Principal Investigator
Majid Ebrahimi Warkiani, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering
Core member, Center for Health Technologies (CHT) & Institute for Biomedical Materials & Devices (IBMD)
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Email: majid.warkiani@uts.edu.au
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Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering
Core member, Center for Health Technologies (CHT) & Institute for Biomedical Materials & Devices (IBMD)
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Email: majid.warkiani@uts.edu.au
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Graduate Students, Postdocs and RAs
Postdoc
Sareh Zhand completed her PhD in Microbiology in 2017 and during her PhD she focused on virotherapy of colorectal cancer using oncolytic poliovirus and built strong background in molecular and cellular biology. Due to her interest in cancer immunotherapy, she joined UTS School of Biomedical Engineering under the supervision of Prof Warkiani in 2019. Her main research focus is on small extracellular Vesicles (exosomes), characterization of highly sensitive method for the detection of cancer derived exosome, separation of exosome subpopulation using microfluidic devices, and molecular analysis of the exosome content in various cancers. She is currently working on multiple joint projects between faculty of Science and Engineering related to exosomes.
Direct Supervisor
Dale Mark Goss (2021-2025) is a PhD candidate in the School of Biomedical Engineering at UTS. He attained a Bachelor of Science with Honours, and a Master of Science in Medical Physiology with a focus on Male Reproductive Biology, at the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa). In 2019, he moved to Australia and undertook a Master of Clinical Embryology at Monash University (Melbourne) and began performing research in age-related infertility at the Fertility Research Centre and Ageing Lab at University of New South Wales (Sydney). Dale then decided to utilise his specialised training in Embryology and migrate into Clinical IVF. Dale currently works at Australia’s largest IVF network, IVFAustralia, as an Embryologist performing all laboratory aspects of IVF. With a keen interest in male infertility and embryology, Dale is focussing on Microfluidic applications to improve outcomes of fertility treatment, as well as the important mechanisms by which seminal exosomes influence fertility.
Hojjatollah Nazari (2021-2025) is a PhD candidate at UTS. He earned his B.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Sciences from Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2012 and his M.Sc. in Medical Nanotechnology from Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2017. His M.Sc. thesis focused on fabricating nanostructures for biomedical applications. He worked as a research assistant at the Research Center for Advanced Technologies in Cardiovascular Medicine (Tehran University of Medical Sciences) from 2017-2021, where he researched biomaterials, microfluidics, and exosome therapy. He expanded his research into clinical trial phases I at a Colorectal Surgery Research Center (Tehran University of Medical Sciences) from 2019-2021. His current research interests focus on using microfluidic applications to manipulate exosomes in micro/nanoscale and improve our understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms of exosome-therapy in regenerative medicine.
Vahid Yaghoubi Naei (2022-2026) is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Biomedical Engineering at UTS. In 2013, after completing his bachelor's in cellular and molecular biology at Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, he started his master's in Medical Immunology at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. During his master program, he worked on various projects oriented toward allergy and immune response. Upon graduation, he started to work as a full-time lecturer at the Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences for five years. Vahid’s main interests are cancer immunology, cancer-immune cell interaction, cancer immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. His PhD thesis revolve around the immune profiling of CTC clusters using Microfluidics and advanced Single cell technologies and also Digital Spatial Profiling.
Mehran Dabiri (2023-2027) Mehran holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. Additionally, he completed a residency in animal reproduction and obstetrics at the Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran. During his tenure at UT, Mehran enriched his expertise by serving as a visiting scholar at the Department of Animal Reproduction and Obstetrics at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. His professional journey reflects a strong commitment to both academic excellence and practical skills. Proficient in animal general practice, reproduction, and surgery techniques, Mehran's primary research interests revolve around the application of assisted reproductive technologies in animals. Currently, he is furthering his academic pursuits by undertaking a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Technology Sydney. In this innovative field, Mehran is dedicated to exploring the utilization of microfluidics for enhancing animal-assisted reproduction methods, showcasing his interdisciplinary approach to advancing veterinary sciences.
Daisy Susetio (2024-2032) is a PhD candidate in the School of Biomedical Engineering at UTS. She completed her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of New South Wales in 2005 and attained her Masters of Animal Science degree at the University of Sydney in 2007. With over 15 years of professional experience, Daisy is currently working as a senior embryologist at IVF Australia, performing highly complex IVF procedures and managing the Male Fertility Clinic. Her current research interest will focus on using microfluidic applications to improve the current human sperm cryopreservation protocol and exploring the therapeutic potential of the seminal exosome in sperm function and cryobiology.
Co/joint-Supervisor
Rob Salomon (2020-2024) is an experienced cytometerist and technical scientist. With over 15 years supporting multiple cytometry projects he has provided technical support to thousands of projects. With expertise in the area of deep cellular characterisation, he has active collaborations across diverse field including cytometry, genomics, photonics and microfluidics. Since 2014 Rob has worked to advance the field of Single Cell Genomics. He successfully conceived, built and opened the Garvan-Weizmann Centre for Cellular Genomics, designed and built the ACRF Child Cancer Liquid Biopsy Program laboratories and was the program manager for the Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices (IBMD) during the transition to IBMD 2.0. He also sits on the executive committee for The Australasian Cytometry Society and the International Society for the Advancement of Cytometry. Rob currently holds dual roles as the Operations and Technology Manager at the Child Cancer Liquid Biopsy program and is undertaking a PhD through the Institute of Biomedical Materials and Devices and the Warkiani Lab.
Habib Sadeghi Rad (2021-2024) is a PhD candidate at The University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, QLD, Australia. He graduated Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU), Tehran, Iran, in 2013, and Master of Science in Medical Genetics from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran, in 2017. After finishing his studies, he began working as a health care professional in medical laboratories of hospitals in Iran for several years. His educational background in medical sciences, combined with his work experience, inspired him to pursue a PhD in Medical Genetics. At the moment, Habib is working on spatial phenotyping of tumor microenvironment (TME) and predictive biomarkers of response to immunotherapy in tissue & liquid biopsies taken from cancer patients.
Lab Alumni (since 2014)
Undergraduates
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Postgraduates 1. Danlin Zhao (M.Sc. by course) 2. Tejas Pitale (M.Sc. by course) 3. Hanming Zhang (M.Sc. by course) 4. Lei Sun (M.Sc. by course) 5. Jayden W (M.Sc. by course) 6. Jingrui Huang (M.Sc. by course) 7. Derek Chung (M.Sc. by research) 8. Raghav Lakshman (M.Sc.) 9. Alireza Gerami (Ph.D., co-supervisor) 10. Mehdi Rafeie (Ph.D.) 11. Shahin Hosseinzadeh (M.Sc. by research) 12. Fangxu Du (M.Sc. by research) 13. Navid Kashaninezhad (Postdoc) 14. Reza Moloudi (Ph.D., co-supervisor) 15. Maira Seyed (Ph.D.) 16. Amin Hassanzadeh (Ph.D.) 17. Meysam Rezaei (Ph.D., co-supervisor) 18. Mohammad Amin Raoufi (Ph.D, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad & MQ University) 19. Hossein Ahmadi Nejad Joushani (Research Assistant) 20. Joanna Kapeleris (Ph.D., co-supervisor) 21. Meysam Rezaei (Postdoc) 22. Mona Tarek Elsemary (Ph.D., co-supervisor) 23. Ziyao Zhang (M.Sc. by course) 24. Alexey Rzhevskiy (Ph.D., co-supervisor) 25. Mahsa Asadnia (Ph.D.) 26. Sajad Razavi Bazaz (Ph.D.) 27. Hamidreza Aboulkheyr (Ph.D.) 28. Lin Ding (Ph.D.) 29. Jesus Shrestha (Ph.D.) 30. Payar Radfar (Ph.D.) 31. Fateme Mirakhorli (Ph.D., co-supervisor) 32. Steven Vasilescu (Ph.D.) 33. Dorsa Morshedi Rad (Ph.D.) 34. Pritam Bordhan (Ph.D) |
Visiting Scholars
1. Marcel Welleweerd (M.Sc.), Visiting Student, University of Twente 2. Mathijs Bronkhorst (M.Sc.), Visiting Student, University of Twente 3. Omid Rouhi (M.Sc.), Visiting Student, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad 4. Asma Mihandoost (Ph.D), Visiting Student, Alzahra University 5. Eric Guthmann (B.Sc.), Visiting Student, Germany 6. Shohreh Azadi (Ph.D), Visiting Student, Amirkabir University, Iran 7. Melane Shanmugavel (B.Sc.), Visiting Student Germany 8. Olly Mills (B.Sc.), Visiting Student, U of Sydney 9. Fatemeh Ezheian (Ph.D), Royan Institute, Esfahan, Iran. |