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Congratulations to Parnian Mehinrad, Ahmed Abdelfattah and Tanin Shafaati for their recent publication
Congratulations on your recent publication, "Liposomal Delivery of Pyronaridine as a Repurposed Inhibitor of ERCC1/XPF for the Sensitization of Colorectal Cancer Cells to Platinum Chemotherapeutics" in Molecular Pharmaceutics (December 2025)!
Jan 31 min read


Congratulations to Sara Abd El-Hafeez on winning the Best Poster Research Award In the CRINA Research Day 2025
We'd like to congratulate Sara on this great achievement. We wish you more success in the future!
Nov 28, 20251 min read


Congratulations to Sirazum Munira on receiving the Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship.
We'd like to congratulate Munira on this outstanding achievement. We wish you more success in the future!
Nov 19, 20251 min read


Congratulations to Ahmed Abdelfattah on receiving the William Herbert Young Graduate Studentship.
We'd like to congratulate Ahmed on this outstanding achievement. We wish you more success in the future!
Nov 19, 20251 min read


Welcome new lab member!
Lavasanifar Lab welcomes a new master's student, Azin Vasegh . Welcome to the team, Azin!
Nov 19, 20251 min read


Welcome new lab member!
Lavasanifar Lab welcomes a new master's student, Rida Pervaiz . Welcome to the team, Rida!
Nov 19, 20251 min read


Welcome new lab member!
Lavasanifar Lab welcomes a new member, Anita Minootan . Welcome to the team, Anita !
Nov 19, 20251 min read


It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Dr. Anowar (Sams) Sadat, a brilliant scientist, devoted colleague, and cherished friend (October 25, 2025)
Dr. Sadat completed his PhD in 2022 from Dr. Lavasanifar's lab at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, where his research focused on advancing drug-delivery systems to improve cancer treatment outcomes. He received many prestigious awards, including the CIHR-Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral Award (CGS-D) and the President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction Award for academic and research excellence
Oct 29, 20251 min read


Congratulations to Sirazum Munira on receiving the Dr. Ed Knaus Graduate Scholarship in Pharmaceutical Research for the second consecutive time.
We'd like to congratulate Munira on this outstanding achievement. We wish you more success in the future!
Aug 26, 20251 min read


Sincere congratulations to Ahmed Abdelfattah on passing his PhD candidacy exam!
We'd like to congratulate Ahmed on this great achievement. We wish you more success in the future!
Aug 19, 20251 min read


Congratulations to Sirazum Munira, Ahmed Abdelfattah and Prashant Pandey for their recent publication
Congratulations on your recent publication, "Protein Corona Composition Modulates Uptake of Polymeric Micelles by Colorectal Cancer...
Jun 27, 20251 min read


Sincere congratulations to Sara Abd El-Hafeez on passing her PhD candidacy exam!
We'd like to congratulate Sara on this great achievement. We wish you more success in the future!
Jun 27, 20251 min read


Heartfelt congratulations to Prof. Afsaneh Lavasanifar on receiving the CSPS 2025 fellow award.
Dr. Lavasanifar has received the 2025 Fellow Award from the Canadian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences (CSPS). Congratulations, Dr....
Jun 3, 20251 min read


Farewell and congratulations to Parnian Mehinrad on her new position as a Research Technician, at NanoVation Therapeutics.
Parnian Mehinrad has started a new position as a Research Technician, Preclinical at NanoVation Therapeutics™ We thank her for all...
Feb 8, 20251 min read


Congratulations to Parnian Mehinrad, Ahmed Abdelfattah, and Sams M A Sadat for their recent publication
Congratulations on your recent publication, " Nano‑delivery of a novel inhibitor of ERCC1‑XPF for targeted sensitization of colorectal...
Jan 30, 20251 min read


Congratulations to Delaram Kargari on receiving the Graduate recruitment scholarship!
We'd like to congratulate Delaram on this great achievement. We wish you more success in the future!
Jan 13, 20251 min read


Congratulations to Nasim Sarrami for recent publication
Congratulations on your recent publication, " SPECT/CT imaging of EGFR-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patient-derived...
Jan 13, 20251 min read


Congratulations to Nasim Sarrami and Igor Paiva for their recent publication
Congratulations on your recent publication, " Immuno-PET Imaging of EGFR with 64Cu-NOTA Panitumumab in Subcutaneous and Metastatic...
Jan 13, 20251 min read


Congratulations to Sams MA Sadat, Mohammad Reza Vakili, and Sara I Abd-El Hafeez for their recent publication
Congratulations on your recent publication, "Synergistic Nanomedicine Delivering Topoisomerase I Toxin (SN-38) and Inhibitors of...
Jan 13, 20251 min read


Welcome new lab member!
Lavasanifar Lab welcomes a new PhD student, Delaram Kargari . Welcome to the team, Delaram!
Jan 12, 20251 min read
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