Publications

  1. Movahedzadeh, F., Linzemann, A., Quintero, E., Aveja, J., Thompson, W., Martyn, M. (2015).  Life in and Around the Chicago River: Achieving Civic Engagement through Project Based Learning, M. Science Education and Civil Engagement, An International Journal, 7:1 Winter2015
  2. Cherif, A., Adams, G., Movahedzdeh, F., Martyn, M., McManamon, J., (2015). Do College Students Give a flip About Flipped Learning? Journal of higher education management, In print
  3. Cherif, A., Adams, G., Movahedzadeh, F., Martyn, M. (2015). Why Do Students Fail? Academic Leaders Perspective, “Collection of Papers” by the Higher Learning Commission. In Print
  4. Cherif, A.H., Siuda, J. E., Movahedzadeh, F., Martyn, M., Cannon, C., Ayesh, S.  (2014) “College Students' Use of YouTube Videos In Learning Biology and Chemistry Concepts”,  Pinnacle Educational Research & Development, 2 (6) , Article ID perd_149, 334-347, 201
  5. Movahedzadeh, F., Linzemann, A, Aveja, J., Wickham, R., Martyn, M. (2014) “Do You Know Your Sh*t? Students’ Awareness, Attitude, and Perception about Current and Relevant Events in Microbiology”, British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 4(16): 2290-2301
  6. Cherif, A., Adams, G., Movahedzadeh, F., Martyn, M., Dunning, J. (2014). Why Do Students Fail? Faculty's Perspective, “Collection of Papers” published by the Higher Learning Commission. http://cop.hlcommission.org/cherif.html
  7. Cherif, A., Movahedzadeh, F., Adams, G., & Dunning, J. (2013). Why Do Students Fail? Higher Learning Commission: A Collection of Papers on Self-Study and Institutional Improvement (29th edition), pp. 35-51.
  8. Cherif, A.H., Siuda, J., Movahedzadeh, F.  (2013). Developing Non Traditional Biology Labs to Challenge Students & Enhance Learning. The American Biology Teacher (Feature article), 75 (1), 13-16
  9. Movahedzadeh, F. (2012). Improving Student Success Through Hybrid Mode of Delivery in Nonscience Major Biology Classes, Scientific & Academic Publishing, Education, Vol.2, No.7: 333-339
  10. Afonso-Barroso, A., Clark, S.O., Williams, A., Rosa, G.T., Nóbrega, C., Silva-Gomes, S., Vale-Costa, S., Ummels, R., Stoker, N., Movahedzadeh, F., van der Ley, P., Sloots, A., Cot, M., Appelmelk, B.J., Puzo, G., Nigou, J., Geurtsen J., Appelberg, R. (2012). Lipoarabinomannan mannose caps do not affect mycobacterial virulence or the induction of protective immunity in experimental animal models of infection and have minimal impact on in vitro inflammatory responses, Cell. Microbiol., Nov 2. doi:10.1111/cmi.12065
  11. Brugarolas, P., Movahedzadeh, F., Wang, Y., Zhang, N., Bartek, I. L., Gao, Y. N., Voskuil, M. I., Franzblau, S. G., He, C. (2012). The oxidation-sensing regulator (MosR) is a new redox dependent transcription factor in Mycobacterium tuberculosis,  J. Biol. Chem.(JBC), Nov 2;287(45):37703-12
  12. Cherif, A.H., Movahedzadeh, F., Michel, L., Marthakis, N.B. (2012).  “How Well Do You Know Your Closest Neighbors? Activity for Promoting Active Learning in Biology Classes”, Science Education and Civil Engagement, An International Journal , 4:2 Summer 2012
  13. Cherif, A. H., Jedlicka, D.M., Colyer, T.E., Movahedzadeh, F., Phillips, W.B., (2012). “Redesigning Human Body Systems: Effective Pedagogical Strategy for Promoting Active Learning and STEM Education”,   Education Research International, vol. 2012, Article ID 570404, doi:10.1155/2012/570404
  14. Movahedzadeh, F., Patwell, R., Rieker, J. E., Gonzalez, T.  (2012). “Project- Based Learning to Promote Effective Learning in Biotechnology Courses”, Education Research International, Article ID 536024, doi:10.1155/2012/536024
  15. Movahedzadeh, F., Rutter, M., (2012). “A Letter to Dr. Koch”, Mycobac Dis 2:e116. doi:10.4172/2161-1068.1000e116
  16. Gutka, H. J.,Franzblau, S. G., Movahedzadeh, F. Abad-Zapatero, C., (2011). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of the glpX encoded Type II Fructose 1,6-bisphophatase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Acta Cryst. F67, 710–713
  17. Movahedzadeh, F., (2011). Improving Students’ Attitude toward Science through the Blended learning , Science Education and Civil Engagement, An International Journal, 3:2 Summer 2011
  18. Movahedzadeh, F., Frita, R., Gutka, H. J. (2011). A two-step strategy for the complementation of M. tuberculosis mutants, Genet. Mol. Biol. vol.34 no.2: p.286-289
  19. Gutka, H. J., Rukseree, K., Wheeler, P.R., Franzblau, S. G., Movahedzadeh, F. (2011). glpX gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Heterologous Expression, purification, and enzymatic characterization of the encoded Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase II, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 164(8): 1376-89
  20. Cherif, A., Movahedzadeh, F., Michel, L., Hill, A., Jedlicka, D., (2011). “Environmental Release of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes”,  Science Education and Civil Engagement, An International Journal , 3.1 Winter 2011
  21. Villasenor, A., Movahedzadeh, F., (2010). The Impact of Having a Research Scientist as a Guest Lecturer in a College Biology Course, Science Education and Civil Engagement, An International Journal , 2:2 Summer 2010
  22. Movahedzadeh, F., Wheeler, P.R., Dinadayala, P., Av-Gay, Y., Parish, T., Daffe, M., Stoker, N. G. (2010) “Inositol monophosphate phosphatase genes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis”, BMC Microbiology, 10:50
  23. Cherif, A., Michel, L., Movahedzadeh, F., Siuda, J., Adams, G., and Aron, R. (2010). Reinforcing the Importance of Hypotheses in the Scientific Method of Inquiry: A Learning Activity Using the 2006 Spinach Contamination Event. WSTA Journal of Washington Science Teachers Association, Vol. 51, No. 1, March 2010
  24. Siuda, J., Cherif, A., Adams, G., Michel, L., Movahedzadeh, F., and Aron, R. (2010).  Inquiry Laboratory Investigation: Using Bacterial Contamination to Reinforce the Importance of Hypotheses in the Scientific Method of Inquiry. WSTA Journal of Washington Science Teachers Association Vol. 51, No. 1, March 2010
  25. Gheytanchi, E., Heshmati, F., Kordestani Shargh, B., Nowroozi, J., Movahedzadeh, F.  (2010) “Study on b-galactosidase enzyme produced by isolated lactobacilli from milk and cheese” African Journal of Microbiology Research, Vol. 4(6), pp. 454-458
  26. Movahedzadeh, F., and Bitter, W. (2009) Ins and outs of mycobacterial plasmids: Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.), Vol.465: 1-13.
  27. Cherif, A., Michel, L., Movahedzadeh, F., Aron, R., Adams, G., Jenkins, S., (2009), Defending the Lowly Prokaryotes: New Challenges for BIOGaia Learning Activity, The American Biology Teacher, 71(6):346-353
  28. Movahedzadeh, F., Williams, A., Clark, S., Hatch, G., Smith, D., Ten Bokum, AMC, Parish, T., Bacon, J., Stoker, N. (2008), Construction of a low-risk strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for protection of laboratory workers, Tuberculosis, 88, 375-381
  29. Ten Bokum, AMC, Movahedzadeh, F., Frita, R., Kendall, S., Sidders, B., Withers M., Smith, D., Bancroft, G., and Stoker, N.  (2008), 'The case for hypervirulence through gene deletion in Mycobacterium tuberculosis', Trends in Microbiology, 16 (9), 436-441
  30. Appelmelk, B.J., Dunnen, J. den, Driessen, N.N., Ummels, R., Pak, M., Nigou, J., Larrouy-Maumus, G., Gurcha, S.S., Movahedzadeh, F., Geurtsen, J., Brown, E. J., Eysink Smeets, M.M., Besra, G.S., Willemsen, P.T.J., Lowary, T., van Kooyk, Y.,  Maaskant, J.J., Stoker, N., Ley, P. v.d., Puzo, G., Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C.M.J.E., Wieland, C. W., Poll,  T. Van der, Geijtenbeek, T., Sar, A.M. van der, Bitter. W. (2008), “The mannose cap of mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan does not dominate the Mycobacterium-host interaction”. Cell. Microbiol., 10 (4), 930–944
  31. Laval, F., Haites, R., Movahedzadeh, F., Lemassu, A., Wong, C.Y., Stoker, N., Billman-Jacobe, H., Daffé, M. (2008) “Investigating the Function of the Putative Mycolic-Acid Methyltransferase UmaA : Divergence between the Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Proteins, J. Biol. Chem., 283 (3), 1419-1427
  32. Sidders, B., Withers, M., Kendall, S. L., Bacon, J., Waddell, S., Hinds, J., Golby, P., Movahedzadeh, F., Cox, R. A., Frita, R., Ten Bokum, AMC, Wernisch, L., Stoker, N. G. (2007) Quantification of global transcription patterns in prokaryotes using spotted microarrays. Genome Biology, 8 (12) R265 1-13
  33. Hu, Y., Movahedzadeh, F., Stoker, N.G. and Coates, A.R.M. (2006), Deletion of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis α-crystallin-like 2 hspX gene causes increased bacterial growth in vivo, Infectious & immunity, 74(2): 861-8
  34. Sardiwal, S., Kendall, S. L., Movahedzadeh, F., Rison, S. C. G. Stoker, N. G., and Djordjevic, S. (2005), A GAF domain in the hypoxia/NO-inducible Mycobacterium tuberculosis DosS protein binds haem, JMB, 353, 929-936
  35. Rison S.C.G., Kendall S.L., Movahedzadeh, F., Stoker N.G. (2005). The mycobacterial two-component regulatory systems, chapter in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Molecular Microbiology (ed. Parish T.)  Horizon Biosciences, Norfolk, UK
  36. Kendall, S., Rison, S.C.G., Movahedzadeh, F., Frita, R., Stoker, N.G. (2004), What do Microarrays really tell us about Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Trends in Microbiology, 12 (12): 537-544
  37. Movahedzadeh, F., Rison, S.C.G., Wheeler, P.R., Kendall, S.L., Larson, T.J. and Stoker, N.G. (2004), The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv1099c gene encodes a GlpX-like fructose 1-6 bisphosphatase, Microbiology, 150: 3499-3505
  38. Kendall, S., Movahedzadeh, F., Rison, S.C.G., Wernisch, L., Parish, T., Duncan, K., Betts, J.C. and Stoker, N.G. (2004), The Mycobacterium tuberculosis dosRS two component system is induced by multiple stresses, Tuberculosis, 84: 247-255
  39. Movahedzadeh, F., Smith, D.A., Norman, R.A., Dinadayala, P., Murray-Rust, J., Russell, D.G., Kendall, S., Rison, S., McAlister, M. S. B., Bancroft, G. J., MacDonald, N., Daffe, M., Av-Gay, Y. and Stoker, N. G. (2004), Mycobacterium tuberculosis ino1 gene is essential for growth and virulence. Molecular Microbiology, 51 (4): 1003-1014
  40. Movahedzadeh, F.,  Gonzalez Rico, S.,  Cox, R. A. (2003), In vitro transcription and translation, Methods in molecular biology, Plasmid vectors: Methods and  protocols, edited by: N. Casali, A. Preston, Humana Press In., Totowa, NJ
  41. Kendall, S.L., Movahedzadeh, F., Wietzorrek, A. and Stoker, N. G. (2002), Microarray analysis of bacterial gene expression: towards the regulome. Comparative and functional genomics 3: 352-354
  42. Norman, R.A., McAlister, M.S.B., Murray-Rust, J., Movahedzadeh, F., Stoker, N.G., Mcdonald, N.Q. (2002), Crystal structure of inositol 1-phosphate synthase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a key enzyme in phosphatidylinositol synthesis.  Structure 10: 393-402
  43. Movahedzadeh, F., Gonzalez-Y-Merchand, J.A., Cox, R. A. (2001), Transcription start site mapping. Methods in Molecular Medicine, vol. 54: Mycobacterium tuberculosis protocols, edited by: T. Parish and N.G. Stoker, Humana Press In., Totowa, NJ
  44. Corbett, E., Godfrey Faussett, P., McNerney, R., Movahedzadeh F., Porter, J. D. H. and Stoker, N. (2001), Module for distance based learning. Study unit 502, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London
  45. Papavinasasundaram, K. G., Anderson, C., Brooks, P.C., Thomas, N.A., Movahedzadeh, F., Jenner, P.J., Colston, M.J., Davis, E.O. (2001), Slow induction of RecA by DNA damage in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.  Microbiology 147: 3271-3279
  46. Brooks, P.C., Movahedzadeh, F., Davis, E.O. (2001), Identification of some DNA damage inducible genes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: apparent lack of correlation with LexA binding.  Journal of Bacteriology 183: 4459-4467
  47. Papavinasasundaram, K. G. Movahedzadeh, F., Keer, J.T., Stoker, N.G., Colston, M. J., Davis, E.O. (1997), Mycobacterial recA is cotranscribed with a potential regulatory gene, lexA. Molecular Microbiology 24 (1): 141-153
  48. Movahedzadeh, F., Colston, M.J., Davis, E.O. (1997), Determination of DNA sequences required for regulated Mycobacterium tuberculosis RecA expression in response to DNA-damage suggests that two modes of regulation exist. Journal of Bacteriology 179: 3509-3518
  49. Movahedzadeh, F., Colston, M.J., Davis, E.O. (1997), Characterisation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis LexA: recognition of a (Bacillus-type SOS) box. Microbiology 143: 929-936

Conference Presentations

Oral Presentation
  1. Berchiolli, B., Movahedzadeh, F. “Project Based Learning: Investigating the Ability to Adapt to a Human-Made Pollutant in both Complex and Simple Forms of Life” SENCER Midwest  symposium, Northeastern University, March 14, 2015
  2. Martyn, M., Movahedzadeh, F. “Undergraduate Research: The Final Frontier”, American Association of University Administrators (AAUA) conference, April 2014, DC
  3. Cherif, A., Lewinski, C., Movahedzadeh, F., Martyn, M., Adams, G. “Do College Students Give a Flip About Flipped Learning?” American Association of University Administrators (AAUA) conference, April 2014, DC
  4. Cherif, A., Adams, G., Movahedzadeh, F., Marty, M., & Dunning, J. (2014). Why Do Students Fail? Faculty's Perspective, April 10-14, 2014, HLC annual conference, Chicago, IL
  5. Martyn, M., Movahedzadeh, F., Burke, S., “Chicago Waterways: STEM to STEAM”,  Transforming STEM Education: Innovation, Inquiry, and Evidence, AACU, October 31th-November 2nd, 2013, San Diego, CA
  6. Cherif, A., Movahedzadeh, F., Adams, G., Martyn, M., Dunning, J., “Why Do Students Fail? Faculty’ Perspective?” Annual Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, May 30th- June 2nd, 2013, DC
  7. Cherif, A., Cannon, C., Movahedzadeh, F., Siuda, J., Ayesh, S., “How Often Do College Students Use YouTube to Learn Biology and Chemistry Concepts?” Annual Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, May 30th- June 2nd, 2013, DC
  8. Cherif, A., Movahedzadeh, F., Adams, G., Dunning, J., “Why Do Students Fail? Students’ Perspective?”, April 5-9, 2013, HLC annual conference, Chicago, IL
  9. Cherif, Abour, Movahedzadeh, F., Adams, G., Dunning, J., “Why Do Students Fail? Students’ Perspective?”, Cite 2013,  Chicago, IL
  10. Movahedzadeh, F., “Project Based Learning, Giving back to the Community”, SENCER Midwest symposium, Beloit College, 10th of November 2012
  11. Movahedzadeh, F., “Project Based Learning to Promote Effective Learning in Biotechnology Courses”, Bio-Link's 14th Annual Summer Fellows Forum, June 2012, Clark Kerr Campus (CKC), Berkeley, CA
  12. Cherif, Abour, Movahedzadeh, F., Adams, G., “Why Do Students Fail? Students’ Perspective?” Annual Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, May 31st through June 3rd, 2012, DC
  13. Movahedzadeh, F., “Hybrid vs. Traditional Learning: Assessment in a Biology course for non-science majors” 2nd Annual Assessment Conference and Share fair, March 2011, Harper College, Palatine, IL, USA, Invited speaker
  14. Movahedzadeh, F., “Assessing Student Success In a Traditional vs. Hybrid Course” The 15th Annual Assessment Fair for Illinois Community Colleges, February 2011, Heartland Community College, Normal, IL, USA
  15. Movahedzadeh, F., “Biology for Non Science Majors: Is there a better way to teach it?” 10th Annual Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching and Learning – T.C.,  Park Place Hotel, September  2010, Traverse city, Michigan, USA
  16. Movahedzadeh, F., “Biology for Non Science Majors, What to Teach  and How Should be Taught in Two Year College Level”,  53rd annual meeting of the Association of College and University Biology Educators, October 2009, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, USA
  17. Movahedzadeh, F., “Students Attitude towards Hybrid Courses”, Enhancing Student Learning: Integrating Technology and Hybrid Learning in the classroom, 16th October 2009, Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL, USA
  18. Movahedzadeh, F., A metabolic pathways of M. tuberculosis”, March 2009, Harold Washington College, Chicago, USA
  19. Movahedzadeh, F., “Tales of tuberculosis: Introducing a safe strain of M. tuberculosis.  February 2008, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, USA
  20. Michel, L.O., Movahedzadeh, F., Asadi, F., Cherif, A.H., Aron, B., Jedlicka, D., Burrows F.S., “Integrating Chemistry and Microbiology in a Single Course for Nursing and Health Science Students”. ACUBE 51th Annual meeting, October 2007 Iowa, USA
  21. Movahedzadeh, F., “Human Cloning - Ethics & Concerns” April 2006, Harold Washington College, Chicago, USA
  22. Movahedzadeh, F., “An essential gene, a missing link and a hypervirulent mutant” November 2005, Royal Veterinary college, London, UK
  23. Movahedzadeh, F., “M.tuberculosis: Essential genes in inositol metabolism and the missing link in gluconeogenesis” April 2004, University of Illinois in Chicago, USA
  24. Wheeler, P., Movahedzadeh, F., Rison, S., Stoker, N. “Fructose bisphosphatase in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex-the missing link in central metabolism”, Acid Fast Club, Jan. 2004, London, UK
  25. Movahedzadeh, F., Stoker, N. “Could we ever take M.tuberculosis out of CAT3 laboratory”, Acid Fast Club, July 2003, Leicester, UK
  26. Movahedzadeh, F., Stoker, N. “Inositol metabolism in mycobacteria”, Acid Fast Club, Sep 2001, New Castle, UK  
  27. Movahedzadeh, F., Colston, M.J., Brooks, P.C., Davis, E.O.  “Regulation of M.tuberculosis SOS response”, Third international conference on the pathogenesis of mycobacterial infections, June 1996, Stockholm, Sweden
  28. Movahedzadeh, F., Moazami, N. “RFLP analysis of five mycobacterial genes, comparison of Mycobacterium leprae with other fast and slow growing mycobacterial species”, International congress of Leprosy, 1992, Tabriz/Iran
  29. Movahedzadeh, F., Moazami, N., Zarifi A. “Introduction of a modified method for DNA extraction from mycobacteria: Tuberculosis symposium”, 1991, Tehran/Iran

Poster presentation

  1. Movahedzadeh, F., Aveja, J. L., Linzemann, A. H., Wickham, R. K., Martyn, M. “Do You Know Your Sh*t? Students’ Awareness, Attitude, and Perception about Current and Relevant Events in Microbiology”, Capitol Hill Symposium Poster Session, SENCER, March 2013, Washington DC
  2. Gutka, H., Abad- Zapatero, C., Franbzblau, S., Movahedzadeh, F. Structure of the Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase (II) from M. Tuberculosis: Insights into target based drug discovery. National Biotechnology Conference, May 2012, San Diego, CA
  3. Rutter, M., Patwell, R., Chavan, T., Gutka, H., Santarsiero, B., Gaponenko, V., Movahedzadeh, F., “Expression, Purification and Crystallization of an Essential Protein from M. tuberculosis Using a Non-Pathogenic Mycobacterium”  Annual meeting of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB),  April 2012, San Deigo, CA
  4. Egli, E., Vernon, B., Movahedzadeh, F., Greer, E., Marcus Heldt, M., “Exploring Students’ Attitudes and Insight toward the Changing Face of AIDS” Capitol Hill Symposium Poster Session, SENCER, March 2012, Washington DC
  5. Wheeler, J., Rieker, J. E., Gonzalez, T. Patwell, R., Movahedzadeh, F., “Project- Based Learning in Biotechnology Courses”, ATE principal investigators conference, October 2011, Washington DC, USA
  6. Asadi, F., Saha, S., Movahedzadeh, F., Clayton, E., “Biotechnology program & research: the road to career development in two year colleges”, ATE principal investigators conference, October 2011, Washington DC, USA
  7. Gutka, H., Abad- Zapatero, C., Franzblau, S., Movahedzadeh , F. “Structural Characterization of glpX encoded Fructose 1,6 – bisphosphatase from M. tuberculosis”,   IUCr International congress XXII, August 2011, Madrid, Spain
  8. Rutter, M., Patwell, R., Gutka, H., Almutairi, M., Movahedzadeh, F., “Overexpression and Purification of an Acyl carrier protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis” April 2011, UIC Student Forum, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
  9. Patwell, R,. Rutter, M, Gutka, H., Mashal, A., and Movahedzadeh, F., “Overexpression and Purification of an Acyl Carrier Protein of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis”, Poster presentation in URC meeting, May 2011, Du Page College, Du Page County, IL, USA
  10. Patwell, R., Movahedzadeh, F., “Changing the Student Perception about Stem Cell Research” Capitol Hill Symposium Poster Session, SENCER, March 2011, Washington DC, USA
  11. Gutka, H., Rukseree , K., Abad- Zapatero, C., Wheeler, P.,  Franzblau , S., Movahedzadeh , F. “Enzymatic and Preliminary Structural Characterization of glpX encoded Fructose 1, 6 – bisphosphatase from M. tuberculosis”,  Keystone Symposium,  Januarys 2011, British Columbia, Canada
  12. Brugarolas , P., Movahedzadeh , F., He , C., “Functional and Biochemical Characterization of Rv1049: A Novel Oxidation Sensor Involved in Virulence Regulation of M. tuberculosis”,  Keystone Symposium,  Januarys 2011, British Columbia, Canada
  13. Asadi, F., Saha, S., Movahedzadeh, F., Clayton, E., “Biotechnology program & research: the road to career development in two year colleges”, ATE principal investigators conference, October 2010, Washington DC, USA
  14. Villasenor, A., Movahedzadeh, F., “The Impact of Having a Research Scientist as a Guest Lecturer in a College Biology Course”, Capitol Hill Symposium Poster Session, SENCER, April 2010, Washington DC, USA
  15. Gutka, H., Movahedzadeh, F., Franzblau, S. G., “Biochemical characterization of glpX (Rv1099c) encoded Fructose 1, 6-bisphosphatase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis”, 48th annual MIKI meeting, April 2010, COP, UIC, Chicago, USA
  16. Rutter, M., Movahedzadeh, F., “Difficulty in Assessing Risk of TB Acquisition in Various Countries”, 13th international conference of TB, Feb. 2009, Vancouver, Canada
  17. McDougal, L., Movahedzadeh, F., “You are only as young as your mitochondria” 53rd annual meeting of the Association of College and University Biology Educators, 9-10 October 2009 at Rockhurst University,. Kansas City, USA
  18. Asadi, F., Saha, S., Movahedzadeh, F., “Biotechnology program & research: the road to career development in two year colleges”, ATE principal investigators conference, October 2009, Washington DC, USA
  19. Movahedzadeh, F., Rawkings, A., Clark, S., Hatch, G., Smith, D., Ten Bokum, A., Parish, T., Bacon, J., Stoker, N. G. “Construction of a ‘safe’ strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for protection of laboratory workers”. Keystone Symposium, April 2007, British Columbia, Canada
  20. Frita, R.F., Movahedzadeh, F., TenBokum, A., and Stoker, N., 2007, “Hypervirulence mechanisms of Mycobacterium tuberculosi”s. Keystone Symposium, April 2007, British Columbia, Canada
  21. Movahedzadeh, F., Hu, Y., Frita, R., Bokum, A. ten., Parish, T., Alderton, H., Smith, D., Bancroft, G., Coates, A. and Stoker, N. Deletion of the M. tuberculosis HspX gene causes hypervirulence. Keystone Symposium, April 2005, British Columbia, Canada
  22. Movahedzadeh, F., Av-Gay, Y., J., McAlister, M., Norman, R.A., Patrick, R., Mcdonald, N., Stoker, N.G.The inositol-1-phosphate synthase of M. tuberculosis: Fifth international conference on the pathogenesis of mycobacterial infections, July 2002, Stockholm, Sweden
  23. Movahedzadeh, F., Av-Gay, Y., Newton, G. L., Liu, J., McAlister, M., Norman, R.A., Patrick, R., Parish, T., Mcdonald, N., Stoker, N. Inositol metabolism in mycobacteria Keystone Symposium, Molecular and cellular Aspects of tuberculosis research in the post genome era, Jan 2001, Taos, NM, USA
  24. Movahedzadeh, F., McAlister, M., Norman, R.A., Patrick, R., Parish, T., Mcdonald, N., Stoker, N. Inositol metabolism in mycobacteria. American Society for Microbiology.  Tuberculosis 2000, June 2000, New York, USA
  25. Movahedzadeh, F., Parish, T., Stoker, N.G. Inositol metabolism in mycobacteria: Fourth international conference on the pathogenesis of mycobacterial infections, July 1999, Stockholm, Sweden
  26. Movahedzadeh, F., Parish, T., Stoker, N.G. Genes involved in the inositol metabolism of mycobacteria.  TIGR Microbial Genomes III meeting, January 1999, Virginia, USA
  27. Movahedzadeh, F., Colston, M.J., Davis, E.O. The expression pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis SOS genes during intracellular growth in macrophages. Keystone Symposia, Molecular mechanisms in tuberculosis, April 1998, Colorado, USA
  28. Movahedzadeh, F., Thomas, N., Jenner, P., Brooks, P.C., Colston, M.J., Davis, E.O Induction of RecA by DNA damaging agents is delayed in Mycobacterium tuberculosis compared with Symposium environmental regulation of virulence gene expression, March, 1997, Edinburgh, UK
  29. Thomas, N.A., Jenner, P.J., Davis, E.O., Brooks, P.C., Movahedzadeh, F., Colston, M.J. Constitutive and induced levels of RecA expression in mycobacteria Third international conference on the pathogenesis of mycobacterial infections, June 1996, Stockholm, Sweden

Books

  1. Biology the meaning of life Compiled and Edited by Farahnaz Movahedzadeh (2010).  Pearson Education: Benjamin Cummings and Custom Publishing. (ISBN: 0558518702, 978055818707)
  2. Foundations of modern Biology and Chemistry  Edited by Cherif, A. H., Aron, R., Michel, L. O., Jenkins, S., Movahedzadeh, F., Suida, J., Jedlicka, D. Mayoral, J. (2008).  Pearson Education: Benjamin Cummings and Custom Publishing. (ISBN: 0-536-54365-8)
  3. Foundations of modern Biology and Chemistry:  Student study Guide. Edited by Cherif, A., Michel, L., Jedlicka, D., Aron, R., Jenkins, S., Movahedzadeh, F., Suida, J. (2009).  Pearson Education: Benjamin Cummings and Custom Publishing. (ISBN10: 0-558-06500-7. ISBN13: 978-0-558-06500-3)
  4. PowerPoint Lecture Slide Presentation To Accompany the Text,  Edited by Cherif, A. H., Michel, L. O.,  Movahedzadeh, F., J., Jedlicka, D. (2009).  Pearson Education: Benjamin Cummings and Custom Publishing.
  5. Microbiology and Chemistry:  An Integrated Approach.  Edited by Asadi, F., Cherif, A. H., Jenkins, S., Michel, L. O., Movahedzadeh, F., Aron, R. (2006).  Pearson Education: Benjamin Cummings and Custom Publishing. (ISBN - 0-536-17019-3)
  6. Microbiology and Chemistry:  An Integrated Approach: Student study Guide. Edited by Cherif, A. H., Michel, L. O., Movahedzadeh, F., Aron, R. Jedlicka, D. (2007).  Pearson Education: Benjamin Cummings and Custom Publishing. (ISBN - 0-536-53994-4)
  7. PowerPoint Lecture Slide Presentation To Accompany the Text, Edited by Michel L. O, and Cherif, A. H., Reviewed by Movahedzadeh, F., Asadi, F., Aron. R. (2007) Pearson Education: Benjamin Cummings and Custom Publishing
  8. PowerPoint Review Questions To Accompany the Text, Part 1: Review questions for Microbiology and Chemistry, Prepared by Movahedzadeh, F., Michel, L. O., and Asadi, F., Reviewed by Cherif, A. H., Aron, R., Jedlicka, D. (2008) Pearson Education: Benjamin Cummings and Custom Publishing
  9. PowerPoint Review Questions To Accompany the Text, Part 2: Infectious Disease Review, Prepared by Movahedzadeh, F., Michel, L. O., and Asadi, F., Reviewed by Cherif. A. H., (2008) Pearson Education: Benjamin Cummings and Custom Publishing


Farahnaz Movahedzadeh

Research Assistant Professor

 

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  • DEPARTMENTInstitute for Tuberculosis Research (ITR)
    University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
  • COUNTRY USA