معرفی
Nima Tabatabaei is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Lassonde School of Engineering, York University. He serves as the Graduate Program Director. His research focuses on biomedical engineering, particularly in instrumentation of medical devices, optical microscopy, and photo-thermal technologies for diagnostic applications. Key interests include biomedical optics, AI-driven sensing, and early disease detection.
Research highlights include developing low-cost photo-thermal devices for point-of-care diagnostics, advanced optical coherence tomography (OCT) techniques for ophthalmic and dental applications, and optofluidic systems for imaging organisms like C. elegans. His work bridges engineering and medicine, with applications in personalized healthcare and non-invasive diagnostics.
Publications emphasize innovations in photothermal sensing, microfluidic platforms, and thermal imaging for early detection of dental caries, ocular defects, and infectious diseases. His contributions include handheld devices for rapid antigen/antibody detection and AI-enhanced image processing to improve diagnostic accuracy.
Notable achievements include the development of a tethered confocal endomicroscopy capsule for diagnosing gastrointestinal conditions and low-cost optofluidic add-ons for microscopy. His lab (HBO Lab) at York University focuses on translating these technologies into clinical and field-ready solutions.
