Shokrollah Elahi joined University of Alberta in 2014. He obtained several degrees from the Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran, and his PhD in Immunology from the Newcastle University in Australia. Elahi moved to Canada and did his first post-doctoral fellowship at Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) followed by the second post-doctoral fellowship at the Center for Infectious Diseases Research affiliated with the University of Washington (Seattle). Later on as a staff scientist, he continued his research in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis. Finally, he moved to The Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre where he investigated the mechanism underlying the susceptibility of neonates to infectious diseases. 
Dr. Elahi has achieved significant academic milestones since joining the University of Alberta, progressing from the role of Assistant Professor to the prestigious position of Full Professor.