Mohsen Mohammadniaei
Chung-Ang University, Republic of Korea
Biography
Mohsen Mohammadniaei received his BS degree (2006) in Applied Physics and MS degree (2010) in Nanoscience & Technology from Kashan University, Iran. He then joined industry for almost 4 years as the nanomaterial analyst in one of the top organizations in the field of nanotechnology in Iran (Tech-market service corridor) also as the quality engineer and project manager in Omran Ava Company. In September 2014, he got accepted for PhD from Sogang University, South Korea. He received his PhD degree (2018) in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and he is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Integrative Engineering at Chung Ang University, South Korea, working on microRNA detection in whole blood. His research resulted in several publications, patent applications, and he was awarded as the Excellent Researcher by Sogang University. He is passionate about novel scientific and practical approaches in the field of DNA/RNA nanobiotechnology, microRNA detection/inhibition and drug delivery based on optical and electrochemical methods to develop new research ideas for the achievement of commercialized clinical probes and multi-functional agents for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. During his research, he exploited his nanotechnology knowledge (nanostructure synthesis and characterization) into biotechnology to develop various nanostructures in corporation with protein and nucleic acids (parallel structural, three-way junction, hairpin, etc.) to achieve sensitive biosensors and theranostic agents. He has designed several sensing moieties and developed ultra-sensitive and cost-effective nucleic acid and biomarker detection devices (published in high impact journals) with the aim of overcoming the drawbacks of the current diagnostic systems.