معرفی
Sara Rouhanifard is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Northeastern University's College of Engineering. She leads the Rouhanifard Lab, which focuses on developing chemical approaches to study RNA processing, DNA-protein interactions, and their roles in disease and development. Her work integrates chemical, biological, and computational methods to address challenges in biomedical research.
- Education: PhD (2014), MS (2012) in Biochemistry from Albert Einstein College of Medicine; BS (2007) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Research interests include single-cell RNA dynamics, epitranscriptomics, and nanopore sequencing. Recent articles highlight advancements in live-cell click chemistry (inCu-click), pseudouridine modification profiling, and viral particle analysis via nanopore systems.
- Awards: 2025 Søren Buus Outstanding Research Award; 2023 CMBE Rising Star Award; NIH F32 Fellowship.
Advising includes PhD students Keqing Nian and Oleksandra Fanari. Active grants include a $4.2M NIH R01 (2024) for RNA sequencing tools and a $3.4M NIH R01 (2023) for mRNA pseudouridylation studies.
The lab emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, with projects like the Spark Fund-supported InCu-Click reagent and partnerships with Yale University on RNA sequencing innovations. Future work targets translational applications in diagnostics and drug discovery.
