Hossein Zare is a first-year PhD student in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. He joined the lab in January of 2023 after earning his M. Sc. in Bioengineering-Biomaterials from the Iran University of Science and Technology in Tehran, Iran. He previously completed his B. Sc. in Materials Engineering from the University of Science and Technology in Tehran, Iran. His desire to pursue a Ph.D. stemmed from his research with resin-based dental composites, review of the literature on "biodegradable stents," and from his significant laboratory experiences.

Hossein also has expertise editing scientific books; in particular, he was asked to edit a book by one of his teachers, Dr. Mohammadreza Naimi Jamal, "Polymers in Medicine." In January 2014, the book was released by the university press of Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST). Hossein has additional professional experience from having held a range of teaching positions, including duties as a teaching assistant for classes in biocompatibility, human anatomy, and physiology.

Hossein's reserach has mostly been in Prof. Mahdi Karimi's research group at Iran University of Medical Sciences, where he worked as a senior researcher after earning his masters degree. While there, he worked with a team to synthesize and analyze the experimental data on carbon quantum dots (CDs), used CDs to deliver Cas-9 and contributed to the creation of several review publications. In total, Hossein has co-authored 8 peer-reviewed journal articles for ISI that have received a total of 520 citations, per Google Scholar.

In his Master's thesis, he worked on improving the mechanical properties of a dental composite made of Bis-GMA as its polymeric phase and a glass-ceramic.

Hossein is expecially passionate about nanoparticles in bio-applications, especially in drug delivery systems. His papers have focused on nanoparticles and their applications in drug/gene delivery systems, tracking their path, and using them in microfluidic devices.

Hossein is currently studying the effects of heat shocks on bacterial biofilms involving bacterial culture and animal models.