She received her Ph.D. and master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2008 and 2003, respectively, and bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 1999. Her group at the Micro/NanoScale Biotic/Abiotic Systems Engineering Laboratory has research focus on the interface between biological and synthetic systems (or bio-hybrid engineering) at the micro and nanoscale. Her current research projects can be divided in two categories: (1) Developing bio-hybrid engineered systems in which biological components are utilized for actuation, sensing, communication, and control. (2) Studying mechanism of adhesion, motility and sensing in cells or unicellular microorganisms.