Afrouzossadat Hosseini Abari, Ph.D. ,

My research path at the University of Isfahan, as a faculty member, began in 2015. I have developed several international collaborations with researchers in South Korea, China, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Malaysia. I also collaborate with some Petroleum Companies in Iran and did some research and industrial projects for them. In 2024, my research team developed a knowledge base company in the Growth and Entrepreneurship Center of the University of Isfahan, entitled “Rah Zist Noavarn Sepahan” for the commercialization of microbial product production. My primary research interest is the use of microbial cell factories for the bioconversion of fruit waste resources and the production of value-added products. The efficient conversion of fruit waste into nontoxic bioactive compounds with selective anticancer activities offers a promising strategy not only to minimize waste accumulation from the agricultural and fruit industry but also to pioneer a new approach in the functional food sector. I study biomaterials, microbial metabolites, pigments, polymers, bioengineering, and spore surface display technology and assessment of their applications in health and industry. I am also eager to make a new link between biology and engineering to develop new devices.