Maral Mousavi, an assistant professor and the Edna Chow and Daniel Maneval Early Career Chair in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Royce W. Murray Young Investigator Award from the Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry. Presented annually, the award recognizes one scientist from around the world who has made outstanding research contributions to the field within the first 10 years after receiving their doctorate.
A faculty member since 2019, Dr. Mousavi currently leads the University of Southern California’s Medical and Analytical Device Laboratory. There, she and her team work to develop integrated electrochemical sensors for at-home and point-of-care medical testing, with a focus on addressing health disparities through accessible and affordable technologies.
In addition to her primary appointment in biomedical engineering, Dr. Mousvai is also affiliated with the departments of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, chemistry, and pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences. Before joining the University of Southern California faculty, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University.
Dr. Mousavi received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Sharif University of Technology in Iran and both her master’s degree and Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Minnesota.