Mitra Pirhaghi

Mitra Pirhaghi

Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

Information Technology and Computer Science Building, Room 311
m.pirhaghi [at] iasbs.ac.ir

Description

Date of Birth: 4 Feb 1989
Place of Birth: Ardabil, Iran

Education: 
1- Bachelor’s Degree: General Biology – Mohaghegh Ardabili University (2007-2010)

2- Master’s Degree: Biophysics – Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran (2011-2014)
Master Thesis Title: Biophysical studies on the interaction between a novel synthesized cationic gemini surfactant and insulin

3- Ph.D.: Biophysics – Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran (2015-2022)
PhD Thesis Title:Investigation on the effect of synthetic peptides and Ticlopidine, on the fibrillation, membrane permabilization, and cytotoxicity of α-synuclein and FapC, respectively

4- Research opportunity: Aarhus University, Denmark (2019-2020)

Research Interests


My research focuses on the structure and function of proteins under both healthy and pathogenic conditions. I investigate the structural alterations and toxicity of amyloid protein aggregates implicated in neurodegenerative diseases. In parallel, I study functional amyloids within bacterial biofilms produced by pathogenic bacteria, food-industry contaminants, and species with potential industrial applications. I am particularly interested in expanding my research on bacterial biofilms, with a special emphasis on their industrial applications.

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