Seyedmehdi Nourashrafeddin
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
Biography
Seyedmehdi Nourashrafeddin had received his PhD from Tabriz University of Medical Science, Iran, in the field of Molecular Medicine. He is currently working as an academic Research Assistant at Magee-Women’s Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, USA. His research focuses on the molecular mechanisms that govern primate spermatogonial stem cell differentiation. His graduate school research focused on the analysis of gene expression during stem cell-based spermatogenesis in vitro. In 2005, he received his Master’s degree in the field of Immunology from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, a premier University in Iran. In addition, from 2004-2006, he worked as a Research Assistant at the Hematology-Oncology and Stem cell Transplantation Research Center in Tehran, Iran. He is proficient in all standard molecular and cellular biology techniques. He is also an employee as Research Assistant in Tehran University of Medical Science. He has published more than 6 papers in reputed journals.