Elham Zokaei

Personal Information

Date of birth::11 Mar 1991 

Marital Status: Married 

Nationality: Iranian

Address: No. 15 Mohammadian Alley, Banafshe Street Atashneshani Blv., Karaj, 3174848181.

Phone: Iran +98 26 32 86 32 03 (home) +98 916 24 91 403 (cell)

[email protected]

[email protected]

Research Interests:

Cancer research, Circular RNAs, Cancer Biomarkers, Gene therapy, Bioinformatics.

Education:



Master of Science in Biochemistry, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Shahid Bahonar, Kerman, Iran, GPA: 9 (18.22/20, A+), Supervisor: Dr. Atastoo Badoei- Dalford



Thesis: “Investigation of multidrug resistance inhibition of MDR1 gene in breast cancer with the delivery of deoxyribozyme by Cyclodextrine-chitosan Nano-carrier”, 2014-2017



Bachelor of Science in Genetics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Shahid Bahonar, Kerman, Iran, GPA: 5 (15.62/20, B), 2009-2013

Publications:

Therapeutic Potential of DNAzyme Loaded on Chitosan/Cyclodextrin Nanoparticle to Recovery of Chemosensitivity in the MCF-7 Cell Line. Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, Elham Zokaei., Arastoo Badoei-dalfrad, Mehdi Ansari, Zahra Karami, Tuba Eslaminejad, & Seyed Nouradin Nematollahi-Mahani, Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2019. 

Circular RNA hsa_circ_0044234 as Distinct Molecular Signature of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Potential Regulator of GATA3, Farzaneh Darbeheshti; Elham Zokaei; Yaser Mansoori; Sima Emadi; Zeeba Kamaliyan; Sepideh Kadkhoda; Javad Tavakkoly Bazzaz; Nima Rezaei; Abbas Shakoori. Cancer Cell International, 2021.

Publications under working:

FOXC1, FOXCUT, and DANCR: new potential collaborators of EMT in Triple negative breast cancer, Zeeba Kamaliyan, Ghasem Azizi-Tabesh, Reza Mirfakhraie, Farzaneh Darbeheshti , Mohammad Abdollahi, Ramesh Omranipour, Nasrin Ahmadinejad, Elham Zokaei, Vahid Reza Yassaee, ExCli Jorunal, under revision.

The Potential Impact of Covid-19 on CNS and Psychiatric Sequels, Ali Dehghani; Elham Zokaei; Seyyed Mohammad Kahani; Elaheh Alavinejad; Zahra Bahari; Gholam Hossein Meftahi; Mohammad Reza Afarinesh, Neurological Sciences, under revision

Conferences Presentations:

2 nd International and 10th National Biotechnology Congress of Islamic Republic of Iran, Seed and Plant Improvement Institute, Karaj, Iran, August 29-31, 2017 Poster: Investigation of the development of multidrug resistance in MCF-7 breast cancer cell line by doxorubicin Zokaei, E., Badoei-dalfrad, A., Ansari, M., Karami, Z., Eslaminejad, T., & Nematollahi-Mahani, S. N.

Work Experiences:

Cell Culture Laboratory Supervisor, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Rafsanjan Medical Sciences University, Rafsanjan, Iran (2018-2020) 

Private tutor of Genetic Courses, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran (2018-2020).

Workshops Participation:

Bioinformatics June 2020, Iranian Biological Resource Centre (IBRC), Tehran, Iran.

Next Generation Sequencing June 2020, Iranian Biological Resource Centre (IBRC), Tehran, Iran.

Real-Time PCR September 2015, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran. 

Cell Culture and Tissue Engineering September 2015, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran.

Workshops Teaching:

Cell Culture: Department of Pathology, University of Shahid Bahonar, Kerman, Iran, summer 2017. 

Teaching Assistant: Biochemistry and Biochemistry Lab Courses Department of Biology, University of Shahid Bahonar, Kerman, Iran, 2014-2015.

Technical Skills:

Molecular and cellular skills: gene/plasmid extraction, PCR, gene transformation. Cell/Stem Cell Culture, 3D cell culture, protein purification, Real-time PCR, Drug Treatment, Gene Transfer, Preparation of Nanoparticle Complex, Gel Retardation Assay, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Northern/Western and Southern blot, WST1 Assay, MTT Assay, Rhodamin123 Accumulation Assay, Fluorescence Imaging.

Computer Programming and analytical skills: Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), EndNote. IBM SPSS, Primer Design tools, BioEdit Software, Submit data to GeneBank, NCBI-EMBL-DDBJ-PDB, Swiss-prot – TrEMBL – PIR – UniProt, Linux software (TopHat), Usegalaxy.org.

Language

Persian (Native),

English IELTS Exam, 21 January 2021 Total: 6.5: Speaking 6.5, Writing 6.5, Reading 6, Listening 6

References

Dr. Arastoo Badoei-Dalfard Associate Prof. of Biochemistry, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran Email: [email protected] 

Dr. Mehdi Ansari-Dogahe Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Drug and Food Control Faculty of Pharmacy. Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Email: [email protected] 

Dr. Seyed Noureddin Nematollahi-Mahani Professor of Pathology, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences 

Dr. Zahra Bagheri-Hossein-abadi Associate Prof. of Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Sciences University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran Email: [email protected]