Marzieh Mirhashemi, PhD, MMSc, currently serves as a Business Development Consultant at BluMaiden Biosciences, specializing in lead generation and client engagement to drive business growth. Previously, at Charles River Laboratories, Marzieh excelled as a Research Scientist, overseeing preclinical studies and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results. At the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Marzieh managed a project focused on respiratory viral diagnostics and handled regulatory submissions. Marzieh's earlier roles include Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where three projects on metabolic and cardiovascular markers were led, and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Tufts University, conducting transcriptome analysis of Cryptosporidium parvum. Marzieh holds a PhD in Pathobiology/Infection Biology from University College Dublin, a Master's in Biomedical Diagnostics from Dublin City University, and a Bachelor's in Microbiology from Islamic Azad University, along with a PhD.MS in Clinical and Translational Science from Tufts University.