Hosein Aghayan Golkashani

I am a multi-disciplinary clinician scientist (MD-PhD MPH) and entrepreneur with clinical, technical and business skills, passionate about making a positive impact on patient care and making a meaningful contribution to the industry by developing new and innovative solutions for patients.

• 13 years of experience in development and validation studies of novel medical technologies.
• Leading projects with multi-disciplinary teams of scientists and clinicians in academia and industry on ground-breaking research on next generation of multi-sensor wearable technologies, and mobile health technologies to revolutionize personalized medicine targeting chronic conditions such as dementia, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
• 2 years of experience as an entrepreneur. I raised USD 250k funding from HAX, largest hardware incubator in the world, to launch Tera-X startup as the co-founder; aiming to disrupt the point of care diagnosis of respiratory infections.
• Conducted 2 key projects in partnership with WHO on Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease

National University of Singapore                                                                                                                                          Apr 2022- Present

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Sleep & Cognition

• Leading validation studies for next generation of multi-sensor health trackers, wearable technologies, & digital health solutions in collaboration with industry leaders: Fitbit & Oura ring
• Co-leading public health studies using digital health interventions, wearable technologies & passive sensing
• SG70–Towards healthy longevity: Co-Leading the brain health & digital phenotyping of this large ongoing aging study for the promotion of health in multi-dimensional aspects of longevity for all Singaporeans
• NUHS study: Co-Leading the digital phenotyping, cognitive & metabolic assessment to understand the sleep patterns, metabolic response, & well- being of medical residents under different shift schedules
• NUS1000 study: Co-Leading the longitudinal sleep, learning and wellbeing assessment in 1000 students

Tera-X, Australia, Singapore                                                                                                                                                Jan 2022– Present

Chief Medical Officer

• Raised USD 250k pre-seed funding for development of next generation of point of care diagnostic technologies rapidly detecting respiratory infections (< 1 minute) via exhaled breath with unmatched accuracy.
• Shortlisted for an additional SGD 250k funding through Ntuitive Grant from NTU, Singapore
• Leading medical device validation research for novel breath-biopsy platforms
• Leading and designing human safety, feasibility studies, & subsequent clinical trials
• Customer development with Kaiser & Mayo Clinic, medical device manufacturers (including PerkinElmer), & McKinsey's medical products operations
• Communicating scientific data to KOLs

Entrepreneur First, Singapore                                                                                                                                                             Jul 2021-Aug 2021

Founder in Residence, short-listed from 950 applicants

• Led clinical validation studies for Tera-X breathalyzer
• Led business development, customer discovery, & meetings with KOLs & clients to understand needs
• Created & implemented viable business plans to realize long-term goals & identify opportunities for strategic engagement
• Developed go-to-market strategy & industry-specific capabilities for future products

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore                                                         Jan 2017-Dec 2021

PhD Candidate

• Awarded the prestigious SINGA scholarship, SGD 240k tuition fee plus SGD 2500 monthly stipend for 48 months 
• Led consumer sleep tracker validation studies in partnership with industry leaders in both lab & home settings
• Led sleep, aging & cognition research project
• Developed Pyxis Health & Z4ip mobile applications, providing personalized sleep, cognition & metabolism guidance for middle-aged & older adults
• Developed novel non-invasive digital technologies, using schema-based learning; promoting healthy aging: Mitigating age-related memory deficits & boosting learning & memory
• Authored & co-authored > 13 peer-reviewed journal papers, & conference proceedings
• Taught undergraduate medical students > 500 hours

Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Iran                                                                                                                                   Nov 2014-Jul 2016

Director of Healthcare Facility

• Awarded Family Physician of the Year prize, Dezful University of Medical Sciences & Health Services, Iran
• Visited patients & implemented preventive public health policies
• Supervised public health, occupational, and environmental health programs 
• Supervised regulatory compliance

Iran Standard & Quality Inspection Co, Iran                                                                                                                             Mar 2013-Mar 2014

Advisor

Led 2 key projects on regulatory affairs, hospital & healthcare quality assurance

• PhD: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore                                                    Jan 2017-Dec 2021
• MD-MPH: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences & Health Services, Iran                                  Feb 2006-Apr 2014
  • Pass with Distinction