AliReza Babaei
Assistant Professor
Speciality: Horticultural Biotechnology
  • BS/BA: Horticultural Science
  • MS: Horticultural Science
  • PhD: Ornamental Breeding
  • Phone: 48292089
  • Fax: 48292200
  • Email: arbabaei@modares.ac.ir
    • Address: School of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University
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Personal Information:
 

 

Name: Alireza Babaei                                 Sex: Male
Marital status: Married                               Nationality: Iranian
Date of birth: 22/09/1976                           Place of birth: Tehran-Iran

 

 
 
 
Address:
Department of Horticulture Science, Faculty of Agriculture,
 Tarbiat Modares University
 
Phone: +98 21 48292089
Mob: +98 9123599020
           a.babaei@hotmail.com
 
       
Academic Background:
 
Education
 
PhD in Horticultural Biotechnology, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, Iran, 2002- 2007
MSc. in Horticultural Science, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran, 1999-2002
BSc. in Horticultural Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 1995-1999
 
 
Dissertations
 
PhD thesis entitled: Genetic variation analysis of different Iranian Damask rose
(Rosa damascena Mill.) landraces using morphological and molecular markers.
 
MSc thesis entitled: A study on propagation of two varieties of Anthurium
andraeanum via tissue culture system.
 
Scientific Sabbaticals:
 
Plant Research International (PRI), Wageningen University, The Netherlands
06.2006 - 03.2007   
Plant Research International (PRI), Wageningen University, The Netherlands
07.2008 - 10.2008   
 
Scientific Papers
 
1. Babaei, A., S.R. Tabaei-Aghdaei, Khosh-Khui, M., Omidbaigi, R., Naghavi, M.R.,
Esselink, G.D., Smulders, M.J.M. (2007) Microsatellite analysis of Damask rose (Rosa
damascena Mill.) accessions from various regions in Iran reveals multiple genotypes. BMC
Plant Biology. 7:12
 
2. Tabaei-Aghdaei, S. R., Babaei, A., Khosh-Khui, M., Jaimand, K., Bagher Rezaee, M.,
Assareh, M. H. and Naghavi M. R. (2007) Morphological and oil content variations amongst
Damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) landraces from different regions of Iran. Scientia
Horticulturae. 113:44-48.
 
3. Tabaei-Aghdaei, S.R., Hosseini Monfared, H., Fahimi, H., Ebrahimzade, H., Jebelly, M.,
Naghavi, M.R. & Babaei, A. (2006), Genetic variation analysis of different populations of
Rosa damascena in NW. Iran. Using RAPD Markers. Iranian Journal of Botany. 12 (2):
121-127.
 
4. Babaei, A., Tabaei-Aghdaei, S.R., Khosh-Khui, M., Omidbaigi, R., Assareh, M. H. and
Naghavi M. R. Botanical characters and heritability analyses of Iranian Damask roses.
Iranian Journal of Botany. (in press)
 
5. Babaei et al.,A Study on essential oil variation of Damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) landraces grown  in Iran, will be submitted to Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
 
Presentations in International Meetings
 
• A Strategic Program on Identification and Genetic Improvement of Rose species in
Iran. First International Rose Genomics meeting, 2007, Angers, France
 
• Microsatellite analysis of Damask Rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) accessions from
different regions of Iran. XV International Plant & Animal Genome Conference(PAG XV),
2007, San Diego, USA
 
• In Vitro Propagation in Two Varieties of Anthurium andraeanum. 27th International
Horticultural Congress & Exhibition, 2006, Korea
 
• Evaluation of Botanical Characters and Oil Content in Iranian Landraces of Damask
Rose (Rosa damascena Mill.). 27th International Horticultural Congress & Exhibition, 2006,
Korea
 
• Callus Induction and Plantlet Regeneration in Two Varieties of Anthurium
andraeanum. 26th International Horticultural Congress (IHC 2002), 2002, Canada
 
Work Experience
 
- Work as a Teaching & Research Assistant at Guilan University (Faculty of
Agriculture), Sept. 2004 - Feb. 2006
- Work on Generose project (an EU-Funded project to get information on the genetic
diversity of natural populations of various Rosa spp. in the Netherlands and some
European countries using AFLP and SSR markers) as a guest researcher, Wageningen
University, June 2006 – March 2007
- Work as an Assistant Professor and teaching ''Plant Tissue Culture'' and ''Introduction to
Plant Biotechnology'' at Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Sept 2007 up to now
 
National & International Workshops
 
- Workshop on Gene Cloning, 1- 4 March 2003, Held at Tabriz University, Tabriz,
Iran.
- Workshop entitled “Application of Recombinant Technology in Medicine”
FROM GENE TO PROTEIN, 11-14 March 2006, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, Iran.
- GeneRose Workshop, 29-30 June, 2006, Melle, Belgium
- Workshop entitled: ''New Techniques for Gene Mapping and Cloning'', 21-23
May 2008. (Lecturers: Hans de Yong, Edwin van der Vossen, Rients Niks & Thierry
Marcel from Wageningen University), Zanjan University, Zanjan – Iran
 
Honors
 
- An award from the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology
as a top researcher in 2001.
- The fist rank student in PhD entrance exam of Tarbiat Modares University, 2002
- An award from the Dean of Agriculture faculty of Tarbiat Modares University
as a top PhD student.
- Travel grant for participation in XV International Plant & Animal Genome
Conference(PAG XV), held in San Diego, USA, from LEB foundation, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 2006.
 
Laboratory Experiences
 
- Plant tissue culture
- Molecular marker analysis (RAPD, AFLP, SSR & SNP)
- Marker assisted selection & gene mapping
and some other molecular lab qualifications
 
Related Passed Courses
 
Genetics
Plant Tissue Culture
Plant Biochemistry
Plant Biotechnology
Cytogenetic
 
 
Computer Skill
 
DNA STAR, Genotyper 3.6, MAP MAKER, QTL- CARTOGHRAPHER,
JOINTMAP, NTSYS, SPSS, EXCEL, WORD-PERFECT
 
Personal Achievement
 
- Swimming lifeguard certificate
- Swimming instructor certificate
 
 
References:
 

 

Dr. M.J.M (Rene) Smulders
Plant Research International B.V.
PO Box 16
6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
Tel +31 317 477001
 
Dr. Hans de Jong
PI Plant Cytogenetics team
Laboratory of Genetics
Arboretumlaan 4, 6703 BD
Wageningen, the Netherlands
Tel. +31 629023329
 
Dr. Rients Niks
Department of Plant Breeding
PO Box 386
6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
Tel +31 317 482508
 
Dr. Thierry Marcel
Department of Plant Breeding
PO Box 386
6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
Tel +31 317 484156
 
Professor Dr. Morteza Khosh-Khui
Department of Horticultural Science
Shiraz University, Shiraz - Iran
Tel +98 917 111 0408
 
Professor Dr. M.R. Naghavi
Department of Plant Breeding
University of Tehran, Karaj - Iran
Tel +98 912 313 0360
 
Dr. Rahim Mehrabi
Seed and Plant Improvement Institute (SPII)
Karaj - Iran
Tel +98 913 212 0918