Ms. Shima Bahri | Decision-making and Problem-solving | Best Researcher Award

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | Iran

Dr. Shima Bahri is a pharmaceutical researcher specializing in the preparation, characterization, and in vivo evaluation of nanoparticles, including liposomes, cerasomes, and quantum dots. She obtained her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (2016–2023), where her thesis focused on the Accelerated Blood Clearance (ABC) phenomenon following IV injection of composite nanocerasomes, earning an excellent grade and a GPA of 17.21/20. She completed her M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry at Isfahan University of Technology (2012–2014), with research on carbon-heteroatom cross-coupling reactions and indazole synthesis, and her B.Sc. in Pure Chemistry from Sharif University of Technology (2007–2011). Dr. Bahri has in-depth expertise in nanoparticle preparation, in vitro characterization, synthesis, purification, and pharmacokinetic studies, employing analytical techniques such as LC-MS, FT-IR, NMR, UV spectroscopy, DLS, TEM, SEM, and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Her research has produced 9 documents with 9 citations and an h-index of 2. She has been recognized for her top performance in national Ph.D. and university entrance exams. Dr. Bahri’s work aims to advance safe and effective nanocarrier systems for drug delivery. Her dedication to innovation and excellence underscores her growing contribution to pharmaceutical nanotechnology.

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Featured Publications

Hajipour, A. R., Khorsandi, Z., & Bahri, S. (2018). An efficient and inexpensive visible light photoredox copper catalyst for N–N bond-forming reactions: The one-pot synthesis of indazolo[2,3-α]quinolines. Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 15(4), 981–986.

Bahri, S., Abdollahizad, E., Mahlooji, I., Rezaee, E., Abbasian, Z., … [add remaining authors if desired]. (2023). Cerasome versus liposome: A comparative pharmacokinetic analysis following intravenous administration into rats. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research: IJPR, 22(1).

Abdollahizad, E., Dadashzadeh, S., Bahri, S., Abbasian, Z., & Rezaee, E. (2023). Amphotericin B pharmacokinetics: Inter-strain differences in rats following intravenous administration of the most commonly marketed formulations of the drug. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research: IJPR, 22(1).

Bahri, S., Qaribnejad, A., Soleimanjahi, H., Rezaee, E., Haeri, A., … [add remaining authors if desired]. (2025). Pegylated cerasomes exhibit accelerated blood clearance in rats despite no elevation of anti-PEG IgM and IgG antibodies. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 126185.

Hajipour, A. R., Bahri, S., & MohammadSaleh, F. (Year?). Choline chloride/CuCl as an effective homogeneous catalyst for palladium-free CN cross-coupling reactions.

Prof. Hsuan-Ying Chen | organometallic | Young Researcher Award

Kaohsiung Medical University | Taiwan

Prof. Hsuan-Ying Chen is a Full Professor in the Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry and the Department of Medical Research at Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from National Taiwan Chung-Hsing University in 2006, following a Master’s in Chemistry from National Taiwan Normal University and a Bachelor’s in Chemistry from National Taiwan Chung-Hsing University. After completing several postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Florida and National Chung-Hsing University, as well as a visiting research stay at Texas A&M University, he joined Kaohsiung Medical University as Assistant Professor in 2009 and rapidly progressed to Full Professor by 2017. His research focuses on polymer design for drug delivery, catalyst design for ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters, coupling reactions, and click chemistry—fields at the intersection of medicinal chemistry, materials science, and pharmaceutical applications. He has published extensively in leading journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Dalton Transactions, Organometallics, and Coordination Chemistry Reviews. Prof. Chen has been recognized with awards for research excellence, outstanding publications, and teaching performance, underscoring his dual strengths in scholarship and mentorship. His trajectory reflects strong leadership in advancing sustainable chemistry and translational biomedical applications, positioning him as a highly influential figure in his field.

Featured Publications

“Comparison of catalytic activities of aluminum complexes with sulfur and oxygen containing ligands for the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone”

“Evolution of aluminum aminophenolate complexes in the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone: electronic and amino-chelating effects”

“A comparative study of titanium complexes bearing 2-(arylideneamino)phenolates and 2-((arylimino)methyl)phenolates as catalysts for ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone and l-lactide”

“Organocatalysts for -Lactide polymerization: 2-alkyl- and 2-aryl-1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidines”

“Iron oxide quantum dots‐based fluorescence probe for rapid and selective cytosine sensing”

“Improvement of catalytic activity of aluminum complexes for the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone: aluminum thioamidate and thioureidate systems”