Sam Sofer
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Sam Sofer (born 1945) is an Iranian-born American scientist who specializes in biological processes and bioreactor design, with applications in medicine, energy, and the environment. He is the creator of biological air and water cleaners that use immobilized cell technology, and of various biomedical instruments and test protocols related to boosting the immune system to fight disease.
Sofer was born Samir Salim Sofer, in Tehran, Iran. He attended the American Community School for his primary and secondary education.
Education
Upon secondary school graduation Sofer attended the University of Utah, where he earned an Honors Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. Sofer went on to get a Masters of Engineering from Texas A & M University, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. His PhD dissertation was titled 'Continuous production of drug metabolites by insolubilized hepatic microsomal oxidase'.[1]