Dr. Farhad Shiri

Dr. Farhad Shiri completed his Master’s degree from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran in Mechanical Engineering in 2013. He then pursued a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah, graduating in 2020 under the supervision of Dr. Bruce Gale. His doctoral research primarily focused on the separation and characterization of bioparticles using microfluidics-based techniques. After graduating, he joined Dr. Rutter's lab as a postdoctoral research associate where he worked on the development of a high throughput metabolite transport assay system.

In 2022, Dr. Shiri joined Dr. Soper's research group as a Process Engineer. Currently, he works on the design, modification, characterization, and fabrication of microstructures and nanostructures in a variety of materials including thermoplastics and silicon. He is overseeing the operation of the Jenoptik HEX03 hot embosser and Arburg injection molding machine, which are used to replicate thermoplastic-based micro/nanofluidic devices. He is collaborating with various research teams in CBM2, assisting them in the development of integrated and modular mixed-scale micro/nanofluidic systems with structures down to around 30 nm for a wide range of applications. The applications include the isolation of liquid biopsy markers, including circulating tumor cells and extracellular vesicles, and label-free detection and identification of single molecules like RNAs, DNAs, peptides, nucleotides, etc. for medical diagnostics such as the diagnosis of stroke and various forms of cancer.