Tara has devoted her academic and professional careers to studying biological systems and applying natural principles in the service of creating biologically inspired technologies. A multidisciplinary scientist, she worked in different disciplines in Biotech, in tissue engineering, genetic engineering, molecular and developmental biology, stem cell research, and regenerative medicine. She is also the author of the Springer book titled “Molecular Mechanisms of Autonomy in Biological Systems by the Relativity of Code, Energy, and Mass.” Dr. Karimi received her DVM (Doctor in Veterinary Medicine) & PhD in Biochemistry from Shiraz University; her Postdoc in Tissue Engineering from University of South Carolina; and Postdoc in Stem Cell Programming from Tulane University.