Mahnaz Ghaebi | Immunology | Best Researcher Award

Ms. Mahnaz Ghaebi | Immunology | Best Researcher Award

Prospective PhD Student | Zanjan University of Medical Sciences | Iran

Dr. Mahnaz Ghaebi is a medical immunologist and researcher with strong expertise in regenerative medicine, nanotechnology, immunoengineering, biosensors, micro/nanofluidics, and biomaterials. She earned her B.Sc. in Biology from Zanjan University in 2012, graduating as valedictorian and ranked first in her cohort, followed by an M.Sc. in Medical Immunology from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 2018, where she completed her thesis on the frequency and epigenetic factors of Treg, Th17, and exhausted T cells in recurrent implantation failure patients. She has enriched her academic training through a Research Internship Course in Pharmaceutical Bioengineering in 2024, covering stem cell design, protein/enzyme engineering, microbial bioengineering, and vaccine design. Professionally, Dr. Ghaebi has served as a Research Assistant at Zanjan University of Medical Sciences (2023–2024), Laboratory Technician during the COVID-19 pandemic, Teaching Assistant guiding students in immunological protocols, and Research Assistant at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, where she gained hands-on expertise in molecular and cellular biology techniques, flow cytometry, ELISA, and quantitative PCR. Her research interests bridge basic and applied biomedical sciences, with skills extending to bioinformatics, vaccine design, protein modeling, transcriptomic analysis, and computational tools such as R, Python, and Chimera. She has co-authored a book chapter in Springer’s Handbook of Cancer and Immunology and published in reputed journals including Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, while also serving as a peer reviewer for international journals such as Survey of Ophthalmology, International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, and GeroScience. Dr. Ghaebi’s dedication has been recognized with multiple honors, including academic excellence awards, ranking among the top 30 in Iran’s National Entrance Exam for M.Sc., and receiving letters of appreciation for her volunteer leadership during the COVID-19 crisis. Her scholarly contributions reflect growing international recognition, with 1,032 citations by 918 documents, 20 publications, and an h-index of 16.

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Featured Publications

  1. Valizadeh, H., Abdolmohammadi-Vahid, S., Danshina, S., Gencer, M. Z., … & Ghaebi, M. (2020). Nano-curcumin therapy, a promising method in modulating inflammatory cytokines in COVID-19 patients. International Immunopharmacology, 89, 107088. Cited by: 306

  2. Ghaebi, M., Nouri, M., Ghasemzadeh, A., Farzadi, L., Jadidi-Niaragh, F., Ahmadi, M., … & Yousefi, M. (2017). Immune regulatory network in successful pregnancy and reproductive failures. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 88, 61–73. Cited by: 173

  3. Tahmasebi, S., Qasim, M. T., Krivenkova, M. V., Zekiy, A. O., Thangavelu, L., … & Ghaebi, M. (2021). The effects of oxygen–ozone therapy on regulatory T‐cell responses in multiple sclerosis patients. Cell Biology International, 45(7), 1498–1509. Cited by: 170

  4. Ahmadi, M., Abdolmohammadi-Vahid, S., Ghaebi, M., Aghebati-Maleki, L., Afkham, A., Danaii, S., … & Yousefi, M. (2017). Effect of intravenous immunoglobulin on Th1 and Th2 lymphocytes and improvement of pregnancy outcome in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 92, 1095–1102. Cited by: 103

  5. Ghaebi, M., Osali, A., Valizadeh, H., Roshangar, L., & Ahmadi, M. (2020). Vaccine development and therapeutic design for 2019‐nCoV/SARS‐CoV‐2: Challenges and chances. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 235(12), 9098–9109. Cited by: 86