Sina Bahrpeyma
Doctoral Researcher
PhD student
School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences
Sina Bahrpeyma graduated from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (Pharm.D., 2013), and is completing his Doctoral Program in Drug Research (University of Eastern Finland, from January 2018) as well as being a visiting researcher at University of Helsinki. Currently, his research focuses on melanin and melanosome binding for ocular drug delivery with the aim of identifying a new therapy for untreated eye diseases such as Age-related Macular Degeneration (Dry-AMD).
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Comprehensive Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of High Melanin Binder Levofloxacin in Rabbits Shows Potential of Topical Eye Drops for Posterior Segment Treatment
Bahrpeyma, Sina; Jakubiak, Paulina; Alvarez-Sánchez, Rubén; Caruso, Antonello; Leuthardt, Monika; Senn, Claudia; del Amo, Eva M.; Urtti, Arto. 2024. Investigative ophthalmology and visual science. 65: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Liposomal sunitinib for ocular drug delivery: A potential treatment for choroidal neovascularization
Tavakoli, Shirin; Puranen, Jooseppi; Bahrpeyma, Sina; Lautala, Veera E.; Karumo, Suvi; Lajunen, Tatu; del Amo, Eva M.; Ruponen, Marika; Urtti, Arto. 2022. International journal of pharmaceutics. 620: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Mechanisms of cellular retention of melanin bound drugs: Experiments and computational modeling
Bahrpeyma, Sina; Reinisalo, Mika; Hellinen, Laura; Auriola, Seppo; del Amo, Eva M; Urtti, Arto. 2022. Journal of controlled release. 348: 760-770 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Microscale Thermophoresis as a Screening Tool to Predict Melanin Binding of Drugs
Hellinen, Laura; Bahrpeyma, Sina; Rimpelä, Anna-Kaisa; Hagström, Marja; Reinisalo, Mika; Urtti, Arto. 2020. Pharmaceutics. 12: 554 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Release of functional dexamethasone by intracellular enzymes: A modular peptide-based strategy for ocular drug delivery
Bhattacharya, Madhushree; Sadeghi, Amir; Sarkhel, Sanjay; Hagström, Marja; Bahrpeyma, Sina; Toropainen, Elisa; Auriola, Seppo; Urtti, Arto. 2020. Journal of controlled release. 327: 584-594 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research