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Dr. Meisam Tabatabaei

 

 

 

Position
 

- Assistant Professor of Microbial Biotechnology

and Biosafety Department

- Coordinator of Biofuels Research Team.

- Team leader- Biodiesel Research Team (BRT) - ABRII.

- Associate member of Environmental Biotechnology Group (EB);

KIT-UPM Research Core.

 

 

- Board Member – ABRII Publication Council

- Member- Technical and Scientific Committees of Departments of Microbial Biotechnology and Biosafety, Genomics and Nanotechnology

 

Address
 

Microbial Biotechnology and Biosafety Department
Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII)
Seed and Plant Improvement Institute's Campus
P. O. Box: 31535-1897
Mahdasht Road, Karaj, Iran

Phone: +98 261 2703536 (Ext. 216)
Fax: +98 261 2704539
Email: 
meisam_tabatabaei@abrii.ac.ir 

 

Date of Birth
 

10.09.1979 in Isfahan, Iran

 

Academic Carrier
 

2009-present: Researcher of Microbial Biotechnology and Biosafety Department,  and Coordinator of Biodiesel Research Team  of ABRII.

 

2009-present: Associate member of Environmental Biotechnology Group (EB); KIT-UPM Research Core.

 

2007: Researcher of Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan.

 

2007: Researcher of laboratory of Soil Microorganisms, Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

 

2005-2009:  PhD in Environmental Biotechnology (Metagenimics), Dep. of Bioprocess Technology, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.

 

2004-2005: Researcher of National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran.

 

2002-2004: M.Sc. in Ruminant Nutrition, Dep. of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modarres UniversityT (TMU), Tehran, Iran.

 

1999-2002: B.Sc. in Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan, Iran.

 

 

Research Area
 

  • Biofuels in particular Biodiesel production using advanced reactor technologies, Biogas and Bioethanol

  • Biocompost

  • Metagenomics studies

     

Language
 

Farsi, English, French

 

 

Honors and Awards
 

  • Scholarship, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), University Top Student in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

  • Awarded a Research Grant by Talented Students Council (IUT) in 2001.

  • Authorized to take M.Sc. and PhD Courses officially while a degree (B.Sc.) student by IUT`s Talented Students Council, 2002.

  • Ranked number 1 in the Nationwide M.Sc.  Entrance Exam for State  Universities , 2002.

  • Top Student of Tarbiat Modarres University in 2002 and 2003. 

  • Tarbiat Modarres University`s representative in Iran`s Talented Students NGO.

  • Graduate Research fellowship, UPM, Malaysia, (July 2007 – January 2009).

  • 2 Gold Medals in the Invention, Research and Innovation Exhibition (PRPI 2009).

  • Member of the National Foundation of Elites of Iran

  • Bronze Medal in the PECIPTA 2009 (International Exposition of Research and Invention of Institutions of Higher Learning, 2009).

  • Outstanding Invention. Meisam Tabatabaei, Mahdi Khatami far. 2009. Pro Spinning Tube In Tube Reactor (Pro-STT) Equipped with High Voltage System For The Production Of Biodiesel and Glycerin (Iranian Patent Grant Number:62533). Invited to the 90 Outstanding Inventions Exhibition exclusively held by the National Foundation of Elites for the President of Islamic Republic of Iran and the cabinet. -

  • Biography listed in Marquis Who’s Who In the World 2010.

Marquis Who's Who in the World profiles those men and women who are influencing their nation's development

  • Biography listed among 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century (2011) – (International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England)

  • Awarded the Title “Top 100 Educators 2011)- (International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England)

 

Grants and Funding

  • Production of Biodiesel as a Replacement for Fossil Fuels. 2010–2014. Fund approved and awarded by AREEO: USD 190,000

  • Advanced Nanosystems. 2010-2013: Fund approved and awarded by National Nanotechnology Council: USD 130,000

 

Patents
 

·         Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Raha Abdul Rahim, André-Denis G. Wright, Yoshihito Shirai, Norhani Abdullah, Mehdi Shamsara, Kenji Sakai and Mohd Ali Hassan. 2008. Method or Direct Isolation of High Yield, PCR-Compatible DNA from Environmental Samples. (Malaysian Patent Pending Number: PI20082842). (PCT/MY2009/000143).

·         Meisam Tabatabaei, Mahdi Khatami far. 2009. Pro Spinning Tube In Tube Reactor (Pro-STT) Equipped with High Voltage System For The Production Of Biodiesel and Glycerin (Iranian Patent Grant Number:62533).

(Malaysian Patent Pending Number: PI2011000175)

·         Mahdi Khatami far, Meisam Tabatabaei. 2009. Pro Spinning Tube In Tube Reactor (Pro-STT) Equipped with Centrifuge System For The Production Of Biodiesel and Glycerin (Iranian Patent Grant Number:62531).

·         Mahdi Khatami far, Meisam Tabatabaei. 2009. Miniature Spinning Tube In Tube Reactor With Application In Diesel Engine Fueling System (Iranian Patent Grant Number:62528).

·         Behrooz B. Dashti, Mahdi Khatami far, Meisam Tabatabaei, Ali G. Soloot,
Ali M. Nikbakht. A novel System for Biogas Production and Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Wastes. (
Iranian Patent Grant Number:65077).

 

Publications

 

Book Chapter

 

Meisam Tabatabaei, Alawi Sulaiman, Ali Mohammad Nikbakht, Norjan Yousef, and Ghasem Najafpour. 2011. Influential Parameters on Biomethane Generation in Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Plants. In Alternative Fuel, Book edited by Maximino Manzanera, ISBN 978-953-307-347-7 (INTECH, Croatia).


 

Full papers in peer reviewed journals

  

Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Raha Abdul Rahim, André-Denis G. Wright, Yoshihito Shirai, Norhani Abdullah, Kenji Sakai, Shinya Ikeno, Masatsugu Mori, Nakamura Kazunori, Alawi Sulaiman and Mohd Ali Hassan. 2009. PCR-Based DGGE and FISH Analysis of Methanogens in Anaerobic Closed Digester Tank Treating Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME). (Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, vol. 12, no. 3). Available from Internet: http://www.ejbiotechnology.cl/content/vol12/ issue3/full/4/index.html. ISSN 0717-3458.(ISI-Scopus cited)(5-Year Impact Factor: 1.708)

 

Alawi Sulaiman, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Ali Hassan, Yoshihito Shirai. 2009. The Influence of Higher Sludge Recycling Rate on Anaerobic Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent in a Semi-Commercial Single Stage Digester for Renewable Energy (American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology- 5(1), pp: 1-6) (Scopus cited).

 

Alawi Sulaiman, Mohd Ali Hassan, Yoshihito Shirai, Suraini Abd-Aziz, Meisam Tabatabaei, Zainuri Busu and Shahrakbah Yacob. 2009. The Effect of Mixing on Methane Production in a Semi-commercial Closed Digester Tank Treating Palm Oil Mill Effluent. (Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences- 3(3), pp:1577-1583) (ISI-Scopus cited).

 

Azhari Samsu Baharuddin, Nakamura Kazunori, Meisam Tabatabaei, Suraini Abd-Aziz, Nor’ Aini Abdul Rahman, Mohd Ali Hassan, Kenji Sakai and Yoshihito Shirai. 2009. Characteristics and microbial succession in co-composting of oil palm empty fruit bunch and partially treated palm oil mill effluent. (Open Biotechnology Journal-
3, pp: 87-95) –(Scopus cited).

 

Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Meisam Tabatabaei, Yoshihito Shirai, and Mohd Ali Hassan. 2009. Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from anaerobically treated palm oil mill effluent by new bacterial strain Comamonas sp. EB172 (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology- 26(5), pp: 767-774)–(ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 1.312)

 

Norjan, Y., Hassan, M.A., Phang,L.Y. Meisam Tabatabaei, Othman, M.R., Mori, M., Wakisaka, M. , Sakai, K., and Shirai, Y. 2010. Nitrification of ammonium-rich sanitary landfill leachate. (Waste management- 30, pp:100–109)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.666)

 

Samiei, A., J.B. Liang, G.R. Ghorbani, H. Hirooka, H. Yaakub, M. Tabatabaei. 2010.
An Evaluation of β-Hydroxybutyrate in Milk and Blood for Prediction of Subclinical Ketosis in Dairy Cows.
(
PJVSci, vol 13, no. 2)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (Impact Factor:
0. 556)

 

Alawi Sulaiman, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff, Mohamad Faizal Ibrahim, Mohd Ali Hassan and Yoshihito Shirai. 2010. Accelerated start-up of a semi-commercial digester tank treating palm oil mill with sludge seeding for methane production. (World Applied Science Journal- 8(2), pp: 247-258)– (ISI-Scopus cited).

 

Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Raha Abdul Rahim, André-Denis G. Wright, Yoshihito Shirai, Norhani Abdullah, Mehdi Shamsara, Kenji Sakai and Mohd Ali Hassan . 2010. Comparative Study of Methods for Extraction and Purification of Environmental DNA from Wastewater Sludge (African Journal of Biotechnology- 9(31), pp: 4926-4937)–(ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 0.794).

 

Meisam Tabatabaei, Raha Abdul Rahim, André-Denis G. Wright, Yoshihito Shirai, Norhani Abdullah, Alawi Sulaiman, Kenji Sakai and Mohd Ali Hassan. 2010. Importance of the methanogenic archaea populations in anaerobic wastewater treatments (Process Biochemistry- 45(8), pp: 1214-1225)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 3.393).

 

Meisam Hashemi Nejad, Meisam Tabatabaei, Yaghoub Mansourpanah, Mehdi Khatami far and Azita Javani. 2011. Upstream and Downstream Strategies to economize Biodiesel Production. (Bioresource Technology- 102(2), pp: 461-468)– (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 4.901).

 

Meisam Tabatabaei, Masoud Toohidfar, Gholamreza Salehi Zouzani, Mohammad Pazouki and Mohammadreza Safarnejad. 2011. Bioediesel Production from genetically engineered microalgae; the future of bioenergy in Iran. (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews- 15(4), pp: 1918-1927)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.367).

 

Norjan, Y., Hassan, M.A., Phang,L.Y. Meisam Tabatabaei, Othman, M.R., Mori, M., Wakisaka, M. , Sakai, K., and Shirai, Y. 2011. Nitrification Of High-Strength Ammonium From Mature Sanitary Landfill Leachate With Organic Carbon Removal. (Waste Management and Research)–(ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 1.308).

 

Samiei A., J Liang B., Ghorbani G.R., Mohamadnia A., Tabatabaei M. 2011. Prevalence of ketosis and its correlation with lactation stage, parity and regions in Iranian Dairy Cows. (PJVSci)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (Impact Factor: 0.556).

 

Kamyar Khoshnevisana, Abdol-Khalegh Bordbara, Davood Zare, Daryiush Davoodi, Masumeh Noruzi, Mohammad Barkhi and Meisam Tabatabaei. 2011. Immobilization of cellulase enzyme on superparamagnetic nanoparticles and determination of its activity and stability. (Chemical Engineering Journal)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 3.171).

 

 

Maghabl, R., M. Chizari, S. M. Khayyam- Nekouei, and M. Tabatabaei. 2011. Investigating the Researchers' Attitude and the Obstacle Hampering Nanotechnology Development in the Agricultural Sector of Iran. (Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology (JAST))- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 0.255).

 

Kamyar Khoshnevisana, Mohammad Barkhi, Abdol-Khalegh Bordbara, Daryiush Davoodi, Meisam Tabatabaei. 2011. Synthesis and Zeta potential analysis of CTAB-stabilized superparamagnetic nanoparticles using the co-precipitation method. (Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 0.579).

 

Davood Zare, Azim Akbarzadeh, Mohammad Barkhi, Kamyar Khoshnevisana, Nasim Bararpour, Masoumeh Norouzi, Meisam Tabatabaei. 2011. L-Arginine and L-Glutamic acid Capped-Gold Nanoparticles at Physiological pH: Synthesis and Characterization using Agarose Gel Electrophoresis. (Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry)- (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 0.579).

 

  

Submitted Papers:  

 

Alawi Sulaiman, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Ali Hassan, Yoshihito Shirai  2010. Improved process stability and biomethanation of palm oil mill effluent co-digested with refined glycerin wash water. (Resources, Conservation and Recycling Journal) – (Under Review). (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 1.689).

 

 

Taha Roodbar Shojaei, Meisam Tabatabaei, Dirk Bald. 2010. Avian Influenza Detection Methods in Progress. (Biotechnology Advances) (In Preparation). (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 8.644).

 

Mohammad Barkhi, Alawi Sulaiman, Sara Pourmand, Mohd Ali Hassan and Meisam Tabatabaei. 2010. Nanotechnology in Biofuels. (Nature Nanotechnology)–(In Preparation). (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 20.588).

 

Samiei A., Liang J.B., Ghorbani G.R.,  Ansari S., Yaakub H., Tabatabaei M. Effects of Energy Level, Butyric Silage and Body Condition Score on Incidence of Subclinical Ketosis in Dairy Cows. (PJVSci, vol 13, no. 2)- )-(Under Review) (ISI-Scopus cited). (Impact Factor: 0.465).

 

Samiei A., Liang J.B., Ghorbani G.R.,  Ansari S., Yaakub H., Tabatabaei M. 2010. EEffects of Glycoline and Non Fiber Carbohydrate Supplementations on Prevention of Subclinical Ketosis in Dairy Cows. (Animal Feed Science and Technology)-(Under Review).(ISI-Scopus cited). (Impact Factor: 2.173).

 

Hasheminejad, M., Tabatabaei, M., Mansourpanah, Y., Khatami far, M., Javani, A., 2010. Membrane Separation technology (MST) in Biofuels. (Bioresource Technology)– (In preparation). (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 4.901).

 

Javani, A.,  Hasheminejad, M., Tabatabaei, M.,  Tahvildari, K., Mansourpanah, Y., Khatami far, M., Hatefi, M., 2010. Pretreatment of transesterification glycerin using an electrolysis method. (Bioresource Technology)– (In preparation). (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 4.901).

 

Fatemeh Raad, Afshin Mohsenifar, Mohammadreza Safarnejad, Meisam Tabatabaei, Fatemeh Shahryari, Aidin Foroutan, Mohammadhosein Fotokian, Dariosh Davodi,  Mohsane Mardi. A novel quantum dots FRET-Based biosensor for the detection of phytoplasma aurantifolia; the causative agent of witches broom disease in lime. (Biosensor and Bioelectronics Journal) (Under review). (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.480).

 

Mohammad Reza Safarnejad, Gholam Reza Salehi-Jouzani, Meisam Tabatabaie, Richard M Twyman, Stefan Shillber. 2011. Antibody-mediated resistance against plant pathogens. (Biotechnology Advances) (Under review). (ISI-Scopus cited). (5-Year Impact Factor: 8.644).

 

Tohidfar Masoud Tohidfar , Hossaini Robabeh Hossaini , Nemat Shokhandan Bashir Shokhandan Bashir and Meisam Tabatabaei. 2011. Enhanced resistance to Verticillium dahliae in transgenic cotton expressing an endochitinase gene from Phaseolus vulgaris. (Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding) (Under Review) (ISI-Scopus cited). (Impact Factor: 0.594).

 

 

 

International Conference Proceedings and Oral Presentations:

 

Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Raha Abdul Rahim, André-Denis G. Wright, Yoshihito Shirai, Norhani Abdullah, Kenji Sakai, Shinya Ikeno, Masatsugu Mori, Nakamura Kazunori, Alawi Sulaiman and Mohd Ali Hassan. PCR-Based DGGE and FISH Analysis of Methanogens in an Anaerobic Bioreactor for Treating Palm Oil Mill Effluent. (PB04); pp: 97. (Annual Conference of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM) 2009, Bochum, Germany)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Raha Abdul Rahim, André-Denis G. Wright, Yoshihito Shirai, Norhani Abdullah, Kenji Sakai, Shinya Ikeno, Masatsugu Mori, Nakamura Kazunori, Alawi Sulaiman and Mohd Ali Hassan. Monitoring Methanogenic Archaea in an Anaerobic Bioreactor for Treating Palm Oil Mill Effluent Using PCR-Based DGGE and FISH Analysis. (Advances In Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (AWTR) 2009, Tehran, Iran)

 

Norjan, Y., Hassan, M.A, Phang,L.Y, Tabatabaei, M, Othman, M.R., Mori, M., Wakisaka, M., Sakai, K., Shirai, Y. Nitrification of Stabilized Sanitary Landfill Leachate. (Environmental Biotechnology Conference 2009, Tokyo, Japan)

  

Meisam Tabatabaei. An Introduction to Advanced Molecular Techniques; DGGE and FISH. (Advanced Molecular Techniques; DGGE and FISH workshop 2008, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei (Invited Speaker). International Congress On Bacteria & Fungi For Environmental Sustainability. (September 15 - 17, 2010   Amity Institute of Microbial Technology Amity University Uttar Pradesh)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei, Meisam Hashemi Nejad, Mehdi Khatami far, Yaghoub Mansourpanah.  Glycerin Ultra-Purification; A key to economize Biodiesel Production. (Third International Symposium on Energy From Biomass and Waste. November 8 - 11 , 2010, Venice, Italy)

 

Mohammad Barkhi, Meisam Tabatabaei, Alawi Sulaiman, Sara Pourmand, Mohd Ali Hassan.  An overview on the effects of Nano-Catalysts on the combustion performance of Biodiesel. (Third International Symposium on Energy From Biomass and Waste. November 8 - 11 , 2010, Venice, Italy)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei (Invited Speaker). State Of Art And The Future Prospective Of Agricultural Biotechnology In Iran  (November 12, 2010, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

 

Alawi Sulaiman, Ali m. Nikbakht, Mahdi Khatamifar, Meisam Tabatabaei and Mohd Ali Hassan. Modeling anaerobic process for wastewater treatment: new trends and methodologies (ICBEC 2010- December, 2011, Hong Kong)

 

Pouya Mohammadi, Ali M. Nikbakht, Meisam Tabatabaei, Khalil Farhadi. Assessing Dissolution of Expanded Polystyrene in Biodiesel through UV Spectrophotometry Technique: A Kinetic Study (18th Iranian Seminar of Analytical Chemistry- May 18- 20, 2011, Iran)

 

Norjan Yusof, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohd Ali Hassan, Kenji Sakai and Yoshihito Shirai The Application of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) in Analyzing Nitrifiers Population in Nitrification Activated Sludge System used for High-Strength Ammonium Landfill Leachate. (2nd International Conference on Nitrification (ICoN2), July 3- 7, 2011, Berg en Dal, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)

 

Ali M.Nikbakht, Hassan Ghorbani, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mahdi Hosseini and Poya Mohammadi. Application of modeling techniques for prediction and optimization of biodiesel production processes (ICBEM 2011- September 16- 18, 2011, Singapore)

 

Fatemeh Rad, Afshin Mohsenifar, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mohammadreza Safarnejad, Fatemeh Sahryari, Aidin Foroutan, Mohsen Mardi, Dariosh Davodi, Mohammadhosein Fotokian. A novel quantum dots FRET-Based biosensor for the detection of Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia; the causative agent of witches’ broom disease of lime (International Bio-Sensing technology Conference, October 10- 12, 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

 

M. Mahdi A. Shirazi, Meisam Tabatabaei, M. Javad A. Shirazi, Yaghoub Mansourpanah. Direct contact membrane distillation for desalination: Membrane characteristics approach (7th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition, 21-24 November, 2011Kish, Iran)

 

M. Mahdi A. Shirazi, Meisam Tabatabaei, M. Javad A. Shirazi, Yaghoub Mansourpanah. Separation of ethanol-water mixtures using sweeping gas membrane distillation: Experimental approach (7th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition, 21-24 November, 2011Kish, Iran)

 

 

National Conference Proceedings and Oral Presentations:

 

Meisam Tabatabaei (Invited Speaker). PCR-Based DGGE and FISH Analysis of Methanogens in an Anaerobic Bioreactor for Treating Palm Oil Mill Effluent. (Yasouj Univesity, 2009, Yasouj, Iran)

Mohammad Barkhi, Meisam Tabatabaei, Sara Pourmand  Effect of Nanocatalysts on the combustion performance of Bioethanol. (2nd National National Congress on Fuel, Energy and Environment , May, 2010, Kermanshah, Iran)

Javad Shoja, Meisam Tabatabaei, Gholamreza Salehi Jouzani. Patenting GMOs; Pros and Cons. (Genetics: Law, Ethics and Psychology, November 2010, Avicenna Research Institute (ARI), Tehran)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei. The Art of Scientific Writing. (Workshop on Academic Writing; A Necessity To Move From Knowledge To Fame, September 27, 2011, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Iran)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei. Writing Introductions, Writing Research Methods (Material and Methods) and Writing Conclusions. (Workshop on Academic Writing; A Necessity To Move From Knowledge To Fame, September 27, 2011, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Iran)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei. Plagiarism; How To Be Avoided and The Principles of Intellectual Properties (IP) in Academic Writing. (Workshop on Academic Writing; A Necessity To Move From Knowledge To Fame, September 27, 2011, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Iran)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei. Creating Successful Oral Presentations: From Proposals To Conference Papers. ((Workshop on Academic Writing; A Necessity To Move From Knowledge To Fame, September 27, 2011, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Iran)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei. New methodologies in metagenomics (DGGE, TGGE, FISH,…). (Workshop on Application of Genomics and Metagenomics in Microbial Biotechnology, October 23-26, 2011, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Iran)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei. How to prepare and perform a good and successful metagenomics project? A case study. (Workshop on Application of Genomics and Metagenomics in Microbial Biotechnology, October 23-26, 2011, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Iran)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei. Upstream and downstream strategies to economize biodiesel production. (Workshop on Advanced Technologies for Biofuels Production from Wastes, February 4-8, 2011, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Iran)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei. Methanogens; the success of anaerobic treatment of wastewaters. (Workshop on Advanced Technologies for Biofuels Production from Wastes, February 4-8, 2011, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Iran)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei. Metanogens. (Babol Noushirvani University of Technology, 27 January 2011)

 

Meisam Tabatabaei. Academic Writing; ISI. (New Sciences and Technologies Faculty, Tehran University, 28 April 2011)

 

Ahmad Farhad Talebi, Masoud Tohidfar, Meisam Tabatabaei. Biosafety aspects of genetically modified microalgae as a new tool in modern agriculture. (3rd Biosafety and Genetic Engineering Congress, 13-15 June 2011, Islamic Azad University, Science & Research Branch, Tehran, Iran)

 

 

Workshop organizer

 

Accomplished Workshop

 

Coordinator- Advanced Molecular Techniques; DGGE and FISH workshop (August 25-28, 2008). Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.

 

Collaborator- The Second National Workshop On the Applications of Nanotechnology In Agriculture (October 7-8, 2009). Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Iran.

 

Chair- Academic Writing; A Necessity To Move From Knowledge To Fame (September 23,  2010). Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Iran.

 

Collaborator- National Workshop on Application of Genomics and Metagenomics in Microbial Biotechnology (October 23-26, 2010). Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Iran.

 

Collaborator- Genetics: Law, Ethics and Psychology Seminar (November 10-11, 2010) Avicenna Research Institute (ARI), Iran.

 

Chair- Workshop on Advanced Technologies for Biofuels Production from Wastes (February 4-8, 2011). Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Iran.

 

 

Teaching Experience



General and Advanced Molecular Techniques-  July 2007 to January 2009 University Putra Malaysia (UPM).

English Tuition for graduate students in University Putra Malaysia (UPM) )- 2006 to       2009.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Workshops on English Grammar in UPM (2006, 2007, and 2008).

 

International Collaborations:



ABRII-VU Research Core


Project Leaders: (Dr. Meisam Tabatabaei affiliated with ABRII and Dr. Dirk Bald affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Ongoing Projects:

- Design of nano-systems for detection of viruses (1 PhD Student)

The goal of this project is to develop a nano-sensor based technique to detect viral particles of interest. We intend to test if a highly sensitive detection system can be constructed using either functional nano-particles or fluorescent nano-probes.

 

 

UPM-KIT Research Core

Associate member of Environmental Biotechnology Group (EB)

Project Leaders: (Prof. Dr. Mohd Ali Hassan affiliated with UPM, Malaysia and Prof. Dr. Yashihito Shirai affiliated with KIT, Japan)

 

Member of Editorial Board of Journals

 

1- Journal of Evolutionary Biology Research

2- WASJ (http://www.wasj.org/)

 (WASJ is an ISI indexed journal and is currently being tracked by Scopus for an impact factor)

3- Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences (Maxwell Science)

4- SCIENCEDOMAIN international

 

 

 

Professional Committees


Elsevier Editorial System for Bioresource Technology  as a REVIEWER, since 2009 and  Chemosphere since 2011.

       

Reviewer for Journals

 

 

1.     Biotechnology Advances (5-Year Impact Factor: 8.644)

2.     Biosensors & Bioelectronics (5-Year Impact Factor: 5.480)

Ranking 1st in the ISI Analytical Chemistry section among journals (69)

3.     Bioresource Technology (5-Year Impact Factor: 4.815)

4.     Chemosphere (5-Year Impact Factor: 3.762)

5.     Journal of Membrane Science (5-Year Impact Factor: 3.792)

6.     World Applied Science Journal (ISI)

7.     International Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences

                8.     Journal of Parasitology and Vector Biology

                9.     Journal of Evolutionary Biology Research

10.   Iranian Journal of Biotechnology

11.   African Journal of Biotechnology

12.   Fuel and Combustion (Iranian Combustion Institute)

13.   Journal of Petroleum Technology and Alternative Fuel\

14.   Phytopathology (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.618)

15.   Recent Patents on Biotechnology

 

 

Memberships:


Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM)

International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME)