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HAMIDREZA GHANDEHARI

Distinguished Professor

Molecular Pharmaceutics

  • Distinguished Professor
    Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Professor
    Biomedical Engineering
  • Adjunct Professor
    Otolaryngology
  • 801-587-1566 (Work)

INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Distinguished Professor
    Molecular Pharmaceutics1 Jul 2025 - present
  • Professor
    Biomedical Engineering15 Nov 2007 - present
  • Adjunct Professor
    Otolaryngology1 Oct 2022 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Presidential Endowed Chair
    University of Utah, Molecular Pharmaceutics, Salt Lake City, United States5 Jan 2020 - present
  • Member
    The University of Utah, Biological Chemistry Program, United States1 Jan 2007 - present
  • Founding Director
    University of Utah, Utah Center for Nanomedicine, Salt Lake City, United States1 Jan 2008 - present
  • Member
    Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, United States1 Jan 2008 - present
  • Adjunct Professor
    University of Utah, Surgery1 Jan 2018 - 30 Sep 2022
  • Member
    The University of Utah, Molecular Biology Program,, United States1 Jan 2019 - present
  • Member
    University of Utah, Intermountain Post-Baccalaureate Research Program, Salt Lake City, United States1 Jan 2022 - present
  • Visiting Scientist
    Protein Polymer Technologies, San Diego, United States1997 - 1997
  • Visiting Professor
    Université Paris-Sud, Chatenay-Malabry, France2012 - 2012
  • Foreign Fellow
    Korean Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea, Republic of2012 - 2016
  • Visiting Scientist
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, Bethesda, United States2017 - 2017
  • Visiting Professor
    Kumamoto University, International Research Organization for Advanced Science & Technology, Kumamoto, Japan2017 - 2022
  • Graduate Research Assistant
    University of Utah, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Salt Lake City, United States1991 - 1996
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Mississippi, Department of Pharmaceutics, Oxford, United States1996 - 1999
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Maryland, Baltimore, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, United States1999 - 2002
  • Associate Professor
    University of Maryland, Baltimore, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, United States2002 - 2007
  • Full Member
    University of Maryland, Baltimore, Program in Oncology, Baltimore, United States2003 - 2007
  • Member
    The University of Maryland College Park, Program in Biomedical Engineering, United States2004 - 2010
  • Founding Director
    University of Maryland, Baltimore, Center for Nanomedicine and Cellular Delivery, Baltimore, United States2005 - 2007
  • Member
    University of Maryland, Baltimore, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Baltimore, United States2007 - present
  • Founding Co-Director
    University of Utah, Nano Institute of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States2008 - 2020
  • Founding Director
    University of Utah, Nanotechnology Graduate Training Program, Salt Lake City, United States2008 - 2020

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Pharmacy Intern
    Fred Meyer Pharmacy, United States1987 - 1989
  • Full Time Staff Pharmacist
    Fred Meyer Pharmacy, United States1989 - 1991
  • Part Time Staff Pharmacist
    Dan’s and Fred Meyer Pharmacies, United States1991 - 1996

DEGREES

  • BS
    University of Utah, United States1989
  • PhD
    University of Utah, United States1996

LANGUAGES

  • Persian
  • English

FIELDS OF RESEARCH