Amir Sanati Nezhad
Assistant Professor
University of Calgary
Canada
Biography
Dr. Amir Sanati-Nezhad is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering with joint affiliation with the Biomedical Engineering Program and the Center of bioEngineering for Research and Education, at the Schulich School of Engineering, a member of HotchKiss Brain Institute, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, and Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute at the University of Calgary.
Research Interest
His laboratory is currently focused on the development of integrated bioinspired microdevices using microfluidics and tissue engineering approaches for disease modeling, biological systems modeling, and drug discovery. Another research interest of his group is to develop point-of-care devices for testing infectious diseases, and portable tools for detection of plant and food pathogens.