​Principal Investigator

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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: [email protected]
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Graduate Students, Postdocs and RAs

Direct Supervisor

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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.
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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.
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​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. 
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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.
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Daisy Susetio (2024-2028) 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.
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​Asma Mihandoust (2024-2028) Asma is a PhD candidate at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in Sydney, NSW, Australia. She holds a PhD in Physics from Alzahra University in Tehran, Iran. In 2017, Asma began collaborating with the Warkiani Lab as a visiting scholar at UNSW, Sydney, where she worked on the fundamental physics of inertial microfluidics, focusing on microchannel topography and cross-sectional geometry. Her background in applied physics, combined with her passion for bridging the gap between science and engineering, led her to pursue a PhD in biomedical engineering. Currently, Asma is focused on the design and application of microfluidic devices for the separation of biological components, contributing to the development of a cutting-edge system for gene delivery and gene expression to improve targeted therapy and advance genetic research.
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​​Timothy Cox (2024-2028) is a PhD candidate in the School of Biomedical Engineering at UTS. He completed his Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering with Honours in 2023 at UTS. During his Honours project, he began researching upscaling cell growth using microcarriers, specifically focusing on tackling the sustainability of food cultivation through the production of lab-grown meat. More recently, he has shifted his focus towards characterizing biomaterials for cell cultivation, with applications in cell therapy and vaccine production. While pursuing his PhD, Tim is also working as a Biomedical Engineer at SMART MCs, where he focuses on developing cultivation strategies tailored to the cell line and bioprocessing sectors to optimize large-scale cell production.

Co/joint-Supervisor

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Dr. 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 the exosomes supported by iCare grants. ​
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Fati Khosravi (2024-2027) is a PhD student at the School of Biomedical Engineering at UTS, specializing in the fabrication of biosensors. Her research focuses on developing a nanoplasmonic biosensor for cancer detection, with an emphasis on pancreatic cancer by using extracellular vesicles as circulating biomarkers. She holds a bachelor's degree in radiology from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and a master's degree in medical biotechnology from Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, both in Iran. During her master's project, she created an electrochemical biosensor for detecting breast cancer by identifying circulating miRNA in serum samples. Currently, she is fabricating nanoplasmonic chips using techniques such as photolithography, electron-beam lithography, ion-beam etching, physical vapor deposition, O2 plasma, and ellipsometry. Her research is conducted at ANFF-UNSW and the Bioscience Research Lab at UTS.

​Lab Alumni (since 2014)

Undergraduates
  1. Anthony Shi (B.Sc.)
  2. Saiful Anuar (B.Sc.)
  3. Shayla Carlin (B.Sc.)
  4. Ashik Kavanakudy (B.Sc.)
  5. Anthony Zada (B.Sc.)
  6. Adam Joffe (B.Sc.)
  7. Moses Lee (B.Sc.)
  8. Ahmad Firdaus Abu Hanipah (B.Sc.)
  9. Ainol basyiruddin ahmad (B.Sc.)
  10. Muhammad Ikhlas (B.Sc.)
  11. Benjamin Goodnow (B.Sc.)
  12. Menglu Liu (B.Sc.)
  13. Akrit Sethi (B.Sc.)
  14. Kenny Ng (B.Sc.)
  15. Steven Vasilescu (B.Sc.)
  16. Nick Rabey (B.Sc.)
  17. Issac Lee (B.Sc.)
  18. Shayan Khorsandi (B.Sc.)
  19. Sabrina Lo (B.Sc.)
  20. Ayesha Syed (B.Sc.)
  21. Katherine Dewick (B.Sc.)
  22. Lawrence Le (B.Sc.)
  23. David Lesmana (B.Sc.)
  24. Sophia Colgrave (B.Sc.)
  25. Jared Mayo (B.Sc.)
  26. Tessa Hancock (B.Sc.)
  27. Joanthan Galarce (B.Sc.)
  28. Madeline Sanchez (B.Sc.)
  29. Timm Cox (B.Sc.)
  30. Julia Torresan-Mann (B.Sc.)
Postgraduates/RA/Postdoc
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)
35. Habib Sadeghi Rad (Ph.D., co-supervisor)
36. Rob Solomon (Ph.D., co-supervisor)
 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.
10. Mariam Amghar (DKFZ Cancer Center, Germany)
11. Mukesh Bhakat (ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India)
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