Professional Experience
Background & Expertise
Full Professor of Biology
2016 – To be continued (Tenure Position)
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
Principal Investigator and Founder and Head of Genetics Research Group
2006 – 2020
I was the founder of the Genetics Laboratory and Head of the Cellular Biotechnology Research Department at Royan Institute for Biotechnology. My laboratory was well established and there are several divisions that are active through my supervision. They are: 1) Cancer Research Group 2) Neuroinflammation Research Group 3) Non-coding RNAs research Group 4) Neurodegenerative Research Group 5) Obesity, Diabetes, and Sport Research Group 6) Peroxisome Research Group and 7) Male Infertility Research Group.
Visiting Professor
SEPTEMBER 2018 – FEBRUARY 2019
Research field: Stem Cell Biology & Regeneration of insulin-secreting Beta CellsÂ
Cell Therapy and Regeneration Department, Andalusian Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine Centre (CABIMER), Seville, Spain.
TUBITAK Visiting Professor (2021 Program)
SEPTEMBER 2019 – FEBRUARY 2020
Research field: Cancer Biology
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
JST Senior Postdoctoral Researcher (Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Solution-Oriented Research for Science and Technology Program)
2003 – 2005
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Program Title: Expression of Organelle Biogenesis Genes and Cell Function Regulation
Research Director: Professor Yukio Fujiki
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (Japan Society for Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers)
2001 – 2003
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Host Researcher: Professor Yukio Fujiki
JST Junior Postdoctoral Researcher
(Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology Program)
1999 – 2001
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Program Title: Dynamics of Organelle Assembly and Regulation of Cell Function
Research Director: Professor Yukio Fujiki