SEYEDEH KIANA ZARABADI

NO.38, NEGIN SIDE ALY, YAS ALY, NORTH FERDOWSI ST, QAZVIN, IRAN. +98(0)9128827105

Date of birth: 5 April 1995

ID: 0017799147

Place of birth: Tehran, Iran

Marital Status: Single

Academic email: [email protected]

Personal email: [email protected]

Nationality: Iranian

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 Molecular biology of brain development

 Neurogenetics

 Non-coding variants in human traits and complex diseases

 Bioinformatics and data analysis

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

 Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, Iran October 2018-current (Expected graduation: Summer 2020)

o Master of science, Human genetics

o GPA: 18.93/20

o Selected Courses: Human Genetics, Molecular Genetics, Cancer Genetics, Immunogenetics, Cytogenetics, Bioinformatics, Genetics engineering, Population Genetics, Chromatin biochemistry, Somatic and Cytoplasmic Genetics, Recent advances in Human Genetics, Ethics and Safety in Biology.

 Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran October 2013- June2017

o Bachelor of Medical Science, Medical Laboratory Sciences

o GPA: 17.81/20

o Selected Courses: Cellular and Molecular Biology, Medical Genetics, Biochemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Histology, Bacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology, Virology, Biostatistics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Epidemiology, Biophysics, Medical Terminology.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 Genetic basis of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders February 2019 - Current

o Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

o Identification of novel genes related to the disorders using Whole exome/genome sequencing and

subsequent analysis

o Supervisor: Dr. Masoud Garshasbi

 Determination of non-coding RNAs in breast cancer (Master thesis) June 2019- Current

o Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

o Correlation study of circ_SPECC1 and miR-578 expression levels in ductal carcinoma of breast

o Supervisor: Dr. Shirin Shahbazi

 Effect of herbal extracts on obesity related enzymes July 2016 - May2017

o Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran

o Studying the effect of seven plant extracts on alpha amylase, alpha glucosidase and

pancreatic lipase enzymes levels in vitro

o Supervisor: Dr. Ehsan Aali

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

 Biology procedures

o DNA and RNA extraction

o PCR, Amplification Refractory Mutation System (ARMS) PCR

o qPCR

o Western blotting

o ELISA

o Gel Electrophoresis

o Spectroscopy

o HPLC, TLC

o Soxhlet and Clevenger extraction

 Data analysis and software skills

o NGS data pre-processing (Quality Control, Trimming, Alignment),

o Variant discovery and Prioritization (Sorting, Indexing, Variant Calling)

o Familiar with various bioinformatics databases such as: UCSC, NCBI, Uniprot, KEGG, CCLE, etc.

o Experience of working with different online tools for prediction of mutation effect (SIFT, PolyPhen,

Mutation taster, etc.)

o Familiar with bulk and single cell transcriptome analysis pipelines

o Familiar with Linux/Unix and R programming language

 Other abilities

o Team work

o Creative thinking

o Project management

o Dedication to project

o Goal Orientation

o Public speaking

o Strong collaborative skills

HONORS

 Ranked second among master classmates based on GPA

 Ranked top 1% in the national M.Sc. entrance exam of Human genetics, Ministry of Health and Medical

Education of Iran (more than 8 thousand applicants)

 Ranked third among bachelor’s classmates based on GPA and recognized as student with exceptional talents

 Ranked top 0.1% in the national B.Sc. national entrance exam (more than 1 million applicants)

RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

 Executive Member of Central Council of Medical Genetics, Scientific Student Society of TMU January 2019 - Current

o Organizing workshops for Master and PhD students

o Contacting and organizing lecturer for academic seminars in department of Medical Genetics

 Research Assistant at Tarbiat Modares University March 2019 - Current

o Developing research papers for publication based on experiment result and analysis

o Providing research support by performing Data analysis and other running project in Garshasbi’ s lab

o Experiment planning and coordinating international projects

 Executive Member of Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) May 2019 - Current

o Students assignment for various available projects in the research network

o Contacting teachers to join and discuss their available projects

 Medical Laboratory Internships September 2016 – June 2017

o Rotational internship in Hematology, Pathology, Serology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Biochemistry and

Blood banking labs in four different hospitals in Qazvin

o Ten days of internship at Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization (IBTO) in Qazvin

CONFERENCE PRESENTATION

Kiana Zarabadi, Mohammad Abbasi Kolli, Shirin Shahbazi “miR-132 as a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer” Presented

participant at 12th international congress of laboratory and clinical sciences

PUBLICATIONS

Erfan Heidari, Kiana Zarabadi, Andrea Caddeo, Maryam Masoudi, Alireza Tavasoli, Stefano Romeo, Masoud Garshasbi.” Identification of novel loss of function
variants in mboat7 resulting in intellectual disability 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2020.07.008

LANGUAGES

Farsi: Native Language

English: Advanced level (Speaking, Reading, Writing, Listening)

Spanish: Basic

German: Basic