Scientist project staff
cleveland clinic foundation
Dr. Dadgar is fundamentally a dedicated and curious scientist interested in developing novel diagnostic technologies and platforms for cell cultivation and analysis, drug discovery, and treatment of human disease. She has diverse engineering experiences in Iran and both Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic. Through her lab experiences, she has cultivated various skills in stem cell research and differentiation. Due to her expertise, she currently operates and oversees the basic and translational science lab for the Cole Eye institute at Cleveland Clinic. She has developed protocols for the isolation and cultivation of organoids from the liver, small intestine, colon, lung, pancreatic, and skin tissue from diseased and healthy patients. Prior to her move to Cleveland Clinic and Organoid Solutions, Dr. Dadgar conducted research in Physiology and Biomedical Engineering on novel microfluidic platforms for cultivating, maintaining, and analyzing primary cancer biopsies with a focus on personalized medicine. Prior to that, she was a research associate at the Pasteur Institute of Iran in the Pilot Department of Nanobiotechnology from 2011 to 2013. Dr. Dadgar holds a BS in horticulture engineering from the Bu-Ali Sina University, an MS in agricultural engineering from the Islamic Azad University, and a PhD in cellular and molecular biology from the Islamic Azad University.
