Nima Ahmadkhani Oregon State University – University of Oregon Doctor of Philosophy – PhD Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
About Me:
Oregon State University and University of Oregon join program, Doctoral research (Dec. 2022- Present)
As a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical and Bioengineering at Oregon State University (OSU)-University of Oregon (UO) joint program, I have been heavily involved in advancing cryopreservation techniques for organs and tissue scaffolds, aiming to revolutionize organ transplantation and biopharmaceuticals research by enhancing their availability and storage duration. My research path has involved developing and refining cryopreservation methods, as well as formulating a novel cryoprotectant cocktail for mammalian cells and organs, utilizing state-of-the-art tools such as MATLAB modeling and robotic high-throughput screening. Additionally, I conducted predictive analyses in Python to identify the most effective cryoprotective agents (CPAs) for cell and organ preservation. The culmination of my efforts was the discovery of a unique CPA cocktail that surpasses existing solutions, marking a significant advancement in cryopreservation efficacy.
Sharif University of technology, Master’s research (Sep. 2017- Feb.2020)
Lab Assistant, Micro/Nano BioSystems (MNBS), BioChemical and Bioenvironment Research center.
The synthesis of targeted drug delivery systems that use nanocarriers for the treatment of breast cancer.
Synthesis of covalently conjugation of taurine (Tau) on gelatin-based hydrogel for wound healing, including the in vitro and in vivo study of rat.
Developing a microfluidic system for the separation of sperm for the treatment of infertility by mimicking the female reproductive tract.
Investigating stem cell encapsulation technologies for tissue engineering applications.
Microfluidics system (Organs-on-Chips and Lab-on-a-chip)
3D Bioprinting
Cryopreservation
Mathematical Modeling (Python and MATLAB)
Drug delivery
JournalPUBLICATIONS
Qualified sperm selection based on the rheotaxis and thigmotaxis in a microfluidic system. Biomedical Engineering Letters DOI: 10.1007/s13534-023-00294-8.
The influence of the female reproductive tract and sperm features on the design of microfluidic sperm-sorting devices. J Assist Reprod Genet DOI: 10.1007/s10815-021-02377-w
Permeation of individual cryoprotectants and their different combinations into mouse liver tissue. Cryobiology DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.03.004
Gelatin-based hydrogel functionalized with taurine moieties for in vivo skin tissue regeneration. Bio-Design and Manufacturing DOI: 10.1007/s42242-022-00227-x
pH-responsive chitosan-adorned niosome nanocarriers for co-delivery of drugs for breast cancer therapy. ACS Appl. Nano Mater DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c00861
Engineered hyaluronic acid-decorated niosomal nanoparticles for controlled and targeted delivery of epirubicin to treat breast cancer. Materials Today Bio DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100349
Influence of MgO/CeO2 ratio on CO2-oxidative transformation of C2H6 to C2H4 over highly active and stable Cr/MgO(x)–CeO2(100−x) nanocatalysts Res Chem IntermedDOI: 10.1007/s11164-019-03782-8
Book chapter
Encapsulation of stem cells. In Principles of Biomaterials Encapsulation: Volume Two (pp. 481-524). Woodhead Publishing. Elsevier DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-824345-9.00014-3
Soft skills: – Science communication for an audience with little scientific background (presentations, articles) – teamwork – Mentoring Undergraduates