Elaheh (Fatemeh) Bakhshandeh

I am a PhD holder in biomedical engineering, complemented by both undergraduate and master’s degrees in Materials Science and Engineering. I bring extensive experience in research, data collection, and analysis, coupled with innovative and independent thinking. Proficient in laboratory techniques, I thrive in fast-paced collaborative environments. My strengths lie in problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills. I am passionate about integrating cutting-edge technologies into the realms of Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnology.

• Development of electrochemical biosensors
• Point-of-care disease detection
• Wearable biomedical devices
• Microfluidics
• Biochemistry

• 09/2019, 05/2024, Graduate Student, Doctoral level, Engineering Physics, McMaster University, Designed highly sensitive electrochemical biosensor, Responsible for training and mentoring of new research students, Gained expertise in wearable medical devices, microfluidics, project management, electrochemistry, and biotechnology
• 09/2014, 05/2016, Graduate Student, Master’s level, Material Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Developed nano-biomaterial system for wastewater treatment, Responsible for training and mentoring of new research students

• A Universal Bacterial Sensor Created By Integrating A Light Modulating Aptamer Complex With Photoelectrochemical Signal Readout, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Bakhshandeh, F., Saha, S., Sen, P., Sakib, S., MacLachlan R., Kanji F., Osman, E., Soleymani, L., 2023
• TiO2 Nanoparticles Co-Sensitized with Graphene Quantum Dots and Pyrocatechol Violet for Photoelectrochemical Detection of Cr(VI), Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Bakhshandeh, F., Saha, S., Sakib, S., Zhitomirsky, I., Soleymani, L., 2022
• Surface Functionalization of Metal Oxide Semiconductors with Catechol Ligands for Enhancing Their Photoactivity, Solar RRL, Sakib, S.
• Bakhshandeh, F.
• Saha, S., Soleymani, L., Zhitomirsky, I., 2021
• Liquid NanoBiosensors Enable One-Pot Electrochemical Detection of Bacteria in Complex Matrices, Advanced Science, M. Imani S., Osman E., Bakhshandeh F, Qian S., Sakib, S., MacLachlan R., Gaskin M., Zhitomirsky, I., Yamamura D., Li Y., F. Didar F., Soleymani, L., 2023
• Programming synthetic DNA molecules for building and breaking heterostructures between TiO2 nanomaterials for photoelectrochemical bacterial detection, Nanotoday, Sakib, S., Zhang, Z., Osman, E., Kanji F., Bakhshandeh, F., Pattyn, C., Zhitomirsky, I., Soleymani, L., 2023
• A PEDOT:PSS-Based Composite Hydrogel as a Versatile Electrode for Wearable Microneedle Sensing Platforms, Advanced Sensor Research, Shirzadi, E., Huynh, M., GhavamiNejad, P., Zheng, H., Saini, A., Bakhshandeh, F., Keyvani, F., Mantaila, D., Rahman F. A., Quadrilatero, J., Soleymani, L., Poudineh M., 2023
• Are aluminium titanate-based nanostructures new photocatalytic materials? Possibilities and perspectives, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, Bakhshandeh, F., Azarniya, A., Madaah Hosseini H.R., Jafari S., 2018
• Preparation of nitrogen-doped aluminium titanate (Al2TiO5) nanostructures: Application to removal of organic pollutants from aqueous media, Advanced Powder Technology, Azarniya, A., Zekavat, M., Soltaninejad M., Bakhshandeh, F., Madaah Hosseini H.R., Kashani S., Amutha C., Sadrnezhad S. K., Ramakrishna S., 2020