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Marya Ahmed

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Associate ProfessorChemical and Materials Engineering DeptUniversity of Alberta

Marya Ahmed

Associate Professor

Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept

Faculty of Engineering

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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38 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 28 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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102

Publications

3,207

Citations

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Research

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Antibacterial Biocompatible Anticancer Drug delivery Gene delivery In vitro studies Living radical polymerization Polymer synthesis

Latest papers

Intrinsically Fluorescent Nano-Scaled Peptide Aggregates Upon Arginine to Citrulline Swap.
Biotechnology and bioengineering · 2026 · senior author
Peptide-mediated immunomodulation of tumor microenvironment in triple-negative breast cancer: A comprehensive review.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics · 2026 · senior author
Hydrogen Bonding Interactions with Polymeric Crowders Cause pDNA Topology Change
ACS Applied Polymer Materials · 2026 · senior author

All 102 publications

102 publications.

Intrinsically Fluorescent Nano-Scaled Peptide Aggregates Upon Arginine to Citrulline Swap.

Nazeer N, Ghimire A, Rainey JK, Lubell WD, Wagner BD, Ahmed M

Biotechnology and bioengineering20261 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/bit.70073 PMID: 41020377

Peptide-mediated immunomodulation of tumor microenvironment in triple-negative breast cancer: A comprehensive review.

Bhayo AM, Marcato P, Ahmed M

The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics20261 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpet.2026.104324 PMID: 42019163

Hydrogen Bonding Interactions with Polymeric Crowders Cause pDNA Topology Change

Daniel Ndegwa Kimani, Valerie Muya, Diego Combita, Marya Ahmed

ACS Applied Polymer Materials2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.6c02176

Amino acid-supplemented polymeric nanogels enhance cryopreservation efficacies in single-cell suspensions and 2D monolayer cell cultures

Nauman Nazeer, Aayushi Vyas, Valerie Muya, Samin Jahan, Steven Lockhart, Arno G. Siraki, Nishaka William, Jason Acker, Marya Ahmed

RSC Applied Polymers2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1039/d6lp00308g

Antifouling Coatings Inspired by Biological Templates.

Doyle C, Ahmed M

Macromolecular rapid communications202518 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/marc.202400932 PMID: 40029978

Controlled self-assembly of macrocyclic peptide into multifunctional photoluminescent nanoparticles.

Dissanayake R, Nazeer N, Zarei Z, Bhayo AM, Ahmed M

Journal of pharmaceutical sciences20254 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2024.11.006 PMID: 39551234

Self-Assembled Peptide Nanoparticle-Mediated Macrophage Polarization Enhances Anticancer Efficacy of Chemotherapeutics in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.

Bhayo AM, Jahan S, Nazeer N, Sultonova M, Paulo JA, Murphy JP, Ahmed M

ACS applied bio materials20252 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.5c01243 PMID: 40839440

PCFT-Independent Cellular Uptake of Cyclic Cell-Penetrating Peptide-Conjugated Folic Acid.

Mishra VK, Towner R, Rodriguez-Lecompte JC, Ahmed M

Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology20252 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202500242 PMID: 40360429

Peptide-based hydrogels

Nauman Nazeer, Marya Ahmed

Elsevier eBooks20251 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-16168-1.00006-4

Peptide-Functionalized Nanopillared Surfaces with Tunable Antimicrobial and Immunomodulatory Properties.

Jahan S, Bhayo AM, Uchida H, Ikeda R, Combita D, Nazeer N, Kotsuchibashi Y, Ahmed M

ACS omega20251 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c09250 PMID: 41322536

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Marya Ahmed

Research

Latest papers

Intrinsically Fluorescent Nano-Scaled Peptide Aggregates Upon Arginine to Citrulline Swap.

Peptide-mediated immunomodulation of tumor microenvironment in triple-negative breast cancer: A comprehensive review.

Hydrogen Bonding Interactions with Polymeric Crowders Cause pDNA Topology Change

Amino acid-supplemented polymeric nanogels enhance cryopreservation efficacies in single-cell suspensions and 2D monolayer cell cultures

Antifouling Coatings Inspired by Biological Templates.

Controlled self-assembly of macrocyclic peptide into multifunctional photoluminescent nanoparticles.

Self-Assembled Peptide Nanoparticle-Mediated Macrophage Polarization Enhances Anticancer Efficacy of Chemotherapeutics in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.

PCFT-Independent Cellular Uptake of Cyclic Cell-Penetrating Peptide-Conjugated Folic Acid.

Peptide-based hydrogels

Peptide-Functionalized Nanopillared Surfaces with Tunable Antimicrobial and Immunomodulatory Properties.

Frequent collaborators

Ravin Narain

Rabin Bissessur

Jan Rainey

Bishnu Acharya

Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu

Shana Kelley

William Lubell

Hongbo Zeng

Yulin Hu

Brian Wagner

Sophia He

Ali Ahmadi

Paola Marcato

Simon Wisnovsky

Qingxia Liu

William Whelan

Deniz Meneksedag Erol

Grant McSorley

Amy Hsiao

John Murphy

Aseem Kumar