Chemical Engineering Medical
Resume:
Mohammad Mofidfar, Ph.D.
******@****.*** Cell: 216-***-**** US Permanent Resident https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-mofidfar-56b471aa/
Senior polymer scientist with expertise in structure-property-performance relationships, polymer compounding and processing, polymer physics and characterization, polymer chemistry and hydrogel synthesis, surface modification
Proficient in biomaterials, drug delivery (oral, topical, and transdermal), formulating various dosage forms, compounding, nano/microfiber fabrication and characterization
Experienced in analytical techniques for characterization of polymeric and pharmaceutical materials
Innovative and proficient in designing and developing state of the art products in multi-disciplinary environment
Hands-on leader with exceptional team management and coaching skills EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science and Engineering Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 2012-2016 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Stanford University at Palo Alto, CA, Feb 2020 – present Senior Research Scientist
Georgia Institute of Technology at Atlanta, GA, Dec 2016 - July 2019 Postdoctoral Fellow
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, Apr 2012 - May 2016 Graduate Researcher SKILLS
Material characterization skills: HPLC, thermal analysis (DSC and TGA), mechanical testing (tensile, compression, fracture toughness, peel, etc.), FTIR, UV-Vis, photoluminescence, XRD, XPS, DLS, optical, fluorescent and electron microscopy (SEM and TEM)
Formulation of various dosage forms of polymers into drug delivery systems: drug solubility, stability, bioavailability, surface modification of polymers and hydrogels, synthesis of therapeutic nanoparticles (liposomes)
Other: design of experiment (DoE), conduct relevant literature reviews, proposal writing, study plans, and reports, develop dissolution experiments, process data into ChemDraw, Microsoft Office, Origin, Minitab, ImageJ SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Introduced simple and much higher throughput fabrication (4lb/hr) method of polymeric composites using melt extrusion technique
Compared the scalability and drug-loading efficiency of fibers fabricated using coextrusion (solvent-free) technique with electrospinning (solvent-based) method
Designed skin penetration enhancement by the development of medical devices (microneedles)
Developed a new method to fabricate contraceptive hormone-loaded electrospun patches for topical drug delivery
Developed dissolvable microneedles for burst release of drugs, proteins, and macromolecules for transdermal drug delivery systems
Fabricated a topical lens-shaped three-layer antifungal, ophthalmologic bandage device
Designed and developed characterization techniques for the study of biodegradable polymers used for transdermal and ocular drug delivery systems
Created biocompatible hydrogels successfully applied for the fabrication of concave contact lenses
Built up a team and led it to invent a new method to thermoplastic processing techniques for polyethylene oxide, polycaprolactone and polylactic-co-glycolic acid
PATENTS & SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Co-inventor of 1 US patent, 2 US patent applications, coauthor of 7 published ISI papers, and more than 20 conference papers.
Full list of publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aUQ4rEIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
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