Research topics

Research interest of Prof. Talat Mokhtary-Azad:

 Molecular diagnosis, drug resistance study, pathogenesis and vaccine study of influenza virus. Molecular diagnosis of other respiratory viruses, measles, rubella, and viruses that cause rashes.

Research interest of Prof. Seyedmohamd jazayeri:

HBV and HDV molecular diagnosis and molecular epidemiology study. Study on occult hepatitis B infection. Study on the HBV evolution.

Research interest of Dr. Katayoon Samimirad:

Molecular detection, epidemiology and phylogenetic analysis of HCV. Design and production of recombinant HCV vaccines. Evaluation of immune-pathogenesis of HCV in mouse models.

Research interest of Dr. Mehdy Norozi:

Molecular diagnosis and phylogenetic analysis of HTLV. HTLV evolution study.

Research interest of Prof. Shohreh Shahmahmoodi:

Study on gastrointestinal viruses. Molecular and cellular diagnosis of polioviruses and enteroviruses in AFP patients. Identification of poliovirus in immunocompromised patients. Sequencing and phylogenetic study of polio and non-polio enteroviruses in AFP patients.

Research interest of Dr. Jila Yavarian:

Study of respiratory viruses, especially coronaviruses, and viruses associated with neurological diseases.

Research interest of Dr. Sayed Mehdi Marashi:

Research on host immune responses performance to human viral infections. Study on Herpes viruses focus on the role of these viruses in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

Research interest of Dr. Nazanin Zahra Shafiei-Jondaghi:

Study on viruses associated with respiratory diseases and febrile rash, viruses involved in infertility and abortion.

Research interest of Prof. Vahid Salimi:

The effect of genetic and immunological factors on pneumonia and bronchiolitis caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Evaluation of immune-pathogenesis of respiratory viruses in a mouse model. Evaluation of the effect of opioid and cannabinoid receptors on respiratory viruses. Evaluation of oncological effects of respiratory syncytial virus in the treatment of cancers. Phylogenetic and molecular epidemiology of measles virus.

Research interest of Dr. Farhad Rezaei:

Design and production of recombinant influenza virus vaccines, epidemiology and molecular phylogenetic analysis of influenza virus, study of influenza virus immunopathogenesis in mouse model, epidemiology and molecular phylogenetic analysis of arboviruses.

Research interest of Dr. Somayeh Jalilvand:

Study on carcinogenic viruses (papillomavirus and human herpes virus type 8).

Research interest of Dr. Ahmad Nejati:

Research on the HIV. Study on microRNA and its effect on viral infections.