Parinaz Fathi

Parinaz is a National Physical Science Consortium graduate fellow and Bioengineering Ph.D. candidate at the University of Illinois, co-advised by Professor Dipanjan Pan and Dr. Mandy Esch. She received her B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland, and her M.S. degree in bioengineering from the University of Illinois. Her research focuses on developing biodegradable nanoparticles for bioimaging and cancer therapy, as well as developing microfluidic organ-on-a-chip models to evaluate nanoparticle-tissue interactions. Outside of research, Parinaz enjoys practicing calligraphy, conducting STEM outreach and creating scientific art.