Curriculum Vitae (Last updated 2015) Bahman Yousefi Ph.D Candidate of Clinical Biochemistry Department of Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine Faculty of Medicine Tabriz University of Medical Sciences _________________________________________________________________________ Personal Information Date of Birth: 03.09.1985 Marital Status: Married Address: Gholgasht Ave, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Tabriz, Iran Phone: +989149117624 Fax: +98-41-33364664 E-mail addresses: [email protected] & [email protected] 1 Educational Background Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-Iran - Philosophy Doctorate (PhD) in Clinical Biochemistry 2012 to present Supervisors: Prof. Nosratollah Zarghami & Dr. Nasser Samadi Advisor: Dr. Behzad Baradaran Thesis: Role of the PPARs and its relation with PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway in doxorubicin resistant human chronic myeloid leukemia cells. - MSc Degree in Clinical Biochemistry 2010-2012 Supervisor: Dr. Masoud Darabi Advisor: Prof. Mohammad Rahbani Thesis: Study of PPARα and ERK-MAPK signaling pathway effects on the ∆6- and ∆9-desaturase genes expression and fatty acid composition of HepG2 cell line. University of Tabriz, Tabriz-Iran - B.S. Degree in Biology, 2006-2010 Memberships Iranian Young Researchers Club Iranian Society for Biochemistry Iranian Society for Physiology and Pharmacology Immunology research center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. 2 Recent Honors and Awards National Elites Foundation scholarship, from 2014 to present. Top Talented Student Researche in Ministry of Health and Medical Education from 2013 to present. Iranian Smart and Talented Students' Office in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences from 2011 to present. 1st rank “Student Researcher” in the 14th research festival of Medical Faculty of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-Iran, 2015. 1st rank “Researcher” in the 2nd student research committee festival of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-Iran, 2015. Top “Idea” in the 2nd student research committee festival of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-Iran, 2015. 1st rank for “Research Project” in 5th cultural & art festival of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-Iran, 2013. 1st rank for “Scientific Writing” in 6th cultural & art festival of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-Iran, 2014. 2st rank for “Research Project” in 6th cultural & art festival of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-Iran, 2014. 1st rank for “Swimming” in the sport festival of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-Iran, 2015. 1st rank for “Physical Fitness” in the sport festival of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-Iran, 2015. 2st rank for “Swimming” in sport festival of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-Iran, 2014. 2st rank for “Running” in sport festival of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-Iran, 2013. 3 Teaching Experiences Clinical Biochemistry (both theoretical and applied courses) in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, to the following students and levels: o Doctoral level: Medicine students; o MSc level: Master students of Clinical Biochemistry and Microbiology in faculty of medicine. o Bachelor level: Nursing and Midwifery students; Paramedicine and Laboratory Sciences students. Clinical Biochemistry in Azad University of Marand brench. Biomedical research methods in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Some Publications Yousefi B, Samadi N, Ahmadi Y. Akt and p53R2, partners that dictate the progression and invasiveness of cancer. DNA Repair (Elsevier, IF: 4.27), 2014. Yousefi B, Rahmati M, Ahmadi Y. The roles of p53R2 in cancer progression based on the new function of mutant p53 and cytoplasmic p21. Life Sciences (Elsevier, IF: 2.75), 2014. Yousefi B, Zarghami N, Samadi N, Majidinia M. Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptors and their ligands in cancer drug-resistance: opportunity or challenge. Anti- Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Wiley, IF: 2.95). 2015 In press. Yousefi B, Samadi N, Baradaran B, Shafiei-irannejad V, Zarghami N. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ligands and their roles in chronic myeloid leukemia: 4 Therapeutic strategies. Chemical Biology & Drug Design (Wiley, IF: 2.48) 2015. In press. Charkhpour M, Ghavimi H, Ghanbarzadeh S, Yousefi B, Khorrami A, Mesgari M, Hassanzadeh K.Protective effect of pioglitazone on morphine-induced neuro- inflammation in the rat lumbar spinal cord. J Biomed Sci (BMC, IF: 2.8) 2015. Yousefi B, Samadi N, Baradaran B, Shafiei-irannejad V, Zarghami N. Differential effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists on doxorubicin-resistant human myelogenous leukemia (K562/DOX) cells. Cell Mol Biol (IF: 1.2) 2015. Yousefi B, Shafiei-irannejad V, Samadi N, Zarghami N. PPAR in overcoming imatinib resistance. Cytotechnology (Springer, IF: 1.78) 2015. In press. Ghanbari P, Mohseni M, Tabasinezhad M, Yousefi B, Saei AA, Sharifi S, Rashidi MR, Samadi N. Inhibition of survivin restores the sensitivity of breast cancer cells to docetaxel and vinblastine. Appl Biochem Biotechnol (Springer, IF: 1.98). 2014. Badalzadeh R, Yousefi B*, Majidinia M, Ebrahimi H. Anti-arrhythmic effect of diosgenin in reperfusion-inducedmyocardial injury in a rat model: activation of nitric oxide systemand mitochondrial KATP channel. J Physiol Sci (Springer, IF: 1.85), 2014. Ebrahimi H, Badalzadeh R, Mohammadi M, Yousefi B. Diosgenin attenuates inflammatory response induced by myocardial reperfusion injury: role of mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels. J Physiol Biochem. (Springer, IF: 2.42), 2014. Badalzadeh R, Yousefi B*, Ahmadian N. Diosgenin-induced protection against myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury is mediated by mitochondrial KATP channels in a rat model. Perfusion (SAGE, IF: 1.8), 2014. B Yousefi*, Z Faghfoori, N Samadi, H Karami and et al. The effects of Ramadan fasting on endothelial function in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Eur J Clin Nutr. (NPG, IF: 3.05), 2014. 5 Yousefi B*, Ahmadi Y, Ghorbanihaghjo A, Faghfoori Z, irannejad VS. Serum arsenic and lipid peroxidation levels in patients with multiple sclerosis. Biol Trace Elem Res. (Springer, IF: 1.7), 2014. Saliani N, Darabi M, Yousefi B, Baradaran B, Khaniani MS and et al. PPARγ agonist-induced alterations in Δ6-desaturase and stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1: Role of MEK/ERK1/2 pathway. World J Hepatol, 2013. Presentations Curcumin reduce multidrug resistance in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line with reduction of MRP1 expression. 5th International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Yazd, Iran, 2013. The role of p-glycoprotein in resistance of lung cancer cells to docetaxel and vinblastine. 1st Tabriz International Life Science Conference. Tabriz, Iran, 2013. Down-regulation of MDR-1 involved in pioglitazone-induced apoptosis in human breast adenocarcinoma cells. 12th International Congress of Immunology and Allergy. Tehran, Iran, 2014. Crosstalk between PPARγ and ERK1/2 MAPK dependant signaling pathway mediates hepatic regulation of ∆6- and ∆9-desaturase genes. 5th International Online Medical Conference. USA, 2012. Up-regulation of stearoyl-CoA and δ6-desaturase expression following MEK/ERK inhibition alters the fatty acid composition of HepG2 human hepatic cell line. 13th Iranian Pharmaceutical Sciences Congress. Isfahan, Iran, 2013. Effects of the hypolipidemic drug WY-14643 on stearoyl-CoA and δ6-desaturase in HepG2 human hepatic cell line. 13th Iranian Pharmaceutical Sciences Congress. Esfahan, Iran, 2013. Differential effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α agonists on fattyacid composition in human hepatoma cell line, HepG2. 4th International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Mashhad, Iran, 2011. 6 Research Experiences Experience in tissue culture, cellular proliferation and apoptosis assays, electrophoresis techniques, ELISA, qRT-PCR, Western blotting, immunocytochemistry. Workshops Holding Training in a two-day compressive workshop on "Western Blotting Technique", 21st Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology, Aug. 2013, Tabriz, Iran; Training in a two-day compressive workshop on "Molecular Biology Techniques" 21st Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Aug. 2013, Tabriz, Iran. 7 .