Tina Shaffaf, a Ph.D. scholar at York University ad received her Master’s (M.Sc.) from the Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran, Iran. She has been pursuing a Ph.D. in bioengineering since 2020. Tina has worked on population genetics, cell culture, and stem cell research. Now, she is focusing on COVID-19 diagnostic strategies and developing a novel platform for detection of infectious diseases including COVID-19 using hidden symptoms. She has published her research findings in international journals and conferences. Her area of interest is PoC diagnostics with a focus on finding disease-specific biomarkers for early detection of various diseases. She has also been working on different projects, participated in several national and international workshops, training programs, and courses.