Mehrdad Pazhouhandeh
Woolloongabba,QLD
Summary
Former pharmacist with experience in clinical setting, pharma industry, and biopharmaceutical discovery research. Current Immunologist/bioinformatician with established expertise in T cell immunology, single cell sequencing, and high-throughput data analysis.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Doctoral Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager
The University Of Queensland
04.2021 - Current
- Conducted a multidisciplinary research project bringing together biochemical probe synthesis, immunology animal models, single-cell transcriptomics method development, and computational biology.
- Contributed to publication of papers in the group.
- Managed lab operations, including the supply of reagents and consumables, training of new members, coordination of meetings and events, etc.
- Wrote a couple of grants, prepared risk assessment documents, composed SOPs.
Pre-formulation Consultant
Tavan Exir Pharmed
08.2020 - 02.2021
Worked closely with the R&D team for formulation and documentation of new pharmaceutical products.
Chief Pharmacist
Saba Drugstore
04.2017 - 11.2019
- Displayed patient-oriented and comprehensive clinical pharmacy services and pharmaceutical care.
- Supervised and coached team of pharmacy technicians and trainees.
- Prepared educational leaflets for cancer patients regarding their chemotherapy regimens.
- Contributed to renovation of the pharmacy sales and storage system and software.
Research Fellow
Pasteur Institute Of Iran
01.2016 - 03.2017
- Contributed to the publication of a few papers in cancer, autoimmunity, and microbial research.
- Contributed to fund-rising for initiation of an innovation hub for translational biopharmaceutical research through presentations and speeches.
Education
Ph.D. - Immunology
The University of Queensland
Woolloongabba12.2024
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Tehran, Iran05.2016
Skills
- Patient counselling
- Pharmaceutical research
- Animal Model Handling
- Project management
- Bioinformatics expertise
- Student Mentoring
- Presentations and Public Speaking
- Sequencing platforms
- Transcriptomics
- Flow cytometry
- Chromatography techniques
- Biomacromolecule conjugation and isolation
Accomplishments
- Secured an external collaborative project grant and support from Genome Innovation Hub.
- Was granted scholarship support for Doctor of Philosophy candidature, The University of Queensland (2021).
- Was awarded as top graduate of pharmacy in Congress of Iranian Association of Pharmacists (2016 and 2017)
- Was awarded as top student of Annual Educational Festival of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (2012)
- Attained the top GPA of Faculty of Pharmacy (2010-2016)
- Was ranked as the top student in Nationwide General Exam of Basic Sciences of Pharmacy (2012)
Career development workshops
- UniQuest Commercialisation Workshop
- The Pitching Event
- Pitching and story-telling
Publications
- Comparative Network Analysis of Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Smokers for Representing Potential Therapeutic Targets. Scientific Reports.
- A Systems Medicine Approach Reveals Disordered Immune System and Lipid Metabolism in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Clinical & Experimental Immunology.
- A systems medicine approach for finding target proteins affecting treatment outcomes in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. PLOS ONE.
- The inhibitory effect of the combination of two new peptides on biofilm formation by Acinetobacter baumannii. Microbial Pathogenesis.
- The Effect Of Arginine As An Anti-Aggregation Excipient On Recombinant Human Growth Hormone. Trends in Peptide and Protein Sciences.
- Lipase immobilization onto polyethylenimine coated magnetic nanoparticles assisted by divalent metal chelated ions. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic.
- Analysis of host cell proteins, the uninvited guests. Molecular Biology Research Communications.
- Fusion proteins in pharmaceutical sciences: today and tomorrow. Molecular Biology Research Communications.
Timeline
Doctoral Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager
The University Of Queensland
04.2021 - Current
Pre-formulation Consultant
Tavan Exir Pharmed
08.2020 - 02.2021
Chief Pharmacist
Saba Drugstore
04.2017 - 11.2019
Research Fellow
Pasteur Institute Of Iran
01.2016 - 03.2017
Ph.D. - Immunology
The University of Queensland
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Similar Profiles
Leah GollandLeah Golland
Senior Admissions Officer at The University of QueenslandSenior Admissions Officer at The University of Queensland
Yifan BaoYifan Bao
PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering at The University of QueenslandPhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland
Lingchen LiuLingchen Liu
PhD Research(Medical Genomics Group - Nic Waddell) at The University of QueenslandPhD Research(Medical Genomics Group - Nic Waddell) at The University of Queensland
Zhihao QiaoZhihao Qiao
Mathematics Tutor at The University of QueenslandMathematics Tutor at The University of Queensland
Catríona ConboyCatríona Conboy
Lead Early Years Educator/School Aged Childcare Worker at Magic Years LtdLead Early Years Educator/School Aged Childcare Worker at Magic Years Ltd