Curriculum VItae
Moaraj Hasan
Email: mohasan@ethz.ch
Phone: +41 76 507 2608
Address: Hinterer Wasen 61
5080 Laufenburg,
Aargau, Switzerland
Education
CANDIDATE FOR MASTERS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Engineering. Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering
Eth Zürich 2015 - Present
Bachelors of Biochemistry
Science. Department of Chemistry.
University of Waterloo. 2010 - 2015
Journal Publications
Microsolvation of uranium dioxide
Moaraj Hasan, Jessie Baldwin, Scott W. Hopkins
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. [2015]
Funding Sources: NSERC[Working Manuscript]
The structures and properties of proton-and alkali-bound cysteine dimers
Christian Ieritano, Patrick JJ Carr, Moaraj Hasan, Michael Burt, Rick A Marta, Vincent Steinmetz, Eric Fillion, Terrance B McMahon, W Scott Hopkins. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics [2016]
Targeted Interleukin-10 Nanotherapeutics Developed with a Microfluidic Chip Enhance Resolution of Inflammation in Advanced Atherosclerosis
Nazila Kamaly, Jun Woo, Jackie Milton, Renata Leito, Christian Iantro, Moaraj Hasan, Ray Chaisson. American Chemical Society - Nano [ 2015]
Funding Sources: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [NHLBI] [USA] - HHSN268201000045C; National Institutes of Health [NIH] [USA] - CA151884; Prostate Cancer Foundation [PCF]
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UNDERSTANDING THE ROLES OF ELECTRONIC AND STERIC EFFECTS IN SEPARATING ISOMERS USING DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY.
Chris J. Lock; J. Larry Campbell; Chang Liu1 J.C. Yves Leblanc; Jefry Shields; John Janiszewski; Christian Ieritano; Gene Ye; Gillian Dawes; Moaraj Hasan; W. Scott Hopkins
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry [2015]
Funding Sources: NSERC
[Submitted Manuscript]
Assessing the impact of anion–π effects on phenylalanine ion structures using IRMPD spectroscopy.
Michael Burt, Kathleen Wilson, Rick Marta, Moaraj Hasan, Scott Hopkins, Terry McMahon.Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 16(44): 24223-24234. [2014].
Funding Sources: NSERC
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Persistent Intramolecular C–H···X (X = O or S) Hydrogen-Bonding in Benzyl Meldrum’s Acid Derivatives.
W. Scott Hopkins , Moaraj Hasan, Michael Burt, Rick A. Marta, Eric Fillion, and Terry B. McMahon. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 118(21): 3795-3803. [2014].
Funding Sources: NSERC
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Work Experience
Artistic rendering of BIND pharmaceuticals PLGA-PEG nanoparticle composite functionalized with targeting ligands
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
DR. OMID FAROKHZAD - LABORATORY OF NANOMEDICINE
JAN/2012-SEPT/2014
Synthesize nano-particles conjugated with polymer shielding, active targeting ligands and nuclide trackers to test accumulation, release kinetics and therapeutics indices in vitro and pharmacokinetic and dynamics in vivo
Characterize particle constituents: polymer, drug and ligands of nano-constructs through a combinatorial approach of 2D NMR, DLS, TEM, GPC, Nano-Drop Spectrometry
Perform molecular dynamics simulations to optimize maximize ligand binding interactions in ebola surface receptors
AB SCIEX 6500 Series instruments which can be with adapted FAIMS-MS technology
AB SCIEX
INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT
dR. sCOTT hOPKINS & dR. rOBERT hOFFLER
AUG/2013-PRESENT
Aided in the iterative design process of AB Sciex instruments using Ion trajectory calculation in SimIon/Lorrentz, CAD design and gas flow dynamics in Solid Works
Swiftly grasped principles of mass spectrometry to help increase IMS(Ion Mobility Spectroscopy) signal and resolution tenfold through development of clever ion steering and FAIMS technology
Obtained IR-MPD spectra for clusters of interests in Ion Mobility Spectroscopy at the free electron laser facility in Orsay France to validate computational results
Investigate solvation propensities of model analytics in FAIMS system and computationally to develop methods for predicting batch solubility.
Building a robust model allowing the adaptation of high throughput gas phase solubility screening of candidate drug molecules at Pfizer using trace analyte concentrations
Highly symmetric water clathrate formation around Uranium Dioxide is a favorable stationary point at 0°K
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
gAS PHASE CLUSTER DYNAMICS RESEARCH ASSISTANT
DR. SCOTT HOPKINS, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
SEPT/2012-AUG/2013
Performed high fidelity electronic structure calculations on investigating extended hydrogen bonding network in UO22+ nH2O clusters delivering data with crucial design implications in the new CANDU light water nuclear reactors
Sharply increased the efficiency of analysis using LABview and Python programming to automate calculations and management of large datasets, allowing more time to make critical improvements to theoretical methods
The Diavik Diamond Mine in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada/ The site where the majority of the groups soil samples were taken.
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
DR. DAVID BLOWES, DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES
JAN/2012-APR/2012
Effectively managed multiple column experiments exploring the geochemistry and contaminant transport of potential environmental contaminants in an effort to build predictive models
Performed trace metal concentration analysis on zero valent iron(ZVI) based permeable reactive barrier (PRB) in sensitive anoxic and hypoxic conditions
Utilized a variety of molecular biology and biochemical assay techniques to measured potential soil enzyme activities and microbial community structure via 16SrRNA gene and metagenome sequencing
Bridged communication gaps within the the group by creating a Dropbox and centralized spreadsheets to organize team tasks, priorities, hours, standard operating procedures[SOPs] and all archived samples from 1976-2012
Book ChapterS
![Diverse morphologies of processed silk. [Left to Right] A) Silk Elastin Nanoparticle. B) PVA silk microparticle. C) AFM micrograph of dragline spider nanofiber.D) SEM micrograph of a pH induced B.Mori hydrogel. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52504879e4b0841120fcf40e/1418234094915-TJAPY568ZMIPNPZW2EIL/Silk+Figure.png)
Diverse morphologies of processed silk. [Left to Right] A) Silk Elastin Nanoparticle. B) PVA silk microparticle. C) AFM micrograph of dragline spider nanofiber.D) SEM micrograph of a pH induced B.Mori hydrogel.
Silk and its applications in Drug Delivery
*Moaraj Hasan, *Raymond Chiasson, *Qusai Al Nazer, Nazila Kamaly and Omid C. Farokhzad. [2014]. CRS Book Series- Advances in Delivery Science. 2014. Springer. [Submitted Manuscript] Funding Sources: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) (USA) - HHSN268201000045C; National Institutes of Health (NIH) (USA) - CA151884; Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)
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Dissertation Contributions
Stable hydrogen bonding structures of glutathione in the gas phase and solution elucidated using ab initio molecular orbital theory in combination with a continuum solvent model
SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF RESIN-BOUND PEPTIDES: GLUTATHIONE AND FK-13.
Mike Chan. [MastersThesis] Supervisor: William P. Power. Univerity of Waterloo
Contribution: Developed methods for molecular dynamics simulations and performed the subsequent DFT calculations to investigate gas phase structures of glutathione. The generated results were placed in continuum models to corroborate through space interaction seen in NMR studies.
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INVESTIGATING ANION-QUADRUPOLE INTERACTIONS OF PHENYLALANINE AND FLUORINATED PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVES USING DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY AND INFRARED MULTIPLE PHOTON DISSOCIATION SPECTROSCOPY.
Kathleen Wilson. [Masters Thesis] Supervisor Terrace H. McMahon. University of Waterloo
Contribution: Generated the IR-MPD spectra Centre Laser Infrarouge d'Orsay in Orsay France used to identify spectral features to assign computational determined stationary point geometries.
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Presentations
Dr. Hopkins and I infront of the poster I presented at the Symposium for Chemical Physics in 2013
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTION OF AC2-26 NANOPARTICLES IN HEART DISEASE.
Moaraj Hasan, Raymond Chaisson. [2014]. Farokhzad Lab Presentation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States [Seminar Presentation].
Funding Sources: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [NHLBI] [USA] - HHSN268201000045C; National Institutes of Health [NIH] [USA] - CA151884; Prostate Cancer Foundation [PCF]
STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ALKALI METAL CATIONIZED CYSTEINE COMPLEXES.
Christian Ieritano, Moaraj Hasan, Michael Burt, Rick Marta, Terry McMahon and Scott Hopkins. [2014]. Southern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference 2014, Windsor, Canada. [Competitive Seminar Presentation].
Funding Sources: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada [NSERC]
INTEGRATING GPC IN DEVELOPING PLGA-PEG NANOPARTICLE SYSTEMS.
Moaraj Hasan, Raymond Chaisson. [2014]. Farokhzad Lab Presentation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States. [Seminar Presentation and Protocol Demonstration of Agilent GPC]
IDENTIFYING ANION-Π INTERACTIONS IN HALIDE-BOUND PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVES USING IRMPD SPECTROSCOPY.
Michael Burt, Kathleen Wilson, Rick Marta, Moaraj Hasan, Scott Hopkins and Terry McMahon. [2013]. Symposium on Chemical Physics, Waterloo, Canada. [Seminar Presentation].
Funding Sources: NSERC
PERSISTENT INTRAMOLECULAR C–H···X (X = O OR S) HYDROGEN-BONDING IN BENZYL MELDRUM’S ACID DERIVATIVES.
Moaraj Hasan , W. Scott Hopkins , Michael Burt , Rick A. Marta , Eric Fillion , and Terry B. McMahon.[2013]. Symposium on Chemical Physics, Waterloo, Canada. [Poster Presentation].
Funding Sources: NSERC
PERSISTENT INTRAMOLECULAR C–H···X (X = O OR S) HYDROGEN-BONDING IN BENZYL MELDRUM’S ACID. DERIVATIVES.
Moaraj Hasan , W. Scott Hopkins , Michael Burt , Rick A. Marta , Eric Fillion , and Terry B. McMahon.[2013]. Annual Trent Conference on Mass Spectrometry, Orillia, Canada. [Seminar Presentation] Funding Sources: NSERC
GAS‐ PHASE STRUCTURES OF CHLORIDE‐BOUND PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVES DETERMINED BY IRMPD SPECTROSCOPY AND COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY.
Travis Ko, Michael Burt, Rick Marta, Moaraj Hasan, Scott Hopkins, and Terry McMahon. [2013]. Trent Conference in Mass Spectrometry, Orilia, Canada. [Poster Presentation]
Funding Sources: NSERC
MICROSOLVATION OF URANYL WATER NANOCLUSTERS.
Moaraj Hasan, Jessie Baldwin, W.Scott Hopkins. [2013]. South Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference, Hamilton, Canada. [Placed 1st in Competitive Seminar Presentation]
Funding Sources: NSERC
MICROSOLVATION OF URANYL WATER NANOCLUSTERS.
Jessie Baldwin, Moaraj Hasan, W.Scott Hopkins. [2012]. Presentation for Collaborators at the University of Guelph, Gulph, Canada. A presentation describing a theoretical overview and preliminary results in uranium micro-solvation done at the Hopkins group.
Funding Sources: NSERC
MICROSOLVATION OF URANYL WATER NANOCLUSTERS.
Moaraj Hasan, Jessie Baldwin, W. Scott Hopkins. [2012]. Symposium of Chemical Physics, Waterloo, Canada.
Funding Sources: (NSERC)
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant
Course Title: Basic Organic Chemistry 1 Laboratory
Department of Chemistry Sept/2013 - Dec/2013
Course Code: CHEM 266L
Course Topic: Organic Chemistry
Course Level: Undergraduate
Section: Selected experiments for students to understand concepts taught in CHEM 266 lecture. This includes structure, nomenclature and reactions of important classes of organic compounds, stereochemistry and its role in reaction mechanisms.
Number of Students: 51
Tutorial Hours Per Week: 3
Lab Hours Per Week: 3
Teaching Assistant
Course Title: Introduction to Applied Microbiology
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Jan/2013 - Apr/2013
Course Code: BIOL 241L
Course Topic: Microbiology
Course Level: Undergraduate
Section: Introduction to microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, food microbiology and medical microbiology. This course has an integrated lab component to supplement the lecture material.
Number of Students: 42
Tutorial Hours Per Week: 2
Lab Hours Per Week: 3
Course Development
Supplementary Video Production
Course Title: Introductory Spectroscopy and Structure
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Sept/2013 - Present
Course Code: CHEM 209
Course Level: Undergraduate
This course covers nature of electromagnetic radiation and an elementary outline of quantum mechanics in one dimension. I developed a series of videos to supplement the lecture material including a review of concepts and worked out examples.
Number of Students: 170
Number of Video Tutorials: 1 per week / 12 week semester