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Mohamadmahdi Samandari, PhD

Research Instructor, Biomedical Engineering
Academic Office Location:
Biomedical Engineering
UConn School of Dental Medicine
263 Farmington Avenue
Room L7073
Farmington, CT 06030-1721
Phone: 860-679-8443
857-600-1115
Email: samandari@uchc.edu
Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
BSUniversity of TabrizMechanical Engineering
MSUniversity of TehranMechanical Engineering
PhDUniversity of TehranMechanical Engineering

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
PostdoctoralImperial College LondonResearch Scholar, Dept of Bioengineering. Research Area: Microfluidic liquid biopsy for cancer detection
PostdoctoralIsfahan University of Medical SciencesPostdoctoral Research Associate, Dept of Physiology. Research Area: Microfluidic models in cancer research
PostdoctoralUConn HealthPostdoctoral Fellow, Dept of Biomedical Engineering. Research Area: (i) Advanced biomanufacturing strategies for soft and hard tissue regeneration; (ii) Microneedle-based drug delivery for wound healing; (iii) Cellular agriculture

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
Visiting Fellowship ($2,000)Wound Healing Foundation
Travel Award ($600)University of Connecticut Health Center
Travel Award ($600)University of Connecticut Health Center
Research Scholarship ($4,800)Isfahan University of Medical Science
Distinguished Student (1 of 3 among ~7,000 engineering students)University of Tehran
Research Scholarship ($8,400)Iran’s National Elite Foundation
Dissertation Award ($1,000)Iran’s National Elite Foundation
Research Fellowship ($2,300)Iran’s National Elite Foundation
Research Scholarship ($7,500)Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology
Outstanding Student (1 of 10 among ~50,000 students)University of Tehran
Ranked 1st in Ph.D. Entrance ExamNational Organization of Educational Testing
Ranked 1st (out of 22) in the M.Sc. Class of 2010University of Tehran
Talented StudentUniversity of Tabriz, Department of Talented Students Affairs
Ranked 1st (out of 50) in the B.Sc. Class of 2006University of Tabriz
Outstanding Student (1 of 2 among ~500 mechanical engineering students)University of Tabriz
Talented StudentUniversity of Tabriz, Department of Talented Students Affairs
Talented StudentUniversity of Tabriz, Department of Talented Students Affairs
Talented StudentUniversity of Tabriz, Department of Talented Students Affairs
Talented StudentUniversity of Tabriz, Department of Talented Students Affairs
Selected Diploma (1 of 30 among ~14,000 students)Isfahan, Iran’s Ministry of Education

COURSES AND WORKSHOPS


 1.  Instructor: “Statics and Mechanics of Materials”


Institution: Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Tehran


Duration: 2013-2015 (three fall semesters)


Average student evaluation score: 19.1 out of 20 (40-60 students each semester)


 


2.  Co-Instructor: “Biomicrofluidics, Biofabrication, and Biomanufacturing”


Institution: University of Connecticut


Duration: 2021-Present (lectured 2 sessions each spring semester and directed the students throughout the course and final project - grant writing).


Instructor: Dr. A. Tamayol


Lecture title: Computational Simulations in Biomedical Applications


 


3.  Guest Lecturer: “Nanobiotechnology”


Institution: Tecnológico de Monterrey


Date: September 2021


Instructor: Dr. G. T. Santiago


Lecture title: Microfluidics in Biomedical Applications


 


4.  Seminar and Workshop Chair: “Microfluidics for Biomedical Applications”


Institution: Isfahan University of Medical Science


Date: July 2019 (2 Sessions)


Organizer: Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology, Isfahan University of Medical Science


 


5.  Teaching Assistant: “Plasticity”


Institution: School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran


Duration: 2013-2015


Instructor: Prof. K. Abrinia


 

Name & DescriptionCategoryRoleTypeScopeStart YearEnd Year
Wound Healing Society (WHS), 2022 - presentProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalInternational2022
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (TERMIS), 2022 - presentProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalInternational2022
Advisory Committee for Student Ada Itzel Frías Sánchez, Tecnológico de MonterreyAdvisory CommitteeMemberExternalUniversity20202020
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), 2019 - presentProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalInternational2019
University of Connecticut Health Center Research Advisory Board, 2019 - presentAdvisory CommitteeMemberUConn HealthUniversity2019

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