I am currently a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Minnesota (UMN) under the supervision of Prof. Michael Kyba. My research focuses on the differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into teratomas in vivo, which contain a significant number of skeletal muscle stem cells. When transplanted into a mouse model of muscular dystrophy, these cells demonstrate remarkable functional potential by regenerating the majority of the tibialis anterior (TA) muscle with force-generating muscle fibers.

I hold a Ph.D. in Applied Cell Sciences (Cell Therapy) from Iran University of Medical Sciences, where I worked under the supervision of Dr. Mazaher Gholipour and Dr. Mahmoud Hashemi. My thesis was titled "The Effects of 3-Dimensional Decellularized Human Placenta Scaffold on Osteogenesis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Macrophage Polarization In Vitro and In Vivo." In this project, I investigated the use of a decellularized human placenta scaffold for the osteogenic differentiation of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSCs) in co-culture with macrophages, focusing on macrophage polarization. I further applied this scaffold, using Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSCs), to a rat calvarial defect model to explore bone regeneration.