Roohallah Nakhaei Sistani

Assistant Professor

Molecular Genetics, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran, 2013-Now

Field of interest: Biology of morphine addiction, miRNAs, Cancer biology, Herbal medicine, Bioinformatics. MicroRNAs are small RNA molecules which regulate many biological processes, including development, cancer, and also
addiction. And Bioinformatics, in my opinion, is a tool to explain many aspects of molecular biology, and unraveling neglected data, especially mass data. Iran has a great history of medicine based on herbs and working on herbs is promising for incurable diseases.

Ph.D

Molecular Genetics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran, 2008-2013.

During my Ph.D., I was working on microRNAs involving in morphine response in BE-2-C neuronal cell line as a model for molecular events happening in cells in the process of opioid addiction. Our data analysis indicates many biological pathways which could be involved in this process.

Master of Science

Molecular Genetics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran, 2002-2005.

Have you ever heard about DIAPOPS. This is a PCR-based technique which does not need for agarose gel electrophoresis. It uses a probe and enzymatic reaction for visualizing PCR products. I used this technique to detect fastidious adenoviruses in stool samples in my Ms.c.

Bachelor of Science

Plant Biology, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran, 1997-2002.