Neda Mazinani
Dr. Neda Mazinani earned her Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from IAU in 2018. She gained valuable hands-on experience working directly with patients in the community pharmacy setting. Her collaboration with pharmaceutical companies sparked her interest in biotechnology, leading her to pursue a Master of Medical Biotechnology (MMB) at the University of Windsor, which she completed in 2023.
Recently, Dr. Mazinani underwent extensive training in clinical epidemiology at Bright Health Science, where she developed expertise in conducting systematic reviews and performing meta-analyses. Her research interests encompass vaccine development, drug discovery, and clinical epidemiological studies across diverse populations.
Topics Learned
• Canada’s healthcare system
• Scientific writing (including search strategy and technical skills for writing)
• Introduction to epidemiology
• Research study design and PICO elements
• Data extraction
• Assessment of risk of bias (ROB II and ROBINS tools)
• Forest plot interpretation