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Our people are what make us unique. Rather than outsourcing our construction engineers from questionable outsourcing establishments, we provide them with an environment that supports professional growth.
We are strong believers in giving our employees a voice. Our teams are put together with the help of our friendly environment to ensure maximum productivity and engagement.
Dr. Fatemeh Atyabi
Dr. Fatemeh Atyabi is a full professor of Pharmaceutics and Nanomedicine at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). She serves as the Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology and leads the Nanomedicine Laboratory at TUMS. Dr. Atyabi earned her Pharm.D. from TUMS and completed her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics at the University of Manchester, UK. She further pursued a fellowship in Nanomedicine at Paris-Sud University, France. Her research primarily focuses on drug delivery systems, nanotechnology, and cancer therapy, with over 320 publications in high-impact journals. Dr. Atyabi is recognized among the top 1% of scientists worldwide in pharmacology and toxicology by Essential Science Indicators (ESI).
Dr. Rasoul Dinarvand
Dr. Rasoul Dinarvand is a distinguished Iranian pharmacist and professor at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). He earned his Pharm.D. from TUMS in 1988 and completed his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics at the University of Manchester in 1994. Dr. Dinarvand has held several key positions, including Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy at TUMS and Head of the Nanotechnology Research Center at TUMS. He also served as the Deputy Minister and Head of the Food and Drug Administration of Iran from 2013 to 2017. His research focuses on advanced drug delivery systems and nanotechnology, contributing significantly to pharmaceutical sciences.
Ahmad Gholami
Amin Khabbaz Hashemi
Mostafa Heydari
Hakimeh Rakhshandeh
PhD
He is passionate about gene delivery.His scientific journey began with a foundation in natural resource sciences, which he further enriched by specializing in phytochemistry during his master’s studies. Since 2020, he has been pursuing a PhD in nanomedicine, focusing on the innovative use of platelet membranes to develop nanocarriers for delivering gene. For him, life is short as nano!
Email: ahmad.gholami.e@gmail.com
In his thesis, he is working on local delivery of anticancer drugs and also interested in ageing and age related diseases. Mostafa is well familiar with cellular biology, virology and imaging techniques.
Email: heydarim@razi.tums.ac.ir
Hakimeh Rakhshandeh, Pharm.D., is a Ph.D. candidate in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Her research focuses on developing a non-invasive diagnostic method for early detection of choroidal melanoma using ESI mass spectrometry, gold nanoparticles, and machine learning to identify cancer biomarkers.
Amin Khabbaz Hashemi is a Ph.D. student at Tehran University of Medical Science, specializing in pharmaceutical nanotechnology. His research centers on liposomal nanoparticles and their role on transdermal drug delivery. Holding a Pharm.D. from Guilan University of Medical Science, Amin previously gained regulatory experience at the Food and Drug Administration. He is dedicated to developing innovative drug delivery systems to enhance patient care.
Nahideh Shafizadeh
Nahideh is a Ph.D. candidate in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, specializing in the development of in situ gel-forming hydrogels with anticancer drug-loaded gold-titanium dioxide nanoparticles. Her research focuses on nanoparticle synthesis, drug delivery systems, and localized cancer treatments.
Sara Masoumi Shahrbabak
Sara is an experienced and enthusiastic pharmacist in both community and hospital settings. After staring her PhD, she focused on research in drug delivery, tissue engineering, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. She is developing a hydrogel to reduce fibrosis after myocardial infarction.
Narges Shams
Narges Shams is a Ph.D. candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences focusing on peptide drug delivery and nanoparticle development. Her research explores virus-mimicking mesoporous silica nanoparticles for oral delivery of liraglutide, using innovative coatings to enhance mucus penetration and drug efficacy.
Reza Abdollahzadeh
Reza Abdollahzade is a Ph.D. candidate in Pharmaceutics researching innovative drug delivery systems. His work focuses on chitosan nanoparticles loaded with Myrtus communis extract, designed for colon-targeted treatment of ulcerative colitis, combining nanotechnology and plant-based therapeutics to enhance efficacy and reduce side effects.
Bahar Morshedi
Bahar Morshedi is focusing on innovative therapies for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Her work explores localized delivery systems using ibrutinib-loaded PLGA-PEG-folate nanoparticles and octreotide-loaded hydrogel to bypass the blood-brain barrier, enhance drug delivery, and suppress tumor growth. Her interests include nanoparticle-based drug delivery, hydrogel formulations, sustained release systems, and in vivo cancer studies.
Zeynab Nouri
Zeynab's research focuses on developing oxaliplatin-loaded gold nanoparticles coated with exosomes and anti-plac1 antibodies for targeted colon cancer therapy. Her interests include nanotechnology, drug delivery systems, exosomes, and cancer treatment, with several publications in these fields
Aryan Foroohari
Nazanin Ghanbari
Saba Majidian
Ghazal Einollahi
Pharm.D Students
Worked on the development and characterization of GelMA hydrogel containing Temozolomide and YAP siRNA loaded in trimethyl chitosan nanoparticles for localized drug delivery to glioblastoma tumors.
Email: farvahariaryan@yahoo.com
She works on Doxorubicin, loaded onto titanium dioxide nanoparticles, which have photothermal therapy capabilities and thus anti-cancer properties.
Email: golnazghanbary@gmail.com
Saba is a Pharm.D. student with a passion for pharmaceutical sciences, nanotechnology, and biotechnology. Her research focuses on developing noninvasive ocular drug delivery methods using exosomes to enhance delivery to the ocular mucus.
Email: majidiansaba@gmail.com
Ghazal's research focuses on developing a hydrogel-based delivery system incorporating copper sulfide nanoparticles coated with polydopamine and doxorubicin. This system combines chemotherapy and chemodynamic therapy, aiming to improve targeted delivery and therapeutic response for melanoma treatment.
Email: ghazaleinollahi@gmail.com
Bahareh Bokrani
Bahareh, a Pharm.D. student passionate about pharmacy and nanotechnology, is researching manganese dioxide nanoparticles coated with polydopamine for targeted siRNA delivery in non-small cell lung cancer, aiming to enhance therapeutic strategies in oncology.
Email: Baharehbekrani@gmail.com
Nika, a pharmacy student at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, focuses on drug delivery systems. Her research involves developing bevacizumab-loaded self-nano emulsifying drug delivery systems to enhance ocular treatments through innovative nanotechnology
Email: nika.haddadian@gmail.com
Nika Haddadian
Pardis, a pharmacy student, is passionate about drug delivery systems. Her research focuses on using exosomes as nanocarriers to deliver the chemotherapeutic agent oxaliplatin directly to colorectal cancer cells, aiming to enhance efficacy and reduce systemic toxicity in cancer therapy.
Email: pardisbabayi@gmail.com
Niksa, a pharmacy student at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, is developing electrospun nanofibers with gold nanorods, polydopamine, and doxorubicin for melanoma chemotherapy and photothermal therapy, aiming to advance cancer treatment using innovative nanotechnology.
Email: niksa.haddadian@gmail.com
Niksa Haddadian
Pardis Babayi
Mehrana Radaei
Mehrana is investigating chemotherapy and photothermal therapy effects of polyvinyl alcohol-Sodium Alginate films containing ZIF-8 loaded with gold nanoparticles and Doxorubicin on melanoma cancer cells.
Email: radaeimehrana@gmail.com
Delaram is passionate about local and targeted drug delivery. She is focusing her scientific journey on hydrogels and nanoparticles.
Email: arabzadehdelaram@gmail.com
Delaram Arabzadeh
Saba Nazari
Saba is working to prepare a novel silk-chitosan in situ gel system loaded with nanoparticles. This system will be used for localized photothermal therapy at the tumor site.
Email: 031sabanazari@gmail.com
Atefeh Farahani
Atefeh's research focuses on the preparation and evaluation of Wharton jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cell exosomes and vitamin C-loaded liposomes for their potential applications in fibroblast cell therapy.
Mahsa Mahmoudieh
Mahsa focuses on developing nanofiber-based wound dressings for simultaneous drug delivery, enhancing patient care and speeding up the healing process.
Saeed (Kiarash) Shahbaz
PharmD (2019-2022)
Mohammad Hossein Fathian-Nasab
PharmD (2020-2023)
Last update: R&D specialist at Vanda Pharmed Co.
Alaleh Yourdkhani
PharmD (2020-2023)
Last update: Researcher at UBC
Fatemeh Khonsari
PhD. Pharmaceutics
I'm graduated in PhD of Pharmaceutics. My thesis was mainly about how to fight amyloid beta plaques in Alzheimer disease with the help of nanocarriers. I am participating in multiple research studies as a research associate, looking forward to bring a brightness in fighting cancers. I am well aware of multiple aspect of pharmaceutical studies with respect to lab research and industry.
Email: F.khonsari@gmail.com
Alumni
Hamidreza Motasadizadeh
PhD (2014-2021)
Last update: CEO at Barad Pharmed Co.
Melika Kiani
PhD
Last update: R&D Specialist Vanda Pharmed Co.
Farnaz Mirzazadeh
PhD (2010-2016)
Last update: CEO at Vanda Pharmed Co.
Reza Bafkary
Post Doc
Reza Heydari
PhD
Paniz Ranjbaran
PharmD (2019-2023)
Masoumeh Baghaie
PharmD (2011-2019)
Last update: PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh
Forouhe Zahir-Jouzdani
PhD (2011-2019)
