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Curriculum Vitae(Resume) Curriculum Vitae Personal Information Name: Ali Surname: Halajian Date of birth: 20 September 1978 Nationality: Iranian Marital status: Married- One child 13years old Cell phone number: 0027 718321739 Website address: www.parasites-world.com (From 2009-Owner and Designer) E-mail addresses: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Profiles - Web of Science (h index 5 at 4/2/2015) http://apps.webofknowledge.com/CitationReport.do?product=WOS&search_mode=CitationR eport&SID=Q21QjxFcFsRTsp6IkpW&page=1&cr_pqid=3&viewType=summary&colName= WOS - Google Scholar profile (h index 8 at 25/2/2019) https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=UzMSDioAAAAJ&hl=en - ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ali_Halajian - LinkedIn: https://za.linkedin.com/in/ali-halajian-70032a39 - ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-2279-940X - Publons: publons.com/a/1495672/ - ResearcherID: G-3056-2011 - Twitter @AliHalajian 1 Current Position/Address Senior Researcher Department of Biodiversity (Zoology section) School of Molecular and Life Sciences Faculty of Science and Agriculture University of Limpopo Private Bag: X1106 Sovenga 0727, South Africa http://www.ul.ac.za/index.php?Entity=Biodiversity Office Phone Number: 0027 152682932 Employment History - 1Jan2016-31Dec2020: Senior Researcher/ Department of Biodiversity, School of Molecular and Life Sciences Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Limpopo, South Africa - Director of Ghazal Veterinary Pharmacy from 2004-2009 Iranian Vet org number: 5346 Post Doctoral Fellowship -Sep2011-Dec2015 (2011-Dec2012, 21Aug2012-31Dec2013, 1July2014-31Dec2015): Post- Doctoral Fellow/ Department of Biodiversity, School of Molecular and Life Sciences Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Limpopo, South Africa Academic Education 2005-19Jan2011: PhD in Veterinary Parasitology/ Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Specialized Veterinary Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Thesis: A study on fauna, intensity and prevalence of helminth parasites of five species of wild birds, including magpies, gulls, kestrels, crows and grebes in the western region of Mazandaran province, north of Iran; Supervisor: Professor Ali Eslami 2 19Feb1997-20Nov2002: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)/ Shahrekord University, Veterinary Faculty, Shahrekord, Iran Thesis: Study of Cryptococcus neoformans in domestic and wild pigeons droppings in Shahrekord District, Iran; Other Affiliations - Committee member of Friends of Haenertsburg Grasslands (FroHG) Oct 2018-present - Member of council (councillor) of International Society of Phthirapterists (IsoP) 2018-2022 - Visiting Research Associate National Museums of Kenya, Department of Zoology, Ornithology section October 2015- October 2016 Awards - 2018 Best Established Researcher in the School of Molecular and Life Sciences (First place) 2017 University of Limpopo Awarded on 26 October 2018 - 2015 Best Overall Upcoming Researcher in the University 2014 University of Limpopo Awarded on 30 October 2015 Memberships - South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) (Registration number: 115297) 21 September 2016- present - South African Veterinary Association (SAVA) (Registration number: R4794) January 2016- present - Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), South Africa (Membership number: 156744) November2015-present - International Society of Phthirapterists (ISoP) -present - World Association of Copepodologists (WAC) January2015-December 2016 3 - Zoological Society of Southern Africa (ZSSA) (Membership number: 62) 2013-2018 - Society for Advancement of Science in Africa (SASA) 2013-present - Parasitological Society of Southern Africa (PARSA) (Membership number: PARSA050) 2012-present - BirdLife Polokwane 2011-present - BirdLife South Africa (Membership number: 1039116) 2015-present - The Fisheries Society of The British Isles (FSBI): 2011-2015 - World Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP): 2007-present - Iranian Society of Parasitology (ISP): 2005-present Research Interests - Parasitology, Public Health and Zoonotic Diseases, Vector-borne Pathogens, Helminthology, Wildlife parasites and diseases, Field research, Host-Parasite interactions, Biology 4 International Experience Research Visits - 23.September.2018- 11.October.2018 Parasitology Unit, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany, Phylogeny of cestodes from South African carnivores (Dr Thomas Romig- Dr Marion Wassermann) - 19.June.2018- 18.July.2018 Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic, Morphological and Molecular study on the lice species of several birds species of South Africa (Dr Oldrich Sychra) - 14.November.2017- 1.December.2017 Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic, Lectures on Field works (15th Nov), Fish parasites (21ST Nov) and Wildlife parasites in Africa (22nd Nov), Collaborative project on taxonomy of Hippoboscid flies with Dr Oldrich Sychra - 1.June.2015- 12.June.2015 Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences (VFU), Brno, Czech Republic, Molecular study of Toxoplasmosis/Neosporosis in Wildlife (Dr Eva Bartova) - 25.March.2012- 20.June.2012 Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic, Morphological and Molecular study on the lice species of several birds species of South Africa (Dr Oldrich Sychra) - 2009-2011 Department of Ecology and Biology (D.E.B.), Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy, DNA extraction, PCR and molecular studies on Nematodes (Dr Simonetta Mattiucci) 5 - Dec.2009-Feb.2010 Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gregarin Street, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria, Cestodes and Nematodes of birds (Prof. Boyko Georgiev) Field expeditions Leading Field expeditions in Asia (Iran (2003-2011) and Africa (South Africa (2012-present), Kenya (2015), Namibia (2016, 2017)) Invited speaker/Instructor -2017 Wildlife Parasites in South Africa, Institute of Vertebrate Biology (IVB), Czech Academy of Sciences, Studenec, Czech Republic, 30th November -2017 Wildlife Parasites in South Africa, Students of Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences (VFU), Brno, Czech Republic, 22nd November -2016 The Science of Conservation Managing Biodiversity in a Challenging World (On-site Postgraduate Course), Lajuma Research Centre, South Africa, 4-5 March (Invited by Prof PJ Taylor, SARChI Chair, University of Venda) -2015 Wildlife parasites in South Africa 2012-2015, Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Station, Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 28-29 November (Invited by ADU, University of Cape Town) -2015 Pullen Farm Field Trip- APES302H, University of Wits, Academic staff, 6-12th September, Project Instructor for Ectoparasites loads of nectar feeding birds at a communal feeding site. -2015 Field course for Students of the University of Queensland, Australia, Mogalakwena Research Centre, Limpopo province, 18th July 2015. Dissection procedures and Wildlife parasites in South Africa -2015 Lecture about Diversity of parasites in South Africa, Department of Developmental Biology and Morphology of Invertebrates, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, 15th June -2015 Lecture about small mammals and birds parasites, StopRats Field School, Lajuma Research Centre (Attendees from Madagascar, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland), South Africa, 1-8 March 6 Grants -2016-2017 Research Development Grant (Research office of University of Limpopo) Funding support for a project: Investigation of Cestode parasites of different freshwater fish species in Limpopo Province -2015 Starting Grant (Young Research Grant of Italian Society of Parasitology, SoIPa), Molecular characterization of Trichuris spp. from captive and domestic rodents, Project Director: Dr Serena Cavallero (Sapienza University of Rome), Duration 18 Months starting from June 18, 2015 Funds obtained - Sponsored by AngloAmerican: UV Cabinet, Vortex (Obtained by: Dr Ali Halajian: Starting molecular lab for the SARChI Group) August 2016 Committees Member: -Member of Technical Advisory Group (TAG), Mopani District Small Grants Facility Project (SANBI-SouthSouthAnorth) from Feb2016-2019: Climate change adaptations projects in Mopani district, Limpopo Province, South Africa Teaching experience -Zoology (Parasitology section) to Honour students, Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo 2013, 2014, 2015 (SZOB 071), 2016 (SZOB 081) Editorial board of Journals -Advanced Journal of Biological Sciences Research Editorial Board member June 2013-present http://advancedjournals.org/ajbsr/editors.htm -Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research (ISSN: 2228-7701) Section Editor for Parasitology 2011- presenthttp://www.ojafr.ir/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&It emid=59 - Research Opinions in Animal & Veterinary Sciences (ROAVS) 7 Editorial Board member September 2013-present http://www.roavs.com/editorial_board.htm -World`s Veterinary Journal Editorial Board member 2012-present http://wvj.science-line.com Research projects involved - Fish and Bird parasites in Namibia In collaboration with University
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