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Maryam Tabrizian

ResearcherBiomedical EngineeringMcGill University

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Maryam Tabrizian

Researcher

Biomedical Engineering

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
36 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 26 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 31 research grants (23 NSERC, 8 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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155

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784

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Research

Cartilage Regeneration Extracellular Vesicle Mimetic Immunomodulation Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Nanoghosts Multifactorial Osteoarthritis Treatment Osteoarthritis Therapy Preclinical Osteoarthritis Mouse Models Subchondral Bone Regeneration

Latest papers

β-Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Boost β-Cell Functionality in Human Pancreatic Islets.
Biomaterials research · 2026 · senior author
Evaluation of a functionalized chitosan and alginate multilayer conformal nanocoating toward improving islet survival in syngeneic mouse islet transplantation.
Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2026 · senior author
Human donor islets coated with functionalized chitosan and alginate nanoscale layers can restore normoglycemia in diabetic mice.
Materials today. Bio · 2026 · senior author

All 155 publications

Latest funding

Engineered Stem Cell Membrane-Derived Vesicles for Modulating Dysregulated TGF-Beta Signaling in Targeted Osteoarthritis Gene Therapy
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$948,600
Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy for Investigating Intra and Extra Cellular and Molecular Interactions with Biomimetics
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Hybrid Nanoplex Vaccines: Harnessing Bacterial Vesicle Adjuvancy with mRNA Antigen Delivery for Advanced Melanoma.
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000

All 42 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 155 publications.

β-Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Boost β-Cell Functionality in Human Pancreatic Islets.

Boucenna S, Karoichan A, Yitayew MY, Nguyen JVL, Tabrizian M

Biomaterials research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.34133/bmr.0346 PMID: 41853134

Evaluation of a functionalized chitosan and alginate multilayer conformal nanocoating toward improving islet survival in syngeneic mouse islet transplantation.

Yitayew MY, Bay A, Li L, Piccirillo CA, Tabrizian M

Bioengineering & translational medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/btm2.70039 PMID: 42272986

Human donor islets coated with functionalized chitosan and alginate nanoscale layers can restore normoglycemia in diabetic mice.

Yitayew MY, Li L, Oshima M, Scharfmann R, Tabrizian M

Materials today. Bio2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.102761 PMID: 41560789

Clicktetrazine dECM-alginate hydrogels for injectable, mechanically mimetic, and biologically active vocal fold biomaterials.

Brown M, Okuyama H, Li L, Yang Z, Li J, Tabrizian M, Li-Jessen NYK

Biomaterials2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2025.123590 PMID: 40784130

Aptamer Engineering: Strategies for Discovering Functional Nucleic Acids for Next-Generation Diagnostics and Biosensing.

Nguyen JVL, Meziadi A, Brunner C, McKeague M, Malic L, Tabrizian M

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/advs.202516852 PMID: 41298250

Trends in Injectable Biomaterials for Vocal Fold Regeneration and Long-Term Augmentation.

Brown M, Okuyama H, Yamashita M, Tabrizian M, Li-Jessen NYK

Tissue engineering. Part B, Reviews2025

DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2024.0134 PMID: 39212941

Split-and-pool synthesis to generate scalable combinatorial oligonucleotide libraries on magnetic nanoparticles.

Nguyen JVL, Malic L, Nassif C, Da Fonte D, Tabrizian M

STAR protocols2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2025.103859 PMID: 40449002

Transparent 3-Layered Bacterial Nanocellulose as a Multicompartment and Biomimetic Scaffold for Co-Culturing Cells.

de Oliveira KPV, Yitayew MY, Bastos APA, Mandrik SCN, Porto LM, Tabrizian M

Journal of functional biomaterials2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/jfb16060208 PMID: 40558895

Liposome-Polymer Nanoparticles Loaded with Copper Diethyldithiocarbamate and 6-Bromo-Indirubin-3'-Oxime Enable the Treatment of Refractive Melanoma.

Paun RA, Li L, Mouncef A, Radzioch D, Tabrizian M

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202409012 PMID: 40317886

Establishment of a chemoresistant laryngeal cancer cell model to study chemoresistance and chemosensitization responses via transcriptomic analysis and a tumor-on-a-chip platform.

Moya-Garcia CR, Munipalle M, Pacis A, Sadeghi N, Tabrizian M, Li-Jessen NYK

Bioengineering & translational medicine2025

DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10741 PMID: 40385549

Engineered Stem Cell Membrane-Derived Vesicles for Modulating Dysregulated TGF-Beta Signaling in Targeted Osteoarthritis Gene Therapy

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam

Keywords: Cartilage Regeneration; Extracellular Vesicle Mimetic; Immunomodulation; Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Nanoghosts; Multifactorial Osteoarthritis Treatment; Osteoarthritis Therapy; Preclinical Osteoarthritis Mouse Models; Subchondral Bone Regeneration; Targeted Gene Therapy; Tgf-Beta Signalling In Osteoarthritis

$948,600

Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy for Investigating Intra and Extra Cellular and Molecular Interactions with Biomimetics

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam

Keywords: total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (tirfm); biomaterials and biointerfaces development; engineered nanoplexes and extracellular vesicles; uptake, endocytosis or exocytosis; single molecule trafficking and analysis; live-cell imaging; cellular/molecular dynamics; biomaterial interactions and focal adhesion; micro(nano)fluidics and lab-on-a-chip-devices; regenerative medicine, nanomedicine and diagnostic tools

$150,000

Hybrid Nanoplex Vaccines: Harnessing Bacterial Vesicle Adjuvancy with mRNA Antigen Delivery for Advanced Melanoma.

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Schutt, Danielle J

Keywords: Animal Models; Bacterial-Based Immunotherapy; Cancer Treatment; Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors; Melanoma; Mrna Delivery; Nanotechnology; Therapeutic Vaccines

$120,000

Engineering bacteria-based nanoplexes for melanoma immunomodulation

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam; Radzioch, Danuta

Keywords: 6-Bromo-Indirubin-3'-Oxime (6bio); Advanced Melanoma; Bacterial Colonization And Biodistribution; Characterization Of The Nanoplex And Carrier Systems; Copper Diethyldithiocarbamate (Cuet); Engineered Msr-1bacteria-Lpn Carrier; Immunotherapy; In-Vitro Immunomodulatory Effect Using Melanoma Cell Lines; Investigation Of Immune Response In Relevant Mouse Models; Lipid-Polymer Cuet/6bio Nanoplexes (Lnp)

$1,002,150

Quantification of physical and chemical characteristics of cells and bioparticles using flow cytometry

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam

$59,829

Development of patient-specific aortic graft with assessment of end users' needs, concerns, and psychological wellbeing

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Amabili, Marco

Keywords: Biomedical engineering; Cardiovascular disease; Dynamic testing; Micro-structural analysis; Psychological assessment; Tissue engineering; Biomechanics; Patient-specific; Mechanical characterization; Decellularized matrix

$125,000

Engineering Multicellular Spheroids for Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam

$256,000

Probing and imaging cellular and molecular event dynamics at the interface using atomic force microscopy

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam

$66,515

Conformal coating using layer-by-layer self-assembly of polyelectrolytes for immunomodulation of pancreatic islets

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam

Keywords: Female Non-Obese Diabetic-Immunodeficient Mice; Human Pancreatic Islets; Immune Markers' Identification; Immunoisolation/Immunoprotection; Insulin Producing Beta Cells; Islet Functionality/Metabolism/Integrity; Layer-By-Layer Self-Assembly; Modified-Chitosan & -Alginate Polyelectrolytes; Nanofilm Onto Beta Cell Spheroids; Type 1 Diabetes (T1d)

$849,150

Engineering Next-Generation Nanoformulations for Bioresponsive CRISPR/Cas9 Delivery

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Chen, Guojun

$135,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Maryam Tabrizian

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&#x3b2;-Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Boost &#x3b2;-Cell Functionality in Human Pancreatic Islets.

Evaluation of a functionalized chitosan and alginate multilayer conformal nanocoating toward improving islet survival in syngeneic mouse islet transplantation.

Human donor islets coated with functionalized chitosan and alginate nanoscale layers can restore normoglycemia in diabetic mice.

Clicktetrazine dECM-alginate hydrogels for injectable, mechanically mimetic, and biologically active vocal fold biomaterials.

Aptamer Engineering: Strategies for Discovering Functional Nucleic Acids for Next-Generation Diagnostics and Biosensing.

Trends in Injectable Biomaterials for Vocal Fold Regeneration and Long-Term Augmentation.

Split-and-pool synthesis to generate scalable combinatorial oligonucleotide libraries on magnetic nanoparticles.

Transparent 3-Layered Bacterial Nanocellulose as a Multicompartment and Biomimetic Scaffold for Co-Culturing Cells.

Liposome-Polymer Nanoparticles Loaded with Copper Diethyldithiocarbamate and 6-Bromo-Indirubin-3'-Oxime Enable the Treatment of Refractive Melanoma.

Establishment of a chemoresistant laryngeal cancer cell model to study chemoresistance and chemosensitization responses via transcriptomic analysis and a tumor-on-a-chip platform.

Engineered Stem Cell Membrane-Derived Vesicles for Modulating Dysregulated TGF-Beta Signaling in Targeted Osteoarthritis Gene Therapy

Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy for Investigating Intra and Extra Cellular and Molecular Interactions with Biomimetics

Hybrid Nanoplex Vaccines: Harnessing Bacterial Vesicle Adjuvancy with mRNA Antigen Delivery for Advanced Melanoma.

Engineering bacteria-based nanoplexes for melanoma immunomodulation

Quantification of physical and chemical characteristics of cells and bioparticles using flow cytometry

Development of patient-specific aortic graft with assessment of end users' needs, concerns, and psychological wellbeing

Engineering Multicellular Spheroids for Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy Applications

Probing and imaging cellular and molecular event dynamics at the interface using atomic force microscopy

Conformal coating using layer-by-layer self-assembly of polyelectrolytes for immunomodulation of pancreatic islets

Engineering Next-Generation Nanoformulations for Bioresponsive CRISPR/Cas9 Delivery

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Yahye Merhi

Stephanie Lehoux

Danuta Radzioch

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Lawrence Rosenberg

Jianyu Li

Monzur Murshed

Nader Sadeghi

Satya Prakash

Nicole Beauchemin

Satya Prakash

Reggie Hamdy

Gerald Batist

Christopher Moraes

Sylvain Martel

Dusica Maysinger

Eric Thorin

Dao Nguyen

Frank Rauch

Maureen McKeague

Sylvain Martel

Steven Paraskevas

Eric Thorin

Michael Tanzer

β-Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Boost β-Cell Functionality in Human Pancreatic Islets.