Current Positions

Associate Professor in Medicine and Cell Biology, Department of Human Anatomy& Cell Science,, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
Honorary Professor, Health Research Policy Centre, Shiraz Medical University, Shiraz, Iran
Honorary Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Katowice School of Technology, Katowice, Poland
Associate Editor Molecular Neurobiology,
Associate Editor BBA-Mol. Basis of Disease,
Academic Editor IJMS,
Associate Editor BB Reports,
Academic Editor, PLOS ONE
Research Scientist, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

Education

1989 (Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran), MSc and PhD (1995, 2004, TMU University, Tehran, Iran) in clinical biochemistry.
Postdoctoral training was focused on the application of apoptosis/autophagy/unfolded protein
response (UPR) in regulation of cell fate.

Research Focus

We investigate how cellular phenotype is involved in lung cancer metastasis, and chemotherapy response in Glioblastoma and Rhabdomyosarcoma. Our research identifies how autophagy/UPR/apoptosis determine metastatic phenotypes of lung cancer via Bcl2 family proteins. In addition, we address the importance of these three pathways in regulation of chemo-sensitivity of glioblastoma and rhabdomyosarcoma cells to different chemotherapy agents.

Research Interests

We investigate how cellular phenotype is involved in lung cancer metastasis, and chemotherapy
response in Glioblastoma and Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Our research identifies how autophagy/UPR/apoptosis determine metastatic phenotypes of lung cancer via Bcl2 family proteins. In addition, we address the importance of these three pathways in regulation of chemo-sensitivity of glioblastoma and rhabdomyosarcoma cells to different chemotherapy agents.