Curriculum vitae:
Name: Azita Zadeh-Vakili
Date of birth: June 28th, 1965.
Address: Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, No.24 Arabi Ave, Daneshjoo Blvd, Velenjak'
Tehran, Iran.
Email address: azitavakili@endocrine.ac.ir, azitavakili@sbmu.ac.ir
Education Record:
Bachelor of Science: 1985-1989, on Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
Master of Science: 1990- 1993 On Human Genetics, Department of Genetics,
Tehran University of Medical Scienses, Tehran, Iran.
Thesis: cytogenetics of Retinoblastoma:
A survey of Iranian patients. Under supervision of Dr. P. Mehdipour.
PhD: 1999-2004 on Biotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran. Thesis: DNA vaccination of BALB/c mice against L.major with cysteine proteinases fusion gene (cpa/cpb). Under supervision of Dr. S. Rafati.
Postgraduate Course on Prenatal Diagnosis of Thalassemia: 2004, Dr. Zeinali Medical Genetics Lab.
Professional activities:
Academic position: Associate Professor of Genetics, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (Since 2009)
- Deputy Director for research in Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (2013-2020)
- Associate Professor of Genetics, Genetics Department, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (1994-2009)
- Head of Genetics department in Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (1994- 2009)
Others:
- Editor in Chief of Iranian Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism (since Nov. 2013)
- Editor in Chief of International Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism (since Nov. 2013).
- Member of research committee of Research Center for Congenital Hematologic Disorders, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (Since 2012)
- Director of PND (Prenatal Diagnosis) center in Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (2004 - 2009)
- Member of National Committee for Prevention of Thalassemia (2004-2009)
- Scientific consultant for national prevention of thalassemia project in S&B province of Iran (2005-2007)
Teaching activities:
Peer Reviewed Publications:
steroidogenic genes (GATA6 and StAR) in prenatally androgenized rats. Life Sciences 207 (2018) 105–109
Presentations:
1- M Zarkesh, Z Nozhat, A Zadeh-Vakili, A Fanaei, M Akbarzadeh, A Daneshafrooz, M Hedayati, F Azizi.
- Correlation status of BRAF V600E mutation and miR-137 and miR-181b expression in Iranian PTC patients. 51st European Society of Human Genetics Conference Jul (2019). Gothenburg, Sweden.
2- Emad Yuzbashian; Maryam Zarkesh; Golaleh Asghari; Behnaz Mahmoodi; Mehdi Hedayati; Azitah Zadeh-Vakili; Parvin Mirmiran; Alireza Khalaj; Afsoon Daneshafrooz; Mohammad Safarian.
- Association of PPAR gamma gene expression with dietary intake of fat and oil among
non-diabetic subjects. IUNS 21st ICN International Congress of Nutrition (2017). Buenos Aires. Argentina.
3- Maryam Zarkesh, Mehdi Hedayati, Azita Zadeh-Vakili, Afsoon Daneshafrooz, S Adeleh Razavi, S-Ahmad Fanaei, Forough Foroughi, Fereidoun Azizi.
4- A Zadeh-Vakili, F Ramezani Tehrani, M Zarkesh, M Tohidi, F Azizi.
- The association between insulin resistance and diabetogenic polymorphism is highly influenced by PCOS status. The 10th International Congress of Endocrine Disorders) 2014(. Tehran, Iran.
5- Zahra Daneshian, Fahimeh Ramezani-Tehrani, Maryam Zarkesh, Mahsa Norooz-Zadeh, Reza Mahdian, Azita Zadeh-Vakili
6- Zahra Daneshian, Azita Zadeh Vakili, Maryam Zarkesh, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Mahsa Norooz-Zadeh.
7- Azita Zadeh Vakili, Bita Faam, Maryam S. Daneshpour, Mehdi Hedayati, Fereidoun Azizi
8- Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Azita Zadeh-Vakili, Maryam Sadat Daneshpour, Fereidoun Azizi
9- Azita Zadeh-Vakili.
- Recent progress in genetics of diabetes mellitus type 2 and obesity- a review. 2nd International congress of metabolic syndrome, obesity and diabetes) 2010(. Zanjan, Iran .
10- Zadeh-Vakili A, Zeinali S.
10th International Congress on Thalassemia & Haemoglibinopathies (2008). Singapore.
11- Zadeh-Vakili A, Miri-Moghaddam E, Narouie Nejad M, Shahsavani M, Roostaee J, Jafari S, Zeinali S.
12- Darvish H, Bahrami G, Mohseni M, Firouzabadi S, Rakhshani F, Zadeh-Vakili A, Naghavi A, Behjati F.
13- Zadeh-Vakili A.
15- Peyman Eshghi, Ebrahim M. Moghadam, Azita z. Vakili.
12th International congress on thalassemia and heamoglibinopathies (2006). Dubai,United Arab Emerates.
16- Zadeh-Vakili A, Payman Eshghi , Ghassem Rastegar Lari.
17- Zadeh- Vakili A.
4th Congress of Irainian Pediatric Hematology & Oncology(2006). Kerman, Iran.
18- Azita Zadeh-Vakili, Tahereh Taheri, Yasaman Taslimi, Fatemeh Doustdari,
Ali-Hatef Salmanian and Sima Rafati.
19- Taheri T, Zadeh-Vakili A, Doustdari F, Taslimi Y, Salmanian AH, Rafati S.
20- Azita Zadeh-Vakili, Tahereh Taheri, Yasaman Taslimi, Fatemeh Doustdari,
Ali-Hatef Salmanian and Sima Rafati.