NEW HAVEN, Conn. - April 20, 2026 - Justin Jadali, a mechanical engineer and biomedical engineering researcher, is currently based in New Haven, Connecticut, where he is completing his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Yale University. His graduate research targets one of tissue engineering's most persistent challenges: building functional vascular networks within engineered biological constructs. The work has implications for the development of lab-grown tissues, wound-healing platforms, and next-generation bioprinted skin.
Jadali's research at Yale centers on alginate-based microparticles — small, hydrogel-derived structures used to modulate the biological environment inside 3D tissue constructs. Working in a Yale laboratory, he fabricates alginate microparticles from the ground up and systematically tunes their physical and chemical properties. A central focus of his current experimental work is the comparison of calcium crosslinking and zinc crosslinking methods, examining how each affects microparticle stability, degradation behavior, and downstream biological response.
To assess how those variables translate into tissue-level outcomes, Jadali runs cell culture experiments using human endothelial cells, pericytes, and fibroblasts — the primary cell types involved in forming and stabilizing small blood vessels. He uses microscopy to track microvessel formation and structure within 3D gel environments and bioprinted skin constructs, with the goal of quantifying how microparticle composition and molecular release cues shape the way vessels self-organize. His emphasis on reproducibility is deliberate: detailed batch tracking, maintained protocols, and clean experimental documentation are treated as scientific requirements, not administrative overhead.
The New Haven chapter of Jadali's career is the latest in an academic record that has consistently moved faster than convention. He earned a 36 on the ACT and bypassed his final two years of high school entirely, going on to complete three Associate of Science degrees — in Physics, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences — at Irvine Valley College. He was selected as a student ambassador during his time there. He then earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA as part of the Class of 2025, where he also completed a full year of biology and a full year of organic chemistry — coursework that now allows him to operate across both engineering design problems and wet-lab research environments without relying on disciplinary translation.
His technical background spans polymer processing workflows, microscopy, SOP development for cell culture operations, and engineering fabrication and prototyping. He has long worked with additive manufacturing, volunteering at his middle school to teach students how to use 3D printers, and later serving as a teaching assistant for the Yale mechanical engineering capstone course.
Beyond the laboratory, Jadali brings a track record in applied leadership. He founded an e-commerce company specializing in exotic insects and affiliated supplies, scaling the operation to approximately 10 employees before executing a sale at a six-figure valuation. That experience in building and exiting a business informs how he approaches the operational side of research — with attention to process, documentation, and scalable systems.
Jadali grew up in Newport Beach, California. He is Persian and speaks both English and Farsi.
About Justin Jadali
Justin Jadali is a mechanical engineer and biomedical engineering researcher currently based in New Haven, Connecticut, where he is pursuing his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Yale University. His research focuses on alginate microparticle fabrication, crosslinking systems, and endothelial microvessel self-assembly in 3D tissue constructs and bioprinted skin. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA and three Associate of Science degrees from Irvine Valley College. Prior to his academic career, he founded and successfully exited an e-commerce company at a six-figure valuation.
About New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut, is home to Yale University and serves as a hub for academic research, biomedical innovation, and interdisciplinary science. The city has a long history of supporting pioneering work in medicine, engineering, and public health, attracting researchers from across the country and around the world. Its institutional infrastructure and collaborative research environment make it a significant center for emerging work in life sciences and materials engineering.
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