Curriculum Vita

Name: Abolfazl
Surname: Akbarzadeh
Date Of Birth and Place: Iran, Ahar(1/7/1974)

Educational Background:

B.Sc of Applied chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran, 1990-1994.

M.Sc of Pure Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshty University, Tehran, Iran, 19951997.

Ph.D of Medicinal Chemistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2009-2012.

Teaching experiences:
Teaching and lecturer in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences(from 2009 2014) and Islamic Azad
University of Tehran (from 1998 2009) consisting:

Nanostructure and Nanomaterials

Nanobiomedicine

Introduction to Nanotechnology

Organic Chemistry 2; Organic Chemistry 1 and Different Practical Courses

Inorganic Chemistry 2; Inorganic Chemistry 1 and Different Practical Courses

Common Chemistry 2; Common Chemistry 1 and Different Practical Courses

Research experiences and fields of interest:

Other interesting fields are:

Current Research:
Preparation of polymeric micro and nanoparticles containing protein- peptide and anti cancer drugs.

Honors and Awards:

Selected in "First student Olampiad Competition" of Iran.

Selected project in Fourth and Fifth Nokhbegan Foundation in third grade.

Publications
Original Articles
1. Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Haleh Mikaeili, Davoud Asgari, Nosratollah Zarghami, Rahmati Mohammad, Soodabeh
Davaran,.Preparation and in-vitro evaluation of doxorubicin-loaded Fe 3O4 magnetic nanoparticles modified
with biocompatible copolymers , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE, 2012:7 511526
2. Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Nosratollah Zarghami, Haleh Mikaeili, Davoud Asgari, Amir Mohammad Goganian, H.
Khaksar Khiabani, Soodabeh Davaran. Synthesis, characterization and in vitro evaluation of novel polymercoated magnetic nanoparticles for controlled delivery of doxorubicin. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF
Nanotechnology, Science, Environment , 2012:5 1325
3. Barkhordari.A, Rahmati Yamchi.M, Fekri S, Pourhassan-Moghaddam.M , Nejati Koshki.K, Davaran.S,
Akbarzadeh.A , Nasiri.M, Zarghami.N, Study of inhibitory effect of Helenalin on hTERT gene expression in
breast cancer cell line by Real-time PCR, Bio infopublications, In Press 2012

4. Akbarzadeh, A., Samiei, M., Joo, S.W., Anzaby, M., Hanifehpour, Y., Nasrabadi, H.T., Davaran, Synthesis,
characterization and in vitro studies of doxorubicin-loaded magnetic nanoparticles grafted to smart copolymers on
A549 lung cancer cell line, Journal of Nanobiotechnology, Journal of Nanobiotechnology 2012, 10:46

5. Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Nosratollah Zarghami, Haleh Mikaeili, Mohammad kouhi, Soodabeh Davaran. Novel
Drug Delivery System Based on Doxorubicin-Loaded Magnetic Nanoparticles modified with biocompatible
copolymers as a Therapeutic Strategy Against Lung Cancer Cells. Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2012, Vol. 33, No. #.1
Zohreh Ebrahimnezhad, Nosratollah Zarghami, Manoutchehr Keyhani, Soumaye Amirsaadat, Abolfazl .6
Akbarzadeh, Mohammad Rahmati, Zohreh Mohammad Taheri, Kazem Nejati-Koshki. Inhibition of hTERT Gene
Expression by Silibinin-Loaded PLGA-PEG-Fe3O4 in T47D Breast Cancer Cell Line. BioImpacts,2013, 3(2), 67
74 7. Samira Alimirzalu, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Mojtaba Abbasian, Somayeh Alimohammadi, Soodabeh
Davaran , Younes Hanifehpour, Mohammad Samiei and Sang Woo Joo. Synthesis and study of physicochemical
characteristics of Fe3O4 magnetic nanocomposites based on poly(Nisopropylacrylamide)for anti-cancer drugs
delivery. Chemistry Central Journal InPress
8. Sedigheh Fekri Aval, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Mohammad Rahmati Yamchi, Amin Barkhordari, Naiyereh
Mohamadzadeh, Younes Hanifehpour, Sang Woo Joo, Kazem Nejati-Koshki, Farzad Zarghami , Nosratollah
Zarghami, Gene Silencing Effect of SiRNA-Magnetic Copolymers on hTERT Gene Expression in Lung Cancer
Cell Line, BMC Biotechnology InPress
9.Rogaie Rezaei-Sadabady, Nosratollah Zarghami, Abolfazl Barzegar, Akram Eidi, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Mustafa
Rezaei-Tavirani.Studies of the Relationship between Structure and Antioxidant Activity in Interesting Systems,
Including Tyrosol, Hydroxytyrosol Derivatives Indicated by Quantum Chemical Calculations.Soft, 2013, 2, 13-18
10.Kazem Nejati-Koshki, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Mohammad pourhasan-Moghadam. San woo joo. Inhibition of
Leptin and Leptin Receptor Gene Expression by Silibinin- Curcumin Combination .Apjcp 2013,14(10) InPress
11. Ghasemali S, Akbarzadeh A, Alimirzalu S,Rahmati Yamchi M, Barkhordari A, Tozihi M, Kordi SH
,Mohammadzadeh N,FekriAval S,NaderyMahabady F, AbbasiM, Hanifehpour Y, Nejati-Koshki K,Sang Woo
Joo,Tafsiri E1,ZarghamiN*1,2,3,4,5, Study of Inhibitory Effect of -Cyclodextrin-HelenalinComplex on HTERT
Gene Expression in T47D Breast Cancer Cell Line by Real TimeQuantitative PCR (q-PCR), Apjcp 2013,14(12)
InPress
12. Mollazade .M, Nejati-Koshki K, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Younes Hanifehpour, Zarghami .N, Sang Woo Joo.
PAMAM Dendrimers Arugment Inhibitory Effect of Curcumin on Cancer Cell Proliferation: Possible Inhibition of
Telomerase . Apjcp 2013,14(11) InPress
13. Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Akbar Rezaei, Kazem Nejati-Koshki, Somayeh Alimohammadi, Soodabeh Davaran,
Synthesis and Physicochemical Characterization of Biodegradable star-shaped poly lactide-co-glycolide
-cyclodextrin copolymer Nanoparticles Containing Albumin, journal Advances in Nanoparticles 2013, 1,,
14.Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Kazem Nejati-Koshki, Mahsa Mahmoudi Soghrati, Somayeh Alimohammadi, Mahmoud
Farajpour Ghamari, Soodabeh Davaran,In vitro studies of NIPAAM-MAA-VP copolymer-coated magnetic
nanoparticles for controlled anticancer drug release, Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption Sciences, 2013, 3,
108-115

Review Articles

1.Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Samiei Mohamad, Soodabeh Davaran . Magnetic Nanoparticles: Preparation, Physical
Properties and Applications in biomedicine, Nanoscale research letters ,2012, 7:144-157

2.Alireza Valizadeh, Haleh Mikaeili, Mohammad Samiei, Samad Mussa Farkhani, Nosratollah Zarghami,
Mohammad kouhi, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Soodabeh Davaran. Quantum dots: synthesis, bioapplications,
and toxicity. Nanoscale research letters ,2012, 7:276
3. Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Rogaie Rezaei-Sadabady, Soodabeh Davaran, Sang Woo Joo, Nosratollah.Zarghami,
Younes Hanifehpour, Mohammad Samiei, Mohammad kouhi, Kazem Nejati-Koshki, Liposome: Classification,
Preparation, and Applications. Nanoscale Research Letters 2013, 8:102
4. Fatemeh Asghari, Soraya Babaie, Soheila Motaali,Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Sang Woo Joo, Younes Hanifehpour6 ,
Mohammadzadeh.N, Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis Methods, Bio Applications, Physical Properties, and Toxicity
Journal of Nanobiotechnology2014, InPress
5. Mohammad Pourhassan-Moghaddam, Mohammad Rahmati-Yamchi, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Hadis Daraee,Kazem
Nejati-Koshki, Younes Hanifehpour and Sang Woo Joo. Protein detection through different platforms of immunoloop-mediated isothermal amplification. Nanoscale Research Letters 2013, 8:485
6. Mohammad Kouhi, Ali Vahedi, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Younes Hanifehpour, Sang Woo Joo. Investigation of
Quadratic Electro-Optic Effects and Electro Absorption Process in GaN/AlGaN Spherical Quantum Dot.
Nanoscale Research Letters 2014, InPress
8. Fariba Badrzadeh , Alireza Valizadeh, Kazem Badrzadeh, Samane Mohammadi, Samad Mussa Farkhani , Nasrin
Sohrabi, Najme Malekzadeh Gonabadi, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh ,Younes Hanifehpour, Sang Woo Joo, Mohammad
Rahmati-Yamchi. Nanodetection and Nanodrug delivery in lung cancer. Nano review, 2014 InPress
9. Nasrin Sohrabi, Zahra Sohrabi, Alireza Valizadeh, Samane Mohammadi, Samad Mussa Farkhani, Najmeh
Malekzadeh Gonabadi, Marzieh Mohammadi, Fariba Badrzade, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Sang Woo Joo , Younes
Hanifehpour. Basic of DNA biosensors and cancer diagnosis. Nano review, 2014 InPress

Presentations

1. Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Sara Hosseninasab Soodabeh Davaran. Novel polymer-coated magnetic nanoparticles
for controlled delivery of doxorubicin. Iranian Pharmacy student seminar 15-17 october, 2011, Tehran, Iran (Best
oral presentation award)
2. Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Davoud Asgari, Soodabeh Davaran. Preparation and in-vitro evaluation of doxorubicinloaded Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles modified with biocompatible copolymers. The 5th Iranian controlled Release
conference of Iran, Masshad 4-6 October, 2011( ICRC 2011)
3. Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Davoud Asgari, Soodabeh Davaran. Synthesis, characterization and in vitro evaluation of
novel polymer-coated magnetic nanoparticles for controlled delivery of doxorubicin. The 5th Iranian controlled
Release conference of Iran, Masshad 4-6 October, 2011(ICRC 2011)
4. Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Nosratollah Zarghami, Soodabeh Davaran. Preparation and in-vitro evaluation of
doxorubicin-loaded Fe3O4 magneticnanoparticles modified with biocompatible co-polymers, accepted for a poster
presentation in PBP world meeting Istanbul, Turkey 19-22 march 2012
5. Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Noosratolah Zarghami, Soodabeh Davaran. Novel polymer-coated magnetic nanoparticles
for controlled delivery of doxorubicin. ORAL presentation (15 minutes including questions and answers) at the
NanoThailand 2012 conference to be held from April 9 to 11, 2012 at Pullman Raja Orchid Hotel, Khon Kaen,
Thailand.
6. Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Nosratollah Zarghami, Davoud Asgari, Amir Mohammad Goganian, H. Khaksar Khiabani,
Soodabeh Davaran. Synthesis, characterization and in vitro evaluation of novel polymer-coated magnetic
nanoparticles for controlled delivery of doxorubicin. The 2th Iranian Nanodrug conference of Iran, Ahwaz 6-9
March, 2012
7. Abolfazl Akbarzadeh Nosratollah Zarghami , Soodabeh Davaran. Preparation and in-vitro evaluation of
doxorubicin-loaded Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles modified with biocompatible copolymers. (poster presentation)
The 4th International Congress on Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (ICNN2012), Kashan, Iran, 8 - 10 Sep. 2012
8. Ommolbanin Ebrahimi, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Nosratollah Zarghami Soodabeh Davaran.
Preparation and in
vitro evaluation of doxorubicin loaded magnetite nanoparticles modified with PLGA-PEG4000 copolymers.1st
Tabriz International Life Science Conference and 12th Iran Biophysical Chemistry Conference 2013
9. FS Tabatabaei Mirakabad, A Akbarzadeh, N Zarghami, V Zeighamian.PLGA-based nanoparticles as cancer
drug delivery systems. 1st Tabriz International Life Science Conference and 12th Iran Biophysical Chemistry
Conference 2013
10.Peter Olatunde Ajagbonna, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Haleh Mikaeili, Nosratollah Zarghami, Rahmati Mohammad,
Amin Barkhordari, Soodabeh Davaran.PLANT BASED DRUG DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: OUR
EXPERIENCE WITH SALT AND HYPERTENSION. PLENARY LECTURES