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W I N N I P E G F R E E P R E S S A S a l u t e t o P r o f e ss i o n a l E n g i n e e r s & G e o s c i e n t i s t s ! | 1 1 member of a collaborative team designing an automated diagnostic ���I never regretted becoming an engineer because one of the most system to determine if a child has pneumonia. important skills that you learn in engineering is problem-solving,��� she ���This particular project is in Third World countries in the poor areas said. ���So I wanted to apply problem-solving skills to resolve challenging where there is no access to a physician,��� she said. ���So biomedical issues in medicine. That���s why I was sure that in my master���s and PhD, engineering plays a big role there.��� I wanted to do research in biomedical engineering.��� Moussavi first became interested in both engineering and As a biomedical engineer, medicine as a teenager living in Iran. Moussavi aims to analyze Following in the footsteps of her three older siblings, she respiratory and swallowing started to study electrical engineering at university. However, sounds. Her research also her plans changed abruptly when war broke out with Iraq and focuses on diagnosing the universities closed. obstructive sleep apnea. ���I was young, revolutionary, curious, so I rushed to the fronts,��� As well, she is using her Moussavi said. ���I was dying of curiosity. I wanted to see the problem-solving skills to war. The country was in chaos. They needed a lot of help from study Alzheimer���s disease everybody. So I rushed to a hospital to learn first aid. I learned and other neurological how to do stitches, how to do blood transfer and some simple disorders. This research is bandages. Then I worked as a volunteer in a hospital for a few close to her heart, since her months. At the time, I wished I were a physician.��� mother recently lost a battle University of Manitoba biomedical Moussavi recalled that the main cities in the south were with the affliction. engineering graduate program evacuated of people, but that people in villages had no means ���My goal is to be able to director Zahra Moussavi (right) to��escape. detect Alzheimer���s at very works in a laboratory setting. ���They were left surrounded,��� she said. ���There was no physician, early onset, even before Photo submitted by the nothing left.��� the forgetfulness becomes University of Manitoba Since her father was a pharmacist, Moussavi had learned about evident,��� said Moussavi, who drugs and medication while working in his pharmacy as a youth. is also a professor in the U of She cautiously began to prescribe medication to sick people M���s psychiatry department. left stranded by the conflict. This experience piqued her interest in the ���As a biomedical engineer, my goal is to find non-invasive methods for medical field. both diagnosis as well as treatment,��� she said. ���The motivation is that However, when the universities reopened, Moussavi continued on her my mother had Alzheimer���s. I lost her. It was too late for my mother, but previous path to become an electrical engineer. it���s not too late for other people.��� Specializing in mechanical engineering consulting service for building systems. Striving for excellence in innovation and quality of service. Proud to be part of Manitoba���s engineering profession. 303-100 Osborne St. Winnipeg p 204.453.1080 f 204.453.1335 www.eppsiepman.com We are a world class energy service provider and one of the largest energy utilities in Canada. Do you have what it takes to be a world-class engineer? Manitoba Hydro is very proud of its business relationship with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba (APEGM). Generating bright futures As a utility with a long history of engineering excellence, Manitoba Hydro offers many interesting and challenging permanent career opportunities for engineers in the Electrical, Civil, and Mechanical disciplines. Recent engineering grads have the opportunity to obtain exposure to the Corporation as a whole, through rotational assignments in our well recognized Engineer-in-Training Program. System Planning, Design, Construction, and Hydro���s worldrenowned HVDC System, are just a few of the areas available for exciting engineering careers. Visit our website at www.hydro.mb.ca/careers Follow us on www.linkedin.com/company/ manitoba-hydro

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