Hamid Ghandehari
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Huntsman Cancer Institute
United States of America
Biography
Hamid Ghandehari, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and Bioengineering at the University of Utah, and a member of the Experimental Therapeutics Program at Huntsman Cancer Institute. Ghandehari is also a faculty member with the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) at the University of Utah.Ghandehari studies new ways to deliver targeted cancer therapies. He researches the design of polymers for targeted delivery of drugs to tumors. He is the co-founder and co-director of the Nano Institute of Utah. A major focus of the Nano Institute is collaboration on the University of Utah campus and beyond to advance the growing field of cancer nanotechnology.Ghandehari earned both a bachelor's degree and PhD from the University of Utah.
Research Interest
Nanotechnology Nanotubes Self-assembled super intelligent nanoparticulates for sensitive and resistant tumor targeting Drug Delivery Systems Polymeric drug delivery systems Targeted Drug Delivery Systems Targeting mechanisms to enhance drug delivery and efficacy
Publications
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Tian Yu, Alexander Malugin, and Hamidreza Ghandehari (2011)Impact of Silica Nanoparticle Design on Cellular Toxicity and Hemolytic Activity. Nano Letters.
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Anjan Nan, Xia Bai, Sang Jun Son, Sang Bok Lee and Hamidreza Ghandehari (2008)Cellular Uptake and Cytotoxicity of Silica Nanotubes. Nano Letters.
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Zhe Gao, Nathan I. Walton, Alexander Malugin, Hamidreza Ghandehari, and Ilya Zharov (2012)Preparation of dopamine-modified boron nanoparticles.Journal of Materials Chemistry.
