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6-108 KATZ
87 ave-114 St
Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E1
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780-492-8599 |
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780-492-1308 |
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sm44@ualberta.ca |
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| Biography | |
When I was a medical student, I was inspired by the role of liver in human physiology and various functions of hepatocytes in pharmacology, toxicology and pathology. I continued my studies and researches on liver later in my internal medicine externship and contributed to the research on brucellosis and effect on liver pathology.
The turning point of my scientific life was when I did my externship in internal medicine and infectious disease. I was very fortunate to have the guidance of a brilliant physician and educator,Dr.Zarinfar. His example demonstrated how precious a skillful dedicated doctor and enthusiastic teacher can be. He encouraged me to pursue my studies in hepatitis with especial look at viral hepatitis and mechanism of liver fibrosis in HBV and HCV infections. I focused my attention on interacting more with HCV and HBV positive patients. I always eagerly followed my supervisor to the visiting patients, getting familiar with the clinical aspects of the disease.
After graduation, I continued to work as a researcher in the lab with one of my supervisor’s with focus on viral hepatitis and HIV. Beside basic science research on HBV , I was also part of the remarkable Clinical cohort outcome study on treatment of co-infected HCV/HIV patients. The nature of the study helped me to have more realistic idea about the multidisciplinary nature of the HCV disease and the chronic sequel of the disease on liver. In 2004, I was introduced by my supervisor to the Iran Capital Health to continue my clinical career as the head of a HIV/HCV clinic in one of the poorest areas of Iran’s capital city, Tehran. I was responsible for visiting, follow-up, treatment, data collection and recording new patients.
After I moved to Canada in 2005, I resumed my researches in Dr.Kneteman Lab at the University of Alberta on HCV in vivo and in vitro models. I am currently continuing my researches as a PhD student to develop a novel in vitro model to study natural wild type HCV. It has been truly inspiring to participate in cutting edge research on hepatitis C, a devastating disease for which there is currently no cure and new therapies are desperately needed. |
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| Mentor(s) | | Norman Kneteman (primary)
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Immortalized human hepatocyte, Blood-derived HCV, HCV viral entry, Replication, In Vitro Infection |
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