Nima Fattahi, MD

I’m a medical doctor from Kurdistan, Iran. After earning my MD, I worked in both hospital and community settings, providing care to a wide range of patients.

Over the years, I’ve been involved in various research projects ranging from clinical and epidemiological studies to basic and translational science. My early work focused on population-based research related to liver disease, gastrointestinal conditions, and cancer burden. Later, I transitioned into experimental research, where I developed expertise in working with mouse models, particularly in studies of Gaucher disease, alcoholic liver disease, and inflammatory bowel disease. My experience includes mouse handling, experimental design, drug administration, tissue harvesting, and phenotype characterization.

In the lab, I’m skilled in a range of techniques, including PCR genotyping, qPCR, immunohistochemistry (IHC), in situ hybridization (ISH), immunofluorescence (IF) staining, confocal microscopy, and cell culture. I also work closely with survival studies, tissue analysis, and molecular profiling in preclinical models.

Currently, I serve as an Associate Research Scientist in the Section of Digestive Diseases at Yale School of Medicine. My work focuses on developing and testing therapies for Gaucher disease and studying the role of platelets and platelet-derived microparticles in alcoholic liver disease.