Name: Saber Gholizadeh

Professor, Medical  Entomology Department,

Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

Email: sabergholizadehh@gmail.com; saber@umsu.ac.ir

Tel: +989123127613

Education:

Jan 2004 – Jul 2010 - Ph.D. Medical Entomology and Vector Control, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.

Ph.D. Thesis: Study on the role of ookinete PvWARP on interaction of Plasmodium vivax with Anopheles stephensi midgut.

Sep 2000- Feb 2002 - M.Sc. in Medical Entomology and Vector Control, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

Master Thesis: Laboratory efficacy of protection rate of torn nets treated with pyrethroids, Cyfluthrin, Deltamethrin, and Permethrin against An. Stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae).

Sep 1998- Sep 2000 - B.S. Medical Entomology and Vector Control, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.

Sep 1993- Sep 1995 - Medical Laboratory Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran.

Work Experience:

Sep 2010- Present - Faculty Member- Medical Entomology Department, Urmia University of Medical Sciences.

May 2001-Sep 2010 - ResearchStaff and PhD student-Malaria and Vector Research Group (MVRG), Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.

2007 - Capacity Building in Malaria (with a focus on e-Learning) Course, Ifakara, Tanzania.

Awards and Honors:

Top researcher of Urmia University of Medical Sciences in 2012 and 2013.

Top researcher of Urmia University of Medical Sciences in 2011 and 2014.

The best thesis and the third place winner of the award of "GhodratollahFarahbakhsh" in the first international Iranian congress of entomology, Year 2015, Tehran, Iran.

The best article in the poster section in the first national conference "Safety in the health system" of 2019, Urmia, Iran.

Top Second rank among allMedical Entomology and Vector Control Ph.D. candidate in Iran.

Teaching Experience:

Biochemistry of Pesticides, Molecular Entomology, Basic and Essential Malariology for MSc medical entomology students (Urmia University of Medical Sciences).

Medical Entomology For medicine, MSc medical entomology, Public Health and pharmacy students (Urmia University of Medical Sciences).

Supervisor for 10 MSc medical Entomology students (Urmia University of Medical Sciences.

Advisor for 5 MSc medical entomology (1), medical parasitology (3) and public health (1) students (Urmia University of Medical Sciences).

Advisor for one medical entomology PhD student (Tehran University of Medical Sciences).

GenBank Submission:

838 sequences from rDNA (warp, 5.8s, ITS2, 28s, wspB, ftsZ, COI, COII, kdr, GST, est, cyp450, Ace, lectin, FBN, …) in different malaria parasites, vectors, and insect pests, some of those as the first-world report, have been submitted to GenBank which could be accessed through NCBI site: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.

Community Membership:

Entomological Society America, 2014.

Iranian Society for Medical Entomology, 2003-now.

Member of Scientific Committeein 3st International Congress on Food and Drug safety, 2023. Urmia, Iran.

Member of Scientific Committee in 2st International Congress on Vector-Borne Diseases and Climate Change & 4rd Iranian National Congress on MedicalEntomology, Shiraz, Iran 2019.

Member of Scientific Committee in 1st International Congress on Vector-BorneDiseases and Climate Change & 3rd Iranian National Congress on MedicalEntomology, Tehran, Iran, 2017.

Member of Scientific Committee in Second Medical Student Congress, 2012. Urmia, Iran.

Editorial Board in Journal of Bacteriology and Parasitology, from 2011.

Editorial Board in Health Science Monitor, from 2022.

• Medical Entomology
• Molecular Entomology
• Molecular Biology

• Khan, J., Zhang, D., Gholizadeh, S., Deng, Y., Aziz, A., Chen, J., Shah, P.T., Lv, Z. and Chen, T., 2025. Phylogeographic Patterns and Genetic Diversity of Anopheles stephensi: Implications for Global Malaria Transmission. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 10(4), p.109.
• Mansouri, V. and Gholizadeh, S., 2025. Molecular detection of novel Glutamate-gated chloride channel mutations in field collected human head lice (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) from Iran. BMC Research Notes, 18(1), p.115.
• Taheri, M., GhahvechiKhaligh, F., Hanafi-Bojd, A. A., Khalkhali, H. R., Dashti, K., Badakhshan, M., &Gholizadeh, S. (2024). Epidemiological analysis of pediculosis and the distribution of kdr mutation frequency in head lice populations in TorbatHeydarieh city of Khorasan Razavi Province, Northeastern Iran. BMC Research Notes, 17(1), 1-9.
• Farmani, M., Spotin, A., Dolatkhah, A., Gholizadeh, S. and Hazratian, T., (2024). Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of Flea Species in Human and Livestock Residence by Targeting ITS2 Region in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 18(2),.
• Mansouri, V., Gholizadeh, S.,&Hosseinpoor, S. (2024). Impact of artificial intelligence on medical entomology research. Health Science Monitor, 3(2), 113-119.
• Dashti, K., Gholizadeh, S., Zaim, M., Baniardalani, M., &Basseri, H. (2024). Susceptibility Status of Several Field-Collected German Cock-roaches (Blattella germanica) to a Pyrethroid Insecticide and Molecular Detection of Knockdown Resistance (kdr). Iranian Journal of Public Health, 53(4), 957-966.
• Delnia Adib, Abbas Jafari, Elena Silivanova, Hamidreza Basseri, Saber Gholizadeh. 2023. Molecular Analysis of Acetylcholinesterase Gene in Field-Collected Populations of Muscadomestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) in Northwestern Iran. Journal of Insect Science, 23(4): 9, pp 1-7.
• Bavani, M.M., Seyyedzadeh, S.J., Radi, E., Malekian, A., Hoseinpour, M. and Gholizadeh, S., 2022. Sterilization of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Eggs for Maggot Debridement Therapy. Journal of Medical Entomology, 59(3), pp.1076-1080.
• Khan, J., Gholizadeh, S., Zhang, D., Wang, G., Guo, Y., Zheng, X., Wu, Z. and Wu, Y., 2022. Identification of a biological form in the Anophelesstephensi laboratory colony using the odorant-binding protein 1 intron I sequence. PloS one, 17(2), p.e0263836.
• Abbasi, E., Vahedi, M., Bagheri, M., Gholizadeh, S., Alipour, H. and Moemenbellah-Fard, M.D., 2022. Monitoring of synthetic insecticides resistance and mechanisms among malaria vector mosquitoes in Iran: A systematic review. Heliyon, p.e08830.
• Soleimani, A., Mohebali, M., Gholizadeh, S., Bozorgomid, A., Shafiei, R. and Raeghi,S., 2022. Molecular and serological evaluation of visceral leishmaniasis in domesticdogs and cats in Maragheh County, north‐west of Iran, 2018–2021. Veterinary medicineand science, 8(5), pp.1898-1903.
• Fereshteh GhahvechiKhaligh, Navid Dinparast Djadid, Mostafa Farmani, Zahra AsadiSaatlou, Samira Frooziyan, Fatemeh Abedi Astaneh, Fariba Farnoosh, AioubSofizadeh, Firoozeh Naseri, Delnia Adib, Mohammad Taheri, EmranLalehzari, Shabnam Pashaei, ShadiyehSoltanbeiglou, Aboozar Soltani, HassanKhooban, Ebrahim Abbasi, Ali-Ashraf Aivazi, Samrand Saeedi, BehroozTaghilou, Abbas Jafari, Kamal Dashti Khavidak, Ariel C. Toloza, Saber Gholizadeh,2021. Molecular Monitoring of Knockdown Resistance in Head Louse (Phthiraptera:Pediculidae) Populations in Iran. Journal of Medical Entomology, 58(6), pp.2321-2329.
• Levchenko, M.A., Silivanova, E.A., Khodakov, P.E. and Gholizadeh, S., 2021.Insecticidal efficacy of some essential oils against adults of MuscadomesticaL.(Diptera: Muscidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, pp.1-9.
• Fereshteh GhahvechiKhaligh, Abbas Jafari, Elena Silivanova, Mikhail Levchenko,Bahlol Rahimi, Saber Gholizadeh., 2021. Endectocides as a complementaryintervention in the malaria control program: A systematic review. Systematic Reviews10(1), 1-8.
• Ghasemnejad-Berenji, M., Nemati, M., Pourheydar, B., Gholizadeh, S.,Karimipour, M.,Mohebbi, I. and Jafari, A., 2021. Neurological effects of long-term exposure to lowdoses of pesticides mixtures in male rats: Biochemical, histological, andneurobehavioral evaluations. Chemosphere, 264, p.128464.
• Hosseini, A., Hashemi, V., Shomali, N., Asghari, F., Gharibi, T., Akbari, M.,Gholizadeh, S. and Jafari, A., 2020. Innate and adaptive immune responses againstcoronavirus. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, p.110859.
• Khaligh, F. G., Naghian, A., Soltanbeiglou, S., &Gholizadeh, S. 2020. Autogeny inCulisetalongiareolata (Culicidae: Diptera) mosquitoes in laboratory conditions inIran. BMC Research Notes, 13(1), 1-5.
• Saatlou, Z.A., Sedaghat, M.M., Taghilou, B., and Gholizadeh, S., 2019. Identification ofnovel Glutathione S-transferases epsilon 2 mutation in Anophelesmaculipennis ss(Diptera: Culicidae). Heliyon, 5(8), p.e02262.
• Mostafa Farmani, Hamidreza Basseri, Behzad Norouzi, Saber Gholizadeh. 2019.Ribosomal DNA Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 Sequence Analysis and PhylogeneticComparison of Seven Cockroach Species in Northwestern Iran. BMC Research Note.12(1), 53.
• Kamdar, S., Farmani, M., Akbarzadeh, K., Jafari, A., Gholizadeh, S. 2019. LowFrequency of Knockdown Resistance Mutations in Musca domestica (Muscidae:Diptera) Collected from Northwestern Iran. Journal of Medical Entomology, 56(2),pp.501-505.
• Abbasi, E., Rafinejhad, J., Hosseinpoor, S., Gholami-Borojeni, F., Gholizadeh, S. 2019.Diversity of Arthropods in Municipal Solid Waste Landfill of Urmia, Iran. Journal ofmedical entomology: 56(1):268-270. DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjy187.
• Hadi Mirahmadi, Ahmad Mehravaran, Nasrin Rezaee, Saber Gholizadeh, SaberRaeghi, Elham-Sadat Roointan. 2019. kDNA and Molecular Typing of Leishmania spp.of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients in Sistan and Baluchestan Province with LowAmount of Parasite. Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 26 (1): 1-11.
• Zahra Asadi Saatlou, Navid Dinparast Djadid, Saber Raeghi, Naseh Maleki-Ravasan,Saber Gholizadeh. 2018. Morphological Characteristics and Molecular Markers inIdentification of Anopheles gambiae Complex and Anophelesstephensi Members asMain Malaria Vectors in Africa and Asia. Journal of Health Research in Community. 4(3): 42-55. (In Persian).
• Firooziyan, S., Djadid, N. D., Gholizadeh, S. 2018. Speculation on the possibility forintroducing Anophelesstephensi as a species complex: preliminary evidence based onodorant-binding protein 1 intron I sequence. Malaria Journal, 17(1), 366.
• Saber Gholizadeh, Nazanin Naseri Karimi, Sedigheh Zakeri, Navid Dinparast Djadid2018. A systematic review of the role of Modern Molecular Techniques on MalariaControl and Elimination in Iran. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 13; 2, pp.161-171.
• Samira Firoozoyan, Ali Sadaghianifar, Behrooz Taghilou, Hossein Galavani, EslamGhaffari, Saber Gholizadeh. 2017. Identification of Novel Voltage-gated SodiumChannel mutations in Human Head and body lice (Phtyraptera: Pediculidae). Journal ofMedical Entomology: 1;54(5):1337-1343. DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjx107.
• Hossein Galavani, Saber Gholizadeh, Khosrow Hazrati Tappeh. 2016. GeneticCharacterization of Fasciola Isolates from West Azerbaijan Province Iran Based onITS1 and ITS2 Sequence of Ribosomal DNA. Iran J Parasitol: 11; 1, pp. 52-64.
• Saber Gholizadeh, Emran Lalehzari, Mulood Mohammadi Bavani, Arezoo Hosseini,Hamid Reza Khalkhali, Javad Rafinejad. 2016. Bioecology and scorpion envenomationin Ramshir district, Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran. Applied Entomology andZoology. 51: 37-42. DOI:10.1007/s13355-015-0367-2.
• Arezoo Hosseini, DaryooshShanebandi, Mehrdad Asghari Estiar, Saber Gholizadeh,Alireza Khabazi, Hamidreza Khodadadi, Ebrahim Sakhinia, Zohreh Babaloo. 2015.Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) in the FOXP3 gene associated with Behcet’sDisease in an Iranian Population. Clin Lab. 61:1897-1903.DOI:10.7754/Clin.Lab.2015.150433.
• Saber Gholizadeh, Samira Firooziyan, Hossein Laddoni, Habib MohammadzadehHajipirloo, Navid Dinparast Djadid, Arezoo Hosseini, Abbasali Raz. 2015. Odorant-Binding Protein 1 (OBP1) Gene, a New Molecular Marker for Diagnosis of Anophelesstephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) Biological Forms. Acta Tropica. 146:101-113.
• Saber Gholizadeh, Behzad Noroozi, Hossein Ladonni. 2014. Molecularcharacterization of Knockdown Resistance in Iranian Populations of GermanCockroach, Blattellagermanica. Journal of Medical Entomology. 51(5):976-979.
• Saber Gholizadeh. 2013. Malaria Zoonoses and its Future Challenges.Journal ofBacteriology and Parasitology. 4:1. e117.
• Saber Gholizadeh, Navid Dinparast Djadid, Sedigheh Zakeri. 2013. GenotypingPlasmodium vivax isolates infecting Anophelesstephensi, an Asian main malariavector. Experimental Parasitology. 134(1):48-51.
• Saber Gholizadeh, Navid Dinparast Djadid, Behzad Noroozi, Mojtaba Bekmohammadi.2013. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Anopheles and Cellia subgenus anophelinesin temperate and tropical regions of Iran, Acta Tropica. 126(1):63-74.
• Arezoo Hosseini, Behzad Baradaran, Saber Gholizadeh, F. Hamzavi, B. Bayaz. 2012.Analysis of Anti-ds-DNA Test Results in Patients from Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz, Iran.Iranian Journal of Immunology, 9(Sup 1). (Abstract).
• Navid Dinparast Djadid, Mehdi Nikmard, Sedigheh Zakeri, Saber Gholizadeh. 2011.Characterization of the calpastatin gene in Iranian Afshari sheep. Iranian Journal ofBiotechnology, 9( 2): 145-149.
• Sedigheh Zakeri, Qutbuddin Kaka, Faezeh Ghasemi, Ahmad Raeisi, Waqar Butt,Najibullah Safi, Mandana Afsharpad, Muhammad Suleiman Memon, Saber Gholizadeh,Masoud Salehi, Hoda Atta, Ghasem Zamani, and Navid Dinparast Djadid. 2010.Detection of mixed Plasmodium falciparum & P. vivax infections by nested-PCR inPakistan, Iran & Afghanistan. Indian J Med Res 132, pp 31-35.
• Gholizadeh, S., Basseri, HR., Zakeri, S., Laddoni, H., Djadid, ND. 2010. Cloning,expression, and transmission-blocking activity of anti-PvWARP, malaria vaccinecandidate, in Anophelesstephensi Mysorensis. Malaria Journal. 9:158.
• Djadid, ND., Jazayeri, H., Gholizadeh, S., and Zakeri, S. 2009. First record of a newmember of Anopheles Hyrcanus Group from Iran: molecular identification, diagnosis,phylogeny, the status of kdr resistance, and Plasmodium infection. Journal of MedicalEntomology. 46(5): 104-93.
• Gholizadeh, S., Djadid, ND., Basseri, HR., Zakeri, S., Laddoni, H. 2009. Analysis of vonWillebrand Factor A domain-related Protein (WARP) polymorphism in temperate andtropical Plasmodiumvivax field isolates. Malaria Journal 8: 137.
• Djadid, N.D., Gholizadeh, S., Tafsiri, E., Romi, R., Gordeev, M. and Zakeri, S., 2007.Molecular identification of Palearctic members of Anophelesmaculipennis in northernIran. Malaria Journal, 6(1), pp.1-10.
• Navid Dinparast Djadid, Saber Gholizadeh, Mehrnoush Aghajari, Abdolghafar HassanZehi, Ahmad Raeisi, and Sedigheh Zakeri. 2006. Identification of rDNA-ITS2 and RAPDloci in field populations of the malaria vector, Anophelesstephensi (Diptera: Culicidae);Acta Tropica, Jan;97(1):65-74.
• H. Vatandoost ,Saber Gholizadeh, M. R. Abai, E. Djavadian. 2006. Laboratory efficacyof protection rate of torn nets treated with pyrethroids, Cyfluthrin, Deltamethrin, andPermethrin against An.stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Biological Science. 6(2): 331-336.
• H. Vatandoost , R. Abdoljabari Boonab , M. R. Abai, M. A. Oshaghi, Y. Rassi, SaberGholizadeh, K. Mashhadi Esmail, A. Kousah, M, Haghi, M. Gorghani, B. Aliakbarie-Sharabiani, M. seif Farshid, N, Piazak. 2005. The entomological survey in Kalibar, Aresurgent malaria focus in East-Azerbaijan, Iran. Pakistani Journal of Biological science.8(10): 1466-1471.
• Navid Dinparast Djadid, Abdolghafar Hassan Zehi, Saber Gholizadeh. 2003. Studies onthe role of a novel genetic variant of Anopheles culicifacies Giles, 1901 (Diptera:Culicidae) on malaria transmission in southeastern Iran. The Annals of MedicalEntomology. 12(1&2): 1-11

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