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Amin Feizpour
Boston University
Department of Chemistry and the Photonics Center
8 Saint Mary’s St., Rm 507
Boston, MA 02215 USA
Education
 Boston University
Boston, MA, USA
09/2011-present
Ph.D., Chemistry (in progress)
 Current research field: Characterizing the surface of virus particles by plasmonic approaches
 Advisor: Prof. Björn M. Reinhard (Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry)
 Co-Advisor: Prof. Suryaram Gummuluru (Associate Professor of Microbiology)
 Dissertation Advisory Committee: Prof. Björn M. Reinhard, Prof. Suryaram Gummuluru, Prof.
Lawrence Ziegler, Prof. Xin Chen
 Major: Physical/Biological Chemistry
 Amirkabir University of Technology
(Tehran Polytechnic)
Tehran, Iran
09/2009-05/2011
M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering
 Thesis: Optimizing the performance of electrochemical biosensors
 Advisor: Prof. Mohammad Rabiee (Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering)
 Co-Advisor: Prof. Alireza Gharavi (Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering)
 Major: Biomaterials Engineering
 Shiraz University
Shiraz, Iran
09/2005-08/2009
B.Sc., Materials Engineering
 Bachelor Thesis: Conductive Polymer-based Gas Sensors
 Advisor: Prof. Sirus Javadpour (Associate Professor of Materials Engineeing)
 Co-Advisor: Prof. Alireza Gharavi (Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering)
Research Interests and Experiences
 Bioimaging
 Sensing (Chemical and Bio-)
 Plasmonics
 Nano-Bio Optics
Publications
1. A. Feizpour, X. Yu, H. Akiyama, C. Miller, E. Edmans, R. Gummuluru, B.M. Reinhard,
Quantifying Lipid Contents in Enveloped Virus Particles with Plasmonic Nanoparticles, Small
(2014) doi: 10.1002/smll.201402184.
2. X. Yu, L. Wu, A. Khanehzar, A. Feizpour, F. Xu and B.M. Reinhard,
Probing the nano-bio interface with nanoplasmonic optical probes, Proc. SPIE 9166, Biosensing
and Nanomedicine (2014) 2, doi:10.1117/12.2060612.
3. X. Yu, A. Feizpour, N.P. Ramirez, L. Wu, H. Akiyama, F. Xu, S. Gummuluru, B.M. Reinhard,
Glycosphingolipid-functionalized nanoparticles recapitulate CD169-dependent HIV-1 uptake and
trafficking
in
dendritic
cells,
Nature
Communications
(2014)
5,
4136,
doi:10.1038/ncomms5136.
4. L. Wu, X. Yu, A. Feizpour, B.M. Reinhard, Nanoconjugation: a materials approach to enhance
epidermal growth factor induced apoptosis, Biomaterials Science (2014) 2, 156, doi:
10.1039/C3BM60142K.
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5. R. Memarzadeh, H. Noh, S. Javadpour, F. Panahi, A. Feizpour, Y. Shim, Carbon Monoxide
Sensor Based on a B2HDDT-doped PEDOT: PSS Layer, Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. (2013) 34,
2291, doi:10.5012/bkcs.2013.34.8.2291.
6. T. Chen, M. Pourmand, A. Feizpour, B. Cushman, B.M. Reinhard, Tailoring Plasmon Coupling
in Self-Assembled One-Dimensional Au Nanoparticle Chains through Simultaneous Control of
Size and Gap Separation, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2013) 4, 2147, doi:
10.1021/jz401066g.
7. X. Yu, J. Wang, A. Feizpour, B.M. Reinhard, Illuminating the lateral organization of cell-surface
CD24 and CD44 through plasmon coupling between Au nanoparticle immunolabels, Analytical
Chemistry (2013) 85, 1290, doi: 10.1021/ac303310j.
8. S. Javadpour, A. Gharavi, A. Feizpour, A. Khanehzar, F. Panahi, Morpholine doped poly (3,4
ethylenedioxy) thiophene poly (styrenesulfonate) as a low temperature and quick carbon
monoxide sensor, Sensors and Actuators B (2009) 142, 152, doi:10.1016/j.snb.2009.07.051.
Conference Presentations
1. A. Feizpour and B.M. Reinhard, Approximating the Concentration of Lipids on the Surface of
Virus-Like Particles through Plasmon Coupling, CLEO: Applications and Technology, San
Jose, CA (June 2014) doi:10.1364/CLEO_AT.2014.AM2P.3. (Oral)
2. A. Feizpour, X. Yu and B.M. Reinhard, Gold Nanoparticles as Labels for Sub-Diffraction-Limit
Characterization of Viral Surfaces, GRC, Noble Metal Nanoparticles session, Mount Holyoke,
MA (June 2014). (Poster)
3. A. Feizpour, X. Yu, H. Akiyama, C. Miller, S. Gummuluru, B.M. Rinhard, Quantification of
Lipids on HIV-1 and Ebola Virus-Like Particles through a Plasmonic Approach, MRS, Medical
Applications of Noble Metal Nanoparticles symposium, Boston, MA (December 2014). (Oral)
Awards and Honors
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Feldman Travel Award of Boston University Chemistry Department, 2014
Travel Grant of Boston University Photonics Center, 2014
Travel Grant of Boston University Center for Nanoscience and Nanobiotechnology, 2014
Receiving Offers of Admission to Boston University, The University of Sydney and McMaster
University for PhD programs of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
respectively, 2011
 Obtaining the 17th place in Iran’s National Graduate Entrance Examination among about 2000
participants in Materials Engineering exam, 2009
 Obtaining the 9th place in Iran’s National Graduate Entrance Examination among about 1000
participants in Nano-Materials exam, 2009
Patents
1. A. Feizpour, H. Karimi, S. Soltani, M. Rabiee, A. Gharavi, A new digital monitor to show the
concentration of biological analytes, 2010 (Iran Registration No.: 63638)
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Teaching Experiences
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Spring 2015: CH550, Materials Chemistry, and CH102, General Chemistry 2
Fall 2012: CH131, General Chemistry for Engineering students
Spring 2012: CH102, General Chemistry 2
Fall 2011: CH131, General Chemistry for Engineering students
Academic Positions
 The Optical Society (OSA) Boston University student chapter, 2015.
 Managing the first half of the XTNC workshop on Nanoparticle Synthesis and Characterization
supported by Boston University Center for Nanoscience And Nanobiotechnology, August 2014
 Board member of BUYCC in Chemistry department of Boston University, 2012
 Managing and performing some parts of XTNC workshop on Nanoparticle Synthesis and
Characterization supported by Boston University Center for Nanoscience And
Nanobiotechnology, August 2012
 Administrative assistant of Nano/BioSensors lab and Organic Chemistry lab in Biomedical
Engineering school of Tehran Polytechnic, from 2009 to 2011
 Member of Students Scientific Association of Materials Engineering department of Shiraz
University, from 2006 to 2008
Industrial Experiences
 Internship in NDT department of Shiraz Petrochemical Complex, Shiraz, Iran, 2009
Computer Skills
 MATLAB (Programming, Image
analysis)
 LaTex
 Origin (Statistics)
 Presentation (Prezi, PPT)
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Autocad (Design)
Solid Works (3D Design)
SketchUp 3D
Corel Draw
Etc.
References
Prof. Björn M. Reinhard
Associate Professor of
Physical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry,
College of Arts and Sciences,
Boston University, Boston,
MA, USA
[email protected]
(+1) 6173538669 (Tel)
Prof. Rahm Gummuluru
Associate Professor of
Microbiology
Department of Microbiology,
School of Medicine, Boston
University, Boston, MA,
USA
[email protected]
(+1) 6174148075 (Tel)
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Prof. Mohammad Rabiee
Associate Professor of
Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical
Engineering, Amirkabir
University of Technology,
Tehran, Iran
[email protected]
(+98) 2164542481 (Tel &
Fax)
(+98) 9124276858 (Cell)
Prof. Sirus Javadpour
Associate Professor of
Materials Engineering
Department of Materials
Engineering, Shiraz
University, Shiraz, Iran
[email protected]
(+98) 9171184639 (Cell)
Prof. Alireza Gharavi
Associate Professor of
Electrical Engineering
Department of Electrical
Engineering, Shiraz
University, Shiraz, Iran
[email protected]
(+98) 9173055036 (Cell)
(+98) 7116133440 (Tel)
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