Qualifications

B.Sc. & M.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tehran
Ph.D. in Nanotechnology, Nottingham Trent University

Academic background

I completed a PhD in Nanotechnology with a specialization in nanophotonics for single-molecule interrogation, using plasmonic nanotweezers to study and characterise individual ferritin molecules. In September 2024 I joined the Benesch group as a Postdoctoral Researcher, where I develop integrated single-molecule platforms that combine nanopore sensing, mass photometry, and escape-time electrometry within microfluidic devices for label-free, high-throughput analysis of biomolecular interactions.

Research interests

Nanofabrication, Single-molecule analysis, Microfluidics, Materials characterisation

Featured publications

Yousefi A, Zheng Z, Zargarbashi S, Assadipapari M, Hickman GJ, Parmenter CD, Bueno-Alejo CJ, Sanderson G, Craske D, Xu L, Perry CC. Structural flexibility and disassembly kinetics of single ferritin molecules using optical nanotweezers. ACS nano. 2024 Jun 8;18(24):15617-26.

Yousefi A, Ying C, Parmenter CD, Assadipapari M, Sanderson G, Zheng Z, Xu L, Zargarbashi S, Hickman GJ, Cousins RB, Mellor CJ. Optical monitoring of in situ iron loading into single, native ferritin proteins. Nano Letters. 2023 Apr 13;23(8):3251-8.

Yousefi A, Seyyed Ebrahimi SA, Seyfoori A, Mahmoodzadeh Hosseini H. Maghemite nanorods and nanospheres: synthesis and comparative physical and biological properties. BioNanoScience. 2018 Mar;8(1):95-104.

Zheng Z, Smirnova D, Sanderson G, Cuifeng Y, Koutsogeorgis DC, Huang L, Liu Z, Oulton R, Yousefi A, Miroshnichenko AE, Neshev DN. Broadband infrared imaging governed by guided-mode resonance in dielectric metasurfaces. Light: Science & Applications. 2024 Sep 10;13(1):249.

Other interests and activities

Music, Cooking, Art