First name: Niloofar

Last name: Bazazzadegan

Education: Master of science in Biology- Cellular and Molecular Biology, 2004 , Islamic Azad University, Branch of Science and Research, Tehran, Iran.

Bachelor of Science in Cellular and Molecular biology (Microbiology),

1998, Islamic Azad University, North  Tehran branch, Tehran, Iran.

Email address: nbazazzadegan@uswr.ac.ir

Collaboration with Genetics Research Center: From 2004- now

Employee as: Laboratory staff

Activity:

• Hearing loss department supervisor

• Collaboration in hearing loss projects include syndromic and non-syndromic

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  • Study of hearing loss genetics by linkage analysis
  • Analysis of results
  • Collaboration in writing papers, project proposals and project reports of hearing loss projects
  • Collaboration in hearing loss sample shipment to abroad
  • Training of master scholars to accomplish their scholar proposals

• Collaboration in establishment of molecular techniques workshops

International publications:

1- Tao Yang, Kimia Kahrizi, Niloofar Bazazzadegan, Nicole Meyer, Hossein

Najmabadi, Richard J.H. Smith. (2009). A novel mutation adjacent to the Bth mouse mutation in the TMC1 gene makes this mouse an excellent model of human deafness at the DFNA36 locus. Clinical Genetics. (published)

2- Bazazzadegan Niloofar, Nishimura Carla, Sobhani Masoomeh, Van Camp Guy, Nele Hilgert, Seyedeh Sedigheh Abedini, Habibi Farkhondeh, Fatemehsadat Esteghamat, Kahrizi Kimia, Sheffield Abraham, Smith Richard J.H., Najmabadi Hossein. (2009). Two Iranian Families with a Novel Autosomal Dominant GJB2-Mutation Causing Nonsyndromic Autosomal Dominant Hearing Loss. Am J Med Genet   Part A. (published)

3- Hilgert N, Kahrizi K, Dieltjens N, Bazazzadegan N, Najmabadi H, Smith RJ, Van Camp G. (2009). A large deletion in GPR98 causes type IIC Usher syndrome in male and female members of an Iranian family. J Med Genet. Apr;46(4):272-6.

4-  Kahrizi K, Mohseni M, Nishimura C, Bazazzadegan N, Fischer SM, Dehghani A, Sayfati M, Taghdiri M, Jamali P, Smith RJ, Azizi F, Najmabadi H.

 (2008). Identification of SLC26A4 gene mutations in Iranian families with hereditary hearing impairment. Eur J Pediatr. Sep 24.

5- Anoush Naghavi, Carla Nishimura, Kimia Kahrizi, Yasser Riazalhosseini, Niloofar Bazazzadegan, Marzieh Mohseni, Richard J. H. Smith, Hossein Najmabadi. GJB2 mutations in Baloochi population. (2008). Journal of Genetics, vol. 87, No.2

6- H. Najmabadi, C. Nishimura , K. Kahrizi, ,Y. Riazalhosseini, M. Malekpour, A. Daneshi, Y. Shafeghati, M. Farhadi, M. Mohseni, N. Mahdieh, A. Ebrahimi,  N. Bazazzadegan, A. Naghavi, M. Avenarius, S. Arzhangi, K. Javan, RJH. Smith. (2006). GJB2 MUTATIONS - PASSAGE THROUGH IRAN. Am J Med Genet A. Mar 1; 133 (2 ): 132-7

National publications:

1- Mohseni M, Azizi F, Bazazzadegan N, Dehghani A, Sayfati M, Taghdiri M, Jamali P, Daneshi A, Kahrizi K, Najmabadi H. (2008). Screening of DFNB4 locus in Iranian families with hereditary hearing impairment. IJEM. Period 10, No. 4, 395-400

2- Ramak Badr, Bahareh Shoja Saffar, Niloofar Bazazzadegan, Kimia Kahrizi, Hossein Najmabadi. Haplotype analysis of 7 non-syndromic autosomal recessive loci in 40 Iranian families. (2009). Journal of Rhabilitation. (accepted)

3-  Kimia Kahrizi, Niloofar Bazazzadegan, Marzieh Mohseni, et al. (2008). Prevalence Study of GJB2 Mutations in in Iranian families. Journal of Rehabilitation. Winter published.

4- Imanirad P., Kahrizi K., Bazazzadegan N., Mohseni M., Asadi G, Nikzat

N., Esteghamat F., Najmabadi H. (2006). Linkage Analysis for 50 Iranian Families with Autosomal Recessive non-syndromic Hearing loss for DFNB21 locus. Journal of Rehabilitation. Vol.7, No. 1

5- Sepahvand M, Kahrizi K, Daneshi A, Mohseni M, Riazalhoseini Y, Bazazzadegan N, Najmabadi H. (2006). Screening of relative prevalence of GJB2 mutations in autosomal recessive non- syndromic hearing loss Lorestan population. Genetics in the third millennium. The third year. Number 4.

6- Kahrizi K., Sajadi A., Mohseni M., Riazalhosseini Y., Bazazzadegan N., Najmabadi H. (2006).GJB2 Mutations Screening in Autosomal Recessive Non-syndromic Deaf Patients of Khoozestan Province. Journal of Rehabilitation. Vol. 1, No. 26

7- Moghanibashi M., Khodaee H., Seifati M., Mirab M., Kahrizi K., Riazalhosseini y., Dehghani A., Bazazzadegan N., Abhaji M., Javan Kh., Smith R.J.H., Najmabadi H. (2005). Screening of GJB2 mutations in autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss in Yazd province.The Journal of Shaheed Sadoughi University of Medical sciences and Health Services.Vol.13.No.3

8- Khoshayeen A., Pour fatemi F., Kahrizi K., Riazalhosseini Y., Mohseni M., Bazazzadegan N., Nikzat N.and Najmabadi H. (2005). Screening of Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss for GJB2 Mutations in Mazandran Provinces. Journal of Rehabilitation.Vol. 5, No. 1

9- Bazazzadegan N, Mirhosseini N, Ziaaddini H, Asadi AR, Kahrizi K , Arzhangi

S, Astani A, Mohseni M, Riazalhosseini Y, Nejat M, Jalalvand Kh, Smith R.J.H, Nishimura C, Najmabadi H.

(2004): Relative frequency of 35delG mutation in GJB2 gene in Autosomal

Recessive Non- Syndromic Hearing Loss (ARNSHL ) patients in Kerman

 population . Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Volume 11, Number 3.

10- Khosh Aeen  F, Poor Fatemi F, Kahrizi K, Riazalhosseini Y, Mohseni M, Bazazzadegan N, Nikzat N, Najmabadi H. (2004). Screening of autosomal

 recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss for GJB2 mutations. Journal of  Rehabilitation.

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