Iman Vatanpoor

Iman is an undergraduate student at UBC, studying Honours Cellular, Anatomical and Physiological Sciences. He joined the IBL as a summer intern under the Faculty of Medicine Summer Student Research Program, under the supervision of Dr. Shadgan. In the IBL, Iman has worked on developing a method of diagnosis for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome using near-infrared spectroscopy. He also has experience in research on movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, and has been a teaching assistant of differential calculus at UBC.

Education

BSc, Honours Cellular, Anatomical, and Physiological Sciences (CAPS), The University of British Columbia (2023-present)

Awards

UBC Faculty of Medicine SSRP Award, 2025

Current Projects

Early diagnosis of Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome using a non-invasive optical method

Interests

Muscle Physiology, Movement Disorders, Anatomy, Developmental Physiology, Swimming, Soccer, Puzzles, Poetry

Publications

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