Mohammadhossein Firouznia

(Hossein)

I’m a Research Associate in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University, where I work with Daniel Needleman. My research combines soft matter physics, continuum mechanics, and high-performance computing to understand how molecular interactions, material transport, and mechanics give rise to self-organization in cells.

Before joining Harvard, I was a Research Fellow at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Biology (CCB) in New York, where I worked with Michael Shelley in the Biophysical Modeling group. Prior to that, I completed my Ph.D. at UC San Diego, exploring interfacially driven flows in multiphase systems under the mentorship of David Saintillan. My academic journey began with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Tehran Polytechnic, Iran, followed by an M.Sc. from Ohio University, where I worked with Sarah Hormozi.

When I’m not working, you can find me playing soccer, hiking, or enjoying board games. My favorite music genres are Persian classical, alternative rock, and fusion.