Kian Moradi Kurdestani

Academic Resume

Name: Kian Moradi Kurdestani

Field of Study: Biology – Microbiology

Nationality: Iranian

Academic Level: MSc in Biology (Microbiology)

Current Location: Available for international relocation

Languages: Persian (native), English (fluent), IELTS in progress

Availability: Immediate for PhD positions, research fellowships, or laboratory roles

 

Academic Qualifications

MSc in Biology – Microbiology

Islamic Azad University, Iran

Thesis: Prevalence of the exoS gene and antibiotic resistance patterns in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from infected wounds in medical centers in Sanandaj

Graduation Year: 2018

 

BSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology – Microbiology

Islamic Azad University, Iran

Graduation Year: 2015

 

Research Interests

Clinical and environmental microbiology

Fungal pathogenesis and antifungal resistance

Molecular diagnostics and genotyping

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (CLSI, EUCAST)

Zoonotic infections and One Health approach

Whole genome sequencing and bioinformatics in microbial research

 

Research Experience

Principal Investigator

Prevalence, Molecular Identification, and Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida Species Isolated from Suspected Bovine Mastitis Cases in Tehran Province (2023)

Collected and processed 250 milk samples

Identified Candida species using molecular techniques (PCR, sequencing)

Conducted antifungal susceptibility testing (broth microdilution method)

 

Co-Investigator

Comparison of EUCAST and CLSI Broth Microdilution Methods for Testing Amphotericin B, Posaconazole, and Isavuconazole against Mucorales Species

Evaluated susceptibility patterns in clinically important Mucorales

Assessed MIC discrepancies between EUCAST and CLSI protocols

 

Co-Investigator

A Comprehensive Review of Identification Methods for Pathogenic Yeasts: Challenges and Approaches

Authored a detailed literature review on conventional and molecular yeast identification methods

 

Laboratory Skills

Molecular biology: DNA extraction, PCR, RT-PCR, electrophoresis

Mycology: Culture, identification, antifungal susceptibility testing

Bacteriology: Culture, staining, antibiotic susceptibility testing (disc, MIC)

Immunology: ELISA, immunofluorescence microscopy

Flow cytometry and FlowJo analysis

Biochemical techniques: HPLC, spectrophotometry

Laboratory quality control & documentation

 

Certifications & Workshops

 

Advanced Flow Cytometry & FlowJo Analysis

 

Workshop on Molecular Identification of Fungi (PCR & Sequencing)

 

Quality Management in Medical Diagnostic Laboratories

 

Clinical Mycology Training Course

 

Laboratory Safety & Biosafety Procedures

 

Professional Experience

Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist

Over 10 years of experience in diagnostic laboratories across microbiology, serology, hematology, molecular biology, and mycology departments.

Proficient in diagnostic workflows and patient-centered laboratory services

Participated in internal audit processes and ensured compliance with ISO standards

 

 

Publications

 

1. A Comprehensive Review of Identification Methods for Pathogenic Yeasts: Challenges and Approaches

   Publisher: Published by Wolters Kluwer-Medknow

        July 2023

         Link: http://www.advbiores.net

References

Dr. Jamshid Moradi Kurdestany

 

Department of Radiation Oncology, Mercy Cancer center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.

 

[email protected]

 

Cell: +1 (573) 8600388 Tel: +1 (405) 7523388

 

Dr. Mohammad kord

 

PhD, Medical Mycology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)

 

[email protected]

 

+989351042099

 

Dr. Kambiz Davari

 

Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Sanandaj Azad University

 

[email protected]

 

+989188717371

 

Dr. Kazem Ahmadikia

 

Assistant Professor of Medical Mycology, Department Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical

 

Sciences

 

[email protected]

 

+989014525801

 

 

 

 

Name: Kian Moradi Kurdestani

Field of Study: Biology – Microbiology

Nationality: Iranian

Academic Level: MSc in Biology (Microbiology)

Current Location: Available for international relocation

Languages: Persian (native), English (fluent), IELTS in progress

Availability: Immediate for PhD positions, research fellowships, or laboratory roles

 

 

Academic Qualifications

 

MSc in Biology – Microbiology

Islamic Azad University, Iran

Thesis: Prevalence of the exoS gene and antibiotic resistance patterns in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from infected wounds in medical centers in Sanandaj

Graduation Year: 2018

 

BSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology – Microbiology

Islamic Azad University, Iran

Graduation Year: 2015

 

 

Research Interests

 

Clinical and environmental microbiology

 

Fungal pathogenesis and antifungal resistance

 

Molecular diagnostics and genotyping

 

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (CLSI, EUCAST)

 

Zoonotic infections and One Health approach

 

Whole genome sequencing and bioinformatics in microbial research

 

 

 

Research Experience

 

Principal Investigator

Prevalence, Molecular Identification, and Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida Species Isolated from Suspected Bovine Mastitis Cases in Tehran Province (2023)

 

Collected and processed 250 milk samples

 

Identified Candida species using molecular techniques (PCR, sequencing)

 

Conducted antifungal susceptibility testing (broth microdilution method)

 

 

Co-Investigator

Comparison of EUCAST and CLSI Broth Microdilution Methods for Testing Amphotericin B, Posaconazole, and Isavuconazole against Mucorales Species

 

Evaluated susceptibility patterns in clinically important Mucorales

 

Assessed MIC discrepancies between EUCAST and CLSI protocols

 

 

Co-Investigator

A Comprehensive Review of Identification Methods for Pathogenic Yeasts: Challenges and Approaches

 

Authored a detailed literature review on conventional and molecular yeast identification methods

 

 

 

Laboratory Skills

 

Molecular biology: DNA extraction, PCR, RT-PCR, electrophoresis

 

Mycology: Culture, identification, antifungal susceptibility testing

 

Bacteriology: Culture, staining, antibiotic susceptibility testing (disc, MIC)

 

Immunology: ELISA, immunofluorescence microscopy

 

Flow cytometry and FlowJo analysis

 

Biochemical techniques: HPLC, spectrophotometry

 

Laboratory quality control & documentation

 

 

 

Certifications & Workshops

 

Advanced Flow Cytometry & FlowJo Analysis

 

Workshop on Molecular Identification of Fungi (PCR & Sequencing)

 

Quality Management in Medical Diagnostic Laboratories

 

Clinical Mycology Training Course

 

Laboratory Safety & Biosafety Procedures

 

 

 

Professional Experience

 

Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist

Over 10 years of experience in diagnostic laboratories across microbiology, serology, hematology, molecular biology, and mycology departments.

 

Proficient in diagnostic workflows and patient-centered laboratory services

 

Participated in internal audit processes and ensured compliance with ISO standards

 

 

 

Publications

 

1.      A Comprehensive Review of Identification Methods for Pathogenic Yeasts: Challenges and Approaches

   Publisher: Published by Wolters Kluwer-Medknow

        July 2023

         Link: http://www.advbiores.net

 

References

Dr. Jamshid Moradi Kurdestany

 

Department of Radiation Oncology, Mercy Cancer center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.

 

[email protected]

 

Cell: +1 (573) 8600388 Tel: +1 (405) 7523388

 

Dr. Mohammad kord

 

PhD, Medical Mycology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)

 

[email protected]

 

+989351042099

 

Dr. Kambiz Davari

 

Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Sanandaj Azad University

 

[email protected]

 

+989188717371

 

Dr. Kazem Ahmadikia

 

Assistant Professor of Medical Mycology, Department Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical

 

Sciences

 

[email protected]

 

+989014525801