Foziyeh Sohrabi, Ph.D.

Research interests:

Optical biosensors, Plasmonics, Optical sensors, Neuroplasmonics.

Education:

2020 - present: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Optical Biosensors

2019 - 2020: Researcher / Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Shahid Beheshti University

2013 - 2019: Doctor of Philosophy, Photonics

EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)

Doctoral visiting student and intern, Bionanophotonic Systems Laboratory, March 2017 - August 2018.

Shahid Beheshti University, Exceptional talent acceptation

Dissertation: Design and Optimization of a Sensor based on Plasmonics for Neuroscience Application

2011 - 2013: Master’s degree, Photonics Engineering, University of Tabriz, Exceptional talent acceptation

Thesis: Investigating Charge Transport in Solar Cells based on Silicon Quantum Dots

2007 - 2011: Bachelor’s degree, Physics, University of Tabriz

Selected publications:

Journal papers:

1. Sohrabi, Foziyeh, et al. "Membrane activity detection in cultured cells using phase-sensitive plasmonics." Optics Express 28.24 (2020): 36643-36655.
2. Sohrabi, Foziyeh, et al. "Phase-Sensitive Pulse Sensor Using 2-D Active Plasmonics on Conformal Substrates." IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 67.10 (2020): 4379-4384.
3. Sohrabi, Foziyeh, et al. "Plasmophore Enhancement in Fibroblast Green Fluorescent Protein-Positive Cells Excited by Smoke." ACS omega 5.21 (2020): 12278-12289.
4. Sohrabi, Foziyeh, and Seyedeh Mehri Hamidi. "Optical detection of brain activity using plasmonic ellipsometry technique." Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 251 (2017): 153-163.

Awards and fellowships:

• Marie S. Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships in Photonics, MULTIPLY call 2019-2020