Azarm was born and grew up in Tehran, Iran. After completing high school, she attended the Medical Science University of Iran, obtaining her Bachelor and Doctorate degree in Medical Laboratory Science. She worked as a technologist and later as a clinical lab director in Tehran University, Departments of Microbiology, Hematology, Biochemistry and Immunology. In 1996 after completing IVF-Embryology training program, Azarm changed fields and started to work with Infertility Department of Tehran Vali-e-Asr Hospital. She was the core member of establishing Andrology and Embryology Laboratory at this hospital. In 1999 her family moved to Ottawa, ON and she joined Dr. Benjamin Tsang’s research lab (CHRI) as a research assistant. In 2001, she joined Ottawa IVF Lab, first at Civic Hospital and then Ottawa Fertility Center. Azarm also worked as part time lab scientist at Immunology Department of Ottawa University under Dr. Lionel G. Filion's supervision. In 2008 she moved to Vancouver, BC and completed the requirements for the CSMLS licence and joined immunology/histocompatibility laboratory team at Vancouver General Hospital. She started her position as Clinical Research Coordinator at St. Paul’s Hospital Laboratory since November 2016.