Hirad completed his Ph.D. in Dr. Susan Howlett’s lab in 2017. He had a great time in the Howlett lab and says he had the privilege of presenting his work all around the world, including Buenos Aires, Miami FL., Seattle WA., and New Orleans LA. He is presently pursuing post-doctoral studies with Dr. Christopher McMaster in the Atlantic Research Centre in the Department of Pharmacology and in the Department of Pediatrics at Dalhousie in Halifax.