Ava Aghakhani

Ava Aghakhani

MD student

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/AvaAghakhani

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ava-Aghakhani

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gKorJWoAAAAJ&hl=en

Education:

• Medical student at Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran. |2021- present

• Farzanegan 1 high school, NODET (National Organization for the Development of Exceptional Talents), Tehran, Iran. |2018-2021

• Farzanegan 1 middle school, NODET (National Organization for the Development of Exceptional Talents), Tehran, Iran. |2015-2018

Honors:

• Bronze medal in Olympiad of Medical Education |September 2022

• Ranked top (0.05%) in the 2021 National University Entrance Exam in the field of experimental sciences among 550000 participants |September 2021

• Full scholarship to study Medicine at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran |September 2021

• Bronze medal in Iran Physics Cup | 2018

Certificates and Workshops:

• Fifth WHO Global School on Refugee and Migrant Health, PAHO/WHO| December 2024

•  Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Healthcare, Stanford University, offered through Coursera| October 2023

• 1^st International Congress on Cancer Genomics| May 2023

•Study designs in Epidemiology; Imperial college of London, offered through Coursera| May 2023

• 14^th International Congress on Immunodeficiency Diseases; Research Center for Immunodeficiencies| April 2023

• Validity and Bias in Epidemiology; Imperial college London, offered through Coursera| March 2023

• Introduction to Genomic Technologies; Johns Hopkins University, offered through Coursera| February 2022

•4^th International Cancer Symposium: from Bench to Bedside; Royan Institute| January 2022

• Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Satellite event, 6th international USERN congress, Application of stem cells in regenerative medicine| November 2021

• Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Satellite event, 6th international USERN congress, Research in neuroscience| November 2021

• Research method workshop; SSRC| October 2021

• Endnote workshop; SSRC| October 2021

• Mendeley workshop; SSRC| October 2021

• Scientific search workshop; SSRC| October 2021

• English certificate of CPE level; Safir language academy| 2018

Computer Skills:

• Microsoft Office

•Endnote

•Graphic design (Adobe Illustrator)

•Video editing

• A basic level of python, SPSS and Adobe Photoshop

Scientific and Editorial Activities:

• Board member of International Hematology/Oncology of Pediatrics Experts (IHOPE)

• Mentor of International Hematology/Oncology of Pediatrics Experts (IHOPE)

• Local officer on human rights and peace| IMSA-Iran, IFMSA

• Member of the editorial board of Association of Iran Stem Cell (SABA)

• Member of Exceptional Talents Development Center

• English translator in PlasmaIn institute| February 2022-February 2023

Presentations and journal clubs:

• “Future prospects in the tissue engineering of heart valves: a focus on the role of stem cells”; a journal club on (doi.org/10.1080/14712598.2023.2214313) | Mottahari Burns Hospital | November 2023

• “FcRn-targeted Oral Insulin” | International Hematology/Oncology of Pediatrics Experts (IHOPE) | October 2024

Publications:

• Allami P, Mortaheb S, Aghakhani A, Rezaei N. Targeting Mitochondria in Cancer Immunotherapy: Promises and Pitfalls. In: Interdisciplinary Cancer Research. Springer, Cham. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/16833_2024_448

• Aghakhani A, Pezeshki PS, Rezaei N. The role of extracellular vesicles in immune cell exhaustion and resistance to immunotherapy. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2024 May 25. doi: 10.1080/13543784.2024.2360209. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38795060.

• Dahaghin S, Aghakhani A, Memarian A, Monjezi P, Aghakhani K. A Three-Year Investigation on Corpses Referred to Legal Medicine Organization from An Iranian General Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2024; 38 (1) :258-264

• Aghakhani A, Baradaran Hezave M, Rasouli A, Saberi Rounkia M, Soleimanlou F, Alhani A, et al. Endoplasmic Reticulum as a Therapeutic Target in Cancer: Is there a Role for Flavonoids? Curr Mol Med. 2023 Mar 20. PubMed PMID: 36959143. Epub 2023/03/25. eng.

• Jadidian F, Amirhosseini M, Abbasi M, Faal Hamedanchi N, Zerangian N, Erabi G, Abdi A, Hosseini M, Torabi K, Shahini A, Aghakhani A, Norouzkhani N, Kheirandish A, Rashidi S, Deravi N, Aleebrahim-Dehkordi E. Pharmacotherapeutic potential of Vitis vinifera (grape) in age-related neurological diseases. BLACPMA Available from: https://blacpma.ms-editions.cl/index.php/blacpma/article/view/423

• Gholami Chahkand MS, Tavakoli Y, Aghakhani A, Askarzadeh M, Azimi H, Ghalamkarpour N et al. Toll-Like Receptors and Diabetic Nephropathy: A Review of Recent Advances. Turk J Immunol. 2024;12(2):35-55.

Ongoing studies (the order of authors is alphabetical):

• Aghakhani A, Emamgholipour S, Khoshkholgh M, Poustchi H, Rajabi D. The comparison of carotid intima media thickness in individuals with different healthy and unhealthy metabolic phenotypes in different weight stratifications and its association with adiposity indices: a secondary cross-sectional study; Ethics code: IR.TUMS.MEDICINE.REC.1402.443

• Aghakhani A, Emamgholipour S, Razi F. The comparison of amino acids and acylcarnitines profile with different healthy and unhealthy metabolic phenotypes in different weight stratifications in individuals over 50 years old in Bushehr

• Aghakhani A, Bahadori A,  Dahaghin S, Davari A, Ranji S, Sheikhvatan M, Tafakhori A. Investigating the level of CIMT in adults with resistant and non-resistant epilepsy: A cross-sectional study

Aghakhani A, Bahadori A,  Dahaghin S, Davari A, Ranji S, Sheikhvatan M, Tafakhori A. Investigating the level of SII and PIV in adults with resistant and non-resistant epilepsy: A cross-sectional study

• Aghakhani A, Hanaei S. Familial Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Genetic Syndromes. Springer

• Aghakhani A, Hanaei S. Facial Dysmorphism, Immunodeficiency, Livedo, And Short Stature (FILS). Genetic Syndromes. Springer

• Aghakhani A, Rezaei N. Immunodeficiency And Hepatopathy With Or Without Neurologic Features. Genetic Syndromes. Springer

• Aghakhani A, Allami P, Mortaheb S, Rezaei N. Targeting mitochondria for immunotherapy; promises and pitfalls. Interdisciplinary Cancer Research. Springer

• Aghakhani A, Rezaei A, Bahreini F. The role of tumor-infiltrating B cells in the development and pathogenesis of head and neck cancers: implications for therapeutic approach

Projects:

• Small working group on “Inclusive Health for Migrants” policy| IFMSA

• Small working group on “Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Action in Iran” policy| IMSA-Iran

• Campaign on child labor and health| TUMS-MSA

• Informative session series on social events of health| TUMS-MSA

Languages:

Persian

English