Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

Project leader, SFB TRR225 Biofabrication Consortium                                                   5.2024-now

• Lead a 40.000 € project to 3D print neural tissues using hiPSC-derived neural cells.

• Coordinated with 20+ principal investigators and presented findings.

• Successfully integrated conductive bioinks to improve neural tissue functionality.

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Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA

Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher, lab of Professor Sarah Heilshorn                        4.2023-10.2023

• Facilitated knowledge transfer between Germany and USA through BaCaTeC.

• Collaborative project on 3D printing of stem cell-derived neural cells with conductive hydrogels.

• Successfully managed project stages, presented findings, and authored detailed reports.

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Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

Postdoctoral Researcher, lab of Professor Felix B. Engel                                                 2.2021-now

• Supervised students and collaborated on interdisciplinary projects.

• Conducted preclinical in vivo experiments, advancing cardiac and bone tissue engineering.

• Delivered lectures on 3D bioprinting and Tissue Engineering, and Basics of Biomaterials.

• Secured 100.000 € in research grants and published multiple high-impact papers.

 

Project leader, IZKF ELAN grant                                                                                 7.2021-12.2022

• Directed a 60.000 € project on vascularizing collagen-based engineered tissues.

• Managed a team of researchers, including 1 technician and 3 student assistants.

 

Doctoral degree researcher (Ph.D.), lab of Professor Felix B. Engel                           1.2017-2.2021

• Published 7 papers (5 first-author), including 2 in Advanced Functional Materials.

• Publication Award for Young Scientists from IZKF, recognizing the highest-rated research.

• Congress travel scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD.

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Keele University, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, UK

Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Early-Stage-Researcher, Lab of Professor Alicia El Haj    7.2016-12.2016

• Developed a method to conjugate iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles with anti-VEGFR2 to stimulate hMSCs in a magnetic bioreactor.

• Advanced understanding of mechanical stimulation in cell differentiation processes.

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Uppsala University, Polymer Chemistry, Uppsala, Sweden

Research Scholar, Lab of Professor Jöns Hilborn                                                           8.2015-7.2016

• Engineered decellularized pericardial matrix hydrogels doped with chemically modified carbon nanotubes.

• Comprehended polymer chemistry and conjugation chemistry focusing on macromolecules.

• Secured a research scholarship from the Iran Ministry of Science and Technology ($8.400).

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Alborz Tissue Science Co., Tehran, Iran

R&D Director                                                                                                                  10.2014-6.2015

• Finalized knowledge transfer, established production protocols, and oversaw cleanroom construction.

• Trained technicians and led R&D for bioimplants (bone implants, heart valves, amniotic membranes).