Sahar Mikaeeli

Ph.D. Candidate in Experimental Medicine with expertise in genetics, bioinformatics, and clinical research. Interested in utilizing multi-omics data to advance precision medicine and improve diagnostic tools. Seeking to apply skills to contribute to innovative healthcare solutions in biotechnology or pharmaceutical industries. Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.

• Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS) : Research funding, 2024-2027
• CIHR-ICRH Travel Award : $1,500 to attend the Canadian Respiratory Conference, 2024
• Meakins Studentship Award : $9,125/year, 2021 & 2022
• Young Researchers and Elite Club : Official Member (2012-2014)

• Genetics
• Respiratory Disease
• Clinical Studies
• Bioinformatics
• Translational Biology
• Digital Health
• Biomarkers

Sachan, V., Le Dévéhat, M., Roubtsova, A., Essalmani, R., Laurendeau, J.F., Garçon, D., Susan-Resiga, D., Duval, S., Mikaeeli, S., Hamelin, J., and Evagelidis, A. (2024). PCSK7: A novel regulator of apolipoprotein B and a potential target against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Metabolism, 150, p.155736. Eshaghian, T., Rabbani, B., Badv, R.S., Mikaeeli, S., Gharib, B., Iyadurai, S., and Mahdieh, N. (2023). COLQ-related congenital myasthenic syndrome: an integrative view. Neurogenetics, 24(3), pp.189-200. Mikaeeli, S., Doiron, D., Bourbeau, J., Li, P.Z., Aaron, S.H.D., Chapman, K., Hernandez, P., Maltais, F., Marciniuk, D.D., O'Donnell, D.E., Sin, D.D., Walker, B.L., Tan, W., Rousseau, S., and Ross, B.A. (October 2024). COPD Exacerbations, Air Pollutant Fluctuations, and Individual-Level Factors in the Pandemic Era. International Journal of COPD. (submitted). Mikaeeli, S., Abbaszadeh, Sh., Bourbeau, J. (2023). Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of Macrolides in animal models of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A pre-clinical systematic review. (In preparation). Master Thesis: PCSK7: A Potential Target for Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)(2019-2020). Supervisor: Dr. Nabil G. Seidah. Mahdieh, N., Mikaeeli, S., Tavasoli, A.R., Rezaei, Z., Maleki, M., and Rabbani, B. (2018). Genotype, phenotype and in silico pathogenicity analysis of HEXB mutations: Panel based sequencing for differential diagnosis of gangliosidosis. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 167, pp.43-53. Angaji, S.A., Mikaeeli, S., and Mikaeeli, S. (2017). shRNAs: A few keypoints about their applications.

• Statistics and R, edx Harvard University, Summer 2023
• Bioinformatics workshops for RNA-Seq, Canadian Bioinformatic workshops, Summer 2021
• Bioinformatics workshops for Epigenomics, Canadian Bioinformatic workshops, Summer 2021

Meakins-Christie Laboratories Research Day Conference , QC, Canada, April 2024. Canadian Respiratory Research Network (CRC) , ON, Canada, April 2024. Meakins-Christie Laboratories Work in Progress Seminar , QC, Canada, February 2024. Canadian Respiratory Research Network (CRRN) , ON, Canada, October 2023. Meakins-Christie Laboratories Research Day Conference , QC, Canada, June 2023. Meakins-Christie Laboratories Work in Progress Seminar, QC, Canada, September 2022. Meakins-Christie Laboratories Research Day Conference, QC, Canada, June 2022. Quebec Respiratory Health Research Network (QRHN) , QC, Canada, November 2023. IRCM Forum Conference , QC, Canada, October 2020. AMBGC Conference, Montreal, Canada, October 2020. IRCM Forum Conference, QC, Canada, June 2019. AMBGC Conference , Montreal, Canada, February 2019. Third International and Fifteenth Iranian Genetics Congress , May 2018. Annual Conference of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists , May 2017. Annual Conference of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists , May 2017. The American Society of Human Genetics Congress (ASHG) , October 2016. International Conference on Medicine, Public Health, and Biological Sciences (MPHBS) , 2016. Second International & Fourteenth Iranian Genetics Congress, May 2016.