BIOmedical SuperParamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

Principal Investigator

Director and Principal Investigator of Nano-Bio Interactions Laboratory
Morteza Mahmoudi, Ph.D.

National Cell Bank, Pasteur Institute

mahmoudi@biospion.com

EDUCATION:

2006 - 2009

Sharif University of Technology (collaborated with UC Davis and UBC)
Ph.D. in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Ph.D. sabbatical leave at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
(Center of Excellence in Nanoscience and Technology of Iran)

PhD Thesis: “Characterization and surface engineering of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications”

2004 - 2006

Amirkabir University of Technology
M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering
(Center of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering of Iran)

M.Sc. Thesis: “Controlled release of theophilline from biodegradable polyurethane microspheres”;

1998 - 2002

University of Tehran
B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering

B.Sc. Thesis: “Effect of Mn and Sr on intermetallics in Ferich eutectic Al-Si alloy” ;

RECENT AWARDS AND HONORS:

Dr. Mojtahedi Innovation Award for Distinguished Innovation in Research and Education
at Sharif University of Technology, Sharif University of Technology Association (SUTA), 2010
Distinguished graduated student in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Sharif University of Technology, 2010)
11th Kharazmi Young Festival Award, 2009.

Scholarship award from Iran Ministry of Science and Technology- 2009.
Exceptional Talents Award, 2008 & 2009, Exeptional Talents Office, Dean of Graduate
Studies, Sharif University of Technology.

MEMBER:

American Chemical Society

REVIEWER OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS:

Chemical Reviews
Micro- and Nano-Letters
The Journal of Physical Chemistry
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Analytical Chemistry
Chemistry of Materials
Nanomedicine
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Journal of Nanoparticle Research
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
International Journal for Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Research