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Toby CoppelunlockedSahar: together at Entrepreneur First (2024–2025)
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Sahar: together at Weill Cornell Medicine
Sahar: together at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
About
Sahar holds a PhD in fluid mechanics and completed a radiology postdoc at Cornell Medical School, where she patented protocols for diagnosing heart disease. She relocated from Morocco to Grinnell, Iowa at 18 on a full scholarship, and has worked at Boston Scientific, the Technion and the German Aerospace Center.
CEO at Lucentia
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Experience
- LucentiaFounder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Entrepreneur FirstFounder in Residence2024 — 2025
- Weill Cornell MedicinePostdoctoral Research Associate2019 — 2024Greater New York City Area
- Weill Cornell MedicinePresident & Chair of the Postdoctoral Association2020 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyVisiting Researcher - Department of Biomedical Engineering2018Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
- Boston ScientificR&D intern - Cancer Solutions2018Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Grinnell CollegeResearch Assistant - Physics Department2012 — 2013Physics Deparment
- Grinnell CollegeTeacher and Lab Assistant2012 — 2013Physics Department, Grinnell College
- DLRR&D Intern - Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology - German Aerospace Center2013Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Region
- Cummins Inc.Mechanical Engineering Intern2012
- Laboratoire de Contrôle de Matériaux et du SolCivil Engineering Intern2012
Skills & more
Microsoft ExcelAutoCAD MechanicalMatlab22Microsoft Office11Mathematica9LaTeX3C LanguageSolidWorksHealthcareStrategic LeadershipTime ManagementWomen's Empowerment
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Project ManagementSurvey DesignSurvey ResearchParticle Image Velocimetry (PIV)Experimental Design3D PrintingCardiovascular ImagingComputed TomographyBiomechanicsBiomedical ResearchResearchFluid MechanicsLanguages Arabic · English · French · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sahar Jalal?
- Sahar holds a PhD in fluid mechanics and completed a radiology postdoc at Cornell Medical School, where she patented protocols for diagnosing heart disease. She relocated from Morocco to Grinnell, Iowa at 18 on a full scholarship, and has worked at Boston Scientific, the Technion and the German Aerospace Center.
- Where does Sahar Jalal work?
- Sahar Jalal is CEO of Lucentia.
- What companies did Sahar Jalal found?
- Sahar Jalal founded Lucentia.
- Where did Sahar Jalal go to school?
- Sahar Jalal studied at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (Postdoctoral fellow, Biomedical/Medical Engineering); University of Minnesota (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aerospace); Grinnell College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics).
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Grinnell College mafia16
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