Mahdi Karimi PhD

Mahdi Karimi received his BSc degree in medical laboratory science from the Iran University of Medical Science (IUMS), in 2005. In 2008, he achieved an MSc degree in medical biotechnology from Tabriz University of Medical Science and joined Tarbiat Modares University as a PhD student in the nanobiotechnology field, and completed his research in 2013.

During his research, in 2012, he became affiliated with the laboratory of Professor Michael Hamblin in the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School as a researcher visitor. There, he contributed to the design and construction of new smart nanoparticles for drug/gene delivery. On finishing his studies, he joined the Department of Medical Nanotechnology at IUMS as an assistant professor. His current research interests include smart nanoparticle design in drug/gene delivery and microfluidic systems. He has established a scientific collaboration between his lab and Professor Michael Hamblin’s lab to design new classes of smart nano vehicles in drug/gene delivery systems.