Work Activities (before November 1997)
1996: January 15 to June 7 (6 months). Research Officer at the Department of Agriculture (Elizabeth Macarthur Agriculture Institute, EMAI, Virology Section). Sydney, Australia.
Duties: Sheep Bluetongue virus detection and amplification
Animal Viral Vaccine Evaluation
1990-92: As a veterinary manager in poultry farm (150,000 broiler chickens) for 14 months and 18,000 sheep (nomadic conditions) for 3 months in ETKA Organization, within a compulsory Military Service.
Work Activities (November 1997 – present);
1997 – Present: Professor, at the Shahid Beheshti University (formerly Iranian National University). Lecturer the following courses for undergraduate and post-graduate students:
Undergraduate:
“General Virology”
“General Immunology”
“Food Microbiology”
“Radiation Biology” (Microwaves, Gamma Irradiation, X-rays, Infra-red
Irradiation)
Post-graduate (Master & PhD programs):
“Advanced Virology”,
“Genetic Engineering” (including “Biotechnology”),
“Tissue and Cell Culture”,
“Food Microbiology Standards” (PRPs, HACCP, ISO 22000, Codex, FAO, WHO, Iranian National Regulations)
“Advanced Immunology – Vaccinology- Bioinformatics”
“Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Diseases” (short course),
“Biosafety in Microbiology and Biomedical Laboratories” (short course)
Virus and Host Relationships
2003 – 2016: Microbiology consulting for “Veterinary Vaccines Registration Department” at the Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO).
Duties:
1) Advise the Government for national animal / poultry disease prevention and control using vaccines
2) Proposing the ways in which vaccines can be used to improve and enhance animal products that impact on quality of life, such as food.
3) A critical review of vaccine registration dossiers for issuing importation permission and of local producers.
Working Hours: 4 hours per week
2001 – 2016: Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), ISO-17025 and Biosafety Regulations consulting for designation and construction of the Veterinary Laboratories in Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO)-state offices as follow;
Level-2 (BSL-2) Lab located at Ghaem-Shahr city (North of Iran) This laboratory is completed in 2008 and became a twin laboratory of the World Reference Laboratory for Newcastle & Avian Influenza Virus, Padova, Italy
Level-2 (BSL-2) Lab located at Tabriz city (North West of Iran) for veterinary Diagnostic and Food Microbiology tests for export live animals and animal by-products purposes (will be completed in December 2011)
Level-2 (BSL-2) clinical centre and Lab located at Gorgan city (North of Iran) as a Horse Clinical and Diagnostic Centre (Design stage)
Duties:
1) Microbiology / Biology-biosafety assessment of the Laboratory Design and preparation of Microbiology Procedures for doing related tests
2) Prevent and control the spread of harmful microbes from the Diagnostic Laboratory
3) Preparing safe and standard work environment for the laboratory to be part of the “International Cattle Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Avian Influenza Laboratories Network” supervising by Animal World Health Organization (OIE)
4) Prevent the potential of microbes to damage human and animal health through laboratory malfunction
Working Hours: 2-3 days a month (Note: weekends in the capital city – Tehran, are 2 days while in other cities are only 1 day).
August 2009 – 2017: British Standard Institute (BSI) approved “Auditor” and “Technical Expert” for issuing ISO 9001 for Pharmaceuticals, Animal Breeding (Meat), and Veterinary Practice firms and also issuing ISO 13485 and CE mark for Medical Devices companies, at international level.
Base: BSI-Iran (Dubai) division
2015-present: QS-Zurich, Approved Lead Auditor for ISO 13485: 2016 and CE Marking
Base: QS-Zurich & ME branch
April – October 2011: Consultant to FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) project. Project No: B01N126.
Project Title: Capacities of the SNO (Middle East and North Africa) countries to manage and plan the traditional small scale dairy sector in support of food security and poverty alleviation enhanced.
Duties:
- Collect literature information from secondary sources and write a synthesis of what is known about the traditional small scale dairy sector in Iran;
- Undertake a rapid appraisal to have first hand information on the status of small scale dairy sector through formal and informal questionnaire survey;
- Undertake an assessment of past and current policies in support of livestock sector particularly small scale dairy sector and producer associations in the country;
- Analyze the changing demands of dairy products with particular emphasis on traditional small scale sources and implications for national policies, strategies and programs;
- Prepare a detailed report analyzing secondary and primary information collected during the consultancy period;
- Prepare recommendations and outline a possible dairy project(s);
February – July 2009: “World Bank” Technical Expert to “Iran Ministry of Health & Medical Education” for evaluating “Iran National Influenza Laboratory (NIH)” to work on human influenza viruses
Duties:
1) Advise the Iranian government on public health policies in regards to viral disease diagnostics using appropriate work environment
2) Giving road-map and budget estimation for Iran NIH future work to manage enormous samples coming to the laboratory for testing against Swine and Avian virulent strains of Influenza viruses
3) Preparing safe and standard work environment for the laboratory to be part of the “International Influenza Laboratory Network” supervising by World Health Organization (WHO)
2001-2002 & 2007-2008: Microbiology consulting for “Animal & Avian Virology” and “Quality Control of Viral Vaccines” Departments at the “Central Veterinary Laboratory and Quality Control of Pharmaceuticals” of Iran Veterinary Organisation, Tehran
2007: Consultant to the “Food Hygiene Investigation Department” at “Iran Veterinary Organization – IVO” to propose drafts for inspection of “Feed & Food Processing Plants”.
2004: Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) consulting for the designation of Mycoplasma and aerobic and non-aerobic Bacterial vaccines plants (total: 7 vaccines), based on WHO-FAO requests, for “Razi Serum and Vaccine Research Institute”, Karaj, IRAN
2004-2005: Member of the committee at “Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran” (ISIRI) to prepare the national standard for “Non-reusable containers for the collection of sharp medical items used in health care facilities and its destruction routes” (2004-2005)
1999-2004: Microbiology and Bio-compatibility management and also Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) / ISO-13485 consultant for the largest Medical Device company (SUPA), in the Middle East and in Iran to obtain CE mark from the British Standard Institute (BSI) in September 2001
2001-2002: Invited lecturer to the “Tarbiat Modarres”, “Khatam Universities” (specialized only in post-graduate study), “Razi Serum & Vaccine Research Institute” and “Iran Medical University” for “Viral Vaccines”, “Advanced Virology” and “Genetic of Viruses” courses (2001-2002).
1999: Invited member to the “National Veterinary Research Council”
Involved in the following completed projects at the Central Veterinary Laboratory of Iran Veterinary Organization (1999-2014)
Preparation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the quality control of the
following veterinary vaccines:
– Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)
– Sheep/goat pox
– Ephemeral Fever
– Blackleg
– Enterotoxemia
– PPR
Quality control of FMD vaccine (safety)
Production of the antigen and antibody ELISA kit components for Foot-and-mouth disease (based on the Iranian FMD-virus isolates)
Foot-and-Mouth disease virus isolation and its sero-monitoring
Isolation and amplification of Infectious Bursal Disease virus
Monitoring of cattle sperms for non-cytopathic and cytopathic bovine viruses
Preparation for Bluetongue virus isolation and identification
Work and Laboratory skills
In General
GLP, GHP and GMP consulting for sterile-products production companies
Raw material, in-process and ready-to-use (final product) Quality Control of biological
products
UV-Laser and Gamma inactivation of Microorganisms / Food / Feed
Monitoring of Serum for contaminated microorganisms; specially. non-cytopathic strains of viruses
Handling of farm and laboratory animals
GMP, Microbiology, biocompatibility and sterility management for In-vitro diagnostic and Medical Device producers
Ability to implement ISO 9001, ISO 17025, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, and ISO 22000 – HACCP.
Medical Device and IVD Technical File preparation and Maintenance for CE Marking