QUT - Academic profiles - Dr Ali Jahanian

Biography

Dr Ali Jahanian is a Chemical Engineer holding a PhD in Bioprocess Engineering and a Master of Chemical Engineering (Biotechnology). His doctoral research, supported by the Australian Research Council and conducted in collaboration with the University of Melbourne and Sun Pharma as an industry partner, provided him with extensive expertise in developing a novel biocatalytic process for synthesizing morphinan alkaloids. His work included optimizing upstream microbial fermentation and downstream processing techniques. Currently, Ali's research is focused on mechanistic and data-driven modelling in bioprocessing, as well as the optimization and control of systems. As an active member of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology and the Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy at QUT, he engages in collaborative efforts with industry partners, contributing to high-impact research and consulting projects in the following areas:

Industrial biotechnology
Bioprocess modelling and optimisation
Precision fermentation
Downstream processing
Scale up and commercialisation through QUT's Mackay Renewable Biocommodities Pilot Plant (MRBPP)
Techno-economic assessment
Bioeconomy
Protein expression

ali.jahanian@qut.edu.au

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Positions

Research Fellow
Faculty of Engineering,
Office of the Deputy Dean

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
M.Sc in Engineering - Biotechnology

Teaching

Industrial Fermentation (Unit Coordinator)

Applications in Biotechnology

Publications

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2024

Jahanian, A., Ramirez, J. & O'Hara, I. (2024). Advancing precision fermentation: Minimizing power demand of industrial scale bioreactors through mechanistic modelling. Computers and Chemical Engineering, Article 108755, 188. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/249346
Jahanian, A., Velasquez Agudelo, A., Luna-Flores, C. H., Li, X., Fry, F., Mutch, G., Stevens, G. W., Gras, S. L. & Speight, R. E. (2024). Optimized Enzyme Production for the Escherichia coli Whole-Cell Biocatalytic Synthesis of Codeine from Thebaine. Organic Process Research and Development, 28(9), 3614–3624. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/254926

2018

Ghaz-Jahanian, M. A., Khoshfetrat, A. B., Hosseinian Rostami, M. & Haghighi, M. (2018). An innovative bioprocess for methane conversion to methanol using an efficient methane transfer chamber coupled with an airlift bioreactor. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 134, 80–89. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255002

2016

Anarjan, N., Ghaz-Jahanian, M. A., Sayyar, Z., Mohamadlou, M., Najafi, S., Pazhohnia, Z. & Jaberi, N. (2016). Production of Nanodispersions by Solvent-Displasment Technique. In Berenjian, A., Jafarizadeh-Malmiri, H. & Song, Y. (Eds.), High Value Processing Technologies (pp. 13–49). Nova Science Publishers. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255003

2015

Ghaz-Jahanian, M. A., Abbaspour-Aghdam, F., Anarjan, N., Berenjian, A. & Jafarizadeh-Malmiri, H. (2015). Application of Chitosan-Based Nanocarriers in Tumor-Targeted Drug Delivery. Molecular Biotechnology, 57(3), 201–218. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/254993

2013

Ghaz-Jahanian, M. A., Khodaparastan, F., Berenjian, A. & Jafarizadeh-Malmiri, H. (2013). Influence of small RNAs on biofilm formation process in bacteria. Molecular Biotechnology, 55(3), 288–297.

2012

Malmiri, H. J., Jahanian, M. A. G. & Berenjian, A. (2012). Potential applications of chitosan nanoparticles as novel support in enzyme immobilization. American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 8(4), 203–219.

A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/ali.jahanian

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