Curriculum Vitae(Resume)

Personal information:

Date of Birth: 1959

place of birth : Shiraz , IRAN

Marital Status : Married, Two children

Phone: : 0098 711 2305291

Fax: 0098 711 2305291

Contact address:

Parasitology & Mycology Department, Faculty of medical science, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz , Iran.

Academic education:

-PhD. : 1996 Medical parasitology / Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

-MSc. : 1989 Medical Parasitology / Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

-BSc. : 1986 Biology / Shiraz University, Shiraz , Iran.

Thesis / Dissertations:

-PhD thesis title: Characterization of Leishmania by isoenzyme electrophoresis.

-MSc thesis title: Preparation, purification and characterization of cestodes antigens using biochemical methods.

Membership in societies:

Current position:

-Professor in pasasitology , SUMS

-Dean of faculty of paramedical sciences, SUMS

Work experiences:

1- Studies on antigen purification and immunodiagnosis of helminthes specially adult and larval stage of tape worms.

2- Studies on characterization of protozoa including Leishmania, Entamoeba and Giardia spp, using isoenzyme electerophoresis and specific monoclonal antibodies.

3- Studies on epidemiology of protozooal diseases in Iran.

4- Studies on rapid diagnostic tests of kala azar and other important paraseitic diseases.

5- Cultivation and cryo preservation of protozoa specially Leishmania, Plasmodium, Entamoeba and Giardi.

Research interests:

Research projects:

-Characterization of Leishmania isolates from reservoir and vectors in Fars province.

-Identification of most immunogenic strains of Leishmania in Iran.

-Isoenzyme characterization of Leishmania isolates from patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis from various parts of Iran.

-Isoenzyme characterization of Entamoeba and Giardia isolates from reservoir and vectors in Fars province, Iran.

-A study on the effect of herbal and synthetic drugs on Leishmania spp. Invitro.

-Improvement of diagnostic methodes of protozoa.

-Cultivation and cryo preservation of protozoa specially Leishmania, Plasmodium, Entamoeba and Giardia.

Research visits:

Workshop attendance:

Publications (Journals):

1- Hatam, G. R. , Hosseini, S. M. H., Ardehali, S. (1997)Evaluation of two biphasic culture media for isolation of Leishmania parasites from cutaneous ulcers in Iranian patients, Medical Journal of islamic Republique of Iran ., 11( 2 ), pp. 178-9.

2- Hatam, G. R., Hosseini, S. M. H., and Ardehali , S. (1997)Dermotropic isolates of Leishmania infantum in Iran, Trans. of the Roy. Soci. Hyg., (91) p. 440.

3- Ardehali, S., Moattary, A., Hatam, G. R., Hosseini, S. M. H., Sharifi,I. (2000)Characterization of Leishmania isolated in Iran: Serotyping with species specific monoclonal antibodies”, Acta Tropica., (75), pp. 301-307 .

4- Hatam, G. R., Hosseini, S. M. H., Ardehali, S. (1999)“Isoenzyme studies in characterization of Leishmania isolated in Iran, ” Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences., 24(1-2).

5- Alimohammadian, M.H., Almasi, H., Khabiri, A., Hatam, G.R. (1999)“Identification of species and characteristics of an outbreaks of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a new focus in Iran”, Iranian Biomedical Journal., 3(1-2), pp. 31- 39.

6- Ardehali, S Moattary, A , Hatam , G. R. , Hosseini, S. M. H., Sharifi., I (1997) “Characterization of Leishmania isolated in Iran using specific monoclonal antibodies”, Pajouhesh Dar Pezeshki., (4), pp. 223-238.

7- Hatam G.R. (2003)Superior enzymatic systems for characterization of causative agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran, Journal of Medical Research., 1(3), pp. 1-9.

8- Hosseini S. M. H., Hatam G.R., Ardehali, S. (2005)Characterization of Leishmania isolated from unhealed lesions as the result of leishmanization, eastern mediterranean health journal. , 11( 1-2), pp. 240-243.

9- Hatam, G.R., Riyad M., Bichichi M., Hejazi S.H. (2005)Guessous Idrissi N. and Ardehali S. Isoenzyme characterization of Iranian Leishmania stocks from cutaneous leishmaniasis, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology., 29(A1), pp. 65-70.

10- Mohajeri, M., Hatam, G.R., Shamsin, A., Javaheri A. (2005)Isolation and characterization of L.major in Mashhad, Journal of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences., 88, pp. 177-184.

11 -Sahebani, N., Akhlaghi, L., Urmazdi, H., Hatam, G.R., Motazedian M.H. (2005) Examination and separationof Zymodems of E.histolytica and E.dispar in the South of Iran, Iranian South medical journal., 7(2), pp. 107-112.

12-Hatam G.H., Shamseddin,A., Nikouee, F. (2005)Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis in high school girls in Fasa district, Iran, Iranian Journal of immunology., 2(3), pp. 177-181.

13- Sarkari, B., Fakhar, M., Ebrahimi, S., Motazedian, M.H., Hatam, G.H., Kalantari M. (2006)Rezanejad Characterization of Leishmania Parasites Isolated From Kala- azar Patients in Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad, Using Semi-Nested PCR, Armaghan danesh., 11(1), pp. 27-34.

14- Sarkari, B., Rezanezhad, H., Hatam, G.R., Motazedian, M.H., Mirjalili, A. (2005) An in- vitro study on virulence of Leishmania parasite isolated from cutaneous leishmaniasis patients, Armaghan danesh., 10(3), pp. 17-24.

15- Fakhar, M., Asgari, Q., Motazedian, M.H., Mohebali, M., Hatam G.R., Alborzi, A.V. (2006)First Report of Kala-azar from Qashm Island in Persian Gulf, Iranian J Parasitol., 1(1), pp.53-56.

16- Mehrabani, D., Motazedian, M.H, Oryan, A., Asgari, Q., Hatam, G.R, Karamian, M. (2007)A search for the rodent hosts of Leishmania major in the Larestan region of southern Iran : demonstration of the parasite in Tatera indica and Gerbillus sp., by microscopy, culture and PCR, Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitolog., 101(4),pp. 4 -9.

17- Mikaeili, F., Fakhar, M. , Sarkari, B., Motazedian, M.H., Hatam, G.R. (2007)Comparison of Serological Methods ( ELISA,DAT and IFA ) for Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis Utilizing an Endemic Strain, Iran.J.Immunol., 4 ( 2).

18- Hatam, G.R. , Khorami, H.R ., Sahebani, N ., Sarkari, B. (2007)Evaluation of Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and Dot ELISA forDiagnosis of Amoebiasis, Shiraz E-Medical Journal., 8(3).

19- Rassi, Y., Azizi, K., Motazedian, M. H., Javadian, E., Rafizadeh, S., Fakhar, M., Hatam, G. R. (2007)The Seminested PCR Based Detection of Leishmania infantum Infection in Asymptomatic Dogs in a New Endemic Focus of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Iran, Iranian J Arthropod-Borne Dis., 1(1), pp. 38-42.

20- Asgari, Q., Motazedian, M .H., Mehraban, D., Oryan, A., Hatam, G .R., Owji, M., Paykari, H. (2007)Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Shiraz, Southern Iran: A molecular, isoenzyme and morphologic approach, Journal of Research in Medical Sciences , 12( 1).

21- Hatam, G.R., Mikaeili, F., Sadjjadi, S.M., Sarkari, B. (2007)Direct Agglutination Test and Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay with Urine Samples for the Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis, Iranian J Parasitol., 2(3), pp. 24-28.

22- Motazedian, M.m Fakhar, M.m Motazedian, M ,H.m Hatam, G ,R., Mikaeili, F. (2008)A urine-based polymerase chain reaction method for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in immunocompetent patients, Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 60, 151–154.

23- Azizi, K., Rassi , Y., Motazedian, M. H ., Javadian, E., yaghobiershadi, M., Rafizadeh, S., mohebali, M., Hatam, G .R . (2007)Phlebotomus (paraphlebotomus) alexandri , the probable vector of visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar) in the South of Iran, Journal of School of health and Hygienic research, 4(4), pp. 39-48.

24- Habibi, P., Sadjjadi, S.M., Owji, M., Moattari, A., Sarkari, B., Naghibalhosseini, F., Hatam, G .R ., Kazemian, S. (2008)Characterization of in- Vitro Cultivated Amastigote like of Leishmania major: A Substitution for in Vivo Studies, Iranian J Parasitol, 3(1), pp. 6-15.

25- Sarkari, B., Hatam, G.R., Mikaeili, F., Sadeghi, H., Ebrahimi, S. (2008)A comparative study of antigen and antibody detection in visceral leishmaniasis using serum and urine-based ELISA, Tropical Biomedicine., 25(2), pp. 96–99.

26- Alborzi, A., Pouladfar, G.R., Fakhar, M., Motazedian, M.H., Hatam, G.R., Kadivar, M.R. (2008)Isolation of Leishmania tropica from a Patient with Visceral Leishmaniasis and Disseminated Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Southern, Iran.Am j Trop Med Hyg., 79(3), pp. 435-437.

27- Fakhar, M., Motazedian, M.H., Hatam, G.R., Asgari, Q., Kalantari, M., Mohebali, M. (2008)Asymptomatic human carriers of Leishmania infantum: possible reservoirs for Mediterranean visceral leishmaniasis in southern Iran, Ann Trop Med Parasitol., 102 (7), pp. 577-83 .

28- Oryan, A., Mehrabani, D., Owji, M., Motazedian, M .H., Hatam, G. R., Asgari, Q. (2008)Morphologic Changes due to Cutaneous Leishmaniosis in BALB/c Mice Experimentally Infected with Leishmania major, J. Appl. Anim. Res., 34 , pp. 87-92.

29- Hatam, G .R., Adnani, S .J., Asgari, Q., Fallah, E., Motazedian, M. H., Sadjjadi, S. M., Sarkari. B. (2009)First Report of Natural Infection in Cats with Leishmania infantum in Iran, Vector –Borne and Zoonotic Diseases., 00( 00).

30- Sarkari , B., Hatam, G. R ., Adnani, S .J., Asgari, Q . (2009)Seroprevalence of feline leishmaniasis in areas of Iran where Leishmania infantum is endemic, Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology., 103 ( 3), pp. 275–277.

31- Hatam, G. R., Ghatee, M .A., Hossini, S .M .H., Sarkari, B. (2009)Improvement of the Newly Developed Latex Agglutination Test (Katex) for Diagnosis of Visceral Lieshmaniasis, Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis., 22 , pp. 1–4.

32 – Faramarzi, A., Rasekhi, A.R., Kalantari, M., Hatam, G .R. (2009)Chrysomya bezziana as a Causative Agent of Human Myiasis in Fars Province, Southern Iran, Iranian J Arthropod-Borne Diseases., 3(1), pp. 60-63.

33- Fakhar, M., Mikaeili, F., Hatam, G .R., Motazedian, M .H., Habibi, P., Fallah, E. (2009)Application of superior enzymatic systems for characterization of causative agents of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in Iran using isoenzyme electrophoresis, J Mazand Univ Med Sci ., 19(70), pp. 41-48 (Persian).

34- Hatam, G. R., Rezanezhad, H., Motazedian, M .H., Sarkari. B. (2009)In Vitro Infectivity of Leishmania major Isolated from Patients with Different Clinical Forms of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Its Association with Parasite Zymodems, Iranian J Parasitol., 4(3), pp. 52-60.

35- Hatam, G.R. (2010)Malaria, control and diagnosis, Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal., 12 (3), pp. 239-241.

36- Asgari, Q., Mehrabani, D., Moazeni, M., Akrami Mohajeri, F., Kalantari, M., Motazedian, M.H., Hatam, G.R., Davarpanah, M.A. (2010)The seroprevalence of bovine toxoplasmosis in Fars Province, Southern Iran, Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances. , 5 (3), pp. 210-216.

37- Ghatei, M.A., Hatam, G.R., Hossini, M.H., Sarkari, B. (2009)Performance of latex agglutination test (KAtex) in diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Iran, Iranian journal of immunology ., IJI 6 (4), pp. 202-207.

38- Asgari, Q., Motazedian, M.H., Esmaeelzadeh, B., Kalantari, M., Hatam, Gh.R. (2009)The prevalence of Toxoplasma infection among free-ranging chickens in southern Iran using IFA and nested-PCR 2009, Iranian Journal of Parasitology., 4 (4), pp. 29-36.

39- Asgari, Q., Mehrabani, D., Moazzeni, M., Akrami-Mohajeri, F., Kalantari, M., Motazedian, M.H., Hatam, G.R. (2009)The seroprevalence of ovine toxoplasmosis in fars province, Southern Iran, Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances., 4 (6), pp. 332-336.

40- Motazedian, M.H., Parhizkari, M., Mehrabani, D., Hatam, G.R., Asgari. (2010)First Detection of Leishmania major in Rattus norvegicus from Fars Province, Southern Iran. Q, Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis.,[Epub ahead of print].

Paper presented in Symposiums or Congresses:

1- Glucantime resistant zymodems of causative agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran, 5th european congress of chemothrapy and infection, 17-20 oct, 2003 , Rhodes, Greece.

2- Characterization of causative agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran, 1st Asean congress of parasitology and tropical medicine, 23-25 Mar , 2004 , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

3- Epidemiological survey of amebiasis outbreak in a military camp in Qom province, Iran, 1st Asean congress of parasitology and tropical medicine, 23-25 Mar, 2004, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

4- New foci of antroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis & zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran, 12th International congress of protozoology, 10-15 July , 2005, China.

5- New foci of zoonotic and anthroponotic cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran, 12th International Congress of Protozoology, 10-15 July, 2005, Tehran, Iran.

7- Rattus norvegicus,a new reservoir host for Leishmania major , 11 th international Congress of Parasitology , 6 th – 11 th Aug , 2006 , Secc,GLASGOW.

8- A study on macrophage invasion of L.major, isolated from Cutaneous Leishmaniasis patients,and its association with Parasite Zymodems , 11 th international Congress of Parasitology , 6 th – 11 th Aug , 2006 , Secc,GLASGOW.

9- An emerging focus of visceral Leishmaniosis in Fars province, South of Iran , 11 th international Congress of Parasitology, 6 th – 11 th Aug, 2006 , Secc,GLASGOW.

10- Characterization of Leishmania SPP. Isolated from Cutaneous Leishmaniasis patients in Fars province, Iran, 11 th international Congress of Parasitology, 6 th – 11 th Aug , 2006 , Secc,GLASGOW.

11- An emerging focus of visceral Leishmaniosis in Fars provinince , south of Iran., ICOPA XI 11th International Congress of Para, 6-11 Aug , 2006.

12- Characterization of Leishmania SPP. Isolated drom cutaneous Leishmaniasis patients in Fars province, Iran, ICOPA XI 11th International Congress of Para, 6-11 Aug, 2006, Tehran ,Iran.

13- Rattus norvegicus, A new reservoir host for Leishmania, ICOPA XI 11th International Congress of Para, 6-11 Aug, 2006.

14- Evaluation of serum and urine based ELISA and DAT for the diagnosis of visceral Leishmaniasis, 8-10 may , 2007 .

15- A case report of urinary myiasis infection in Shiraz, 8-10 may , 2007 , Tehran, Iran.

16- Feline Leishmaniasis in endemic foci of visceral Leishmaniasis in Iran, 6 th European Congress of tropical medicine and international hearth , 6 – 10 sep , 2009.

17- Observation of oral myiasis caused by chrysomya bezziana ( Diptera: Calliphoridae ) in Iran, 6 th European Congress of tropical medicine and international hearth , 6 – 10 sep , 2009.

18- Causative agents of cutaneous Leishmaniasis( CL ) in last decade and current status of CL in Iran, Worldeish4, 2009.

19- Epidemiological study of Leishmania major infection rodents of endemic regions in Fars province, south of Iran, 6-8 Oct , 2009, Tehran, Iran.

20- Importance of Molecular Methods for Species Identification of Leismania Isolates in Clinical and Experimental Studdies, 6-8 Oct , 2009, Iran.

21- Morphological study of L. major in Rodent Reservoirs in Fars Province, southern Iran, 6-8 Oct , 2009,Iran.

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-Persian : Native

-English

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