Malihe-Sadat Poormasjedi-Meibod
University of British Columbia, Canada
Biography
Malihe is a second year PhD student in the Experimental Medicine Program under the supervision of Dr. Aziz Ghahary. She has joined the Burn & Wound Healing Laboratory in January 2011 after obtaining her Masters degree in Biotechnology form University of Tehran, Iran. Malihe’s project focuses on incorporating anti-fibrotic drugs into nanofibers in order to develop novel bioactive wound care products to treat dermal fibrosis. Malihe has expertise in protein purification and characterization, monoclonal and polyclonal antibody production and characterization, PCR, Western blotting and cell culture. In her free time, Malihe is volunteering as the president of Canadian Biomaterial Society student chapter. She also enjoys painting and outdoor activities.
