Mehrzad is a PhD student at COMPASS group. she has received a Master degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Nanotechnology at Sharif University of Technology in Iran She worked as a research fellow in the 3B’s Research Group (Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics) and afterwards at the Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology (CNC) more specific UC-Biotech for the total of one year and half. She has knowledge and experience working on synthesis and characterization of organic and nonorganic nanoparticles, synthesis library of photoactivable polymers, novel mRNA delivery systems. In her free time, she enjoys travelling, hiking in the nature, listening to music and watching movies as well as TV-series.