Biography
Dr. Mohammad-Ali Shahbazi
Current research
Nano-based
regenerative hydrogels; photothermal materials; scaffolds, and microneedles for
wound healing, bone repair, and localized delivery of therapeutics.
Dr. Shahbazi received
his Ph.D. in 2015 from the University of Helsinki, Finland, and has published
over 130 original/review articles, 1 book, 12 book chapters, and more than 120
conference presentations. There are several competitive prizes/honors in the
portfolio of Dr. Shahbazi, including the best Ph.D. Dissertation Award of the
University of Helsinki in 2015, the best Ph.D. thesis in Pharmaceutical
Sciences in Finland 2015, the prestigious young researcher award of
pharmaceutical sciences at 20th Razi Festival (the highest recognition of
Iranian scientific community), and laureate of highly prestigious USERN award
in 2020, selected among 14000 nominates from all around the world. He is
currently serving as editorial board and reviewer of several well-recognized
peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Shahbazi is also the co-founder of a startup
(Capsamedix Oy) and a spinout (Medixmicro) company, which develop translational
3D-printed tooth adhesive devices and microneedles, respectively. Dr. Shahbazi
is currently a faculty member at the Department of Biomedical Engineering,
University Medical Center Groningen with h-index of 47 and over 12 years of
experience in cancer therapy and tissue regeneration. His current research
interest lies in nano-based regenerative hydrogels, photothermal materials,
scaffolds, and microneedles for wound healing, bone repair, and localized
delivery of therapeutics.