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Sogand Golshahian
Organisation
University of British Columbia
Country
Canada

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Biography

I am a Master of Applied Science (MASc) student at the University of British Columbia (UBC), specializing in Biomedical Engineering. I am greatly interested in biomedical research, teaching, and curriculum development, and I am always keen to learn new things! I would also like to acknowledge that I am currently residing on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

The Heart Disease You’ve Never Heard Of, and the Blood Test That Could Stop It - Sogand Golshahian

University of British Columbia

This research seeks blood-based biomarkers that predict which people infected with Chagas disease will later develop life-threatening cardiomyopathy. By analysing immune proteins in blood samples from Bolivia, it aims to enable earlier diagnosis, targeted monitoring, and preventative treatment, offering a model for predicting and preventing many chronic diseases before irreversible damage occurs.