Principal Investigator
Dr. Mina Namvari received her PhD in organic chemistry in 2012 from the University of Tabriz. She worked as a postdoctoral researcher in China, Czechia, and South Korea before joining SUNUM as a group leader. She is leading a group developing multifunctional graphene- and MXene-based nanocomposites for tissue engineering and energy storage.
Hobbies: Reading (mostly philosophy ad psychology), exploring the world, hiking, learning languages
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=D7Yor6EAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/minanamvari/
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Amina Ben Ayed earned her PhD in Physics (Science and Technology) in 2023 from the University of Sfax, Tunisia, through a collaborative work with TU Chemnitz, Germany. Her research focused on developing flexible, lead-free piezoelectric materials for wearable energy harvesting. She also completed an internship in Analytical Chemistry and drug delivery at the Faculty of Pharmacy in Sivas, Turkiye. Currently, she is a member of Namvari Lab, working on the synthesis and surface modification of graphene oxide and MXene.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amina-ben-ayed-8649a219a/
Dr. Mina Masoudi received her PhD in Biotechnology from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in 2024, where she developed an advanced nanotheranostic platform utilizing porous fluorescent metal oxide nanoparticles and aptamers for targeted cancer therapy. With a strong interdisciplinary background in nanotechnology, drug delivery, and molecular biology, she has made significant contributions to the development of biogenic metal oxide nanoparticles for antimicrobial and anticancer applications.
In 2025, she joined Namvari Lab at SUNUM as an MSCA-TÜBİTAK postdoctoral fellow, focusing on the development of tunable MXene-based injectable nanohydrogels for breast cancer chemo-photothermal therapy.
Hobbies: Swimming, sculpting, painting, listening to podcasts, and cooking
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UbsH-ZUAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mina-masoudi-b932b5125/?originalSubdomain=ir