A Curriculum Vitae of Professor D. Kahrizi

Educational Background:

• BSc; Agronomy (1979-1985). University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
• MSc; Agronomy (1985-1989). University of Tarbiat Modarres, Tehran, Iran.
• Ph.D.; Genetics (1992-1996). University of Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB).
• Postdoctoral; Plant Genetics (1996 -1998). International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

Scientific and Professional Background

• Founder and Director General of Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII) (2000-2005) and (2014- 2015)
• President of confederation of Agricultural Science Societies (Since 2013)
• Expert faculty member of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering in Center of Advanced Science and Technology Islamic AZAD University (CAST)
• Founder and Executive Director of Iran Biotechnology Information Center (Since 2009)
• Head, New Technologies Division, Center for Strategic Research (Since 2005).
• Deputy Minister and Head, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) of Iran (Feb 2000- May 2003).
• President of Agronomy and Plant Breeding Society of Iran (Since 2012)
• President of Biosafety Society of Iran (Since 2006)
• ّFounder and Director General, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran, (1998-2005).
• Representing Iranian Government in the CGIAR council (2001-2002).
• Project Scientist (1996-1998), Plant Molecular Biology Laboratories, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, Philippines.
• Steering Committee Member, Public Research and Regulation Initiative (PRRI) (since 2006).
• Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Guilan, Sowmesara, Iran (1989-1992).
• Research Scholar, (1989-1996), Soil Microbiology Laboratories, Tissue Culture Facilities, Genome Mapping Laboratories and Plant Molecular Biology Laboratories, International Post Doctoral Fellowship (1996-1998), Plant Molecular Biology Laboratories, International Rice Research Institute.
• Member, Higher Council of Biotechnology of Iran (2005-2007).
• Member, Higher Council of Nanotechnology of Iran (Since 2003).
• Director, Secretariat of the National Biosafety Committee, Iran (2005).
• Head, Iranian Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (Since 2006).
• Head, Iranian Codex Committee on Foods Derived from Modern Biotechnology (2003-2006).
• Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, University of Science and Technology, Iran (2002-2005).
• Chief Editor, Iranian Journal of Crop Sciences (2002-2005).
• Chief Editor, Journal of Biosafety (Since 2009).
• Member, Editorial Board, Iranian Journal of Biotechnology (2003-2005).
• President of Agronomy and Plant Breeding Society of Iran (2001-2004).
• Vice President, Iranian Biotechnology Society (2002-2006).
• Vice President, Iranian Genetics Society (Since 2006).
• Member, Board of Iranian Biosafety Society (2003-2006)
• Member, Research Council, University of Guilan, Iran (1983-1985).
• Member, National Biosafety Committee Islamic Republic of Iran (1998-2005).
• Member, Commission of Biotechnology, Islamic Republic of Iran (1998-2003).
• Member, Biodiversity Committee, Islamic Republic of Iran (1998-2002).
• Member, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Council (2000-20003)
• President, Association of Fellows, Scholars, Trainees and Residents of International Rice Research Institute (1993).
• Coordinator/training at 12 international and 14 national congresses/workshops on different aspects of agricultural development, food safety, genetic engineering, biotechnology and biosafety.
• Publication/presentation of more than 220 scientific papers at National/ International Congresses/ Peer Reviewed Journals (attached list).
• Teaching various graduate and under graduate courses at the University of Tehran, University of Guilan, University of Mazandaran, University of Tarbiat Modarres, University of Razi, University of Hamedan, University of Mashhad, University of Zanjan, Azzahra University and Technical University of Isfahan since 1989.
• Supervisor/advisor, more than 50 Ph.D. and MSc students (Since 1995).
• President, 2^nd National Biotechnology Congress, Oct. 9-11, 2001.
• President, 1^st National Biosafety Congress, 2004, Karaj, Iran.

Research

Production of the first GM-rice resistant to rice stem borer

Science Articles

List of articles published in international scientific-research journals indexed in ISI

1. Sharifi Golandam, Hassan Ebrahimzadeh, Behzad Ghareyazie, Javad Gharechahi and Elaheh Vatankhah. (2012). Identification of differentially accumulated proteins associated with embryogenic and non-embryogenic calli in saffron (Crocus sativus L.). Proteome Science 13 Jan. 2012,10:3. DOI: 10.1186/1477-5956-10-3

2. Norouzi P, Jafari M, Malboobi MA, Ghareyazie B and Rajabi A. (2011). Inheritance of Transgene and Resistance to a Lepidoptran Pest, Spodoptera littoralis, in Transgenic Sugar Beet Plants Harboring a Synthetic cry١Ab Gene. Transgenic Plant Journal 2011 Global Science Books.

3. Zaker Tavallaie F, Ghareyazie B, Bagheri A andSharma. (2011). Lentil Regeneration from Cotyledon Explant Bearing a small part of the Embryo Axis. Plant Tissue Cult. & Biotech. 21(2):169-180,2011(December) PTC & B

4. Rahnama Hassan, Haghighat Vakilian, Hossain Fahimi and Behzad Ghareyazie. (2011). Enhanced salt stress tolerance in transgenic potato plants (Solanum tuberosum L.) expressing a bacterial mtlD gene. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum.

5. Rostami H, Haghnazari A, Kavei G, Ghareyazie B and Hesari F. (2011). Phytobiosynthesis of gold nano-particles and comparison of two plant species (Canola and Alfalfa). Indian Journal of Biotechnology. Vol 10, April 2011, pp 245-247.

6. Sharifi G, Ebrahimzadeh H, Ghareyazie B and Karimi M. (2010). Globular embryo-like structures and highly efficient thidiazuron-induced multiple shoot formation in saffron (Crocus sativus L.) .In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant Volume 46, Number 3, 274-280.

7. Hosseinzadeh Namin M, Ebrahimzadeh H, Ghareyazie B, Rajabiyan T and Hosseinzadeh Namin H. (2010). Initiation and origin of stigma-like structures (SLS) on ovary and style explants of saffron in tissue culture. Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica 52/1: 55–60.

8. Ghaffari MR, Mardi M, Ehya F, Karimi Farsad L, Hosseini S, and Ghareyazie B. (2010). Mapping and expression analysis of a Fusarium head blight resistance gene candidate pleiotropic resistance 5 (PDR5) in wheat. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology. 8:2 112-116.

9. Pazouki L, Mardi M, Salehi Shanjani P, Hagidimitriou M, Pirseyedi SM, Naghavi MR, Avanzato D, Vendramin E, Kafkas S, Ghareyazie B, Ghaffari M R. Khayam Nekoui SM. (2010). Genetic diversity and relationships among Pistacia species and cultivars. Conserv Genet DOI  10.1007/s10592-009-9812-5.

10. Kiani G, G. A. Nematzadeh, B. Ghareyazie, M. Sattari. (2009). Comparing the Agronomic and Grain Quality Characteristics of Transgenic Rice Lines Expressing cry١Ab vs. Non-Transgenic Controls. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences , vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 64-68, 2009. DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2009.64.68.

11. Bazargani MM, Tohidfar M, Ghareyazie B, Jouzani GS, Tabatabaei BE, Golabchian R. (2009). Transformation of Iranian Cotton Varieties Using Shoot Apex. Transgenic Plant Journal 3 (Special Issue 1), 107-112.  24

12. Hoseinzadeh Namin M, Ebrahimzadeh H, Ghareyazie B, Rajabian T, Gharavi S and Tafresh N. (2009). In vitro expression of apocarotenoid genes in Crocus sativus L. African Journal of Biotechnology. 8:20 5378-5382.

13. Jafari M, Norouzi P, Malboobi MA, Ghareyazie B, Valizadeh M, Mohammadi SA and M Mousavi. (2009). Enhanced resistance to a lepidopteran pest in transgenic sugar beet plants expressing synthetic cry1Ab gene. Euphytica, 165:333-344.

14. Javadi M, Haghnazari A, Tohidfar M, Negari S, and Ghareyazie B. (2009). Zygosity identification in transgenic cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) by real-time quantitative PCR. Euphytica.

15. Kiani Ghaffar, Ghorban Ali Nematzadeh, Behzad Ghareyazie and Majid Sattari (2009). Genetic analysis of cry1Ab gene in segregating populations of rice. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 8 (16), pp. 3703-3707.

16. Kiani Ghaffar, Ghorban Ali Nematzadeh, Behzad Ghareyazie and Majid Sattari (2010). Evaluation of cry١Ab gene in different segregating populations of rice. Iranian Journal of Field Crop Sciences. 41(3): pp.577-582.

17. Tohidfar M, Rassouli H, Haghnazari A, Ghareyazie B, and Najafi J. (2009). Evaluation of stability of chitinase gene in transgenic offspring of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Iranian Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 7, No. 1.

18. Kiani Ghaffar, Ghorban Ali Nematzadeh, Behzad Ghareyazie, Majid Sattari. (2008). Evaluation of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) Rice Varieties Against Stem Borer (Chilo suppressalis) Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences , vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 648-651. DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.648.651.

19. Uliaie ED, Farsi M, Ghareyazie B, and Imani J (2008). Effects of genotypeand AgNO٣ on shoot regeneration in winter cultivars of Rapeseed. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 11(16): 2040-2043.

20. Tohidfar M, Ghareyazie B, Mosavi M, Yazdani Sh and Golabchian R. (2008). Agrobacterium mediated transformation of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) using a synthetic cry١Ab gene for rnhanced resistance against Heliotis armigera. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology. 10:6. 164-173.

21. Naji AM, Moghaddam M, Ghaffari MR, Irandoost HP, Farsad LK, Pirseyedi SM, Mohammadi SA, Ghareyazie B, and Mardi M (2008). Validation of EST-derived STS markers localized on Qfhs.ndsu-٣BS for Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat using a 'Wangshuibai' derived population. Journal of genetics and genomics 35(10):625-9.

22. Mazaheri M, Naghavi MR, Ghaffari MR, Pirseyedi SM, Ghareyazie B, Abdemishani S and M. Mardi (2008). Resistance gene analog polymorphism (RGAP) markers co-localize with the major QTL of fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance, Qfhs.ndsu-3Bs in wheat. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology. 6:2 119-123. 25

23. Fathi A, Ghareyazie B, Haghnazari A, Ghaffari MR, Pirseyyedi SM, Kadkhodaei S, Naghavi MR and M Mardi (2008). Assessment of the genetic diversity of almond (Prunus dulcis) using microsatellite markers and morphological traits. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology. 6:2 98-106.

24. Falahti-Anbaran M, Habashi AA, Esfahany M, Mohammadi SA, and Ghareyazie B. (2007). Population genetic structure based on SSR markers in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) from various regions contiguous to the centers of origin of the species. Journal of Genetics, Vol. 86, No. 1.

25. Omrani-Sabbaghi A, Shahriari M, Falahati-Anbaran M, Mohammadi SA, Nankali A, Mardi M, and Ghareyazie B. (2007). Microsatellite markers based assessment of genetic diversity in Iranian olive (Olea europaea L.) collections. Scientia Horticulturae, 112: 439-447.

26. Mahna M, Dreesen R, Baghban Kohne Rouz B, Ghareyazie B, Valizadeh M, Grigorian V and Keulemans J. (2006). Isolation and characterization of MADS-Box type gene from apple (Malus x domestica). Comm.Appl. Biol. Sci. Ghent University, 71:1.

27. Mardi A, Pazouki L, Delavar H, Kazemi MB, Ghareyazie B, Steiner B, Nolz R, Lemmens M and H. Buerstmayr. (2006). QTL analysis of resistance to Fusarium Head blight in wheat using a 'Frontana'-derived population. Plant Breeding 125: 313-317.

28. Mardi M, M.B. Kazemi, S.M Pirseyedi, H. Poor Iran Doost, H. Buerstmayr, and B. Ghareyazie. (2006). QTL Mapping of Fusarium head blight resistance genes in Wheat. Annuals Wheat News Letter, 5(2): 69.

29. Mardi M, M.R. Ghaffari, A. Sadeghi, S.G.H. Salekdeh, , H. Buerstmayr, and B. Ghareyazie, (2006). Wheat Genomics: molecular response of Wheat to Fusarium head blight Infection. Annuals Wheat News Letter, 5(2): 69.

30. Mardi M, M.R. Ghaffari, G. Adam, H. Buerstmayr, and B. Ghareyazie, (2006). Functional Genomic of Wheat: development of PCR-based molecular markers for candidate Fusarium resistance genes. Annuals Wheat News Letter, 5(2): 69.

31. Mardi M, M.R. Ghaffari, L. Pazouki, F. Ehya, M.B. Kazemi, H. Delavar, H. Sorouri, A. Nami, A. Naji, A. Sadeghi, H.P. Irandoost, S. Zaheri, M. Mazaheri, R. Nolz, B. Steiner, P. Ruckenbauer, M. Lemmens, G. Adam, H. Buerstmayr, B. Ghareyazie, (2006). Molecular breeding to improve Fusarium head blight resistance in Iran. Canadian Journal Plant Pathology (In press).

32. Moshtaghi N, Bagheri A, Jalali Javaran M and Ghareyazie B. (2006). In vitro direct multiple root regeneration in five genotypes of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Agricultural Research. 6:4. 49- 62.

33. Najafi J, Alipanah L, Ghareyazie B, Mohammadi SA, Hagh Nazari A, and This P. (2006). Genetic Diversity of Iranian and some of European Grapes revealed by Microsatellite Markers. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology, Vol.4: No. 1.

34. Pirseyedi S.M, M. Mardi, M.R. Naghavi, H.P. Irandoost, D. Sadeghzadeh, S.A. Mohammadi, B. Ghareyazie, (2006). Evaluation of genetic diversity and identification of informative markers for ٢٦ morphological characters in Sardari derivative wheat lines. Pakistan J. Biological Sciences, 9(13):2411-2418.

35. Tohidfar M, Mohammadi M and Ghareyazie B. (2005). Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) using a heterologous bean chitinase gene. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 83:83-96.

36. Mardi M, Buerstmayr, H, Ghareyazie B, Lemmens M, Mohammadi SA, Nolz R, Ruckenbauer P (2005). QTL analysis of resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat using a 'Wangshuibai'- derived population. Plant Breeding 124. 329-333.

37. Dolatti L, Ghareyazie B, Moharramipour S and Noori-Dalooi MR. (2005). Evidence for regional diversity and host adaptation in Iranian populations of the Russian wheat aphid. Entomologia  Experimentalis et Applicata 114: 171-180.

38. Tohidfar G, Mohammadi M, Ghareyazie B and Mohammad S.A. (2004). Relationships between HMW-Gus and bread making quality in advanced wheat lines. Cereal Food World. 44:1-4.

39. Rabiei B, Valizadeh M, Ghareyazie B (2004). Identification of QTLs for rice grain size and shape of Iranian cultivars using SSR markers. Euphytica 137 (3): 325-332 JUN 2004.

40. Rabiei B, Valizadeh M, Ghareyazie B, et al. (2004). Evaluation of selection indices for improving rice grain shape. FIELD CROPS RESEARCH 89 (2-3): 359-367 OCT. 8. 2004.

41. Mardi M, Buerstmayr H, Ghareyazie B (2004). Combining ability analysis of resistance to head blight caused by Fusarium graminearum in spring wheat. Euphytica 139:45-50.

42. Rahnama H, Ebrahimzadeh H and Ghareyazie B. (2003). Antioxidant enzyme responses to NaCL stress in calli of four potato cultivars. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 35(4):579-583.

43. Ebrahimi E, Habashi AA, Ghannadha MR, Mohammadie and Ghareyazie B (2003). Direct shoot regeneration from cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) embryo. (in press)

44. Ebrahimi E, Habashi AA, Ghareyazie B, Ghannadha MR and Mohammadie (2003). A rapid and efficient method for regeneration of plantlets from embryo explants of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.). Plant Cell, Tissue & Organ culture. 75:19-25.

45. Mardi M, Yazdisamadi B, Ghannadha M, Ghareyazie B, Talei A, and Buerstmayr H (2002). Identification of DNA markers linked to QTL controlling Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat. J. Appl. Genet. 43A:279-288.

46. Mardi M, Yazdisamadi B, Ghannadha M, Ghareyazie B, Talei A, and Buerstmayr H (2002). Genetic analysis of inbred lines and their cross for Fusarium head blight resistance in common wheat. J. Appl. Genet. 43A:267-278.

47. Salekdeh GH, Siopongco J, Wade LJ, Ghareyazie B, and J Bennett. (2002). Proteomic analysis of rice leaves during drought stress and recovery. Proteomics 2:1131-1145.27

48. Salekdeh GH, Siopongco J, Wade LJ, Ghareyazie B, and J Bennett. (2002). A proteomic approach to analyzing drought- and salt-responsiveness in rice. Field Crops Research. 76:199-219.

49. Roodbarkelari F, Ghareyazie B, and Farshadfar E (2001). Evaluation of genetic diversity of Iranian rice (Oryza sativa L.) using RAPD markers. Iranian Journal of Crop Sciences 3, 4: 8-15.

50. Alinia, F., Ghareyazie, B., Rubia LG., Bennett J., and M. B. Cohen (2000). Effect of plant age, larval age, and fertilizer treatment on resistance of a Cry IA (b) transformed aromatic rice to lepidopterous stem borers and foliage feeders. Econ. J. Econ. Entomol 93(2): 484-493.

51. Ghareyazie, B., Alinia, F., Menguito. C. A., Rubia, L.G, De Palma, J.M, Liwanag, E. A, Cohen, M.B, Khush, G.S and Bennett. J. (1997). Enhanced resistance to two stemborers in an aromatic rice containing a synthetic Cry IA (b) gene. Molecular Breeding 3: 401-414.

52. Ghareyazie, B., Huang, N, Second, G, Bennett, J., and Khush, G. S. (1996). Fingerprinting rice germplasm using ALP and PCR-based RFLP. IRRN 21:2-3 (Agust- Desember 1996).

53. Ghareyazie, B., Huang, N, Second, G, Bennett, J., and Khush, G. S. (1995). Classification of rice germplasm. I. Analysis using ALP and PCR-based RFLP. Theor Appl Genet 91:218-227.

54. Ghareyazie B., Ning Huang, Gerard Second, John Bennett and Gurdev S. Khush. (1994) Abundance of PCR-based RFLP for marker aided selection in rice. Rice Genet New 11:140-142.

55. Ghareyazie, B., Huang, N, Second, G, Bennett and Gurdev S. Khush. (1993) Comparison between PCR-based RFLP as DNA markers for germplasm classification in rice. Rice Genet New 10:129-132. 28

List of articles (oral and poster) presented at international conferences and seminars

1. Ghareyazie B. (2009). Modern Biotech in Iran: Science and Regulation. 17-19 November, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2. Ghareyazie B, Emadpour M, Omrani A, and Rezaei Kalaj Y. (2009). Effect of the Potassium Permanganate Coated Nano Particles on the Quality Characteristic and Shelf Life of Fruits.The International Conference on Nanotechnology- Research and Commercialisation (ICONT 14-17 December 2009), Langkawi, Malaysia.

3. Ghareyazie B. (2008). Environmental safety concerns of releasing insect resistant transgenic rice. Proceedings of the 2nd International Student Conference on Biotechnology. 15-17 Nov. University of Tehran, Iran.

4. Ghareyazie B. (2006). Overview on biotechnology in developing countries with emphasis on Near East region: constraints and challenges. Proceedings of Expert Consultation Meeting to Strengthen Linkages between Postharvest and Biotechnology. 12-14 September 2006, Hammamet, Tunisia.

5. Ghareyazie B. (2006). Overview of research and education strategies in post-harvest biotechnology in West Asia, Near East and North Africa. Proceedings of Expert Consultation Meeting to Strengthen Linkages between Postharvest and Biotechnology. 12-14 September 2006, Hammamet, Tunisia.

6. Ghareyazie B, Afraz F, Karimi R, Abdollahi S, Alinia F, Hosseini Salekdeh GH, and Towhidfar M. (2005). Adressing some safety concerens of the first transgenic insect resistant rice in Iran and related issues. 5th International Rice Genetics Symposium. 19-23 Nov. 2005. Manila, Philippines.

7. Fotokian M, Taleei A, Ghareyazie B, Juhuar Ali A, Asadian G and Z Li. (2005). Mapping QTLs controlling salinity tolerance in rice using advanced backcross lines. ٥th International Rice Genetics Symposium. 19-23 Nov. 2005. Manila, Philippines.

8. Fotokian M, Ghareyazie B, and Z Li. (2005). Mapping quantitative trait loci controlling salt tolerance in rice. ٥th International Rice Genetics Symposium. 19-23 Nov. 2005. Manila, Philippines.

9. Mardi M, Ghaffari MR, Pazouki L, Ehya F, Kazemi MB, Delavar H, Sorouri A, Nami A, Naji A, Sadeghi A, Irandoost HP, Zaheri S, Mazaheri M, Nolz R, Steiner B, Ruckenbauer P, Lemmens M, Adam G, Buerstmayr H, Ghareyazie B. (2005). Molecular breeding to improve Fusarium head blight resistance in Iran. 4th Canadian Workshop on Fusarium Head Blight, 1-3 November, Ottawa, Canada.

10. Mardi M, Ghaffari MR, Ehya F, Zaheri S, Buerstmayr H, Adam G, Ghareyazie B. (2005). Application of functional genomics in QTL mapping of Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat. International Conference on Plant Genomics and Biotechnology: Challenges and Opportunities, 26-28 October, Raipur, India.29

11. Pazuki L, Mardi M, Pirseyedi SM, Javanshah A, Mozaffari J, Alipour H, Mohammadi SA and Ghareyazie B (2005). Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Iranian Pistachio Germplasm (Pistacia spp) Using Qualitative and Quantitative Characters and DNA markers. IV International Symposium on Pistachios and Almonds, Tehran, Iran.

12. Ghareyazie B, Karimi R, Hosseini Salekdeh Gh (2005) Establishment of substantial equivalence between transgenic rice and its traditional counterpart variety Tarom Molaii. Proteomics congress, Germany.

13. Mardi M, Ghareyazie B, Yazdisamadi B, Ghannadha MR, Talei AR and Buerstmayr H (2003). QTL mapping of Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat. 12th meeting of the Eucarpia section of biometrics in plant breeding, A Courna, Spain.

14. Pazouki L, Mardi M, Mazaheri Laghab H, Mohammadi A, Ghareyazie B. (2003). Identification of microsatellite markers linked to scab resistance genes in wheat. 5th International Symposium in the Series Recent advances in Plant Biotechnology, Stara Lensa, and Slovak Republic.

15. Gharehyazi, B., Aghajani, M. and Ranjbar, G.A. (2003). Country Paper: Islamic Republic of Iran. In Sharma, R.(ed) Integration of Agricultural Research and Extension, Report of the APO Study Meeting on Integration of Agricultural Research and Extension, Philippines, 18– 22 March 2002 (Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo). http://www.apo-tokyo.org/00ebooks/11.AgriResearchExt/12. Ghareyazie.AgResExt.pdf.

16. Rubia LG, Rangan L, Abdullah R, Bennett J, de Palma J, Ghareyazie B, Daskalova S, Fowler MR, Kaminek M, Scott NW, Zhang C-L, Slater and Elliott MC (2003). Effects of Expression of the Cytokinin Gene under the Control of Senescence –and Endosperm- Specific Promoters in Transgenic Rice. International Society of Plant Molecular Biology Congress 2003, Barcelona, 23-26 June 2003, P 158.

17. Ebrahimi E, Habashi AA, Ghareyazie B, Ghannadha MR and Mohammadie (2003). A rapid and efficient method for regeneration of plantlets from embryo explants of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.). 5th international symposium in the series “Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology”. September 7-13, 2003.

18. Ebrahimi E, Habashi AA, Ghannadha MR, Mohammadie and Ghareyazie B (2003). Direct shoot regeneration from cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) embryo. ٥th international symposium in the series “Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology”. September 7-13, 2003.

19. Tohidfar, Gh. Ghareyazie, B., Mohammadi, M. and Abde mishani, c.(2003). Agrobacterium mediated transformation of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) whit bean chitinase gene. ٥th international symposium in the series “Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology”. Slovak Republic.

20. Wade, L.J., Samson, B.K., Siopongco, J., Egdane, J., Ismail, A.,Bennett, J.,Salekdeh, H.G., Ghareyazie, B.,McLaren, C.G., Kamoshita, A., Yano,K. and Yamauchi, A.(2003). Progress in Drought Avoidance of Rainfed Lowland Rice International conference: Research on water in Agricultural production in Asia for 21th century, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. 30

21. Rubia L, de Palma J, Ghareyazie B, Khush GS, Scott NW, Kaminek M, Dobrev P, Bennett J and Elimott MC (2002). Expression of an Isopentenyl Transferase Gene, Under the Control of a Senescence-spesefic Promoter, in Transgenic Rice Plants. 10th International Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology Congress, Orlando, Florida, 23-28 June 2002, P-1113, P-61-A.

22. Mardi M, Yazdisamadi B, Ghannadha MR, Ghareyazie B, Talei AR and Buerstmayr H (2002). Genetic analysis of inbred lines and their cross for Fusarium head blight resistance in common wheat. 7th European Seminar on Fusarium-Mycotoxins, Taxonomy and pathogenicity, Poznan, Poland

23. Rubia LG, Fowler MR, Dobrev P, Ghareyazie B, Visperas R, Peng S, Khush GS, Slater A, Scott NW, Kaminek M, Bennett J and Elliott MC (2002). Leaf Senescence and Grain Filling in New Plant Type Rice Lines. International Rice Research Congress 2002, Beijing, China 16- 20 September 2002, P 500.

24. Padasht Dehkaei F, Popushoi I, Izadyar M, Khodakaramian G and B. Ghareyazie (2002). Effects of selected antagonistic bacteria in controlling of rice leaf blast disease. 3rd International Rice Blast Conference (3rd IRBC), Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki, Japan, 11-14 Sept 2002.

25. Ghareyazie B, Menguito C, Rubia LG, De Palma J, Ona A, Muthukrishnan S, Velazhahan R, Khush and Bennett J (2000). Insect Resistant Transgenic Aromatic Rice is Expressing a Barley Chitinase (CHI) Gene and is Resistant against Sheath Blight. Proceedings of Rice Research Conference, 31 March 3 April 2000. International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines.

26. Ghareyazie B and J. Bennett (2000). Isolation of hkt١-like Potassium transporter genes of rice (Oryza sativa L.).3rd International Crop Science Congress 2000 ICSC. 17-22 August CCH- Congress Centrum Hamburg, Germany.

27. Djavaheri, M., Mohammadi M., Rahimian, H., and Ghareyazie B (2000). Identification of Iranian strains of Agrobacterium isolated from grapevines using biovar3 specific primers and their Ti plasmid profiles. Proceeding of ١st Asian Conference or Plant Pathology. P. 174. China

28. Djavaheri, M, Ghareyazie B, Delkhosh, HR, and Rahimian H (2000). Detection of witches’ broom infected citrus trees using polymerase chain reaction. Proceeding of 14th Iranian Plant Protection Congress. September. P: 147. Esfehan.

29. Ghareyazie B. (2000). Hopes, Achievements, and Constraints in Agricultural Biotechnology.G.J. Persley and M.M. Lantin, Editors. 2000. Agricultural Biotechnology and the Poor: Proceedings of an International Conference Washington, D.C., 21-22 Oct. 1999. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Washington, D.C.

30. Ghareyazie B and J Bennett (1999). Isolation and allelic analysis of the gene encoding highaffinity potassium transporter HKT of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Johnston AE and Maibaum W 31 edited, Proceedings of the International symposium on balanced fertilization and crop response to potassium. May 15-18, 1999. Tehran, Iran.

31. Cohen MB, Bentur JS, Aguda RM, Romena AM, Dirie AM, Alinia F, B Ghareyazie, Cuong NL, Bennett J, and F Gould (1999). Optimizing the “High Dose Plus Refuge" Management Strategy for Bt Rice. Proceeding of General Meeting of the International Program Rice Biotechnology. 20-24 Sep. 1999. Phuket, Thailand.

32. Ghareyazie B, Alinia, F, Menguito, CA, Rubia LG, De Palma, JM, Liwanag EA, Cohen MB, Khush GS, and Bennett J (1997). Stability of enhanced resistance to two stems borers in aromatic rice containing a synthetic Cry IA (b) gene. Proceedings of the ٥th International congress of Plant Molecular Biology, 21-27 September 1997, Singapore.

33. Zhong X, Ghareyazie B, Kim HSK, Kohli A, and J Bennett (1997). DNA cytosine methylation and stability of transgene expression in rice. Proceedings of General Meeting, International Program on Rice Biotechnology, September 15-19, 1997, Malacca, Malaysia.

34. Zhong X., Ghareyazie B, Kim, HS, Kohli A, and J Bennett (1997). Abscisic calli and roots of transgenic rice. Proceedings of the ٥th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, 21- 27 September 1997, Singapore.

35. Ghareyazie B, Constantino, S., Resurreccion A. and Bennett J. (1997). Isolation and Characterization of the Gene Encoding the High Affinity Potassium Transporter of Rice. Proceedings of the ٥th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, 21-27 September 1997, Singapore.

36. Ghareyazie B, Rita P. and Bennett J. (1997). Inheritance of enhanced resistance to two stem borers in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.) containing a synthetic Cry١Ab gene and a barley chitinase gene. Annual meeting of the Gama Sigma Honor Society of the Philippines, 10 March 1997, UPLB, Los Banos, Philippines.

37. Kohli A., Ghareyazie B., HS Kim; GS Khush; and J Bennett (1996). Cytosine methylation implicated in silencing of β- glucuronidase genes in  ransgenic rice. IRRI, 1996, Rice Genetics III. Proceeding of the third International Rice Genetics Symposium, 16-20 October 1995, Manila, Philippines: IRRI.

38. Constantino S, Resurreccion A, Villareal C, Robeniol JA, Liwanag E, Ghareyazie B, Seraj Z, Lu B, Khush, GS and Bennett J (1996). The diversity of rice and the origin of polymorphism detected at sequence-tagged sites. Poster Presented at Plant genome IV Conference, January 1996, California, USA.

39. Ghareyazie B, Corazon A Menguito, Leila G Rubia, Justina M. de Palma, Faramarz Alinia, Michel B. Cohen, S Muthukrishnan, Gurdev S Khush and John Bennett (1996). Inheritance of enhanced resistance to striped stem borer in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.) containing synthetic Cry IA(b) gene and a barley chitinase gene. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Convention of the Federation of Crop Science of the Philippines, March 20-22 1996. 32

40. Ghareyazie B, Leila Rubia, DePalma JM, Faramarz Alinia, Michel B. Cohen, Gurdev S Khush and John Bennett (1996). Genetic engineering of aromatic rice for enhanced resistance to two stems borers. Proceedings of the Second International Crop Science Congress, November 17-24, 1996, India.

41. Robeniol JA, Constantino SV, Resurreccion AP, Villareal CP, Ghareyazie B, Lu BR, Katiyar SK, Huang N, Menguito CA, Angeles ER, Fu HY, Reddy S, Park W, McCouch SR, Khush GS, and J Bennett (1996). Sequence-tagged sites and low-cost DNA markers for rice. IRRI, 1996, Rice Genetics III. Proceedings of the third International Rice Genetics Symposium, 16- 20 October 1995, Manila, Philippines: IRRI.

42. Ghareyazie B, Ning Huang, Gerard Second, John Bennett and Gurdev S. Khush (1995). Fingerprinting Rice Varieties using ALP and PCR-Based RFLP. Proceedings of ١١th Federation of Crop Science Society of the Philippines (FCSSP) Annual Scientific Conference April 23-29, 1995, Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines.

43. Kim HS, Kohli A, Ghareyazie B, Bennett J (1995). Silencing of β-glucuronidase gene in transgenic rice by methylation. Proceedings of 11th Federation of Crop Science Society of the Philippines (FCSSP) Annual Scientific Conference held on April 23-29, 1995, Siliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines.

44. Abrigo E, Alam MF, Alejar M, Bennett J, Chaudhary ZM, Don NM, Ellis M, Ghareyazie B, Khush GS, Kim HS, Kohli A, Mazumdar S, Menguito C, Novero A, Oliva N, Setter TL, Torrizo L, Wang QF, Wu CY, Zapata FJ, Zhang SP. (1994). IRRI's experience in rice transformation. Seventh meeting of the international program on rice biotechnology. May 16- 20, 1994. Bali, Indonesia.

45. Ghareyazie B, Ning Huang, Gerard Second, John Bennett and Gurdev S. Khush. (1994). PCR-based RFLP markers in the classification of rice (Oryza sativa L.) Proceedings of the seventh meeting of the international program on rice biotechnology. May 16-20 1994. Bali, Indonesia.

Awards

• Outstanding Achievement Award, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines (1994).
• Best thesis award, and honorary membership, Gamma, Sigma, Delta Society University of Philippines at Los Banos, Philippines.
• 1996 crop science society of the Philippines Best Paper Award (Basic Research Category), the federation of crop science societies of the Philippines.
• Plaque of Appreciation, Grand Biotechnology Award, University of Tarbiat Modarres, Iran (2005).
• Plaque of Appreciation, Farmers House, Iran (2005).
• Making an ethylene absorbent composition as an invention with the approval of the relevant authorities (August 15, 2009).
• Influential faces on Biotechnology award (Award of late Dr. K. Ashtiani), July 2013, The 4th National Biosafety & Genetic Engineering Congress & The 8th Congress on Biotechnology.

دستاوردها

دریافت جایزه دستاورد برتر از موسسه بین‌المللی تحقیقات برنج واقع در لوس بانیوس فیلیپین (1994)

دریافت جایزه بهترین پایان نامه تحصیلی (در بین 50 ملیت) و عضویت افتخاری انجمن گاما، سیگما دلتای دانشگاه فیلیپین واقع در لوس بانیوس فیلیپین (1996)

 برنده جایزه بهترین مقاله علمی از فدراسیون انجمن‌های علوم زراعی ( 5 انجمن علمی) فیلیپین (1996)

دریافت لوح تقدیر پژوهش برتر از دانشگاه تربیت مدرس(1384)

دریافت لوح تقدیر از خانه کشاورز (1385)

دریافت جایزه رتبه دوم جشنواره شهید چمران از دانشگاه تهران (1389)

دریافت جایزه دستاورد برتر نانوتکنولوژی از ستاد ویژه توسعه نانوتکنولوژی کشور در سال 1390

ایجاد اولین گیاه تراریخته ایرانی از طریق مهندسی ژنتیک که در عین حال عنوان اولین برنج تراریخته ایجاد شده در دنیا را نیز از آن خود دارد و به همین دلیل تا کنون جوایز متعددی را به خود اختصاص داده است.

ارائه اولین طبقه بندی علمی برنج های ایرانی با استفاده از نشانگرهای دی ان آ در سطح جهان.

تأسیس پژوهشکده بیوتکنولوژی کشاورزی که هم اکنون از معتبرترین مؤسسات تحقیقاتی در سطح منطقه است.

ثبت دو ژن در بانک‌های ژن بین‌المللی (NCBI) به نام جمهوری اسلامی

انتشار بیش از 230مقاله علمی در نشریات معتبر داخلی و بین‌المللی و همایش‌ها و سمینارهای داخلی و خارجی

تدریس دروس نظری و عملی در دانشگاه‌های تهران، گیلان ، مازندران، رازی کرمانشاه، صنعتی اصفهان، زنجان، تربیت مدرس، زابل و …. در دوره‌های کارشناسی ارشد و دکتری از سال(1389 1368) .

شرکت در 16دوره بین‌المللی عمدتاً در زمینه مهندسی ژنتیک و تکنولوژی زیستی.

مدیریت علمی و تدریس مباحث نظری و عملی در زمینه‌های نشانگرهای مولکولی و مهندسی ژنتیک در ده‌ها دوره داخلی و 6 دوره بین المللی.

تخصص کامل در زمینه بیوتکنولوژی (کشت بافت و پروتوپلاست، مهندسی ژنتیک، ایمنی زیستی، بیولوژی مولکولی و تکنولوژی دی.ان.ای نوترکیب)

طی دوره تخصصی فوق دکتری به عنوان Project Scientist به مدت دو سال در بخش زیست شناسی مولکولی موسسه بین المللی تحقیقات برنج

راهنمایی و مشاوره پایان نامه دانشجویان کارشناسی ارشد و دکتری (بیش از 50مورد)

دریافت تقدیر کتبی از رئیس مجلس شورای اسلامی، معاون اول رئیس جمهور، وزیر کشاورزی سابق و اسبق و معاون وزیر جهاد کشاورزی.

ساخت ترکیب جاذب اتیلن به عنوان اختراع و اکتشاف ثبت شده با تایید مراجع ذیربط در تاریخ 1388/05/24

Expert in Nano-biotechnology, Encapsulation & Targeting of Bioactive agents with substantial number of publications, 8 Patents, 5 Books & several Book-chapters.

Author of the first book on Nanoliposomes; completed many industrial research projects, developed methods (e.g. “Mozafari Method”) for large-scale manufacture of controlled-release systems without using toxic agents. Recently introduced a novel technology for the encapsulation and delivery of bioactive material called "Tocosome".

 A Curriculum Vitae of Associate Professor M. Ebrahimi

 A Curriculum Vitae of Associate Professor A. A. Mehrabi

A Curriculum Vitae of Associate Professor M. Rahaei

E-mails: mehranbio83@gmail.com and alavi.mehran@razi.ac.ir

Mobile: +989369711990

Researchgate address: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mehran_Alavi3

Web of Science Researcher ID: U-7863-2019

 A Curriculum Vitae of Associate Professor Hossein Ali Ramshini

A Curriculum Vitae of Associate Professor S.M.M. Mortazavian