Milad Rahimzadegan | Tissue Engineering | Young Scientist Award

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Assist Prof Dr. Milad Rahimzadegan | Tissue Engineering | Young Scientist Award

 

šŸ‘Øā€šŸ«Professional Profile šŸŒŸ

Highly accomplished research scientist with over 10 years of academic and industrial expertise in translational in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo pharmacology and toxicology. I possess a strong background in developing neurodegeneration and cognitive disorders, spinal cord injury, tissue engineering, drug delivery and their impacts on the central nervous system. A proven history of driving innovation through research, developing new technologies, and securing funding. Passionate about continuing to make a significant impact on the fields of cognitive neuroscience and biomedical engineering.

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Education šŸŽ“

PhD in Pharmacy-Toxicology and Pharmacology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran (2016 – 2021). Thesis title: Evaluation of Rolipram cytotoxicity after electrical stimulation to differentiate neural stem cells toward neuron-like cells in a conductive scaffold. M.Sc. in Medical Toxicology, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran (2012 – 2015). Thesis title: Evaluation of short term and long-term effect of single and repeated dose administration of scopolamine on memory impairment, oxidative stress and acetylcholinesterase activity in rat hippocampus. B.A. in Plant Medicine, University of Tehran, Iran (2008 – 2012).

Skills and Expertise šŸ§ šŸ’”

  • Neuropharmacology
  • Toxicology
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Drug Delivery
  • CNS Impact Studies
  • Research Innovation

Career Summary šŸš€

2022 ā€“ Present: Assistant Professor, Functional Neurosurgery Research Center, Key Responsibilities: Mentoring, Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 impacts on the brain, Evaluation of PLGA-based drug delivery, Bioinformatics analysis of GPR116 expression in cancers, Clinical evaluations of drugs for CNS tumors, Managing cellular and molecular laboratory, Financial support for student projects, Scientific workshops and webinars. 2019 – 2022: Research Scientist, Neuropharmacology & Neurotoxicology Department, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Key Responsibilities:, Evaluation of nano-aptasensors for early diagnosis of myocardial infarction, Utilizing nano-biomedicals for detecting AMI markers, Investigating graphene-based biosensing for Alzheimer’s biomarkers detection 2018-2021: Research Assistant, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Projects Title:, Decreasing Valproic acid hepatotoxicity by Silymarin, Synthesis and evaluation of Piroxicam derivative as a chelator, Neuroprotective effects of lipopolysaccharide and Naltrexone co-preconditioning, Memory impairment and oxidative stress evaluation following scopolamine, Computational biology, Stem Cells Culture, PCR (and real-time PCR), Western blot, Gene expression analysis, SCI modeling, Animal handling and treating, Electrospinning and microfluidics, Immunocyto/histochemistry (ICC and IHC), Toxicity tests (MTT, Trypan blue) HPLC and GC methods, Scientific writing, Statistical modeling (SPSS, GraphPad prism), Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Language: English (B2), Turkish, Persian (native)

Teaching and Lecturer Experiences šŸŽ“

Visiting Lecturer, International Campus of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2022-Present. Teacher Assistant, International Campus of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2020. Teacher Assistant, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2017-2021.

Honors & Awards šŸ†

First Rank student in Toxicology and Pharmacology in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2021. Rank 2 in the specialized Pharmacy-Toxicology and Pharmacology board exam, 2018. Rank 1 of the specialized PhD entrance exam in Pharmacy-Toxicology and Pharmacology, Iran, 2016. Member of Iran’s National Elites Foundation, 2018. Health Expert and show in Aparat.com media in the International Student Identity Card (ISIC), 2017.

 

Contribution to Research šŸ“–

Journal Reviewer: Life Sciences Journal, PLOS ONE, Interventional Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation, International Clinical Neuroscience Journal. Member of Editorial Board: Interventional Pain Medicine And Neuromodulation, International Clinical Neuroscience Journal. Memberships: The International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), Member of the Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) office, Iranian Neuroscience Society, Boards of scientific council (BSCs) member in Functional Neurosurgery Research Centre

 

šŸ“šTop Noted Publication

Comparison of memory impairment and oxidative stress following single or repeated doses administration of scopolamine in rat hippocampus

The recent advancement in the chitosan hybrid-based scaffolds for cardiac regeneration after myocardial infarction

Liqiang Zhou | Biomaterials | Young Scientist Award

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Liqiang Zhou | Biomaterials | Young Scientist Award

 

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Dr. Zhou L.Q., an accomplished researcher and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Macau, has made significant contributions to the fields of medical imaging and cancer nanotherapeutics. šŸŒŸ Her journey began with a Ph.D. from Huazhong University of Science & Technology, followed by a postdoc at the University of Macau.

Dr. Zhou has authored numerous high-impact publications, notably in prestigious journals like Radiology, Advanced Materials, and Cancer Letters. šŸ“š Her groundbreaking work includes developing intelligent nanobots for precision oncotherapy and engineering nanosonosensitizers for sonodynamic cancer nanotherapeutics.

Recipient of research grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Macau Science and Technology Development Fund, Dr. Zhou continues to push the boundaries of medical science. šŸš€ Her expertise in ultrasound, nanomedicine, and artificial intelligence has garnered recognition, reflected in her inclusion in the top 100 Chinese experts in medical ultrasound.

As a dynamic academician, Dr. Zhou serves on the editorial boards of reputable journals and contributes as a reviewer for SCI journals. Her commitment to advancing medical knowledge through innovative research and academic leadership is truly commendable. šŸŒšŸ’”

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šŸ§‘ā€šŸ”¬Research Interests

Tumor Nanomedicine AI Diagnosis of Medical Imaging Regulated Cell Death Living Cell Nanomedicine

šŸ”¬Research/Work Experience

2022 to Present: Research Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau 2021-2022: Postdoc, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau 2021: MD, Huazhong University of Science & Technology

šŸ’ŠResearch Project Grants

National Natural Science Foundation of China-Youth Science Fund Project (82302369) Macau Science and Technology Development Fund (0032/2023/ITP1) Ministry of Education Frontiers Science Centre for Precision Oncology, University of Macau (FHS-FSCPO/011/2023)

šŸŒŸAcademic Participation

Ranked among the top 100 Chinese experts with academic influence in Medicine, Medical Ultrasound (No. 64) from 2018-2022. Young Editorial Board Member of Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IF: 10.2) Young Editorial Board Member of VIEW (IF: 8.6)

SCI Reviewer for Journals

Small Methods Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Journal of Advanced Research Cancer Letters Medical Physics Heliyon and other SCI journals

 

šŸ“šTop Noted Publication

 

“Lymph node metastasis prediction from primary breast cancer US images using deep learning.” (Radiology, 2020)

“Immunogenic PANoptosis-initiated Cancer Sono-Immune Reediting Nanotherapy…” (Advanced Materials, 2023)

“Living Cell-derived Intelligent Nanobots for Precision Oncotherapy.” (Advanced Functional Materials, 2023)

“Nanoengineered Sonosensitive Platelets for Synergistically Augmented Sonodynamic Tumor Therapy…” (Bioactive Materials, 2023)

“Targeting ferroptosis synergistically sensitizes apoptotic sonodynamic antitumor nanotherapy.” (Nano Today, 2021)

“Targeting acidogenic metabolism by engineering self-catalytic siRNA nanocarriers/nanocatalysts…” (Nano Today, 2022)

“Decoding the ‘Fingerprint’ of Implant Materials: Insights into the Foreign Body Reaction.” (Small, 2024)

“Targeting regulated cell death in tumor nanomedicines.” (Theranostics, 2022)

“Autophagy blockade synergistically enhances nanosonosensitizer-enabled sonodynamic cancer nanotherapeutics.” (Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2021)

“Ultrasound nanotheranostics in fighting cancer: Advances and prospects.” (Cancer Letters, 2020)