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Maryam Niyyati, Ph.D.

Maryam Niyyati, Ph.D. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

CONTACT INFORMATION

Work: Department of Parasitology and Mycology

School of Medicine

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Tehran, Iran

Home: Shahid Bahonar Avenue, Jamshidieh Avenue, 10th Street, Ajdari Street, No. 7, Tehran, Iran

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Phone: 98–9122407432

EDUCATION

2004– Ph.D. (achieved highest score in the country for the entrance exam to PhD

2008 program), Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran

University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2002– Master of Science (achieved highest score in the country for the entrance

2004 exam to Master’s Program), Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of

Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

1998– Bachelor of Science, Medical Technology

2000 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

WORK EXPERIENCE

2018 – PRESENT

Full professor, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,

Tehran, Iran

April 2014–2018

Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,

Tehran, Iran

March 2009–2014

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,

Tehran, Iran

Feb 2008–Sep 2008

Research Scholarship, University Institute of Tropical Diseases and Public Health of the

The Canary Islands, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


2000–2002

Researcher, Endocrine research center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,

Tehran, Iran

HONORS AND AWARDS

2016 Distinguished Researcher Award for publishing multiple International Scientific

Indexing (ISI) articles in 2016

2015 Nomination, Distinguished Researcher in the 15th research festival of Shahid Beheshti


2010 Nomination, Distinguished Researcher in the 10th research festival of Shahid Beheshti


2010 Award from the National Scientific Elites Foundation, Tehran, Iran (20,000,000 Tooman)

2009 Research grant from the 18th Ebne-Sina festival in Tehran University of Medical Sciences,

Tehran, Iran

2009 Research grant from the National Elites Foundation for Distinguished Young Assistant

Professors, Tehran, Iran

2009 Research grant from the 18th Ebne-Sina festival in Tehran University of Medical Sciences,

Tehran, Iran

2009 Research grant for the distinguished Ph.D. thesis in Tehran University of Medical

Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2009 Grant from the XIIIth International Meeting on the Biology and Pathogenicity of Free-

living Amoebae, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife

2008 Six-month scholarship from the Iranian Ministry of Health and Education for continuing

my Ph.D. research at the University Institute of Tropical Diseases and Public Health,

University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain

2006 Grant from Bill Gates Foundation: 11th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA

XI), Scotland, UK

2004 Selected for distinguished membership at the National Scientific Elites Foundation,

Tehran, Iran (this is the most prestigious selection for a scientist in Iran)

2004 Achieved No 1 score on national entrance exams for Masters and Ph.D. programs in

parasitology


GENE SUBMISSION

I submitted > 250 free-living amoebae genes to the GenBank Sequence Database at the National

Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the

United States (available in PUBMED, Nucleotide)

BOOKS

M Niyyati, H Behniafar. Isolation, Cultivation, and Identification of Free-Living Amoeba from

Environmental and Clinical Sources. In Press by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,

Tehran, Iran 2017

M Niyyati. Translation of Acanthamoeba: Biology and Pathogenesis by Naveed Ahmad Khan.

Published by Anateb Publications, Tehran, Iran, 2014

M Rezaeian, M Niyyati (first co-author). Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae. Published by Tehran

University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 2010

BOOK EDITOR OF A REFERENCE BOOK IN IRAN

M Niyyati et al. Medical Protozoology: A Reference Book. Published by Tehran University of

Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 2007

SCIENTIFIC BOARD MEMBER

2013 Scientific Board Member in Ministry of Health and Education

Tehran, Iran

2008 Scientific Board Member of Parasitology Congress

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

2017– Research Project: Isolation and molecular identification of free–living amoebae isolated

present from the mucosal tissue of dialysis patients in selected hospitals of Tehran (Principal

Investigator: Dr. Maryam Niyyati, grant: 5000,0000 Tooman)

2017– Research Project: Photodynamic therapy and nano-drugs against clinical

present Acanthamoeba spp. (Principal Investigators: Dr. Maryam Niyyati and Dr. Rezaeian)

2016– Research Project: Molecular detection and genotyping of free-living amoeba

present belonging to Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia in the drinking and recreational water

samples of Semnan Province, Iran (Principal Investigator: Maryam Niyyati, grant:

15,000,000 Tooman,(award of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences for

having more than 7 International Scientific Indexing (ISI) papers in 2016)

2016– Research Project: Species identification and genetic diversity study of the isolated


present Leishmania parasite from the cutaneous cases of Leishmaniasis in the endemic foci of

Ilam Province based on nagt gene by Polymerase Chain Reaction–Restriction Fragment

of Length Polymorphism and sequencing methods

2014– Research Project: Pathogenic survey of Acanthamoeba isolated from keratitis patients

present with endosymbiont and without endosymbiont (Principal Investigators: Dr. Rezaeian

and Dr. Maryam Niyyati, grant: 20,000,000 Tooman)

2014– Research Project: Pathogenic survey of clinical Acanthamoeba genotypes isolated

present from the mucosal tissue of immunosuppressed patients in Tehran, Iran (Principal

Investigator: Dr. Maryam Niyyati, grant: 5,000,000 Tooman)

2014– Research Project: Isolation and molecular identification of free-living amoeba

present belonging to Vahlkampfiids and Balamuthia mandrillaris in the mineral springs of

Mazandaran Province in Iran (Principal Investigator: Dr. Maryam Niyyati, grant:

5,000,000 Tooman)

2014– Research Project: Frequency survey of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in patients referred to

present the health centers of Kalaleh City, Golestan Province (Principal Investigator: Dr.

Maryam Niyyati, grant: 5,000,000 Tooman)

2014– Research Project: In vitro activity of Mentha longifolia leaves and Pimpinella anisum

present seeds against a clinical strain of trichomonas vaginali (Principal Investigator: Dr.


2014– Research Project: Anti-acanthamoeba activities of extracts and fractions of Trigonella

present foenum graecum (seed) and Ziziphus Vulgaris and their cytotoxicity on the mice

macrophage cell (Principal Investigator: Dr. Maryam Niyyati, grant: 5,000,000 Tooman)

2012– Research Project: A survey of contamination of drinking water sources with pathogenic

2014 free–living amoeba in Kish Island, Iran (Principal Investigator: Dr. Maryam Niyyati,

grant: 5,000,000 Tooman)

2010– Research Project: Potentially pathogenic free–living amoebae in contact lenses of the

2012 asymptomatic contact lens-wearers in Iran (Principal Investigators: Dr. Rezaeian and Dr.


2012– Research Project: Isolation and genotyping of Acanthamoeba genus from hot springs

2014 of Ardabil Province, Iran (Principal Investigator: Dr. Maryam Niyyati, grant: 5,000,000

Tooman)

2009– Research Project: Contamination of the hospital wards (immunosuppressed and

2011 ophthalmology wards) with Acanthamoeba and approaches to Acanthamoeba genotyping

(Principal Investigator: Dr. Maryam Niyyati, grant: 5,000,000 Tooman)

2010– Research Project: Pathogenic assays of Acanthamoeba genotypes isolated from the soil,


2011 water, and corneal scrape samples of keratitis patients (Principal Investigators: Dr.

Rezaeian and Dr. Maryam Niyyati)

2006– Research Project: Molecular characterization and sequencing of a gene encoding

2009 mannose-binding protein as a major agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis in an Iranian isolate

of Acanthamoeba castellanii, griffinii and palestinensis (Principal Investigators: Dr.

Rezaeian and Dr. Maryam Niyyati, grant: 13,000,000 Tooman)

2008– Research Project: Search for the molecular pathogenicity factors in Acanthamoeba spp.

2010 Grant supported by the Spanish Ministry of Health

2001– Research Project: Screening for low thyroid function in infants born in Tehran and

2002 Damavand

2002- Research Project: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit (ELISA) development for the

diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection

2004

POSTGRADUATE WORKSHOPS

2016 Cell Culture Methods Workshop

Ebne-Sina Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,

Iran

2016 Scientific Writing Methods Workshop


2016 Review of Scholarly Papers in International Journal Workshop


2015 Real-Time PCR Assay Workshop


2015- Free-living Amoeba Workshops (Director: Maryam Niyyati)

present Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2009– Teaching and Research Methods Workshop

2010 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2009– Evaluation Methods of Undergraduate Students Workshop


2009– Communication Skills and Ethical Practice Workshop


2008 Microsatellite and Single-strand conformation polymorphism of Microsatellite

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17885945


Based Mutation Screening Workshop

Pasteur Institute, Tehran, Iran

ACTIVITIES/OFFICES HELD

Current

Free-Living Amoeba Course Director: A Review Of Pathogenic Free-Living Amoeba: Diagnosis

And Treatment Strategies Sponsored By Iranian Society Of Parasitology And Research Deputy Of

Shahid Beheshti University Of Medical Sciences

Member, The Iranian Society Of Parasitology

Reviewer, Experimental Parasitology (Elsevier)

Reviewer, Water, Air And Soil Pollution (Springer)

Reviewer, European Journal Of Ophthalmology

Reviewer, Acta Parasitological (Springer)

Reviewer, Tropical Biomedicine Journal

Reviewer, Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy

Reviewer, Parasitology Open

Reviewer, Current Microbiology

Reviewer, Trends In Parasitology

Reviewer, Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Reviewer, New Journal Of Science

Reviewer, Journal Of Parasitic Disease

Reviewer: Gastroenterology And Hepatology From Bed To Bench

Reviewer, Iranian Journal Of Parasitology

Reviewer, Iranian Journal Of Public Health

Reviewer, Novelty In Biomedicine Journal

Reviewer, Pajouhandeh Journal

Reviewer, Research In Medicine

Reviewer, Tabriz Medical Journal

Reviewer, International Journal Of Microbiology And Molecular Sciences

Reviewer, The 2016 International Conference On Water Resources And Environment Reviewer, International Conference Of Parasitology

Reviewer, Medical And Paramedical Research Projects Of Iran Universities

Editorial Board Member: Austin Public Health Journals

Editorial Board Member: ASM Group Journals

Editorial Board Member: Pajouda Journal, Tehran University Of Medical Sciences

Editorial Board Member: Pajouhandeh Journal, Shahid Beheshti University Of Medical Sciences

Invited Editor: Gastroenterology And Hepatology From Bed To Bench

Scholarship Researcher: University Institute Of Tropical Diseases And Public Health Of The

Canary Islands, University Of La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Previously held


Administrative Committee Member: International Clinical and Lab Congress, Shahid Beheshti

University of Medical Sciences (2010)

Administrative Committee Member: International Parasitology Congress, Shahid Beheshti

University of Medical Sciences (2008)

INVITED ORAL PRESENTATIONS

2015 Potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae isolated from the mucosal tissue of

immunosuppressed patients in Iran. International Congress of Parasitology. Philadelphia, USA

2014 Contamination of the recreational water sources with pathogenic Acanthamoeba in Iran. Green

Chemistry Conference. Philadelphia, USA

2013 Diagnosis of the ophthalmic parasitic diseases. The 3rd annual congress of Iranian research

association for vision and ophthalmology (IRAVO). Panel Board Member and Key Lecturer.

Razi Convention Center, Tehran, Iran

2012 Contamination of the clinical setting with highly pathogenic Acanthamoeba in Iran.

International Conference on Occupational Health and Safety Summit. Philadelphia, USA

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

2017 Presence of Balamuthia mandrillaris in the hot springs of Mazandaran Province, Northern

Iran. XVII International Meeting on the Biology and Pathogenicity of Free-living Amoebae.

Zarzis, Tunisia

2017 Vermamoeba vermiformis strains isolated from the environmental sources from the Canary

Islands. XVII International Meeting on the Biology and Pathogenicity of Free-living

Amoebae. Zarzis, Tunisia

2016 Distribution of Acanthamoeba genotypes isolated from the recreational and therapeutic

geothermal water sources in the Southwestern Iran. 12th European Multicolloquium of

Parasitology. Turku, Finland

2015 Isolation and molecular characterization of Balamuthia mandrillaris from the soil samples in

Iran. XVI International Meeting on the Biology and Pathogenicity of Free-living Amoebae.

Alghero, Italy

2012 Contamination of the clinical settings with the highly pathogenic Acanthamoeba in Iran.

International Conference on Occupational Health and Safety Summit. Philadelphia, USA

2009 Identification of Acanthamoeba genotypes belonging to T2, T3, T4, and T6 from the clinical

and environmental specimens in Iran. XIIITH International Meeting on the Biology and

Pathogenicity of Free-living Amoebae. Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278019232_Isolation_and_molecular_characterization_of_Balamuthia_mandrillaris_from_soil_samples_in_Iran?ev=prf_pub



2008 Cloning of the Toxoplasma gene encoding p22 (sag2) kilo-dalton protein of the Toxoplasma

gondii tachyzoite. 5th National Iranian Congress of Parasitology. Tehran, Iran

2009 Comparison of a Polymerase Chain Reaction-based method with culture and direct

examination for the diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis from corneal scrapes. 6th National

Congress of Tropical Medicine and Health. Verona, Italy

PUBLICATIONS

ORIGINAL ARTICLES (Please note that in Iran, the author who comes second has the most prestigious spot on the

publication)

M Mafi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, Z Lasjerdi. Contamination of the swimming pools and park ponds

with free-living amoebae in Tehran. Med J Tabriz Uni Med Sciences Health Services, 2017, 38 (6),

60-67. Corresponding author: M Niyyati

AR Latifi, M Niyyati, J Lorenzo-Morales, A Haghighi, et al. Occurrence of Naegleria species in the

therapeutic geothermal water sources in the Northern Iran. Acta Parasitological. 2017, 62 (1), 104-

110. Corresponding author: M Niyyati

F Memari, M Niyyati, Z Joneidi. Pathogenic Acanthamoeba T4 genotype isolated from the mucosal

tissue of a patient with HIV infection: A case report. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2017, 12 (1),


M Niyyati, A Latifi. Free-living amoeba belonging to Vannella spp. isolated from a hot spring in

Amol city, Northern Iran: A case report and literature review. Novelty in Biomedicine. 2017, 5 (2),


S Shahdoust, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, E Azargashb, et al. Prevalence of intestinal parasites in patients

referred to the medical centers of Tonekabon city, Mazandaran Province. Gastroenterology and

Hepatology from bed to bench. 2016, 9 (Suppl 1), S75. Corresponding authors: M Niyyati, A

Haghighi

AR Latifi, M Niyyati, J Lorenzo-Morales, A Haghighi, et al. Presence of Balamuthia mandrillaris in

the hot springs of Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran. Epidemiology and Infection. 2016, 144 (11),


E Hajialilo, M Behnia, F Tarighi, M Niyyati, et al. Isolation and genotyping of Acanthamoeba strains

(T4, T9, and T11) from amoebic keratitis patients in Iran. Parasitology Research. 2016, 115 (8),

3147-3151. Corresponding authors: M Niyyati, M Rezaeian

SA Karamati, M Niyyati, J Lorenzo-Morales, Z Lasjerdi. Isolation and molecular characterization of

Acanthamoeba genotypes isolated from the soil sources of public and recreational areas in Iran. Acta

Parasitological. 2016, 61 (4), 784-778. Corresponding author: M Niyyati

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M Niyyati, SA Karamati, J Lorenzo-Morales, Z Lasjerdi. Isolation of Balamuthia mandrillaris from

the soil samples of North-Western Iran. Parasitology Research. 2016, 115 (2), 541-545.

Corresponding author: M Niyyati

MN Shiadeh, M Niyyati, S Fallahi, A Rostami. Human parasitic protozoan infection and infertility:

A systematic review. Parasitology Research. 2016, 115 (2), 469-477. M Niyyati is the first co-author

M Niyyati, R Saberi, J Lorenzo-Morales, R Salehi. The high frequency of potentially pathogenic

free-living amoebae in the tap water and recreational water sources of South-West Iran. Tropical

Biomedicine. 2016, 33 (1), 95-100. Corresponding author: M Niyyati

M Niyyati, R Saberi, A Latifi, Z Lasjerdi. Distribution of Acanthamoeba genotypes isolated from the

recreational and therapeutic geothermal water sources of Southwestern Iran. Environmental Health

Insights. 2016, 10, 69–74. Corresponding author: M Niyyati

RM Manesh, M Niyyati, HA Yousefi, AA Eskandarian. Isolation of Acanthamoeba spp. from the

different water sources in Isfahan, Central Iran. Journal of Parasitic Diseases. 2016, 40 (4), 1483-

1486.

F Hezari, M Niyyati, SJS Tabaei, M Mohebali, et al. Frequency of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and

species identification in suspected individuals from Golestan Province, Northern Iran in 2014.

Iranian Journal of Public Health. 2016, 45 (10), 1348–1354. Corresponding authors: M Niyyati and

SJS Tabaei

M Niyyati, H Behniafar, N Velaie. Isolation and characterization of potentially pathogenic free-living

amoebas (Vermamoeba and Vahlkampfiids) from the water sources in Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan

Province, during 2013-2014, Pajoohandeh Journal. 2016, 20 (5), 289-294. Corresponding author: M

Niyyati

M Norouzi, SJS Tabaei, M Niyyati, V Saber, et al. Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii strains isolated

from patients with Ocular Toxoplasmosis in Iran. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2016; 11 (3), 316.

M Niyyati, S Dodangeh, J Lorenzo-Morales. A review of the current research trends in the

application of medicinal plants as a source for novel therapeutic agents against Acanthamoeba

infections. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2016, 15 (4), 89. Corresponding authors: M

Niyyati

M Reyes-Batlle, M Niyyati, C Wagner, CM Martin-Navarro. A First Report of Vermamoeba

vermiformis in the Island of El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain. Novelty in Biomedicine. 2015, 4 (4),

181-184.

S Dodangeh, M Niyyati, M Kamalinejad. Anti-Acanthamoeba activities of the chloroformic fractions

of Trigonella Foenum Graecum (seed) and their cytotoxicity on the mice macrophage cell. Novelty in

Biomedicine. 2015, 3 (4), 182-188. Corresponding authors: M Niyyati

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M Reyes-Batlle, M Niyyati, CM Martin-Navarro, A López-Arencibia, et al. An unusual Vermamoeba

Vermiformis strain isolated from snow in Mount Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Novelty in

Biomedicine. 2015, 3 (4), 189-192.

E Hajialilo, M Niyyati, M Solaymani, M Rezaeian, Pathogenic free-living amoebae isolated from the

contact lenses of keratitis patients. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2015, 10 (4), 54.

M Niyyati, Z Lasjerdi, S Zarein-Dolab, M Nazar, et al. Morphological and molecular survey of

Naegleria spp. in water bodies used for recreational purposes in Rasht City, Northern Iran. Iranian

Journal of Parasitology. 2015, 10 (4), 523. Corresponding author: M Niyyati

F Memari, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, SJS Tabaei, et al. Occurrence of pathogenic Acanthamoeba

genotypes in the nasal swabs of cancer patients in Iran. Parasitology Research. 2015, 114 (5), 1907-


A Badirzadeh, T Taheri, MH Kharaji, Y Taslimi, M Niyyati, et al. Arginase activity in the

pathogenic Iranian strains of Leishmania spp. and non-pathogenic L. Tarentolae. Tropical Medicine

& International Health. 2015, 20, 212-221.

Z Arab-Mazar, M Niyyati. Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis: A narrative review. Novelty in

Biomedicine. 2015, 3 (3), 148-154. Corresponding author: M Niyyati

M Niyyati, M Rezaeian, Current status of Acanthamoeba in Iran: A narrative review article. Iranian

Journal of Parasitology. 2015, 10 (2): 157–163.

M Niyyati, M Mahyar, A Haghighi, MH Vala. Occurrence of the potentially pathogenic bacterial-

endosymbionts in Acanthamoeba spp. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2015, 10 (2), 181.


M Niyyati, Z Joneidi, M Kamali-Nejad, A Haghighi, et al. In Vitro activity of Mentha longifolia

leaves and Pimpinella anisum seeds against a clinical strain of Trichomonas vaginalis. International

Journal of Molecular and Clinical Microbiology. 2015, 5 (1), 503-509. Corresponding author: M

Niyyati

A Latifi, M Niyyati, N Valae. Brain-eating amoebae (Naegleria fowleri) with a pathogenicity focus.

Research in Medicine. 2015, 39 (2), 104-109. Corresponding author: M Niyyati

H Abedkhojasteh, M Niyyati, S Rezaei, M Mohebali, et al. Identifying differentially expressed genes

in trophozoites and cysts of Acanthamoeba T4 genotype: Implications for developing new treatments

for Acanthamoeba keratitis. European Journal of Parasitology. 2015, 51 (1), 34-41.

H Behniafar, M Niyyati, Z Lasjerdi. Molecular characterization of pathogenic Acanthamoeba

isolated from the drinking and recreational waters of East Azerbaijan, Northwest Iran. Environmental

Health Insights. 2015, 9, 7–12. Corresponding author: M Niyyati


A Latifi, M Niyyati, N Valayi, Z Lasjerdi. Frequency survey of the free-living amoebae isolated from

the improved hot springs of Mazandaran Province in 2014. Research In Medicine. 2015, 38 (4), 214-


Z Lasjerdi, M Niyyati, J Lorenzo-Morales. Ophthalmology hospital wards contamination with

pathogenic free-living amoebae in Iran. Acta Parasitological, 2015, 60 (3), 417–422. Corresponding

author: M Niyyati

M Niyyati, M Nazar, A Haghighi, E Nazemalhosseini. Reporting of T4 genotype of Acanthamoeba

isolates in recreational water sources of Gilan Province, Northern Iran. Novelty in Biomedicine. 2015,

3 (1), 20-24. Corresponding author: M Niyyati

S Dodangeh, M Niyyati. Enrichment of the Acanthamoeba culture medium using the TYIS 33

medium: A step toward a successful axenic cultivation. Novelty in Biomedicine. 2015, 3 (2), 69-72.


H Behniafar, M Niyyati, Z Lasjerdi, S Dodangeh. The high frequncy of the potentially pathogenic

free- living amoebae in the water bodies of Kaleybar and Khodaafarin, East Azerbaijan Province.

Current World Environment. 2015, 10, Special Issue 1 (2015), 727-731. Corresponding author: M

Niyyati

M Niyyati, Z Lasgerdi, J Lorenzo-Morales. Detection and molecular characterization of the

potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae from the water sources in Kish Island, Southern Iran.

Microbiology Insights. 2015, 9, 8 (Suppl 1), 1-6. Corresponding author: M Niyyati

M Niyyati, F Rahimi, Z Lasejerdi, M Rezaeian. Potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae in contact

lenses of the asymptomatic contact lens-wearers. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2014, 9 (1), 14.

M Zare, MH Heidari, M Niyyati. A new facultative chemolithotrophic nitrifying bacteria:

Nitrobacter iranicum sp. v Nov. Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences. 2013, 2

(12), 152-159.

M Niyyati, M Ebrahimi, A Haghighi, S Haydari. Isolation and genotyping of Acanthamoeba spp.

from the recreational park soils of Tehran, Iran. Armaghane Danesh. 2013, 18 (7), 530-53.

H Mirjalali, M Niyyati, H Abedkhojasteh, Z Babaei, et al. Pathogenic assays of Acanthamoeba

belonging to the T4 genotype. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2013, 8 (4), 530.

H Abedkhojasteh, M Niyyati, F Rahimi, M Heidari, et al. First report of a Hartmannella keratitis in a

cosmetic soft contact lens-wearer in Iran. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2013, 8 (3), 481.

M Niyyati, H Abedkhojasteh, M Salehi, S Farnia, et al. Axenic cultivation and pathogenic assays of

Acanthamoeba strains using physical parameters. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2013, 8 (2), 186-

189.


R Solgi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, N Taghipour, et al. Thermotolerant Acanthamoeba spp. isolated

from therapeutic hot springs in the Northwestern Iran. Journal of Water and Health. 2012, 10 (4),

650-656. Corresponding authors: M Niyyati

M Rahdar, M Niyyati, M Salehi, M Feghhi, et al. Isolation and genotyping of Acanthamoeba strains

from the environmental sources in Ahvaz City, Khuzestan Province, Southern Iran. Iranian Journal

of Parasitology. 2012, 7 (4), 22.

M Zare, MH Heidari, F Pouresmaeili, M Niyyati, et al. Introducing a novel facultative nitrifying

bacterium, Nitrobacteria hamadaniensis. African Journal of Microbiology Research. 2012, 6 (24),

5126-5133.

R Solgi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, EN Mojarad. Occurrence of thermotolerant Hartmannella

vermiformis and Naegleria spp. in the hot springs of Ardebil Province, Northwest Iran.

Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2012, 7 (2), 47. Corresponding author: M Niyyati

M Niyyati, Z Lasjerdi, M Nazar, A Haghighi, et al. Screening of the recreational rivers for potentially

pathogenic free-living amoebae in the suburbs of Tehran, Iran. Journal of Water and Health. 2012, 10

(1), 140-146. Corresponding author: M Niyyati

Z Lasjerdi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, F Zaeri, et al. A First Report of Vannellidae amoebae (Vannella

spp.) isolated from the biofilm sources. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2012, 6 (4), 84.


M Nazar, A Haghighi, M Niyyati, M Eftekhar, et al. Genotyping of Acanthamoeba isolated from

water in the recreational areas of Tehran, Iran. Journal of Water and Health. 2011, 9 (3), 603-608.

Z Lasjerdi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, S Shahabi, et al. Potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae

isolated from the hospital wards with immunodeficient patients in Tehran, Iran. Parasitology

Research. 2011, 109 (3), 575-580. Corresponding author: M Niyyati

M Arabpour, M Bandehpour, M Niyyati, SH Abdollahi, et al. Cloning and expression of the

Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoite P22 protein. African Journal of Biotechnology. 2011, 10 (40), 7746-

7750.

A Badirzadeh, M Niyyati, Z Babaei, H Amini, et al. Isolation of free-living amoebae from the Sarein

hot springs in Ardebil Province, Iran. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2011, 6 (2), 1-8.

AB Kuzehkanani, S Rezaei, Z Babaei, M Niyyati, et al. Enteric protozoan parasites in the rural areas

of Bandar-Abbas, Southern Iran: A comparison of past and present situation. Iranian Journal of

Public Health. 2011, 40 (1), 80.

M Niyyati, J Lorenzo-Morales, S Rezaie, F Rahimi, et al. The First Report of a mixed infection with

Acanthamoeba genotype T3 and Vahlkampfia in a cosmetic soft contact lens-wearer in Iran.

Experimental Parasitology. 2010, 126 (1), 89-90.


M Niyyati, S Rezaie, Z Babaei, M Rezaeian. Molecular identification and sequencing of

Acanthamoeba palestinensis mannose-binding protein (MBP) gene. Iranian Journal of Parasitology.

2010, 5 (1), 1-5.

M Niyyati, J Lorenzo-Morales, M Rezaeian, CM Martin-Navarro, et al. Isolation of Balamuthia

mandrillaris from urban dust known to be free of infectious involvement. Parasitology Research.

2009, 106 (1), 279-281.

M Niyyati, J Lorenzo-Morales, F Rahimi, A Motevalli-Haghi, et al. Isolation and genotyping of

potentially pathogenic Acanthamoeba strains from the dust sources in Iran. Transactions of the Royal

Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2009, 103 (4), 425-427.

M Niyyati, J Lorenzo-Morales, S Rezaie, F Rahimi, et al. Genotyping of Acanthamoeba isolates

from the clinical and environmental specimens in Iran. Experimental Parasitology. 2009, 121 (3),

242-245.

M Niyyati, J Lorenzo-Morales, AM Haghi, B Valladares. Isolation of Vahlkampfiids (Willaertia

magna) and Thecamoeba from the soil samples in Iran. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2009, 4 (1),

48-52.

M Niyyati, J Lorenzo-Morales, M Mohebali, S Rezaie, et al. Comparison of a Polymerase Chain

Reaction-based method with culture and direct examination for the diagnosis of Acanthamoeba

keratitis. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2009, 4 (2), 38-43.

M Niyyati, M Rezaeian, F Zahabion, R Hajarzadeh, et al. A survey on intestinal parasitic infections

in the patients referred to a hospital in Tehran. Pak J Med Sci. 2009, 25 (1), 87-90.

M Rezaeian, M Vatanshenassan, S Rezaie, M Mohebali, N Niromand, M Niyyati, et al. Prevalence of

Trichomonas vaginalis in Tehran using parasitological methods. Iranian Journal of Parasitology.

2009, 4 (4), 43-47.

M Niyyati, S Rezaie, F Rahimi, M Mohebali, et al. Molecular characterization and sequencing of a

gene encoding mannose-binding protein (MBP) as a major pathogenic agent for Acanthamoeba

keratitis in an Iranian isolate of Acanthamoeba castellanii. Iranian Journal of Public Health. 2008, 37

(2), 9-14.

M Rezaeian, M Niyyati, SH Farnia, AM Haghi. Isolation of Acanthamoeba spp. from the different

environmental sources. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2008, 3 (1), 44-47.

M Rezeaian, S Farnia, M Niyyati, F Rahimi. Amoebic keratitis in Iran (1997-2007). Iranian Journal

of Parasitology. 2007, 2 (3), 1-6.

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS

AR Latifi, M Niyyati. Isolation of free-living amoebae from the hot springs in the city of Mahalat

located in the Central Province of Iran. 9th International Congress of Laboratory And Clinic. Tehran,

Iran, March 2017

SA Karamati, M Niyyati, S Dodangeh, Z Lasjerdi. Isolation and molecular characterization of

Acanthamoeba genotypes isolated from the public and recreational areas in East Azarbaijan, Iran. 8th

International Iranian Congress of Laboratory and Clinic. Tehran, Iran, February 2016

A Latifi, M Niyyati, SJS Tabaei, A Haghighi. Morphotype identification of the free-living amoebae

from the hot springs in the city of Ramsar in the North of Iran. Research in Biology, Geology, Chemistry. Tehran, Iran, January 2015

A Latifi, M Niyyati, SJS Tabaei, A Haghighi. Identification of Acanthamoeba spp. from hot springs

in Mazandaran Province, Iran. 3rd Symposium on the Role of Basic Medical Sciences in Health.

Tehran, Iran, January 2015

A Latifi, M Niyyati, Z Lasjerdi, S Dodangeh. Isolation and genotyping of Acanthamoeba spp.from

tap water sources in Kish Island in Iran. Conference of tropical infectious diseases. Tehran, Iran,

January 2015

A Latifi, A Ghajari, M Niyyati. Fungal contamination in the hot springs of Mazandaran Province,

Iran. International Congress in Medical Mycology. Tehran, Iran, October 2015

A Latifi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, Z Lasjerdi, SJS Tabaei. Morphological identification of free-living

amoebae from the hot springs in Mazandaran Province. 2nd International Congress of Parasitology

and Parasitic Diseases. Tehran, Iran, April 2015

A Latifi, M Niyyati. Morphotype identification of free-living amoebae from the hot springs in the

city of Ramsar in North of Iran. National Conference on World Environment Day. May 2015

A Latifi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi. Morphotype identification of Acanthamoeba Amoebae from the hot

springs in the city of Ramsar in North of Iran. 7th International Congress on Clinical and Laboratory.

Tehran, Iran, January 2015

SA Karamati, M Niyyati, S Dodangeh, Z Lasjerdi. Highly contaminated soil samples with free-living

amoebae in the Sarab and Mehrban Counties, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran. 2nd International and

9th National Congress of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases of Iran (NICOPA 9). Gilan, Iran, May

2015

SA Karamati, M Niyyati, J Lorenzo Morales, Z Lasjerdi. Isolation and molecular characterization of

Balamuthia mandrillaris from the soil samples in Iran. Free Living Amoebae Meeting. Alghero, Italy,

May 2015

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SA Karamati, M Niyyati, S Dodangeh, Z Lasjerdi. Isolation and characterization of Acanthamoeba

strains from soil samples in Sarab and Mehrban counties, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran. The 23rd

Iranian Congress on Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine. Tehran, Iran, January 2015

Z Lasjerdi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, N Taghipour, et al. Potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae

isolated from the ophthalmology wards of hospitals in Tehran, Iran. 7th International Congress of

Parasitology. Kerman, Iran, October 2012

M Ebrahimi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, S Haydari, et al. Genotyping of Acanthamoeba spp. in the

recreational parks of the city of Tehran, Iran. 7th International Congress of Parasitology. Kerman,

Iran, October 2012

M Ebrahimi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, R Solgi, et al. Morphological identification of Acanthamoeba

in the parks of the city of Tehran, Iran. 7th International Congress of Parasitology. Kerman, Iran,

October 2012.

H Khojaste, M Niyyati. The First Report of Hartmannella keratitis in a cosmetic soft contact lens-

wearer in Iran. 7th International Congress of Parasitology. Kerman, Iran, October 2012.

M Rahdar, M Niyyati, M Salehi, M Feghi, et al. Isolation and genotyping of Acanthamoeba strains

from the environmental sources in Ahvaz city, Khuzestan Province. 7th International Congress of

Parasitology. Kerman, Iran, October 2012

Z Jonaydi, M Niyyati, F Memari, S Jalaliyan. Contamination of the tap water sources with

Acanthamoeba spp. in Hormozgan Province, Iran. 5th International Congress of Laboratory and

Clinic. Tehran, Iran, 2012

Z Lasjerdi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, N Taghipour, et al. Genotyping of Acanthamoeba isolated from

the ophthalmology wards of selected hospitals in Tehran, Iran. The 5th Iranian Congress of Clinical

Microbiology. Shiraz, Iran, November 2011

R Solgi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, SJS Tabaei, et al. Molecular identification of Naegleria and

Hartmannella strains isolated from the recreational hot springs of Ardebil Province in Iran. 4th

Congress of Laboratory and Clinic. Tehran, Iran, 2011

Z Lasjerdi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, N Taghipour, et al. First report of Vannella spp. isolated from the

biofilm. 4th Congress of Laboratory and Clinic, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,

Tehran, Iran, 2011

R Solgi, A Ghajari, E Sabouri, A Malekzadeh, M Niyyati. A survey of fungal contamination in the

hot springs of Ardabil Province. 4th Congress of Laboratory and Clinic. Shahid Beheshti University

of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 2011

Z Lasjerdi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, S Shahabi, et al. Potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae

isolated from the ophthalmology wards in Tehran, Iran. 1st International & 12th Iranian Congress of

Microbiology. Kermanshah, Iran, 2011






R Solgi, M Niyyati, A Haghighi, SJS Tabaei, et al. Genotyping of Acanthamoeba strains isolated

from the recreational hot springs of Ardabil Province, Iran. The 5th Iranian Congress of Clinical

Microbiology. Shiraz, Iran, November 2011

M Niyyati, Z Lasjerdi, A Haghighi, S Shahabi, et al. Contamination of hospital wards with

pathogenic free-living amoebae in Tehran, Iran. 7th European congress of tropical Medicine and

International Health. Barcelona, Spain, October 2011

A Badirzadeh, H Aminzade, M Niyyati, Z Babaei, et al. Isolation of free-living amoebae from Sarein

hot springs in Ardebil Province, Iran. 7th European congress of tropical Medicine and International

Health. Barcelona, Spain, October 2011

M Niyyati, R Solgi, A Haghighi, N Taghipour, et al. Thermotolerant Acanthamoeba spp. isolated

from the therapeutic hot springs in Northwestern Iran. XIVth International Meeting on the Biology

and Pathogenicity of Free-Living Amoebae. Montego Bay, Jamaica, October 2011

M Niyyati, J Lorenzo-Morales, C Martin-Navarro, AM Haghi, et al. Isolation, axenic cultivation and

pathogenic assays of the clinical and environmental Acanthamoeba strains using physical parameters.

12th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA XII), Melbourne, Australia, August 2010.

Certificate of attendance. 10th American Society of Microbiology Conference of Candida and

Candidiasis. Miami, Florida, USA, March 2010

M Niyyati, J Lorenzo-Morales, S Rezaie, F Rahimi, et al. First report of a mixed infection due to

Acanthamoeba genotype T3 and Vahlkampfia in the cosmetic soft contact lens-wearers in Iran.

XIIIth International Meeting on the Biology and Pathogenicity of Free-living Amoebae. Puerto de la

Cruz, Tenerife, Spain May 2009

M Rezaeian, SH Farnai, M Niyyati, F Rahimi, et al. Isolation of Acanthamoeba spp. from the

different environmental sources. XVIIth International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria

Tropical Medicine and Welfare: from Bench to Field. Jeju, Korea, September 2008

M Rezaeian, M Niyyati, S Rezaie, F Rahimi, et al. Molecular characterization and sequencing of a

gene encoding mannose-binding protein as a major pathogenic agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis in an

Iranian isolate of Acanthamoeba castellanii. Xth European Multicolloquium of Parasitology, from

satellites to microsatellites. Paris, France, August 2008

M Rezaeian, S Rezaie, F Rahimi, M Mohebali, AH Maghsood, SH Farnia, M Niyyati. Molecular

characterization and sequencing of a gene encoding mannose-binding protein as a major pathogenic

agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis in an Iranian isolate of Acanthamoeba castellanii. 6th National

Congress of Parasitology. Tehran, Iran, 2008

M Rezaeian, S Farnia, M Niyyati, F Rahimi. Amoebic keratitis in Iran (1997–2007). 18th European

Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Barcelona, Spain, April 2008


M Niyyati, B Kazemi, M Bandepoor. Cloning of the Toxoplasma gene encoding p22 (sag2) kilo

dalton protein of tachyzoite of Toxoplasma gondii. 11th International Congress of Parasitology.

Glasgow, Scotland, August 2006

M Niyyati, M Rezaian, E Kia, R Hajarzadeh. A survey of intestinal parasite infections in the patients

referred to Kashani Hospital in Tehran, Iran during summer of 2005. 11th International Congress of

Parasitology. Glasgow, Scotland, August 2006

SUPERVISION OF MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.SC.) AND PH.D. STUDENT

THESIS

Endosymbionts of Acanthamoeba isolated from keratitis patients and their role in the pathogenesis of

Acanthamoeba (Thesis for Ph.D., 2017)

Identification and evaluation of arginase activity in the pathogenic Iranian strains of Leishmania (L.

major, L. tropica) and non-pathogenic Leishmania (L. tarentolae) and their comparison with clinical

isolate samples from cutaneous leishmaniasis (Thesis for Ph.D., 2017)

Study of protease activity of Blactocystis sp. subtypes isolated from the symptomatic and

asymptomatic patients and its effects on inflammatory biomarkers in cell culture (HT29) (Thesis for

Ph.D., 2017)

Isolation and molecular identification of Microsporidia spp from wastewater and vegetable samples

in the south of Tehran (Thesis for Master of Science, 2017)

Frequency of cutaneous Leishmaniasis and identification of the causative agent of the disease using

molecular method in Kalaleh City, Golestan Province (Thesis for Master of Science, 2016)

Prevalence study of intestinal parasites in referred individuals to the medical centers of Tonekabon

city, Mazandaran Province during 2015 (Thesis for Master of Science, 2016)

Isolation and molecular identification of free-living amoeba belonging to Vahlkampfiids and

Balamuthia mandrillaris of mineral springs in the Mazandaran Province (Thesis for Master of

Science, 2016)

In vitro survey of Ziziphus vulgaris and Trigonella foenum gracum on Acanthamoeba cysts and

trophozoites (Thesis for Master of Science, 2015)

An in vitro survey of Mentha pulegium, Foeniculum vulgare, Rheum nobile and Pimpinella anisum

for Trichomonas vaginalis (Thesis for Master of Science, 2012)

A pathogenic survey of Acanthamoeba genus isolated from the mucosal tissue of immunosuppressed

patients in selected hospitals of Tehran (Thesis for Master of Science, 2012)


Identification of bacterial endosymbionts of Acanthamoeba isolated from the recreational water

sources (Thesis for Master of Science, 2012)

Isolation and genotyping of Acanthamoeba from the hot springs of Ardabil (Thesis for Master of

Science, 2010)

Isolation and molecular identification of Acanthamoeba from the ophthalmology and

immunosuppressed wards in selected hospitals of Tehran (Thesis for Master of Science, 2009)

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