Mehdi Soleymani Goloujeh, PhD, MSc
Postdoctoral Scholar
Diabetes Center
School of Medicine

Mehdi Soleymani-Goloujeh, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Parent and Tang labs at UCSF Diabetes Center. He obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Cell Sciences from the Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Tehran, Iran. He joined the laboratories of Dr. Qizhi Tang and Dr. Audrey Parent in July 2023.

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His current research is on human pluripotent stem cell-derived β-cells and immunomodulation in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). His research interests include stem cell biology, cell therapy, regenerative medicine, diabetes, and immunology. He has published several papers in these fields and served as a reviewer for several scientific journals. He is committed to discovering novel T1D treatments by leveraging stem cells and immunomodulation.

Education & Training

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• Ph.D. Applied Cell Sciences Royan Institute 06/2023
• M.Sc. Medical Nanotechnology Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 10/2016
• B.Sc. Radiology Technology Urmia University of Medical Sciences 07/2013
• Postdoctoral Scholar Type 1 Diabetes University of California, San Francisco

Interests

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• Immunoengineering
• Regenerative Medicine
• Mesenchymal Stem Cells
• Stem Cell Biology
• Cell Therapy
• Extracellular Vesicles
• Stem Cell Differentiation
• Immunology
• Diabetes

Websites

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• Google Scholar (scholar.google.com)
• NCBI Bibliography (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
• Posts on X goloujeh (X.com)
• Parent Lab (diabetes.ucsf.edu)
• ORCID (orcid.org)
• Tang Lab (diabetes.ucsf.edu)
• LinkedIn (linkedin.com)
• Web of Science (webofscience.com)
• Scopus (scopus.com)
• Loop (loop.frontiersin.org)
• ResearchGate (researchgate.net)

Publications (15)

Top publication keywords:
Colorectal NeoplasmsExtracellular VesiclesDrug CarriersPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesSignal TransductionTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsRegenerative MedicineNanomedicineNanotechnologyProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktCell-Penetrating PeptidesHistone CodeMicroRNAsHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsEpigenesis, Genetic

• Impact of microRNA variants on PI3K/AKT signaling in triple-negative breast cancer: comprehensive review.
  Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) 2024 Mehrtabar E, Khalaji A, Pandeh M, Farhoudian A, Shafiee N, Shafiee A, Ojaghlou F, Mahdavi P, Soleymani-Goloujeh M
• Don't eat me/eat me signals as a novel strategy in cancer immunotherapy.
  Heliyon 2023 Khalaji A, Yancheshmeh FB, Farham F, Khorram A, Sheshbolouki S, Zokaei M, Vatankhah F, Soleymani-Goloujeh M
• Preconditioning with IFN-γgamma and LPS improves the immunomodulatory potential of bone marrow-derived clonal mesenchymal stem cells
  Preconditioning with IFN-γgamma and LPS improves the immunomodulatory potential of bone marrow-derived clonal mesenchymal stem cells 2023 Mehdi Soleymani-Goloujeh, Faezeh Shekari, Seyedeh-Nafiseh Hassani, Ensiyeh Hajizadeh-Saffar
• Role of cancer stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles in cancer progression and metastasis.
  Pathology, research and practice 2023 Naghibi AF, Daneshdoust D, Taha SR, Abedi S, Dehdezi PA, Zadeh MS, Dokoohaki F, Soleymani-Goloujeh M
• Advanced Nanotechnology Approaches as Emerging Tools in Cellular-Based Technologies.
  Advances in experimental medicine and biology 2023 Soleymani-Goloujeh M, Hosseini S, Baghaban Eslaminejad M

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• Epigenetics and its therapeutic potential in colorectal cancer.
  Epigenomics 2022 Oryani MA, Tavasoli A, Ghalavand MA, Ashtiani RZ, Rezaee A, Mahmoudi R, Golvari H, Owrangi S, Soleymani-Goloujeh M
• Effects of self-assembled cell-penetrating peptides and their nano-complexes on ABCB1 expression and activity.
  Iranian journal of basic medical sciences 2021 Niazi M, Zakeri-Milani P, Soleymani-Goloujeh M, Mohammadi A, Sarfraz M, Löbenberg R, Najafi-Hajivar S, Shahbazi-Mojarrad J, Farshbaf M, Valizadeh H
• Cytotoxicity and Immunogenicity Evaluation of Synthetic Cell-penetrating Peptides for Methotrexate Delivery.
  Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR 2021 Zakeri-Milani P, Najafi-Hajivar S, Sarfraz M, Nokhodchi A, Mohammadi H, Montazersaheb S, Niazi M, Hemmatzadeh M, Soleymani-Goloujeh M, Baradaran B, Shahbazi Mojarrad J, Farshbaf M, Gholikhani T, …
• Ethics of research on stem cells and regenerative medicine: ethical guidelines in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  Stem cell research & therapy 2020 Afshar L, Aghayan HR, Sadighi J, Arjmand B, Hashemi SM, Basiri M, Samani RO, Ashtiani MK, Azin SA, Hajizadeh-Saffar E, Gooshki ES, Hamidieh AA, Rezania Moallem MR, Azin SM, Shariatinasab S, Soleymani-…
• Extracellular Vesicles in Regenerative Medicine, a Brief Review
  Extracellular Vesicles in Regenerative Medicine, a Brief Review 2019 Soleymani-Goloujeh M, Saberi S, Shekari F.
• Effects of N-terminal and C-terminal modification on cytotoxicity and cellular uptake of amphiphilic cell penetrating peptides.
  Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology 2017 Soleymani-Goloujeh M, Nokhodchi A, Niazi M, Najafi-Hajivar S, Shahbazi-Mojarrad J, Zarghami N, Zakeri-Milani P, Mohammadi A, Karimi M, Valizadeh H
• Overview on experimental models of interactions between nanoparticles and the immune system.
  Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie 2016 Najafi-Hajivar S, Zakeri-Milani P, Mohammadi H, Niazi M, Soleymani-Goloujeh M, Baradaran B, Valizadeh H
• Nano-based strategies to overcome p-glycoprotein-mediated drug resistance.
  Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology 2016 Niazi M, Zakeri-Milani P, Najafi Hajivar S, Soleymani Goloujeh M, Ghobakhlou N, Shahbazi Mojarrad J, Valizadeh H
• The Systematic Review of Proteins Digestion and New Strategies for Delivery of Small Peptides
  The Systematic Review of Proteins Digestion and New Strategies for Delivery of Small Peptides 2016 Sina Vahdatpour, Aniseh Pourrasmi-Mamaghani, Mehdi Soleymani- Goloujeh, Naser Maheri-Sis, Hamid Mahmoodpour, Tohid Vahdatpour
• Current methods for synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles.
  Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology 2014 Majidi S, Sehrig FZ, Farkhani SM, Goloujeh MS, Akbarzadeh A