In the last year of my bachelor's, I interned at Vista Gene Enzyme Company. There, I learned lab procedures and enzyme production using microorganisms, working with techniques like gene sequencing and nucleic acid extraction. Later, I Interned at the Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (LBB) with Dr. Masoudi-Nejad conducting bulk RNA-sequencing and analyzing gene expression between normal and cancer cells under his supervision.

Studying courses like molecular genetics and immunology introduced me to gene therapy and personalized medicine. Also, programming courses changed my perspective, teaching me critical thinking and utilizing different programming languages like Python, C++, and R.

Equipped with skills in biotechnology and computer science, I became a teaching assistant for multiple courses and strengthen my presentation skills through team projects on different biological and computational subjects. To broaden my knowledge, I self-studied topics like machine learning and AI. I'm fascinated by how these technologies can solve problems in medicine and biology, potentially leading to breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment. In an undergraduate research project under supervision of Dr. Fotuhi, I learned how neural networks can help us to predict DNA-transcription factor binding using transcriptomics. I've learned about neural network architectures and genomic data analysis, gaining proficiency in the entire pipeline from raw data to predictive models.