemical engineering laboratory my parents thought I might have gone crazy
parents thought I might have gone crazy
parents thought I might have gone crazy they even wanted to send me to a
they even wanted to send me to a
they even wanted to send me to a psychologist some of my friends did as
psychologist some of my friends did as
psychologist some of my friends did as well but I was persistent 10 months had
well but I was persistent 10 months had
well but I was persistent 10 months had passed I was living between four walls
passed I was living between four walls
passed I was living between four walls of my mini lab with no results day after
of my mini lab with no results day after
of my mini lab with no results day after day was negative answers I began to
day was negative answers I began to
day was negative answers I began to believe I had failed I even start
believe I had failed I even start
believe I had failed I even start questioning myself what the heck were
questioning myself what the heck were
questioning myself what the heck were you thinking about this idea might not
you thinking about this idea might not
you thinking about this idea might not even be achievable at first I chose to
even be achievable at first I chose to
even be achievable at first I chose to give up I thought that a different goal
give up I thought that a different goal
give up I thought that a different goal is not worth the effort
is not worth the effort
is not worth the effort but before surrendering I wanted to try
but before surrendering I wanted to try
but before surrendering I wanted to try one last thing I might as well do what
one last thing I might as well do what
one last thing I might as well do what every lab researcher likes to do shock
every lab researcher likes to do shock
every lab researcher likes to do shock things into submission so I applied
things into submission so I applied
things into submission so I applied 40,000 volt to the polymer I’m working
40,000 volt to the polymer I’m working
40,000 volt to the polymer I’m working with
with
with and something changed I was able to
and something changed I was able to
and something changed I was able to scale up that nanotechnology thousand
scale up that nanotechnology thousand
scale up that nanotechnology thousand times what was something I thought to be
times what was something I thought to be
times what was something I thought to be a failure turned out to be my biggest
a failure turned out to be my biggest
a failure turned out to be my biggest success and now I thought it was the
success and now I thought it was the
success and now I thought it was the failure of my life but it was my plan a
failure of my life but it was my plan a
failure of my life but it was my plan a and I can’t shift anymore the basis of
and I can’t shift anymore the basis of
and I can’t shift anymore the basis of the snap of this invention as to
the snap of this invention as to
the snap of this invention as to hardness nanotechnology as means to
hardness nanotechnology as means to
hardness nanotechnology as means to apply petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals
apply petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals
apply petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals toward an early textile so I was able to
toward an early textile so I was able to
toward an early textile so I was able to transform any wearable clothes and to
transform any wearable clothes and to
transform any wearable clothes and to waterproof breathable and the
waterproof breathable and the
waterproof breathable and the antibacterial phase that delivers
antibacterial phase that delivers
antibacterial phase that delivers medicine from the inside for different
medicine from the inside for different
medicine from the inside for different health issues like wound burns
health issues like wound burns
health issues like wound burns especially third-degree burns diabeetus
especially third-degree burns diabeetus
especially third-degree burns diabeetus ulcers and muscle strain and this is
ulcers and muscle strain and this is
ulcers and muscle strain and this is done through the impregnation of a drug
done through the impregnation of a drug
done through the impregnation of a drug delivery system inside the Nano fibers
delivery system inside the Nano fibers
delivery system inside the Nano fibers that delivered the medication and
that delivered the medication and
that delivered the medication and extract the accident through the right
extract the accident through the right
extract the accident through the right moisture vapor transmission rate and
moisture vapor transmission rate and
moisture vapor transmission rate and reality imagine there’s lots of nano
reality imagine there’s lots of nano
reality imagine there’s lots of nano fibers on your t-shirt and there’s drugs
fibers on your t-shirt and there’s drugs
fibers on your t-shirt and there’s drugs inside and some micro tunnels that
inside and some micro tunnels that
inside and some micro tunnels that remove secretions of the wound without
remove secretions of the wound without
remove secretions of the wound without having to remove the bandage itself and
having to remove the bandage itself and
having to remove the bandage itself and risk infection as simple as that but
risk infection as simple as that but
risk infection as simple as that but like all researchers I have bigger ideas
like all researchers I have bigger ideas
like all researchers I have bigger ideas in mind my goal is more than a half a
in mind my goal is more than a half a
in mind my goal is more than a half a tonne machine that heals and so my
tonne machine that heals and so my
tonne machine that heals and so my colleagues and I said to do just that we
colleagues and I said to do just that we
colleagues and I said to do just that we started initially with electro spun
started initially with electro spun
started initially with electro spun surgical mesh for heaney repair and
surgical mesh for heaney repair and
surgical mesh for heaney repair and micro engineered synthetic vascular
micro engineered synthetic vascular
micro engineered synthetic vascular graft for coronary bypass the importance
graft for coronary bypass the importance
graft for coronary bypass the importance of nano fibers resides in the fact that
of nano fibers resides in the fact that
of nano fibers resides in the fact that that can create scaffolds
that can create scaffolds
that can create scaffolds of different body tissue and organs and
of different body tissue and organs and
of different body tissue and organs and biomimetic blood vessel networks
biomimetic blood vessel networks
biomimetic blood vessel networks allowing cells to grow within layers of
allowing cells to grow within layers of
allowing cells to grow within layers of the support system and self arranged
the support system and self arranged
the support system and self arranged into the anticipated configuration what
into the anticipated configuration what
into the anticipated configuration what I was doing is contributing to the
I was doing is contributing to the
I was doing is contributing to the future of medicine but I was doing it
future of medicine but I was doing it
future of medicine but I was doing it with an idea that was at first a failed
with an idea that was at first a failed
with an idea that was at first a failed idea each failure
idea each failure
idea each failure each disappointment made me who I am
each disappointment made me who I am
each disappointment made me who I am today I never aspired to dream big as
today I never aspired to dream big as
today I never aspired to dream big as big as I do now and I can’t imagine
big as I do now and I can’t imagine
big as I do now and I can’t imagine where failure may lead I’m sure to a
where failure may lead I’m sure to a
where failure may lead I’m sure to a bigger goal what we should always think
bigger goal what we should always think
bigger goal what we should always think about is that even your biggest failure
about is that even your biggest failure
about is that even your biggest failure can result to a bigger success thank you
can result to a bigger success thank you
can result to a bigger success thank you [Applause]
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