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Molecular Medicine Group

Research Areas

Molecular mechanisms and signal transduction in cancer,

Cell therapy and immunotherapy of cancer,

CRISPR Knock-in and Knock-out Systems,

Strategies for autophagy inhibitors and ER stress,

Isolation and investigation of anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory compounds from Iranian plant sources,

Innovative therapeutic differentiation methods in cancer,

Synthesis of nanophotocatalysts and the role of genes in cancer photodynamic therapy,

Study of epigenetic factors in gene expression regulation and cancer,

Examination of gene expression patterns in cancer and the development of diagnostic kits,

Investigation of the role of microRNAs in human evolution and diseases,

Study of inflammatory agents in the nervous system and cell therapy in neurodegenerative diseases,

Establishment of novel drug delivery systems based on nanotechnology,

Construction of gene delivery systems based on viral vectors,

Exploration of novel strategies in the production of recombinant proteins,

Investigation of angiogenesis mechanisms and their inhibition by plant compounds for the introduction of anti-cancer herbal medicines,

Attainment of technical knowledge for the production of an angiogenesis inhibiting drug for gene therapy of cancer, blindness, and metastasis,

Investigation of signaling mechanisms and cellular communication in the differentiation of stem cells towards neural and glial cells,

Examination of intracellular signaling pathways in neural and supporting glial cells under treatment with pathway blocking and inducing agents,

Therapeutic approaches including gene and cell therapy in an animal model of Multiple Sclerosis (MS-EAE),

Study of the mechanisms of toxins secreted by bacteria colonized in the colons of colorectal cancer patients.