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Sara Mahshid

ResearcherMcGill University

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Sara Mahshid

Researcher

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.
20 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 13 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 13 research grants (6 CIHR, 5 NSERC, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Crc Raman Spectroscopy Sing Extracellular Vesicles Meduloblastoma Glioblastoma Molecular Fingerprint Temozolomide Therapy Antimicrobial Susceptibility

Latest papers

In Vivo Monitoring of Thrombo-Inflammatory Biomarkers via Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-Integrated Hydrogel Microneedles.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026 · senior author
Ultra-rapid nanoplasmonic colorimetry in microfluidics for antimicrobial susceptibility testing directly from specimens.
Nature nanotechnology · 2026 · senior author
Single-molecule capture, release, and dynamical manipulation via reversible electrokinetic confinement (RECON).
Science advances · 2025

All 40 publications

Latest funding

Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy for Investigating Intra and Extra Cellular and Molecular Interactions with Biomimetics
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Canada Research Chair - Tier 2
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$500,000
Early characterization and long-term monitoring of Medulloblastoma via spectral fingerprinting of single extracellular vesicles
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$933,300

All 16 grants and awards

40 publications.

In Vivo Monitoring of Thrombo-Inflammatory Biomarkers via Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-Integrated Hydrogel Microneedles.

Saleh MA, GhavamiNejad P, Jahromi AK, Srikant S, Yedire SG, Keyvani F, Moakhar RS, Shiekh S, Graham M, Quadrilatero J, Poudineh M, Mahshid S

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/adma.202521589 PMID: 42370481

Ultra-rapid nanoplasmonic colorimetry in microfluidics for antimicrobial susceptibility testing directly from specimens.

Jalali M, AbdElFatah T, Del Real Mata C, I Hosseini I, Yedire SG, McKay GA, Corsini R, Siavash Moakhar R, Shieh H, Reszetnik G, Hamidi SV, Yansouni CP, Nguyen D, Mahshid S

Nature nanotechnology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41565-025-02075-z PMID: 41629481

Single-molecule capture, release, and dynamical manipulation via reversible electrokinetic confinement (RECON).

Pessôa MAS, Jakuc P, Martins E Queiroz C, Duggan N, Liu R, Kautz S, Ameur S, Liu Z, Dong W, Ravikumar P, Shiekh S, Cao H, Austin M, Mahshid S, Fygenson D, Reisner W

Science advances2025

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adv8863 PMID: 40961196

Machine-Learning-Aided Advanced Electrochemical Biosensors.

Bocan A, Siavash Moakhar R, Del Real Mata C, Petkun M, De Iure-Grimmel T, Yedire SG, Shieh H, Khorrami Jahromi A, Mahshid SS, Mahshid S

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/adma.202417520 PMID: 40489203

Publisher Correction: Next-generation rapid phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Reszetnik G, Hammond K, Mahshid S, AbdElFatah T, Nguyen D, Corsini R, Caya C, Papenburg J, Cheng MP, Yansouni CP

Nature communications2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57678-w PMID: 40118838

Next-generation rapid phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Reszetnik G, Hammond K, Mahshid S, AbdElFatah T, Nguyen D, Corsini R, Caya C, Papenburg J, Cheng MP, Yansouni CP

Nature communications2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53930-x PMID: 39521792

Surface-Based Multimeric Aptamer Generation and Bio-Functionalization for Electrochemical Biosensing Applications.

Hamidi SV, Jahromi AK, Hosseini II, Moakhar RS, Collazos C, Pan Q, Liang C, Mahshid S

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402808 PMID: 38764376

A reagentless molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical biosensor for single-step detection of troponin I in biofluids.

Ayman Saleh M, Khorrami Jahromi A, Shieh H, Siavash Moakhar R, Del Real Mata C, Mahshid S

The Analyst2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1039/d4an00247d PMID: 38961728

Mimicking nature to develop halide perovskite semiconductors from proteins and metal carbonates.

Aminzare M, Li Y, Mahshid S, Dorval Courchesne NM

Scientific reports2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66116-8 PMID: 38965313

Tunable nanofluidic device for digital nucleic acid analysis.

Hosseini II, Hamidi SV, Capaldi X, Liu Z, Silva Pessoa MA, Mahshid S, Reisner W

Nanoscale2024

DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05553a PMID: 38682564

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

Co-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

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2025Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Mahshid, Sara

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

Early characterization and long-term monitoring of Medulloblastoma via spectral fingerprinting of single extracellular vesicles

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mahshid, Sara; Garzia, Livia; Rak, Janusz; Reisner, Walter W

Keywords: Meduloblastoma; Raman Spectroscopy; Sing Extracellular Vesicles

$933,300

Molecular profiling of single extracellular vesicles reveals therapeutic effects of temozolomide in GBM patients

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mahshid, Sara; Rak, Janusz; Reisner, Walter W; Zadeh, Gelareh

Keywords: Glioblastoma; Molecular Fingerprint; Raman Spectroscopy; Sing Extracellular Vesicles; Temozolomide Therapy

$677,026

Harnessing nanofluidics to achieve a patient specific view of depressive disorder via targeted RNA analysis in single extracellular vesicles

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Mahshid, Sara

Keywords: extracellular vesicles ; single cell analysis; depressive disorder ; nanoplatform ; mental health; RNA detection ; nanofluidics; nanoelectronics

$250,000

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

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam

$59,829

Phenotypic Profiling of Antibiotic Susceptibility via a Multiplexed Colorimetric Fluidic Assay

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Antimicrobial Resistance (Bridge Grant)

Principal investigators: Mahshid, Sara; Nguyen, Dao; Yansouni, Cedric P

Keywords: Antimicrobial Susceptibility; Colorimetric Detection; Microfluidics; Phenotypic Profiling

$100,000

Development of a miniaturized imaging system for antimicrobial resistance profiling at the point of need

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Mahshid, Sara

$396,000

An Automated Molecular Point of Care Testing Device for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and New Variants

Nominated PICIHR2021Op Gr: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gap & Priorities - Testing models/surveillance

Principal investigators: Mahshid, Sara; Costiniuk, Cecilia T; Liang, Chen; Reisner, Walter W

Keywords: Detection Of New Variants; Molecular Detection Of Sars-Cov-2; Point Of Care Diagnostics; Rna-Based Covid-19 Test

$320,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2020Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Mahshid, Sara

Keywords: Crc

$600,000

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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Sara Mahshid

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

In Vivo Monitoring of Thrombo-Inflammatory Biomarkers via Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-Integrated Hydrogel Microneedles.

Ultra-rapid nanoplasmonic colorimetry in microfluidics for antimicrobial susceptibility testing directly from specimens.

Single-molecule capture, release, and dynamical manipulation via reversible electrokinetic confinement (RECON).

Machine-Learning-Aided Advanced Electrochemical Biosensors.

Publisher Correction: Next-generation rapid phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Next-generation rapid phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Surface-Based Multimeric Aptamer Generation and Bio-Functionalization for Electrochemical Biosensing Applications.

A reagentless molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical biosensor for single-step detection of troponin I in biofluids.

Mimicking nature to develop halide perovskite semiconductors from proteins and metal carbonates.

Tunable nanofluidic device for digital nucleic acid analysis.

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

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Early characterization and long-term monitoring of Medulloblastoma via spectral fingerprinting of single extracellular vesicles

Molecular profiling of single extracellular vesicles reveals therapeutic effects of temozolomide in GBM patients

Harnessing nanofluidics to achieve a patient specific view of depressive disorder via targeted RNA analysis in single extracellular vesicles

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

Phenotypic Profiling of Antibiotic Susceptibility via a Multiplexed Colorimetric Fluidic Assay

Development of a miniaturized imaging system for antimicrobial resistance profiling at the point of need

An Automated Molecular Point of Care Testing Device for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and New Variants

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Frequent collaborators

Walter Reisner

Dao Nguyen

Chen Liang

Janusz Rak

Jesse Papenburg

Jesse Papenburg

Robert Sladek

Mahla Poudineh

Kevin Petrecca

Kevin Petrecca