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Dr. Hassan Rahnama
 

Personal Information

 

Surname: Rahnama

First name: Hassan

Gender: Male

Marital Status: Married

Nationality: Iranian

Date of birth: year: 1968 month: 08 day: 2

Place of Birth: Gillan

Occupation: Assistant Professor, Ph.D

 

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
Email: hrahnama@abrii.ac.ir 

Academic Carrier

 

2002: PhD Plant Physiology, University of Tehran, Tehran, I.R.Iran

1995: M.Sc in Plant Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, I.R.Iran

1990: B.Sc in Plant Sciences, Ferdowssi University, Mashad, I.R.Iran

Research experience

·         Physiology and biochemistry of plant abiotic stresses 

·         Plant Cell and tissue culture

·         Plant genetic transformation and gene cloning 

On-going projects

Molecular Farming

·         Production of edible vaccine against hepatitis B virus in potato and tomato plants

Metabolite Engineering

·         Genetic transformation of Silybum marianum hairy roots using chalcone synthase (chs) gene

·         Gene silencing of chs in hairy roots of  Silybum marianum

Abiotic stress

·         Genetic engineering of Brassica napus for resistance to abiotic stress

·         Genetic engineering of corn plant (Zea mayes) using DREB1A gene for resistance to abiotic stresses (Drought, chilling and salinity)

Biotic stress

·         Genetic transformation of Brassica napus for resistance to pests

·         Genetic transformation of corn plant (Zea mayes) for resistance to pests 

·         The production of transgenic potato plants (Solanum tuberosum) for resistance to potato tuber moth and Colorado beetle

Memberships

·         Member of Iranian Biology Society 

·         Member of Biotechnology Society of Islamic Republic of Iran 

·         Member of Nanotechnology Society of Iran 

·         Member of Genetics Society of Iran

·         Member of Biosafety Academic Society of Iran 

·         Member of Iran's Agronomy and Breeding Sciences Society 

 

Publications

 Patent (in Iran):

·         Hairy root culture of Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn as a source of silimarin production.

 

Books:

 

·         Rahnama H, Shakib AM, Khayam Nekuei SM, Salehi Jozani GR, Parvin MR,  Mahmoodzadeh H, Sadeghi A, Sohilivand S, Tohidfar M. Introduction to Bioethics. Avicenna Research Institute Press. 2009. PP. 244.

·         Tohidfar M, Ghareyazie B, Rahnama H, Mokhtari F. Principle for the Risk Analysis of Foods Derived from Modern Biotechnology. Andisheye Zohoor Press. 2008. PP. 110.

 

Scientific Journals

 

Takavar S, Rahnama H., Rahimian H. and Kazemitabar K., Agrobacterium mediated transformation of Maize (Zea mayes L.). Journal of Sciences, IIRAN. In press.

Ghasimi Hagh Z., Rahnama H., Mahna N., Panahandeh J., Baghban Kohneh Rouz B., and Arab Jafari K.M. (2009) Green-tissue-specific, C4-PEPC- promoter-driven expression of Cry1Ab makes transgenic potato plants resistant to tuber moth (Phthorimeae operculella, Zeller). Plant Cell Reports. 28:1869–1879

Khalili M., Hasanloo T., Kazemi Tabar S.K. and Rahnama H. (2009) Influence of exogenous salicylic acid on flavonolignans and lipoxygenase activity in the hairy root cultures of Silybum marianum. Cell Biology International. 33: 988- 994.

Hasanloo T., Sepehrifar R., Rahnama H. and Shams M.R. (2009) Evaluation of the yeast-extract signaling pathway leading to silymarin biosynthesis in Milk thistle hairy root culture. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 25: 1901-1909.

Rahnama H. (2009) Effects of transgenic insect resistant crops on non- target organisms. Journal of Biosafety. 1: 27-39.

Hasanloo T., Rezazadeh S.H.A. and Rahnama H. (2009) Hairy root culture as a source of secondary metabolites. Journal of Medicinal Plants. 29: 1- 18.

Rahnama H. (2009) Bioethics and Transgenic Crops Production. Ethics in Science and Technology. 1, 2: 1-14.

Rahnama H., Hasanloo T., Shams M.R. and Sepehrifar R. (2008) Silymarin production in hairy root culture of Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Iranian J. Biotechnol. 6: 113-118.

Rahnama H. and Ebrahimzadeh H. (2006) Antioxidant Isozymes Aativityes in Potato Plants (Solanum tuberosum) Under Salt Stress. Journal of Science, Islamic Republic of Iran. 17: 225-230.

Rahnama H. and Ebrahimzadeh H. (2005) The effect of NaCl on antioxidant enzyme activity in potato seedlings. Biologia Plantarum. 49: 93-9.

Rahnama H. and Ebrahimzadeh H. (2004) The effect of NaCl on proline accumulation in potato seedlings and calli. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 26: 263-270.

Rahnama H., Ebrahimzadeh H. and Ghareyazie B. (2003) Antioxidant enzyme responses to NaCl stress in calli of four potato cultivar. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 35: 579-586.

Ebrahimzadeh H. and Rahnama H. (1998) Effect of certain plant hormones and phenolic on rhizomorph formation and growth in Armillaria mellea. Iran J. Plant Path. 34: 144-157.

 

Conferences and congresses

 

Khalili M., Hasanloo T., Kazemi Tabar S. K. and Rahnama H. (2009) Methy jasmonate and salysilic acid increase the production of silimarin and lipoxigenase activity in hairy roots of Silybum marianum L. 5th International Scientific Conference of Iran and Russia. Saint- Petersburg, October, Russia.

 

Sheikh Hassan M., Rahnama H., Kazemi Tabar S. K., Rahimian H. and Alizadeh B. (2009) Cry1Ab gene. 5th International Scientific Conference of Iran and Russia. Saint- Petersburg, October, Russia.

 

Ghasimi Hagh Z., Rahnama H., Mahna N., Panahandeh J., Baghban Kohneh Roze B. and Arab Jafari K.M. (2009) Production of Transgenic Potato Resistant to Potato Tuber Moth (Phtorimaea operculella Zeller) Using cry1Ab gene. The 6th National Biotechnology Congress of Iran 13-15 Aug, Tehran, Iran.

 

Khalili M., Hasanloo T., Kazemi Tabar S. K. and Rahnama H. (2009) Study of  lipoxsignase activity in hairy roots of Silybum marianum L. Gearten elicited by Ag+. The 6th National Biotechnology Congress of Iran 13-15 Aug, Tehran, Iran.

 

Khalili M., Hasanloo T., Kazemi Tabar S. K. and Rahnama H. (2009) Study of effect  of Ag+ to produce of silymarin in hairy roots of silybum marianum. The 6th National Biotechnology Congress of Iran 13-15 Aug, Tehran, Iran.

 

Sheikh Hassan M., Rahnama H., Kazemi Tabar S. K. and Rahimian H. (2009) Designing and constructing of a suitable recombinant plasmid "pCAMBIAPEPcry" for production of transgenic plants resistant to lepidopterian pests and herbicide. The 6th National Biotechnology Congress of Iran 13-15 Aug, Tehran, Iran.

Khalili M., Hasanloo T., Kazemi Tabar S.K. and Rahnama H. (2009) Study of effect of Ag+ to produce of silymarin in hairy roots of silybum marianum. 6TH Iranian Horticultural Science. 12-15 July, Rasht, Iran.

Hasanloo T., Sepehrifar R., Rahnama H. (2009) Evaluation of lipoxygenas activity and silymarin production in elicitated hairy root cultures of Silybum marianum L. Gaertn by yeast extract. 6TH Iranian Horticultural Science. 12-15 July, Rasht, Iran.

Rahnama H. (2009) Bioethics in plant genetic engineering. 10th Asian Bioethics Conference and Fourth UNESCO Asia-Pacific School of Ethics Roundtable. 26-29 April. Tehran, Iran.

 

Vakilian H., Rahnama H., Solooki M. and Pir Seyedi M. (2008) Study of Rd29A inducible promoter in transgenic tobacco plants (Nicotiana Tabbacum). 2 th International Student Conference Biotechnology. 15-17 November, University of Tehran. Iran.

 

Vakilian H. and Rahnama H. (2008) An Efficient Regeneration Method For Genetic Transformation Of Tomato Plants (Lycopersicon Esculentum). 2 th International Student Conference Biotechnology. 15-17 November, University of Tehran. Iran.

 

Hivehchi J., Rahnama H. and Maleki Zanjani B. (2008) Construction of plasmid vector containing Pepc-Cry3A for genetic transformation of potato using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. 2 th International Student Conference Biotechnology. 15-17 November, University of Tehran. Iran.

 

Hasanloo T., Rahnama H., Sepehrifar R., Shams M.R. (2008) Elicitor- enhanced silymarin production in hairy root cultures of Silybum marianum L. Gaertn. 7th joint meeting of GA, AFERP, ASP, PSI and SIF, Athens, Greece, Planta Medica. 74: 227.

Hasanloo T., Sepehrifar R., Rahnama H. and Shams M.R. (2008) Elicitation of silymarin production in genetically transformed root cultures of Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. The 11th Iranian Pharmaceutical Sciences Conference (IPSC2008). 18-21 August, Kerman, Iran.

Montaser Kouhsari S., Rahnama H., Mokhtari M. J. and Naderi Meshkin H. (2008) Effects of Colorado potato beetle (CPB) on induction of pathogenesis- related (PR) protein in potato plant  (Solanum tuberosum). Proceeding of the 15th  national & third international conference of biology. 21-19 Aug. Tehran. Iran.

Hasanloo T., Rahnama H., Sepehrifar R. and Shams M.R. (2008) The influence of yeast extract on the production of flavonolignans in hairy root cultures of silybum marianum L. Gaertn. 4th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Biomedical Engineering. 25-28 June. IFMBE proceeding. Springer. Volume 21.

 

Rahnama H., Fahimi H., Ghasimi Z., Sepehrifar R., Shams M.R. and Ghareyazi B. (2008) Genetic transformation of potato plants using mtld gene for increasing tolerance to salinity stress. The 2th National congress of cellular and molecular biology, 29-30 January, kerman, Iran.

 

Ahmadian N., Sharifi M., Rahnama H. and Karimi F. (2008) Tropan alkaloid production in hairy root cultures of Atropa belladonna. The 2th National congress of cellular and molecular biology, 29-30 January, kerman, Iran.

 

Rahnama H. (2008) Biosafety and risk assessment in molecular farming. The 2th  National Biosafety Congress, 21-22 May. Tehran.

Rahnama H. (2008) Bioethics in genetic engineering: Crossing Species Boundaries. The 2th  National Biosafety Congress, 21-22 May. Tehran.

Rahnama H., Hasanloo T., Shams M.R. and Sepehrifar. R. (2007) Hairy root induction in Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn as a source of silymarin, The 5th National Biotechnology Congress of Iran, 24-26 November, Tehran, Iran.

Rahnama H. (2007) Ethical reflections on herbicide-resistant crops. The 5th National Biotechnology Congress of Iran, 24-26 November, Tehran, Iran.

Rahnama H. (2007) Property rights and economical aspects in transgenic crops. The 5th National Biotechnology Congress of Iran, 24-26 November, Tehran, Iran.

 Ghasimi Z., Rahnama H. and Mahna N. (2007) Morphological and biochemical study of transgenic potato plants produced using Agrobacterium rhizogenes. The 5th National Biotechnology Congress of Iran, 24-26 November, Tehran, Iran.

 

Rahnama H., Ghasimi Z. (2007) Development of transgenic potato plants using Agrobacterium rhizogenes. 5th Iranian Horticultural Science Congress, 3-6 September Shiraz University, Iran.

Rahnama H., Hasanloo T., Shams M.R. and Sepehrifar R. (2007) Silimarin production on hairy roots systems in Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. The 3th Congress of Medicinal Plants, 24-25 October, Shahed University, Iran.

Rahnama H., Hasanloo T. and Shams M.R. (2007) Hairy root induction in Silybum marianum as a silimarin source. I. O. C. D. (Internatinal symposium (Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacology and clinical studies of asian medicinal plants), 9-11th Aprill. Indonesia. 

Montaser Kouhsari S., Fahimi H. and Rahnama H. (2007) Agrobacterium- Mediated transformation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) with cry1Ab gene for enhanced resistance to potato tuber moth (Phetorima operculella). The 9 th Iranian Congress of Biochemistry & The 2th Congress od Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Oct- 29-Nov 1. Shiraz, Iran.

Takavar S., Rahnama H., Rahimian H. and Kazemitabar K. (2006) Genetic transformation of Corn plants (Zea mays) using Agrobacterium. The 9th Iranian Crop Science Congress, Aug 27-29, Iran.  

Takavar S., Rahnama H., Rahimian H. and Kazemitabar K. (2006) Somatic  emberyogenesis and regeneration in mature emberio of Zea mayes. The 9th Iranian Crop Science Congress, Aug 27-29. Iran. 

Takavar S., Rahnama H., Rahimian H. and Kazemitabar K. (2006) Genetic Transformation of Corn plant using herbicide gene (bar). 17th Congress of  plant pathology. Agust, Iran. 

Feizi A. and Rahnama H. (2006) Rapid high frequency production of embryogenic callus in Zea mays. International congress of plant tissue culture and Biotechnology, August 13-18, China. 

Rahnama H. and H. Naderi (2006) High frequency regeneration of potato plant for genetic transformation, International congress of plant tissue culture and Biotechnology, August 13-18, China. 

Rahnama H. (2006) Selectable marker genes: are they safe, International congress of plant tissue culture and Biotechnology, August 13-18, China. 

Rahnama H. (2006) Biosafety for nptII gene: The most universal selectable marker in transgenic crops. 1th Agricultural Biotechnology conference, July, Razi university, Iran.

Feizi A., Rahnama H. and Farshadfar E. (2006) Rapid high frequency production of embryogenic callus in Zea maize. 1th Agricultural Biotechnology conference, july, Razi university, Iran.

 Rahnama H., Montaser S. and Naderi H. (2006) High efficiency regeneration of potato for genetic transformation. 14th National & 2th International conference of biology, Tarbiat modarres university, Tehran, Iran. 

Montaser S., Rahnama H. and Fahimi H. (2006) Construction of a suitable vector for Agrobacterium tumefacience- mediated transformarion of potato plant using cryIAb. 14th National & 2th International conference of biology, Tarbiat modarres university, Tehran, Iran. 

Takavar S., Rahnama H. Rahimian H. and Kazemitabar K. (2005) High frequency plant regeneration through callus initiation from mature embryos of maize. Conference of the Australian BRANCH OF THE International association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology"Contributing to Sustainable Future", September, Western Australia.

Rhanama H (2005) Physiological and molecular mechanisms of plant cold tolerance: Genetic engineering approachs for cold tolerance Scientific and applied symposium on chilling and frost damage control, Yazd, Iran.

Rahnama H. (2005) Food safety of selectable marker genes The first national biosafety congress of iran, Feb.16-17, Karaj. Iran.

Rahnama, H. (2005) Marker free transgenic plants methods. The first national biosafety congress of Iran, Feb.16-17, Karaj. Iran.

 Rahnama H. (2005) Availability of DNA from food and feed for gene transfer.
The first national biosafety congress of iran, Feb.16-17, Karaj. Iran.


Rahnama H. and Ebrahimzadeh H. (2005) Antioxidant Isozymes activities in salt tolerance of potato plants (Solanum tuberosume). 13th Iranian Biology Conference, Rasht, Iran.

Rahnama H., Ebrahimzadeh H. and Gareyazie B. (2003) Transformation of Potato plant using mtld gene. Third National Conference on Biotechnology, Mashad, Iran, 72-75.

Rahnama H. and Ebrahimzadeh H. (2002) The effects of NaCl on antioxidant enzymes in four cultivars of potato. 1st Iranian Conference on Plant Science and Biodiversity, Tehran, 10-12 sept. Iran.

Students

Razi Zahra: M.Sc in Plant Science, Shahed University

Motallebi Roya: M.Sc in Plant Breeding, University of Zabol

Sheykhhasan Mohsen: M.Sc in Agricultural Biotecgnology, Sari Agricultural Science and Natural Resources University.

Ghasimi Hagh Ziba: Ph.D in Horticulture Science, University of Tabriz.

Vakilian Haghighat: M.Sc in Plant Biotechnology, University of Zabol.

Hivehchi Jalal: M.Sc in Plant Breeding, Zanjan University.

Feizi Asghar: M.Sc in Plant Breeding, Razi University.

Fahimi Hossain: M.Sc in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tehran.

Naderi Hodjat: M. Sc in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tehran.

Takavar Soheila: M.Sc in Agricultural Biotechnology, Mazandaran University.