Maryam Hajfathalian
Assistant Professor, Bio Medical Engineering
- maryam.hajfathalian@njit.edu
- CHEN 213 Council for Higher Ed in Newark Building (CHEN)
About Me
Dr. Maryam Hajfathalian is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at NJIT, whose research focuses on the development, synthesis, and characterization of theranostic nanomaterials. These materials target the delivery of nanoagents to specific cells or tissues, aiding in the detection and treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Before joining NJIT, Dr. Hajfathalian was a postdoctoral research scholar at the School of Medicine at Stanford University, Division of Infectious Diseases, and the University of Pennsylvania, Radiology Department, under the mentorship of Professors Paul Bollyky and David Cormode. Her achievements include receiving an NIH NIBIB K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award, a Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Grant, and various recognitions such as a Science Slam Presentation Award, a First Place Poster Presentation Award, and the WIMIN Scholar Award in World Molecular Imaging Conferences. She is dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in academia and industry, viewing teaching, and mentoring as vital opportunities to support the educational goals and personal growth of females and underrepresented minorities.
Education
Ph.D.; Temple University; Mechanical Engineering; 2017
M.S.; Sharif University of Technology ; Materials Science and Engineering; 2008
B.S.; University of Tehran; Materials Science and Engineering; 2006
Office Hours
Mondays; 1-3 pm
Website
2026 Fall Courses
BME 492 - RESEARCH & INDPNDNT STUDY II
BME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
BME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
BME 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
BME 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
BME 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
Past Courses
BME 452: MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE OF BIOMATERIALS
Research Interests
Nanomaterials
Imaging
Infectious diseases
Sensing
Imaging
Infectious diseases
Sensing
Other
"Bacteriophage purification using CIMmultus monolithic OH-column chromatography for therapeutic purposes"
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2025.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2025.
"Dosing and Delivery of Bacteriophage Therapy In a Murine Wound Infection Model"
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2024.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2024.
"A biodegradable “one-for-all” nanoparticle for multimodality imaging and enhanced photothermal treatment of breast cancer"
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2023.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2023.
"Rapid assessment of changes in phage bioactivity using dynamic light scattering"
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2023.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2023.
Journal Article
Maryam Hajfathalian, Katherine J. Mossburg, Allan Radaic, Katherine E. Woo, Pallavi Jonnalagadda, Yvonne Kapila, Paul L. Bollyky, David P. Cormode. 2024. "A review of recent advances in the use of complex metal nanostructures for biomedical applications from diagnosis to treatment." WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, vol. 16, no. 3.
Jessica C. Hsu, Diego Barragan, Alexander E. Tward, Maryam Hajfathalian, Ahmad Amirshaghaghi, Katherine J. Mossburg, Derick N. Rosario‐Berríos, Mathilde Bouché, Alexander K. Andrianov, Edward J. Delikatny, David P. Cormode. 2024. "A Biodegradable “One‐For‐All” Nanoparticle for Multimodality Imaging and Enhanced Photothermal Treatment of Breast Cancer." Advanced Healthcare Materials, vol. 13, no. 8.
Silvia Würstle, Alina Lee, Kaitlyn E. Kortright, Franziska Winzig, William An, Gail L. Stanley, Govindarajan Rajagopalan, Zach Harris, Ying Sun, Buqu Hu, Michael Blazanin, Maryam Hajfathalian, Paul L. Bollyky, Paul E. Turner, Jonathan L. Koff, Benjamin K. Chan. 2024. "Optimized preparation pipeline for emergency phage therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa at Yale University." Scientific Reports, vol. 14, no. 1.
Maryam Hajfathalian, Christiaan R. de Vries, Jessica C. Hsu, Ahmad Amirshaghaghi, Yuxi C. Dong, Zhi Ren, Yuan Liu, Yue Huang, Yong Li, Simon A.B. Knight, Pallavi Jonnalagadda, Aimen Zlitni, Elizabeth A. Grice, Paul L. Bollyky, Hyun Koo, David P. Cormode. 2023. "Theranostic gold-in-gold cage nanoparticles enable photothermal ablation and photoacoustic imaging in biofilm-associated infection models." Journal of Clinical Investigation, vol. 133, no. 21.
Allan Radaic, Hanna Brody, Fernando Contreras, Maryam Hajfathalian, Luke Lucido, Pachiyappan Kamarajan, Yvonne L. Kapila. 2022. "Nisin and Nisin Probiotic Disrupt Oral Pathogenic Biofilms and Restore Their Microbiome Composition towards Healthy Control Levels in a Peri-Implantitis Setting." Microorganisms, vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 1336.
Michelle S. Bach, Christiaan R. de Vries, Arya Khosravi, Johanna M. Sweere, Medeea C. Popescu, Qingquan Chen, Sally Demirdjian, Aviv Hargil, Jonas D. Van Belleghem, Gernot Kaber, Maryam Hajfathalian, Elizabeth B. Burgener, Dan Liu, Quynh-Lam Tran, Tejas Dharmaraj, Maria Birukova, Vivekananda Sunkari, Swathi Balaji, Nandini Ghosh, Shomita S. Mathew-Steiner, Mohamed S. El Masry, Sundeep G. Keswani, Niaz Banaei, Laurence Nedelec, Chandan K. Sen, Venita Chandra, Patrick R. Secor, Gina A. Suh, Paul L. Bollyky. 2022. "Filamentous bacteriophage delays healing of Pseudomonas-infected wounds." Cell Reports Medicine, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 100656.
Yue Huang, Yuan Liu, Shrey Shah, Dongyeop Kim, Aurea Simon-Soro, Tatsuro Ito, Maryam Hajfathalian, Yong Li, Jessica C. Hsu, Lenitza M. Nieves, Faizan Alawi, Pratap C. Naha, David P. Cormode, Hyun Koo. 2021. "Precision targeting of bacterial pathogen via bi-functional nanozyme activated by biofilm microenvironment." Biomaterials, vol. 268, pp. 120581.
Pratap C. Naha, Jessica C. Hsu, Johoon Kim, Shrey Shah, Mathilde Bouché, Salim Si-Mohamed, Derick N. Rosario-Berrios, Philippe Douek, Maryam Hajfathalian, Parisa Yasini, Sanjay Singh, Mark A. Rosen, Matthew A. Morgan, David P. Cormode. 2020. "Dextran-Coated Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles: A Computed Tomography Contrast Agent for Imaging the Gastrointestinal Tract and Inflammatory Bowel Disease." ACS Nano, vol. 14, no. 8, pp. 10187-10197.
Yuxi C. Dong, Maryam Hajfathalian, Portia S. Maidment, Jessica C. Hsu, Pratap C. Naha, Salim Si-Mohamed, Marine Breuilly, Johoon Kim, Peter Chhour, Philippe Douek, Harold I. Litt, David P. Cormode. 2019. "Effect of Gold Nanoparticle Size on Their Properties as Contrast Agents for Computed Tomography." Scientific Reports, vol. 9, no. 1.
Devika Sil, Christopher Lane, Ethan Glor, Kyle D. Gilroy, Safiya Sylla, Bernardo Barbiellini, Robert Markiewicz, Maryam Hajfathalian, Svetlana Neretina, Arun Bansil, Zahra Fakhraai, Eric Borguet. 2019. "Synthesis and Properties of Au Hydride." ChemistrySelect, vol. 4, no. 14, pp. 4287-4292.
Maryam Hajfathalian, Ahmad Amirshaghaghi, Pratap C. Naha, Peter Chhour, Jessica C. Hsu, Keely Douglas, Yuxi Dong, Chandra M. Sehgal, Andrew Tsourkas, Svetlana Neretina, David P. Cormode. 2018. "Wulff in a cage gold nanoparticles as contrast agents for computed tomography and photoacoustic imaging." Nanoscale, vol. 10, no. 39, pp. 18749-18757.
Qiuting Zhang, Yichao Tang, Maryam Hajfathalian, Chunxu Chen, Kevin T. Turner, Dmitriy A. Dikin, Gaojian Lin, Jie Yin. 2017. "Spontaneous Periodic Delamination of Thin Films To Form Crack-Free Metal and Silicon Ribbons with High Stretchability." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 9, no. 51, pp. 44938-44947.
Pratap C. Naha, Kristen C. Lau, Jessica C. Hsu, Maryam Hajfathalian, Shaameen Mian, Peter Chhour, Lahari Uppuluri, Elizabeth S. McDonald, Andrew D. Maidment, David P. Cormode. 2016. "Gold silver alloy nanoparticles (GSAN): an imaging probe for breast cancer screening with dual-energy mammography or computed tomography." Nanoscale, vol. 8, no. 28, pp. 13740-13754.
Eredzhep Menumerov, Kyle D. Gilroy, Maryam Hajfathalian, Colin J. Murphy, Erica R. McKenzie, Robert A. Hughes, Svetlana Neretina. 2016. "Plastically deformed Cu-based alloys as high-performance catalysts for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol." Catalysis Science & Technology, vol. 6, no. 14, pp. 5737-5745.
Svetlana Neretina, Robert A. Hughes, Kyle D. Gilroy, Maryam Hajfathalian. 2016. "Noble Metal Nanostructure Synthesis at the Liquid–Substrate Interface: New Structures, New Insights, and New Possibilities." Accounts of Chemical Research, vol. 49, no. 10, pp. 2243-2250.
Maryam Hajfathalian, Kyle D. Gilroy, Robert A. Hughes, Svetlana Neretina. 2016. "Citrate‐Induced Nanocubes: A Re‐Examination of the Role of Citrate as a Shape‐Directing Capping Agent for Ag‐Based Nanostructures." Small, vol. 12, no. 25, pp. 3444-3452.
Maryam Hajfathalian, Kyle D. Gilroy, Spencer D. Golze, Ali Yaghoubzade, Eredzhep Menumerov, Robert A. Hughes, Svetlana Neretina. 2016. "A Wulff in a Cage: The Confinement of Substrate-Based Structures in Plasmonic Nanoshells, Nanocages, and Nanoframes Using Galvanic Replacement." ACS Nano, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 6354-6362.
Maryam Hajfathalian, Kyle D. Gilroy, Ali Yaghoubzade, Aarthi Sundar, Teng Tan, Robert A. Hughes, Svetlana Neretina. 2015. "Photocatalytic Enhancements to the Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol by Resonantly Excited Triangular Gold–Copper Nanostructures." The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 119, no. 30, pp. 17308-17315.
Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi, Tahereh Shahhoseini, Mohamad Habibi-Parsa, Maryam Hajfathalian, Tahereh Hoseinzadeh-Nik, Hananeh Ghadirian. 2009. "Static and Cyclic Load-Deflection Characteristics of NiTi Orthodontic Archwires Using Modified Bending Tests." Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, vol. 18, no. 5-6, pp. 793-796.
Chapter
Maryam Hajfathalian, Mathilde Bouché, David P. Cormode. "Polyphosphazene-Based Nanoparticles as Contrast Agents." "ACS Symposium Series," pp. 77-100. American Chemical Society, 2018.