Dr. Fateme Akhlaghi Bagherjeri
Details
Department: School of Engineering
Campus: City Campus Australia
fateme.akhlaghi@rmit.edu.au
ORCID: 0000-0002-3386-2737
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Dr Fateme Akhlaghi Bagherjeri is a Research Fellow and Co-Leader of the Biosensors & Diagnostics Theme within the Functional Materials and Microsystems (FMM) Research Group at RMIT University. She is also a member of the The Accelerator for Translational Research and Clinical Trials (ATRACT) Centre, supporting the translation of research into clinical and industry outcomes. Her research focuses on developing point-of-need biosensor devices for rapid, sensitive, and multiplex detection of disease biomarkers.
She works at the interface of materials chemistry, biochemistry, electronics engineering, industrial design, and clinical collaboration to translate biosensing technologies from laboratory research into deployable diagnostic devices. Her work spans applications in women’s health, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and skin disease.
Dr Akhlaghi Bagherjeri leads and contributes to multiple translational research programs in collaboration with industry and clinical partners, including Almirall (Spain), Nutromics, Symex Labs, Griffith University, and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Her work includes development of modular conductometric and electrochemical biosensor platforms, integration with electronics systems, and optimisation of device design for real-world use.
She is a Co-Chief Investigator on a $1.86M NHMRC Ideas Grant (2025) focused on early detection of preeclampsia, and a Co-Chief Investigator on a CRC-P funded project for development of an at-home biosensing device for fertility hormone monitoring. She has also led internal RMIT translation grants to advance multiplex biosensor platforms toward point-of-need diagnostics.
In addition to her research, she leads a School of Engineering Learning & Teaching Innovation Fund project (2025) to develop a Capstone Readiness Module, aimed at preparing engineering students for effective engagement with industry projects. This initiative reflects her commitment to strengthening the connection between education, research, and industry practice.
She has also contributed to the Discovery-to-Device (D2D) MedTech Prototyping Facility, supporting laboratory design, metrology capability, and industry-facing translational research, and supervises PhD and Masters students across multidisciplinary projects.
Supervisor projects
- Performance Optimisation of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Nanoparticles Based Conductometric Biosensors for Cardiac Biomarker Detection
- 19 May 2024
- Study of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers based electrochemical Sensors for Environmental Estrogens
- 1 May 2024
- Design and Development of Diagnostic Platform(S) for Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers.
- 4 Jan 2023
Teaching interests
Dr Akhlaghi Bagherjeri contributes to teaching and research training through supervision of PhD and Masters students in biosensors and diagnostics.
She leads a School of Engineering Learning & Teaching Innovation Fund project (2025) to develop a Capstone Readiness Module, aimed at preparing engineering students for effective engagement with industry-linked projects. This work focuses on strengthening students’ professional communication, project management, and readiness for multidisciplinary collaboration.
Research interests
Fields: Biosensors and Diagnostics, Sensor Materials and Surface Engineering, Translational MedTech
Platforms: Conductometric and electrochemical biosensors, Point-of-need diagnostic devices
Focus Areas: Multiplex biomarker detection, Women’s health, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and skin disease
Approach: Integration of materials science, biochemistry, electronics, industrial design, and clinical collaboration
