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.