Alaleh Vaghef-Koodehi

Researcher at Rochester Institute of Technology

I am a Chemical Engineer who is interested in Biomedical Engineering too. I hope to be a successful member of the MBS laboratory and bring about valuable accomplishments there as a Ph.D. researcher. I strongly believe that "hard work pays off"!

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Academic Background

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA (2021-2025).
• M.Sc in Chemical Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Guilan, Iran (2015-2017).
• B.Sc in Chemical Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Guilan, Iran (2009-2014).

Industry Background

• Quality Control Manager of polyethylene pipes, Iran (2015-2018).

In progress projects

• Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Assessment of Electrical Properties of Cells.

Published journal articles

1. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Perez-Gonzalez, V.H;* Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Predicting the retention time of microparticles in electrokinetic migration. Analyst, 2025. I.F.4.2. link
2. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Tuning the Migration Order in Electrokinetic Separations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells, Analytical Chemistry, 97(19), 10433–10441, 2025.I.F. 7.4. link
3. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Dielectrophoresis in Carcinoma Diagnosis: Recent Developments and Applications, Electrophoresis, 2025.I.F. 3.5. link
4. Kasarabada, V.; Nasir Ahamed, N.N.; Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Martinez-Martinez, G.; and B. H. Lapizco-Encinas;* Separating the living from the dead: an electrophoretic approach, Analytical Chemistry, 96(39): 15711-15719, 2024, I.F. 6.7. link
5. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Cyr, P; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Improving device design in insulator-based electrokinetic tertiary separations. Journal of Chromatography A, 1722 (10), 2024, I.F. 4.1 link
6. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Switching Separation Migration Order by Switching Electrokinetic Regime in Electrokinetic Microsystems, Biosensors, 14 (3), 119, 2024. I.F. 5.4 link
7. Kasarabada V.; Ernst, O.D.; Vaghef-Koodehi, A., Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Effect of cell shape on nonlinear electrophoresis migration, Journal of Chromatography A, 464685, 2024. I.F. 4.1 link
8. Ernst, O.D.; Vaghef-Koodehi, A., Dillis, C., Lomeli-Martin, A, Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Dependence of Nonlinear Electrophoresis on Particle Size and Electrical Charge, Analytical Chemistry, 95(16):6595–6602, 2023. I.F. 8.008 link
9. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Ernst, O.D., Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Separation of Cells and Microparticles in Insulator-Based Electrokinetic Systems, Analytical Chemistry, 95(2):1409-1418, 2023. I.F. 8.0 link
10. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Dillis, C., Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; High-Resolution Charge-Based Electrokinetic Separation of Almost Identical Microparticles, Analytical Chemistry, 94(17):6451-6456, 2022. I.F. 8.0 link
11. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Microscale electrokinetic‐based analysis of intact cells and viruses, Electrophoresis, 43(1-2):263-287, 2022. I.F. 3.5 link
12. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Dadvand-Koohi, A; Optimization of Thermal Stability of High-Density Polyethylene Composite Using Antioxidant, Carbon Black and Nanoclay Addition by a Central Composite Design Method: X-ray Diffraction and Rheological Characterization,Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B, 57(10):660-678, 2018. I.F. 1.5 link

Awards

1. Annual Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Research Award, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (2025).
2. Recipient of Blue Fingers Award at AES Annual meeting at SciX, Raleigh NC (2024).
3. Annual Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Research Award, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (2023).
4. The Best Student Paper Award from the journal ELECTROPHORESIS (2022).

Academic Experience

1. Co-chair of Electrokinetic Fundamentals session at AES Annual meeting at SciX, Raleigh NC (2024).
2. Co-chair of Electrokinetic Fundamentals session at AES Annual meeting at SciX, Sparks Nevada (2023).
3. Invited reviewer from the journal ELECTROPHORESIS (2022,2024)

Conference Presentations

1. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Cyr, P.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Strategy for enhancing insulator-based electrokinetic device design for tertiary separations, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2024, Raleigh NC, USA
2. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* On the use of nonlinear electrophoresis for altering migration order in electrokinetic separations, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2024, Raleigh NC, USA
3. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Perez-Gonzalez, V.H.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Predicting retention time of microparticles in electrokinetic separations, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2024, Raleigh NC, USA
4. V. Kasarabada, O. D. Ernst, Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Assessment of the effect of cell shape on their nonlinear electrophoretic mobility, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2024, Raleigh NC, USA
5. V. Kasarabada Nasir Ahamed, N.N., Vaghef-Koodehi, A., G. Martinez-Martinez; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Continuous separation of live and dead cells with nonlinear electrophoresis, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2024, Raleigh NC, USA
6. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Cyr, P.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Device optimization for electrokinetic separation of microparticles, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2023, Reno NV, USA
7. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Ernst, O.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* On the Use of Nonlinear Electrokinetics for Cell Separations, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2023, Reno NV, USA
8. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Ernst, O.D., Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Nonlinear electrokinetics for separating microorganisms, SciX conference 2022, Covington KY, USA.
9. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Dillis, C., Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Electrokinetic separation of highly similar microparticles, SciX conference 2022, Covington KY, USA.

Hobbies

I enjoy cooking and am proud to be a skilled cook! Many have remarked that I cook like a mom! I love preparing both traditional Iranian dishes and modern cuisine. In my free time, I also enjoy reading, taking photos, and blogging. Additionally, I find joy in knitting, crocheting, and gardening.

Alaleh Vaghef-Koodehi
Biomedical Engineering
Rochester Institute of Technology
Email: av1462@rit.edu

Separation of highly similar microparticles by exploiting small charge differences. (a) Electropherogram of the microparticle separation of built device employing a fluorescence signal. (b) Image of the microparticles as they begin to separate in “zones” within the post array, illustrating that the red particles are getting ahead of the green particles.