Medical Sciences

Name: Hoorieh  Soleimanjahi

Date of birth: 8^th Des., 1960

Place of birth: Marand, Iran.

Address: Department of Virology, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14155-4838, Tehran, Iran.
Phone #:  +98 (21) 82883561
Fax #:      +98 (21) 8801-3030 
e-mail :   Soleim_h@modares.ac.ir

Education 

1998-2003           Ph.D. in Molecular Virology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
 1991-1994        M.Sc. in Virology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
1978-1983        B.Sc. in Laboratory Sciences , Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran 

Employment History

1989-1991   Staff Member   at Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

1991-1994       M.Sc. in Virology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

1994-1998     Teaching assistant, Medical Virology  , Systematic Virology (for M.Sc.

                      students in  Virology), Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. 

1998-2002         Ph.D. student & Instructor, Medical Virology  , Systematic Virology (for

                          M.Sc.  students in  Virology), Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

2002   -present    Academic  Staff  at Tarbiat Modares University , Tehran, Iran. 

Reviewer for journals

Research Experience

-present - 2006   Aplication of  nano-bio particles in vaccine development. 2006

2005-present  Molcular Diognostic: such as PCR, Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification, Real-Time PCR, and Virus Isolation for the Detection of...

hsv-1&2 and CMV

2001-present   Study on "Oncoviral proteins".and Improvement of DNA vaccine.

1998-present     Ph.D. project  which concerns "Construction of expression vector containing gD of HSV-1 and evaluation of their efficacy as DNA          vaccine".

1998-present     Prime-boost vaccine

1998-present     Protein production in baculovirus expression systems

1993-1998        Serologic tests for  detection of viral antibodies, Poliovirustype1,2,and3;

                          Rubella; Measles; HSV.

Scientific Skills:

Classical Virology Techniques

Insect &Eukarutic cell cultures, Virus culture and titration (TCID50, PFU), Serum neutralization test, HemAgglutination, Hem Adsorption.

Molecular Virology Techniques

Gene cloning, Transfection, RNA /DNA Extraction and Purification, PCR/RT-PCR, production of recombinant baculovirus, expression of recombinant protein, bloting, Protein - DNA interaction,

Immunological Techniques

Immunofluorescence, ELISA, , SDS-PAGE ,Western blotting. DIA, affinity and ion exchange chromatography,work with experimental model animals

Bioinformatics

work with some molecular software.

Research Interest:

1- Oncolytic viruses and viral oncoproteins.

2- Enhancment of DNA vaccine efficacy for HSV,HCV,and HPV.

3- Viral expression systems

4-Aplication of HSPs in enhancment of an anti-cancer therapeutic vaccine.

5-Nano-Bio- Particles.

6- Molcular Diognostic test such as PCR, Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification, Real-Time PCR, and Virus Isolation for the Detection of HSV1 & HSV2

and CMV

Professional Activities:

2007- present    Exicutive Editor of Iranian Journl of virology 

2007- present    Member of Iranian Scientific Association Clinical Laboratory

2007 –Present    ESCMID Member

2007- Present   Iranian Scientific Association Clinical Laboratory Member

1999  -present      Member of Iranian Society of Virology