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Dr. Saghiri has a Ph.D. in Dental Material and is the Director of Lab of Biomaterial at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM). He has broad expertise in the field of dental material with more than 100 publications in areas such as dental biomaterials, endodontic cements, restorative materials, oral biology, and angiogenesis. He is the inventor of Nano White Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (NWMTA), which is a US patented novel endodontic cement used as root canal filling biomaterial.

In addition, Dr. Saghiri is the only researcher in the dental clinic in the East Coast to receive the Denbur Award Tech. Dr. Saghiri was nominated because he is a Clinician, Researcher and an Entrepreneur. He has worked with high-tech companies including RooTogen and Philips Oral Healthcare. He  has close to a 100 articles indexed in PubMed, 61 of which he is the first author for, a number of patents, and diverse collaborations.

AFSAR LAB is currently working on the expandable Endodontics sealer project. This project was patented and has been made possible by Research to Prevent Blindness to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; the Retina Research Foundation; and National Institutes of Health grants. Commonly used endodontic sealers used to fill the root canal space have two main limitations: shrinkage, which results in detachment of filling materials from the root canal walls, soluble, and/or “washing-out” of endodontic sealers. Both shrinkage and washing-out of sealers can cause gap formation inside and between the filling material and root canal walls. This gap formation can result in microbial colonization and reinfection of tooth root canal space, which in turns can lead to the failure of the treatment. This sealer is an innovation on the sealers on the market because it has a unique ability to expand instead of shrink. This would eliminate the cause of most endodontic failure. Thus, creating a safer, easier, quicker, and more affordable procedure that can be performed by more providers to a wider range of patients.

Ex- Philips Oral Health Care , Costco  and UMICH 

Project: Computer Engineering

BS: Computer Engineering

MS: Computer Engineering

PHD: Computer Engineering

Dr. Saghiri has a Ph.D. in computer engineering and has collaborated on more than 20 projects with Afsar Biomedical Engineering lab in the past. He has a broad expertise in the field of image processing, Blockchain, and computer security with over 70 publications. He is the co-inventor of Cyber Brush project, which is a US patented novel Oral Hygiene Device.

He is currently working on teaching and researching  in computer Engineering particularly in Networking, Blockchain and computer security. In addition, he is the leader of the Digital twins project at Afsar Biomedical Engineering Lab.

Other accomplishments include:

Honors / Awards:

· 2007: Ranked in 0.2% among 10395 participators in Nation-wide University Exam for higher education in computer engineering.

· 2010-2017: Full Scholarship, PhD program at Amirkabir University of Technology

· 2018: A best paper at International Conference on Web Research (ICWR)

Grants:

·       2008: ITRC grant for Master Thesis

·       2021: Collaborator,  Innovative Oral Hygiene System, New Jersey Health Foundation

Books:

· Saghiri AM,‎ M Daliri Khomami,‎ Meybodi MR (2019) Intelligent Random Walk: An Approach Based on Learning Automata, SpringerBriefs in Computational Intelligence, ISBN: 978-3-030-10883-0.

· Rezvanian A,‎ Saghiri AM,‎ Vahidipour S,‎ Esnaashari M,‎ Meybodi MR (2018) Recent Advances in Learning Automata (Studies in Computational Intelligence), Springer, ISBN: 978-3319724270.

For more information, please visit this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14OPXZWrEhsRjywaovx0O9zeh464f14KG/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107294316318649983935&rtpof=true&sd=true

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Project: Orthodontic Biomaterials

DDS 

MS: Orthodontic Biomaterials

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Major: Biomedical Engineering

MS: Buffalo University

BS

Devyani Nath is a dedicated researcher with a background in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (BTech) and a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. With five years of experience in biomedical devices including four years as the lab manager at the RSDM Biomaterials Lab, Devyani has developed extensive expertise in managing research operations, coordinating projects, and advancing innovative healthcare solutions.

A prolific contributor to the field, Devyani has authored 12 publications and actively leads work on groundbreaking initiatives such as the Dentin Vaccine, Sugar Voice, FitSeal, and CyberScan projects. Passionate about bridging technology with healthcare, Devyani leverages a multidisciplinary approach to solve complex challenges in biomedical research. Their experience spans not only technical and clinical research but also project management and collaboration, making them a well-rounded professional in the field.