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M.Sc Narges Mojtahedi
 

Position
Research assistant at Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran

Address
Department of Tissue culture and Gene Transformation
Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII)
Seed and Plant Improvement Institutes Campus
P. O. Box: 31535-1897
Mahdasht Road, Karaj, Iran

Phone: +98 261 2703536
Fax: +98 261 2704539


Date of Birth
08.05.1975 in Tehran, Iran

Academic Carrier
2003:
Participate in Scientific writing and data presentation workshop

2002:
Participate in Bioinformatic workshop
Participate in Wheat transformation workshop
Participate in training course of Biosafty in laboratories

2001:
Participate in In situ hybridization Workshop
Participate in training course on tissue culture and genetic engineering of crop plants Feb 2001

since 2001:
Research assistant at Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII)

1998-2001:
M.Sc, Plant Physiology, Botony, Shahid Beheshti University

1999-2000:
Research Assistant at Shahid Beheshti University

1993-1997:
B.Sc, Botony, Shahid Beheshti University

Research Area
  • Plant physiology (study about enzymes that related to plant resistance responses)
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  • Tissue culture of some important and economic plants
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Research experience
  • Studied about tissue culture of Ferula gommosa, 1999-2001, Biotechnology and plant physiology lab. in Shahid Beheshti University
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  • Development of practical protocols for micropropagation of 4 important commercial pistachio cultivars (female) and 2 selected male varieties, 2001
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  • Development on practical protocols for micropropagation of 6 important pistachio rootstocks, 2001-2005
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  • Development of practical protocols for pistachio callus and cell suspension cultures and plant regeneration by somatic embryogenesis or organogenesis, 2001-2005
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  • Comparison of growth and morphologic characteristics of in vitro micropropagated and in vivo seed-raised pistachio plants under field conditions 2001-2005
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  • Development of a practical protocol for pistachio micrografting in vitro and in viv, 2003-2005
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  • Effect of growth regulators and concentration of sucrose, scale position and cold treatment on micropropagation and dormancy of two commercial Lilium and Lilium ledebourii, 2003
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  • Bioassays
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  • Supervisor in one M.Sc thesis
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Awards
  • The first rank among 1997 B.Sc graduates of Biology-Plant Science in Shahid Beheshti University, 1998, General director of Shahid Beheshti University
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  • The first rank among 2000 M.Sc graduates of Botany in Shahid Beheshti University, 2001, General director of Shahid Beheshti University
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Publications
A. V. Azghandi, N. Mojtahedi, May 2004
Twenty years research on pistachio tissue culture: Progresses, achievements, constrains and future perspectives
IV International symposium on Pistachios and Almonds

N. Mojtahedi, A. V. Azghandi, A. A. Habashi, A. M. Rostami, R. Zadehparizi, May 2004
Direct shoot regeneration from immature cotyledon explants of pistachio (Pistacia vera L. cv. Kalleghouchi)
IV International symposium on Pistachios and Almonds

A. V. Azghandi, N. Mojtahedi, February 2004
Genetically engineered crops: Farmers ideal selection, consumers concerns
First National congress on Biosafety

A. V. Azghandi, N. Mojtahedi, December 2004
Recent development on shoot multiplication of pistachio using explants
Biology in Asia, international conference

A. V. Azghandi, N. Mojtahedi, December 2003
Studied about application of tissue culture and biotechnology in saffron (Review)
3rd National symposium on saffron

M. Parsa, A. V. Azghandi,, N. Mojtahedi, September 2003
Study of pistachio shoot growth and proliferation in a micropropagation system
3rd National Biotechnology congress

N. Mojtahedi, A. V. Azghandi, September 2003
Shoot tip necrosis (STN) a problem of pistachio micropropagation; Recent findings to overcome STN
Recent advances in plant Biotechnology, international conference

A. V. Azghandi, N. Mojtahedi, September 2003
Recent advances in Pistachio micropropagation in Iran
Recent advances in plant Biotechnology

N. Mojtahedi, A. V. Azghandi, June 2002
Effects of basal culture media, vitamins and BAP concentrations on shoot growth and proliferation of Badami-Zarand Pistachio rootstock
international conference

N. Mojtahedi, F. Bernard, H. Shaker, September 2002
Metabolic changes in TEA (Camellia sinensis(L.)O.Kuntze) callus culture promoted by colchicin
Third International Iran and Russia Conference "Agriculture and Natural Resources"

N. Mojtahedi, N. Mojtahedi, F. Bernard, H. Shaker August 2000
In vitro regeneration of mature cotyledons and mature decotyledonated embryos of tea
9th Iranian Congress of Biology