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Dr. Neda Habibi

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Email: Neda.Habibi@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Genoa, 2012
    Major: Nanotechnology
  • MS, Isfahan University of Technology, 2008
    Major: Agricultural Engineering, Food Science and Technology
  • BS, Isfahan University of Technology, 2006
    Major: Agricultural Engineering, Food Science and Technology

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • BMEN 2900 - Special Problems in Biomedical Engineering, 1 course.
  • BMEN 4325 - Biomedical Nanotechnology, 4 courses.
  • BMEN 5331 - Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, 3 courses.
  • BMEN 5800 - Topics in Biomedical Engineering, 1 course.
  • BMEN 5900 - Special Problems in Biomedical Engineering, 5 courses.
  • BMEN 5950 - Master's Thesis, 7 courses.
  • BMEN 6910 - Individual Research, 4 courses.

Directed Student Learning

  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Development of 3D Breast Cancer Organoids for Peptide Screening," Biomedical Engineering. (September 1, 2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, "Magnetoresponsive Drug Delivery to 3D Spheroids," Biomedical Engineering. (January 1, 2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, "New approach based on enzyme stimulating of peptides for targeting drug resistance breast cancers," Biomedical Engineering. (September 1, 2023).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, "Self-assembling Peptide for Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC)," Biomedical Engineering. (January 1, 2022).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, "Breast Cancer Cell Cultures and Screening Sub-Cellular interaction of Self-assembling Peptides," Biomedical Engineering. (May 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Bioactivity of Bioprinted Scaffolds using Hybrid PEGDA and Self-Assembling Peptide Bioinks for Culture of Human Dermal Fibroblast Cells," Biomedical Engineering. (January 1, 2023 - October 30, 2024).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, Biomedical Engineering. (January 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, Biomedical Engineering. (June 1, 2023 - September 1, 2024).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Magnetoresponsive layer by layer polyelectrolyte microcapsules exposed to low frequency alternating magnetic field for drug delivery to breast cancer cells," Biomedical Engineering. (January 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Mesenchymal stem cells encapsulated and aligned in self- assembling peptide hydrogels," Biomedical Engineering. (January 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Conference Proceeding

  • Fouladgar, F., Habibi, N. (2024). 2D and 3D Scaffolds Based on Fmoc-Peptides to Culture Mesenchymal Stem Cell and Promote Differentiation. IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). Florida, 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society. 3940 N Elm St
  • Powell, R., Habibi, N. (2024). Alternating Magnetic Field Generation and Interaction with Magnetoresponsive Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules. IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). Orlando, Florida, 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (IEEE EMBC).
  • Carney, E., Habibi, N. (2024). Enzyme-Instructed Self-Assembly of Peptides Induced by Tyrosine Phosphatase in Breast Cancer Cells. IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). Orlando, Florida, 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (IEEE EMBC).
  • Ashcroft, J., Copley, B., Kazarinoff, P., Habibi, N., Cossette, M. (2022). Micro Nano Technology Education Center.

    • Journal Article

  • Fouladgar, F., Powell, R., Irukuvarjula, V., Joy , A., Li, X., Habibi, N. Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Cell-Laden Culture of Self-assembling Peptide Hydrogel. OpenNano. Elsevier.
  • Irukuvarjula, V., Fouladgar, F., Powell, R., Carney, E., Habibi, N. (2025). Bioprinting 3D lattice-structured lumens using polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) combined with self-assembling peptide nanofibers as hybrid bioinks for anchorage dependent cells. OpenNano. 21 100223. Elsevier.
  • Carney, E., Moslabeh, F., Kang, S., Bunnell, B., Lee, M., Habibi, N. (2024). Self-assembling peptides induced by Eyes absent enzyme to boost the efficacy of doxorubicin therapy in drug-resistant breast cancer cells. Heliyon.
  • Powell, R., Habibi, N. Polymeric layer-by-layer microcapsules containing iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles exposed to breast cancer cells: A viability study using tetrazolium-based (MTT) and calcein-AM assays (LIVE-DEAD).. Other.
  • Fouladgar, F., Moslabeh, F.G., Kasani, Y.V., Rogozinski, N., Torres, M., Ecker, M.J., Yang, H., Yang, Y., Habibi, N. (2024). Mesenchymal stem cells aligned and stretched in self-assembling peptide hydrogels. Other. 10 (1) e23953. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023111613
  • Habibi, N., Ghasemzadeh, F., Jafari, A., Fouladgar, F. (2023). Substrate-free self-assembly of peptides nano-particles through acoustic levitation. Other. 657, (130439) 245-261. Netherlands, Elsevier.
  • Nori, S., Yousef-Saber, F., Emtiazi, G., Habibi, N. (2023). Microbial synthesis of nano-selenium and nano-titanium dioxide: mechanisms of selenite respiration.
  • Ghasem Zadeh, F., Miar, S., Habibi, N. (2022). In Vitro Self-Assembly of a Modified Diphenylalanine Peptide to Nanofibers Induced by the Eye Absent Enzyme and Alkaline Phosphatase and Its Activity against Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering.
  • Habibi, N. Effects of Co-Solvents on Loading and Release Properties of Self-Assembled Di-Peptide Building Blocks, towards Drug Delivery Applications.. 29 (1) 80-88. Bentham Science Publisher. https://www.eurekaselect.com/article/119097

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Habibi, N. (Author), Keynote speaker: Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference. 40th Annual Meeting (Sep 2024)., Enzyme-induced Self-assembling Biomaterials: Drug delivery and Stem Cell Engineering, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America. (2024).
  • Habibi, N. (Presenter), BME Gradaute Seminar, The impact of Nanomedicine in drug delivery, controlled release, and targeted, UNT, United States of America. (2023).
  • Habibi, N. (Presenter), UNT Physics Department Colloquium, Nanotechnology and Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, UNT Physics Department, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Habibi, N. (Presenter), TAMS, Nanotechnology in Drug delivery, UNT, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Habibi, N. (Presenter), Mechanical Engineering Department Seminars, Nanomaterials for drug delivery applications, UNT, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).

    • Webinar

  • Habibi, N. (Presenter), MNT-CURN Undergraduate Research, Undergraduate Research in Nanobiotechnology and Drug Delivery, NSF, UNT, United States of America. (2021).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Habibi, N. (Co-Principal), "The Micro Nanotechnology Education Center," sponsored by National Science Foundation, National, $421126 Funded. (2021).
  • Habibi, N., "Diversity Supplement Award (NIGMS): 3R16GM150848-02S1," sponsored by NIGMS, Federal, $102000 Funded. (2024 - 2026).
  • Habibi, N. (Principal), "New approach based on enzyme stimulating of peptides for targeting drug resistance breast cancers," sponsored by NIH, Federal, $540000 Funded. (2023 - 2026).
  • Xiao, Y., Habibi, N. (Principal), "COE-COS collaborative seed grant "Quantum engineered non-linear nanoparticles"," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Diversity and Inclusion Awareness Committee. (October 1, 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, BMEN Graduate Committee. (September 1, 2021 - December 2024).

Professional Service

  • Editor, Associate Editor, OpenNano Journal. Denton, Texas. (September 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Program Organizer, MNT-EC URE program. (2022 - Present).
  • Editor, Associate Editor, Journal of Advanced Technological Education. Texas. (September 1, 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Micro Nanotechnology Education Curriculum Working Group. (September 1, 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Micro Nanotechnology Education National Center. (September 1, 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Micro Nanotechnology Undergraduate Research. (September 1, 2021 - Present).
  • Program Organizer, Nanobiotechnology Summer Camp (2024). Denton, Texas. (June 24, 2024 - June 28, 2024).
  • Program Organizer, Nanobiotechnology Summer Camp 2023. Denton, Texas. (June 12, 2023 - June 16, 2023).