Ghasem Hosseini Salekdeh, Ph.D.

Address

Agricultural Biotechnology Research  Institute of Iran,

Seed & Plant Improvement Campus,

Mahdasht Road,  Karaj, Iran.

P. O. Box: 31535-1897

Tel: +98 261 2709485 - 2708282   

Fax: +98 261 2704539

E-mail: h_salekdeh@abrii.ac.ir

             hsalekdeh@yahoo.com

Positions

·     Head of Physiology and Proteomics Department, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII) (www.abrii.ac.ir)

·     President of Iranian Proteomics Society (www.proteomics.ir)

·     Asian and Oceania Human Proteome Organization (AOHUPO) Council member (www.aohupo.org)

On-going projects (National)

• Proteomics approach to discovering genes involved in plant tolerance to abiotic stresses

• An integrated molecular approach to enhance lime tolerance to witches’ broom

• Proteomic characterization of increase abiotic and biotis stress tolerance in wheat, barley and rice upon infections with the symbiotic fungus Piriformospora indica

• Stem Cell Proteomics (in collaboration with Royan Institute www.royaninstitute.org )

On-going projects (International)

• Revitalizing Marginal Lands: Discovery of Genes for Tolerance of Saline and Phosphorus-Deficient Soils to Enhance and Sustain Productivity (Generation Challenge Program (GCP) project)

• An integrated proteomics and genomics approach to discover salt tolerance genes (Grant from Generation Challenge Program)

 International referee journal Publications

1.      Baharvand, H., Fathi, A., Gourbai, H., Mollamohammadi, S., Salekdeh Gh. 2007. Identification of mouse embryonic stem cell-associated proteins. Journal of Proteome Research  (In press)

2.      Nohzadeh Malekshah, S., Habibi Rezaei, M., Heidari, M., Salekdeh, GH., 2007. Proteomics reveals new salt responsive proteins associated to rice plasma. Biosci., Biotechno. Biochem.  71: 2144-54.

3.      Baharvand H, Heidari, M., Ebrahimi, M., Valadbeigi, T., Salekdeh, GH., 2007. Proteomic analysis of epithelium-denuded human amniotic membrane as limbal stem cell niche. Molecular Vision, 13:1711-1721.

4.      Salekdeh, GH., Komatsu, S., 2007. Crop proteomics: aim at sustainable agriculture of tomorrow. Proteomics, 7: 2976-2996.

5.      Baharvand, H., Fathi, A., van Hoof, D., Salekdeh GH.   2007. Trends in Stem Cell Proteomics. Stem Cells. 25:1888-1903

6.      Babaie, G., Khatabi, B.,  Bayat, H.,  Rastgou, M.,  Hosseini., A., Salekdeh, GH. 2007. Detection and Characterization of Phytoplasmas Infecting Ornamental and Weed Plants in Iran. J. Phytopathology 155: 368–372

7.      Hajheidari, M., Eivazi, A., Buchanan, BB., Wong, JH., Majidi, I.,  Salekdeh, GH.,  2007, Proteomics uncovers a role for redox in drought tolerance in wheat. Journal of Proteome Research , 6: 1451-1460.

8.      Gazanchian, A., Hajheidari, M., Khosh  kholgh Sima, NA., Hosseini Salekdeh, GH., 2007. Proteome response of Elymus elongatum to severe water stress and recovery. Journal of Experimental Botany.  58: 291-300.

9.      Dadashi, A., Askari, H., Mayer-Posner, JM., Ziaei, A., Hosseini Salekdeh, G., 2006 Proteome profiling of rice young panicle response to salinity. Proteomics, 6, 6498-507.

10.  Rastgar-Jazii, F., Najafi, Z., Malekzadeh, R.,  Conrads, T.P., Ziaee, A.A., Abnet, C.,  Yazdznbod, M., Karkhane, A.A., Salekdeh, G.H., 2006. Identifi cation of squamous cell carcinoma associated proteins by proteomics and loss of beta tropomyosin expression in esophageal cancer. World J Gastroenterology  12: 7104-7112

11.  Baharvand H, Hajheidari M, Zonouzi R, Ashtiani SK, Hosseinkhani S, Salekdeh GH.  2006. Comparative proteomic analysis of mouse embryonic stem cells and neonatal-derived cardiomyocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 349: 1041-1049.

12.  Baharvand, H., Hajheidari, M., Kazemi-Ashtiani S., Hosseini Salekdeh Gh., 2006. Proteomic Signature of Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Proteomics , 6: 3544-9.

13.  Siopongco, J. D. L. C., A. Yamauchi, H. Salekdeh J. Bennett and L. J. Wade., 2006. Root Growth and Water Extraction Response of Double-Haploid Rice Lines to Drought and Rewatering During the Vegetative Stage. Plant Production Science 9: 141-151.

14.  Askari, H.,  Edqvist, J.,  Hajheidari, M., Kafi, M., Hosseini Salekdeh, Gh., 2006. Effects of Salinity Levels on proteome of Suaeda aegyptiaca leaves. Proteomics 6: 2542-54.

15.  Siopongco, J. D. L. C., A. Yamauchi, H. salekdeh , J. Bennett and L. J. Wade. 2005. Growth and Water Use Response of Doubled-Haploid Rice Lines to Drought and Rewatering During the Vegetative Stage. Plant Production Science 8: 497-508

16.  Alavi, V., Khatabi, B., Hosseini Salekdeh, Gh., 2005. Comparison of biologically distinct isolates of Citrus tristeza virus from Iran using major coat protein.  Autralasian Plant Pathology 34, 577-582.

17.  Hajheidari, M., Hosseini Salekdeh, Gh., Heidari, M., Abdollahian-Noghabi, M., Sadeghian, S.Y., 2005. Proteome Analysis of Sugar Beet Leaves under Drought Stress. Proteomics, 5, 95-960.

18.  Rangan, L., Salekdeh, Gh. H., Bennett, J. Swaminathan. 2004. Molecular analysis of a stress-induced cDNA encoding the translation initiation factor eIF1 from  salt-tolerant wild relative of rice, Porteresia coarctata. Functional Plant Biology 31: 1035-1042.

19.  Bananej, K., Kheyr-Pour, A., Salekdeh, Gh. H., Ahoonmanesh, A., 2004. Complete nucleotide sequence of Iranian Tomato yellow leaf curl virus isolate: further evidence for natural recombination amongst begomoviruses. Archives of Virology  149:1435-43.

20.  Shahrokh Safarian, Ali Akbar Moosavi-Movahedi, Saman Hosseinkhani, ZhiCheng Xia,4 Mehran Habibi-Rezaei, Ghasem Hosseini Salekdeh, Christine Sorenson, and Nader Sheibani. 2003. The Structural and Functional Studies of His119 and His12 in RNase A via Chemical Modification. Journal of Protein Chemistry. 22:  643-654.

21.  Salekdeh, Gh. H., Siopongco, J., Wade, L. J., Ghareyazie, B., Bennett, J., 2002.  A proteomics  approach to analyzing drought- and salt-responsiveness in rice.  Field Crops Research ,76 ,2-3: 199-219.

22.  Salekdeh, Gh. H., Siopongco, J., Wade, L. J., Ghareyazie, B., Bennett, J., 2002. Proteomics analysis of rice leaves during drought stress and recovery. Proteomics, 2:1131-1145.