Melika Shafeghat

Melika Shafeghat

Date of birth:                                                                                                    

                November 20^th, 1996                                                                                   

                Female, Iranian          

 E-mail address: [email protected]

                           [email protected]

Research Interests

 Cardiovascular Imaging

Education                                                                                                         

 MD, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

September 2014 – November 2021

Publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NCluC0IAAAAJ&hl=en

Journal papers and Book chapters

• Shafeghat, M., Balibegloo, M., Rezaei, N. "Interdisciplinary approach in genitourinary cancers".

• Shafeghat, M., Aminorroaya, A., Kazemian, S., Zahra Aryan., Rezaei, N., "Toll-like receptor 7 regulates cardiovascular diseases".
• Shafie, M., Mayeli, M., Saeidi, S., Mirsepassi, Z., Abbasi, M.,
  Shafeghat, M., Aghamollaii, V. "The potential role of the cardiac MIBG scan in differentiating the drug-induced Parkinsonism from Parkinson's disease". Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders 2022.
• Shafeghat, M., et al." How Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Leads to Acute Coronary Syndrome in COVID-19?".
  Acta Bio Medica: Atenei Parmensis 2021.
• Shafeghat, M., et al. "A novel homozygous RAG1 mutation is associated with severe combined immunodeficiency and neurological presentations". Allergologia et Immunopathologia 2021.
• Moradian, N., Gouravani, M., Salehi, MA., Heidari, A., Shafeghat, M., Hamblin, MR., Rezaei, N. "Cytokine release syndrome: inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines as a solution for reducing COVID-19 mortality". European Cytokine Network 2020.

• Montazeri, M., Pazoki, M., Hadadi, A., Shafeghat, M., et al. "Dexamethasone treatment in patients with severe COVID-19: a propensity score-matched study". 

Ongoing Projects

• Shafeghat, M., Pourrashidi, A. "A Comprehensive Investigation of the Seizure Predictors in Awake Craniotomy for Gliomas Resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis".
• Shafeghat, M., Ashraf, H. "Evaluation of predictive factors affecting one year major cardiovascular adverse events (MACE) in patients with myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous intervention (PPCI) in Sina hospital during 1396-1398".
• Shafeghat, M., Aminorroaya, A., Kazemian, S., Zahra Aryan., Rezaei, N., "Endosomal Toll-Like Receptors intermediate negative impacts of viral diseases, autoimmune diseases and inflammatory immune response on the cardiovascular system".

Presentations

• Poster presentation at USERN congress (hosted by Avicenna international academy and Semmelweis University), Budapest, Hungary, November 8-10-2019

Conference Attendance

• 5^th International USERN Congress & Prize Awarding Festival held at Tehran, Iran on November 7-10, 2020.
• Virtual Spring Event 2020, with the theme of "How the COVID-19 Has Changed the World", held on May 28-30, 2020.
• First international Rumi Pediatric Congress and 3^rd J Project Congress, Konya, Turkey, December 4-7 -2019.
• The first one-day symposium on brain tumors in sensitive areas - Sina hospital, Tehran, Iran - February 6th, 2018.

Workshop Attendance

• Three-hour hands-on workshop on Fundamental of Cell Culture at the second USERN Laboratory Techniques School held on February 5-23, 2022.
• Three-hour hands-on workshop on Flow Cytometry at the second USERN Laboratory Techniques School, held on February 5-23, 2022.
• Three-hour hands-on workshop on Western Blot at the second USERN Laboratory Techniques School held on February 5-23, 2022.
• Three-hour hands-on workshop on DNA Extraction, qPCR, and Electrophoresis at the second USERN Laboratory Techniques School, held on February 5-23, 2022.
• Three-hour hands-on workshop on RNA Extraction, cDNA Synthesis, and Real-time PCR at the second USERN Laboratory Techniques School held on February 5-23, 2022.
• USERN winter research week workshop, entitled "Meta-Analysis", March 3rd, 2021, in the Children's Medical center, Tehran, Iran.
• USERN winter research week workshop, entitled "Systematic Review", March 2nd, 2021, in the Children's Medical center, Tehran, Iran.
• "Collaborating with Foreign Professors and Universities" at Children's Medical Center, TUMS, January 9th, 2020.

Program Attendance

• Participating in the virtual program "Cyberpatient Summer School Class of 21": under supervision of Karim Qayumi, 01.08.2021
• Participating in the 1st Japan Super Science Fair hosted by Ritsumeikan High School in Kyoto, Japan, November 16th, 2011
• Participating as a contestant In the International Mathematics Competition 2008 Chiang Mai, Thailand

Professional Activities

• Mentor in the "Practical Research Training" project, NeuroTRACT, from October 8th, 2021, to January 14th, 2022.
• Content developer and speech session facilitator at the "Frontiers in Neural Sciences" winter program from December 2020 to February 2021.
  
• Executive Team of "the 5^th International USERN Congress 2020" held on November 7-19; 2020, Tehran, Iran.
• Executive Team in organizing "USERN Spring Event 2020" held on May 28-30, 2020.
• Member of USERN since 2020.
• Co-organizer and Volunteer of "NeuroTRACT "1st international spring school, Tehran, Iran, March 28th-April 5th, 2019  
  
• Co-organizer and Volunteer of Medicine In the Extremes (MIE) international spring school, Tehran, Iran, March 28th-April 5th, 2018
  
• Co-organizer of Neuropsychology Association's (NPA) talks sessions, July 2017, August 2017.
• Deputy of External Affairs at Neuropsychology Association, Student's Scientific Research Center, TUMS, Tehran Iran, Since November 2016.

Art Performance

• Piano Performance as a Junior Artist at the Third Round of USERN Miniature Talk, Held on August 6^th – 12^th.
• Piano Performance in the 5^th USERN Anniversary, Held on January 1st, 2021.
• Piano Performance in the USERN Spring Event 2020 virtually on "May 28-30, 2020.
• Piano Performance in the 4^th USERN Anniversary, Held on December 31st, 2019

Skills

Computer Skills

• SPSS
• Matlab
• Prism

Language Skills

• English: advanced proficiency
• Farsi: Native proficiency

Extracurricular Activities and Hobbies

• Playing the Piano: professionally  
• Interior Designing: degree from Tehran Institute of Technology
• Playing Tennis