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 - Biomaterials
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/01 - Current | 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 | ||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - Current | 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
Post-doc
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| 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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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/12 - Current | A bioprinting platform for the rapid, reliable, controlled and quantifiable patterning of cellular aggregates and microtissues
into macroscale regenerative grafts with programmable architectures
1
Post-doc
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| 2024/08 - Current | Oxygen-Releasing Materials for Enhanced Cellular and Tissue Engineering Applications
1
Post-doc
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| 2023/04/01 - Current | Volumetric Bioprinting of Self-Sustaining Hydrogels and Their Chondrogenic Potential
9999
PhD Student Fellow
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Netherlands
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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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Other
| Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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|---|---|---|
| 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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|---|---|---|
| 2024/10/15 - Current | 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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| 2024/09 - Current | Development and characterization of personalized magnetic spheroids as
advanced 3D tumor models
Co-supervisor
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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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 |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - Current | Teaching Students and Assisting with Tissue Processing in Histology: Block Preparation, Deparaffinization, Slide Sectioning and stainings | Elisa Martins, Maria Mendes and Ines Deus |
| 2022 - Current | Guiding student in the design and execution of cell-based experiments, while offering assistance with troubleshooting and problem resolution | Elisa Martins |
| 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) | |
| 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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