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Sahar Jalal

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CEO at Lucentia

New York, New York, United States

FoundedLucentia

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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.

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Experience

  1. LucentiaFounder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Entrepreneur FirstFounder in Residence2024 — 2025
  3. Weill Cornell MedicinePostdoctoral Research Associate2019 — 2024Greater New York City Area
  4. Weill Cornell MedicinePresident & Chair of the Postdoctoral Association2020 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  5. Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyVisiting Researcher - Department of Biomedical Engineering2018Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
  6. Boston ScientificR&D intern - Cancer Solutions2018Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
  7. Grinnell CollegeResearch Assistant - Physics Department2012 — 2013Physics Deparment
  8. Grinnell CollegeTeacher and Lab Assistant2012 — 2013Physics Department, Grinnell College
  9. DLRR&D Intern - Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology - German Aerospace Center2013Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Region
  10. Cummins Inc.Mechanical Engineering Intern2012
  11. Laboratoire de Contrôle de Matériaux et du SolCivil Engineering Intern2012

Skills & more

Microsoft ExcelAutoCAD MechanicalMatlab22Microsoft Office11Mathematica9LaTeX3C LanguageSolidWorksHealthcareStrategic LeadershipTime ManagementWomen's Empowerment
+12 moreProject ManagementSurvey DesignSurvey ResearchParticle Image Velocimetry (PIV)Experimental Design3D PrintingCardiovascular ImagingComputed TomographyBiomechanicsBiomedical ResearchResearchFluid Mechanics

Languages Arabic · English · French · Spanish

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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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