Introduction: This is one of the oldest departments among the scientific departments in the School of Public Health which was establish in 1940, 6 years after the establishment of Tehran University, as the “Parasitology and Investigation Chair”. At that time this department continued to function as “Institute of Parasitology and Malariology” and “Institute of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine” and finally became the basis for the foundation of “Institute of Medical Research” in 1965. Ultimately, when the statute of establishment of the School of Public Health was adopted in 1966, this department became one of the most important departments of the school. Since then it has been the “Parasitology and Mycology Department”. Currently this department includes three sub-departments: protozoology, helminthology, and mycology and has 19 academic staff. Also, four of the retired professors still continued to maintain cooperation with the department. Up to now this department has conducted over 500 national and international research projects and has published about 1000 articles in Persian and other foreign languages. The department is considered as a reference in the fields of parasitic and mycological infections throughout Iran.
Mission:Parasitology and Mycology Department has four main objectives: education, research, diagnosis, and addressing issues related to parasitic and mycological diseases in Iran.
Vision: Expanding the boundaries of parasitic and mycological knowledge in medicine in order to control and prevent diseases arising from these issues
