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Dr. Hossein Zargartalebi
SCIENCE INNOVATOR IN PRECISION MEDICINE
“A breakthrough in biosensing technology has the potential to unleash the next era of disease detection, prevention, and real-time monitoring — transforming healthcare, advancing research, and saving millions of lives.”
Dr. Hossein Zargartalebi is a biotech innovator and entrepreneur developing next-generation wearable and implantable biosensors that monitor protein biomarkers in real time, inside the body. His work enables continuous tracking of inflammation, diabetes, heart failure, and other chronic conditions — opening the door to earlier diagnosis, personalized treatment, and adaptive care.
He is an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University, where he works under the supervision of Prof. Shana Kelley. He began his postdoctoral research at the University of Toronto before transitioning to Northwestern to further expand his work in biosensor innovation. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Calgary, where he developed diagnostic tools for cancer and COVID-19.
Dr. Zargartalebi has received numerous awards for his research, which has been published in over 20 leading journals and featured in major media outlets. He is also an active mentor and is passionate about bridging academic science and real-world healthcare innovation — transforming how we detect and understand disease — not after it happens, but as it unfolds.
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