Dr. Morteza Mahmoudi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology and the Precision Health Program at Michigan State University. His research focuses on investigating (i) overlooked factors in nanomedicine and (ii) academic bullying and harassment. He received his graduate and postgraduate training from Sharif University of Technology (Iran), University College Dublin (Ireland), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Stanford School of Medicine. Prior to joining Michigan State University, he was an Assistant Professor at Harvard University. According to Clarivate Analytics, he is among the highly cited researchers for the years 2018 and 2020–2024.
A. Ashkarran, H. Gharibi, S. A. Sadeghi, S. M. Modaresi, Q. Wang, T. Lin, G. Yerima, A. Tamadon, M. Sayadi, M. Jafari, Z. Lin, D. Ritz, D. Kakhniashvili, A. Guha, M. R. K. Mofrad, L. Sun, M. P. Landry, A. Saei*, M. Mahmoudi* “Small molecule modulation of protein corona for deep plasma proteome profiling” Nature Communications, 2024, 15, 9638.
H. Gharibi, A. Ashkarran, E. Voke, M. Landry, A. Saei*, M. Mahmoudi* “A uniform data processing pipeline enables harmonized nanoparticle protein corona analysis across proteomics core facilities” Nature Communications, 2024, 15, 342.
A. Ashkarran, H. Gharibi, E. Voke, M. Landry, A. Saei, M. Mahmoudi*“Measurements of heterogeneity in proteomics analysis of nanoparticle protein corona across core facilities” Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 6610.
S. Sheibani*, K. Basu, A. Farnudi, A. Ashkarran, M. Ichikawa, J. Presley, K. Bui, M.R. Ejtehadi*, H. Vali, M. Mahmoudi* “Nanoscale Characterization of the Biomolecular Corona by Cryo-Electron Microscopy, Cryo-Electron Tomography, and Image Simulation” Nature Communications, 2021,12, 573.
F. Giulimondi, L. Digiacomo, D. Pozzi, S. Palchetti, E. Vulpis, A. Laura Capriotti, R. Zenezini Chiozzi, A. Laganà, H. Amenitsch, L. Masuelli, M. Mahmoudi*, I. Screpanti, A. Zingoni, G. Caracciolo* “Interplay of protein corona and immune cells controls blood residency of liposomes” Nature Communications, 2019, 10, 3686.
Regenerative Medicine
S. Sharifi, A. Saei, H. Gharibi, N. Mahmoud, S. Harkins, N. Dararatana, E.M. Lisabeth, V. Serpooshan, Á. Végvári, A. Moore*, M. Mahmoudi* “Mass Spectrometry, Structural Analysis, and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Photo-Cross-Linked Human Albumin Hydrogels”, ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2022, 5, 2643–2663.
P.S.S. Abadi, J.C. Garbern, S. Behzadi, M.J. Hill, J.S. Tresbeck, T. Heydari, M.R. Ejtehadi, N. Ahmed, E. Copley, H. Aghaverdi, R.T. Lee, O.C. Farokhzad, M. Mahmoudi* “Engineering of Mature Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes using Substrates with Multi-Scale Topography” Advanced Functional Materials, 2018, 28, 1707378 (with cover image).
K. Wei, V. Serpooshan, M. Diez‐Cunado, M. Zhao, P. Shah, P. Bushway, M. Noseda, S. Maruyama, X. Tian, P. Kim, Y. Matsuura, W. Cai, A. Savtchenko, A. Wang, W. Zhu, M. Mahmoudi, M. Schneider, B. Zhou, M. Butte, P. Yang, K. Walsh, D. Bernstein, M. Mercola, P. Ruiz‐Lozano*, “Epicardial FSTL1 Reconstitution Regenerates the Adult Mammalian Heart” Nature, 2015, 525,479–485.
Lab Ethics, Safety, and Diversity
S. Moss*, S. Tauber, S. Sharifi, M. Mahmoudi* “The need for the development of discipline-specific approaches to address academic bullying” EClinMed, 2022, 50, 101598.
M. Mahmoudi, J. A. Poorman, J. K. Silver “Representation of Women among Scientific Nobel Prize Nominees and Recipients”, The Lancet, 2019, 394, 1905-1906.
Selected Review, Perspective, and Comment Papers
Nanomedicine and Protein Corona
M. Hadjidemetriou, M. Mahmoudi*, K. Kostarelos*“In vivo biomolecular corona and the transformation of a foe into an ally for nanomedicine”. Nature Reviews Materials, 2024, 9, 219.
M. Mahmoudi*, M. Landry, A. Moore, R. Coreas* “The protein corona from nanomedicine to environmental science”. Nature Reviews Materials, 2023, 8, 422-438 (with cover image).
N. Mahmoudi, M. Mahmoudi* “Effect of cholesterol on biomolecular corona”. Nature Nanotechnology, 2023, 18, 974.
M. Mahmoudi* “The need for improved methodology in protein corona analysis”. Nature Communications, 2022,13, 49.
M. Mahmoudi* “The need for robust characterization of nanomaterials for nanomedicine applications”. Nature Communications, 2021,12, 5246.
M. Hajipour, A. Aghaverdi, V. Serpooshan, H. Vali, S. Sheibani*, M. Mahmoudi* “Sex as an important factor in nanomedicine” Nature Communications, 2021,12, 2984.
Regenerative Medicine
N. Mahmoudi, D. Nisbet, I. Pastar, L. Gould, M. Matoori, M. Mahmoudi* “Sex-specific nanomedicine-and biomaterials-based therapies of chronic wounds”, Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2024, 2, 447.
M.J. Hajipour, M. Mehrani, S.H. Abbasi, A. Amin, S.E. Kassaian, J.C. Garbern, G. Caracciolo, S. Zanganeh, M. Chitsazan, H. Aghaverdi, S.M. Kamali Shahri, A. Ashkarran, M. Raoufi, H. Bauser-Heaton, J. Zhang, J.D. Muehlschlegel, A. Moore, R.T. Lee, J.C. Wu, V. Serpooshan, M. Mahmoudi* “Nanoscale Technologies for Prevention and Treatment of Heart Failure: Challenges and Opportunities” Chemical Reviews, 2019, 119(21), 11352-11390 (with cover image).
M. Mahmoudi*, M. Yu, V. Serpooshan, J. Wu, R. Langer, R. Lee, J. Karp, O. Farokhzad* “Multiscale technologies for treatment of ischemic cardiomyopathy”, Nature Nanotechnology, 2017, 12, 845-855.
Lab Ethics, Safety, and Diversity
M. Mahmoudi* “Academic bullying slows the evolution of science” Nature, 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00706-4.
M. Mahmoudi* “Academic bullying slows the evolution of science” Nature Reviews Materials, 2023, 8, 301-303.
D. Kostakopoulou*, M. Mahmoudi* “Academic cyberbullying” EClinMed, 2022, 53, 101714.
S. Täuber, L. Keashly, S. Moss, J. Swann, L. Hollis, L. Crockett, P. Sareh, M. Mahmoudi* “Academic harassment: The need for interdependent actions of stakeholders” EClinMed, 2022, 49, 101481.
M. Mahmoudi*, L. Keashly* “Filling the Space: A Framework for Coordinated Global Actions to Diminish Academic Bullying”, Angewandte Chemie, 2021, 133 (7), 3378-3384.
Selected Editorial Papers
Nanomedicine and Protein Corona
N. Mahmoudi, Morteza Mahmoudi* “Effect of cholesterol on nanomedicine biomolecular corona”, Nature Nanotechnology, 2023,18, 974-976
N. Olivieri*, M. Mahmoudi* “Industry: poor record for bullying or whistleblowing”, Nature, 2023, 619, 465.
S. Hosseinpour, S. Ameli Hajebi, P. Sareh, M. Mahmoudi* “Consider the home research environments of international students”, Nature Human Behaviour, 2023, 7, 660-661.
M. Mahmoudi* “Prevent upwards bullying and abuse of reporting systems”, Nature Human Behaviour, 2023, 7, 466-467.
S. Täuber*, M. Mahmoudi* “Disrupting targets’ dependency on bullies”, Science, 2022, 375, 1239.
S. Täuber*, M. Mahmoudi* “How bullying becomes a career tool”, Nature Human Behaviour, 2022, 6, 475.
M. Mahmoudi* “Academic bullying: How to be an ally”, Science, 2021, 373, 974.
M. Mahmoudi* “A survivor’s guide to academic bullying”, Nature Human Behaviour, 2020, 4, 1091.
M. Mahmoudi* S. Moss*“Tie-up institution’s reputation with anti-bullying record”, Nature, 2019, 572, 439.
M. Mahmoudi* “The need for establishment of global committee on academic behaviour ethics”, The Lancet, 2019, 394, 1410.
M. Mahmoudi* “Improve reporting systems for academic bullying”, Nature, 2018, 562, 494
Honors and Awards
Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1% in Web of Science), Clarivate Analytics
2024
Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientists
2024
Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1% in Web of Science), Clarivate Analytics
2023
Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientists
2023
Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1% in Web of Science), Clarivate Analytics
2022
Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientists
2022
Scialog Fellow in advancing bioImaging
2021
Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1% in Web of Science), Clarivate Analytics
2021
Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientists
2021
Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1% in Web of Science), Clarivate Analytics
2020
IAAM Innovation Award, Ulrika, Sweden
2020
Academic Communications Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2020
NSF I-Corp Award
2019
IGNITE Award, Connors Center for Women’s Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
2019
BRI Future Prize, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
2019
Department of Anesthesiology’s Collaborative Award), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
2019
Academy of Translational Medicine Professional Certificate, European Society for Translational Medicine
2019
Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1% in Web of Science), Clarivate Analytics
2018
Innovation Award, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
2018
Stepping Strong Innovator Awards ($289,000), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
2018
1st Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) prize in Biological Sciences
2016
Best Poster Award, Annual Scientific Session, American College of Cardiology
2016
Nanoscience Research Leader Award, Publishing Division of Cognizure
2015
16th Royan International Research Award, Royan Institute
2015
European Science Foundation Grant
2012
European Science Foundation Grant
2011
Shahid Chamran Award, National Endowment for the Elite
2011
National Distinguished PhD Graduate Award, Iran Ministry of Science
2011
Dr. Mojtahedi’s Innovation Award, Sharif University of Technology
2010
European Science Foundation Grant
2010
Scholarship Award, Iran Ministry of Science
2009
11th Kharazmi Young Festival Award, Iran Ministry of Science
2009
Exceptional Talents Award, Sharif University of Technology
Dr. Morteza Mahmoudi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology and the Precision Health Program at Michigan State University. His research focuses on investigating (i) overlooked factors in nanomedicine and (ii) academic bullying and harassment. He received his graduate and postgraduate training from Sharif University of Technology (Iran), University College Dublin (Ireland), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Stanford School of Medicine. Prior to joining Michigan State University, he was an Assistant Professor at Harvard University. According to Clarivate Analytics, he is among the highly cited researchers for the years 2018 and 2020–2024.
Morteza Mahmoudi
Member, Precision Health Program
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology
mahmou22@msu.edu
Research Categories with Selected Papers
Nanomedicine and Protein CoronaRegenerative Medicine
Lab Ethics, Safety, and Diversity
Selected Review, Perspective, and Comment Papers
Nanomedicine and Protein Corona
Regenerative Medicine
Lab Ethics, Safety, and Diversity
Selected Editorial Papers
Nanomedicine and Protein Corona
Regenerative Medicine
Lab Ethics, Safety, and Diversity
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