Sarah Moradi Fard

Sarah Moradi Fard has a wealth of work experience. Sarah began their career in 2004 as a Food Quality Control Lab Technician at the Iranian Standard Institute. In 2008, they took on a volunteer role as a Medical Laboratory Technician at Alia Clinic. In 2009, they became a Medical Sales Representative at MIST International for Medical Services. During their time there, they were responsible for selling the company's products, identifying leads, conducting hands-on instrumentation workshops, and providing customer support to existing customers. In 2010, they joined the University of Calgary as a Teaching and Mentorship and Research Assistant-PhD Candidate. In 2016, they took on a volunteer role as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the National University of Science and Technology Oman. Finally, in 2017, they began working as a Senior Biochemistry Researcher and Senior Molecular Biology Scientist at the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute. During their time there, they were nominated by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology to receive a 3-year Alberta Cancer Foundation post-doctoral fellowship plus a $20K research allowance. Sarah also cloned and engineered recombinant proteins, engineered and designed epitope-tagged, biotinylated, and chemically labeled proteins, and managed, designed, and optimized molecular research projects. In 2022, they began working as an Antibody Engineering Scientist II at Glyphic Biotechnologies.

Sarah Moradi Fard has an extensive education history. Sarah obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Cellular and Molecular Biology- Microbiology from Alzahra University between 2000 and 2004. Sarah then went on to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Cellular and Molecular Biology- Cancer Biology at the University of Calgary, which they completed in 2015. In addition to their degrees, Sarah has obtained numerous certifications, including Verified International Academic Qualifications from World Education Services in August 2022, Learning Spaces and Digital Pedagogy from the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning at the University of Calgary in May 2022, Theories and Practices: Postdoctoral Scholars from the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning at the University of Calgary in April 2022, Health Canada Division 5 from CITI Program in March 2022, Emerging Teachers Development: Postdoctoral Scholars from the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning at the University of Calgary in January 2022, SoTL Foundations: Postdoctoral Scholars from the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning at the University of Calgary in January 2022, Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans Course on Research Ethics (TCPS 2: CORE) from the Government of Canada in January 2022, Canada GCP from CITI Program in January 2022, and Pragmatic Clinical Trials from Alberta Health Services.