Curriculum Vitae
Mehrzad Zargarzadeh
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Mehrzad Zargarzadeh
Citation names
- Zargarzadeh, Mehrzad
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- D117-0DAD-061F
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-4740-9538
Email addresses
- mehrzad.zargarzadeh@gmail.com (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Oncology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
| Portuguese | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2018/09/15 - 2024/03/14
Concluded
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Doctoral program in Biotechnology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Biomedical System Based on Controlled Enzymatically Degradation of Hydrogels
" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2015
Concluded
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Nanotechnology Engineering (Mestrado)
Sharif University of Technology, Iran
"Synthesis of Magnetite (Fe3O4)-Avastin Nanocomposite as a potential drug for AMD Treatment
" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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17 |
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2012
Concluded
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Medical Radiation Engineering (Licenciatura)
Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch, Iran
"Behavioral Biometric Authentication System Based on Memory Game" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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15 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/08 - Current | Science and Technology Management | Crowdhelix, United Kingdom |
| 2025/11/01 - 2025/12/31 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | European Union's Research and Innovation, Belgium |
| 2025/01 - 2025/06 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal |
| 2024/06/15 - 2025/01/18 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
| Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal | ||
| 2024/01/01 - 2024/06/01 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Metatissue, Portugal |
| 2017/09/15 - 2018/03/15 | Researcher (Research) | Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNC), Coimbra University, Portugal |
| 2016/10/01 - 2017/05/29 | Researcher (Research) | University of Minho, 3B´s Research Group (Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics) , Portugal |
| 2015/08/01 - 2015/10/15 | Research Trainee (Research) | International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal |
| International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal | ||
| 2014/05/01 - 2014/12/01 | Research Assistant (Research) | Research center for science and technology in medicine (RCSTIM), Iran |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/06/06 - 2019/06/06 | Bioengineered autonomous cell-biomaterials devices for generating humanised micro-tissues
for regenerative medicine
669858
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Concluded
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| 2017/09/15 - 2018/03/15 | Enhancing Research in Ageing
669088
Research Fellow
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNC), Coimbra University, Portugal
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Horizon 2020
Concluded
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| 2016/10/10 - 2017/06/30 | Preclinical Validation of a TNF-Capturing Device as Therapeutics of Inflammatory Arthritic
Diseases.
PTDC/CTM-BIO/4388/2014
Research Fellow
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - 2025/06 | A bioprinting platform for the rapid, reliable, controlled and quantifiable patterning
of cellular aggregates and microtissues into macroscale regenerative grafts with programmable
architectures
HORIZON-HLTH-2024-TOOL-11
1
Post-doc
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Concluded
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/08 - 2025/01 | Oxygen-Releasing Materials for Enhanced Cellular and Tissue Engineering Applications
1
Post-doc
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| 2024/07 - 2025/01 | ORTHO-ALLO-UNION project-HORIZON-HLTH-2023-TOOL-05
101137464
Post-doc
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European Union
Ongoing
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| 2023/04/01 - 2023/07/01 | Volumetric Bioprinting of Self-Sustaining Hydrogels and Their Chondrogenic Potential
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PhD Student Fellow
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Netherlands
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Concluded
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| 2021/11 - 2023 | REBORN- Full human-based multi-scale constructs with jammed regenerative pockets for
bone engineering
883370
PhD Student Fellow
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| 2018/07/26 - 2023 | Margel - Engineering of marine-inspired high-performance multifunctional hydrogels
for cartilage regeneration crosslinked with bioinstructive and sliding non-covalent
bonds
OCI-01-0145-FEDER-031498
PhD Student Fellow
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| 2018/07/01 - 2023 | Platelet Lysate Hydrogels as a 3D Matrix for Organoid Culturing
12
PhD Student Fellow
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| 2018/07 - 2023 | Beat - Platelet Lysate Hydrogels for Myocardial Repair
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030869
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2025/04/23 | Nanotechnology in Tissue Engineering | Nanotechnology Seminar |
| 2023/07/12 | Laminarin-based snack for cells | Research Summit 2023
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2022/07/13 | Multifunctional Hybrid Laminaran/Platelet lysate-based hydrogels | Research Summit 2022
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2022/06/27 | Laminaran/Platelet lysate-based Hydrogels: too good to be true | TERMIS European Chapter Conference 2022
(Krakow, Poland)
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| 2021/09/05 | Hybrid Multicomponent Laminaran/Platelet lysate-based hydrogels | 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) |
| 2021/07/07 | Innovative Biomedical System Based on Enzymatically Degradation of Hydrogels. Mehrzad Zargarzadeh, Catarina A. Custódio and João F. Mano, oral presentation in , July 7th-9th, Aveiro, Portugal. | Research Summit 2021
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2020/12/11 | Innovative Biomedical System Based on Enzymatically Degradation of Hydrogels. | 11th World Biomaterials Congress 2020 (Virtual Platform) |
| 2020/06/24 | Innovative Biomedical System Based on Enzymatically Degradation of Hydrogels | Research Summit 2020
(Aviero, Portugal)
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| 2019/10/22 | Innovative Biomedical System Based on Controlled Enzymatically Degradation of Hydrogels | 6th EPNOE International Polysaccharide Conference
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2019/10/21 | Innovative Biomedical System Based on Controlled Enzymatically Degradation of Hydrogels | th EPNOE International Polysaccharide Conference
(Aveiro, Portugal)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/11 - 2025/06 | Development and characterization of personalized magnetic spheroids as advanced 3D
tumor models
Co-supervisor
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Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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| 2024/10/15 - 2025/01/15 | Fabrication of human-based cryogels for the development of miniaturized and shape
conformable 3D in vitro bone model
Supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/05 - 2025/07 | 3rd TENET COST Action General Meeting & Conference (2025/07/07 - 2025/07/09)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2020 - 2021 | IMFAHE Nodal Shark Tank 2020-2021 | |
| 2020 - 2021 | IMFAHE's Platform of Talent- Participation as a mentee |
Consulting
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/08 - Current | Lead the end-to-end development of high-stakes strategic Horizon Europe proposals including HORIZON-CL6-2025 02-FARM2FORK-04 and HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-HERITAGE-09, organizing tasks and deliverables to ensure submissions meet strict international deadlines. Managed remote collaboration with international stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and KPIs, demonstrating strong independent project management skills. Transform complex client ideas into persuasive, viable project roadmaps. |
Evaluation committee
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/08 - 2024/10 | Member of the Selection Jury for open positions at University of Aveiro |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - Current | Guiding student in the design and execution of cell-based experiments, while offering assistance with troubleshooting and problem resolution | Elisa Martins |
| 2023 - 2025 | Reasponsible for Tissue Processing in Histology: Block Preparation, Deparaffinization, Slide Sectioning and stainings | Elisa Martins, Maria Mendes and Ines Deus |
| 2022 - 2024 | Assisting student in designing and conducting cell-based experiments, including providing troubleshooting support | Maria Lopes |
Other jury / evaluation
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/01/15 - Current | Responsible for Cell Culture Lab (Biosafety Level 2) | |
| 2025/11/01 - 2025/12/31 | Appointed as a subject matter expert to evaluate HORIZON-MSCA-PF-2025 proposals. Exercise high-level scientific understanding to assess the execution readiness and innovation potential of oncology and biotech projects. | |
| 2012/11/03 - 2012/11/04 | Serving as an invited reviewer for the 2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering Research (CHUSER) | IEEE, United States |
| 2011/09/25 - 2011/09/28 | Serving as an invited reviewer for the 2011 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA) | IEEE, United States |
Scientific expedition
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/05/01 - 2023/08/01 | Organoid Culturing: Culturing liver organoids and blood vascular organoids in platelet-lysate hydrogels Cartilage Formation Testing: Exploring volumetric printing of self-glucose-feeding hydrogels for cartilage formation using articular cartilage progenitor cells, leveraging their glucose-providing capabilities and limited cellular interactions. | Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands |
Distinctions
Award
| 2021 | IMFAHE's Nodal Award-Shark Tank 2021
IMFAHE FOUNDATION , United States
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| 2019 | PhD scholarship (4 year)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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Other distinction
| 2024 | Certificate of Recognition for Reviewing Contributions to the Carbohydrate Polymers
Journal
Éditions Scientifiques Elsevier, France
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