Divisions of the department:   

Immunology, Parasitology , Mycology, Entomology 

LEVELOF COURSES HELD:  M.S  

Subject taught to students on following courses:

Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Midwifery, Laboratory Sciences, Environmental Health, Social Medicine, Family Health, Public Health, , Biology and Paramedical Sciences, M.S and Ph.D in Histology, Biochemistry, Parasitology and Microbiology, Residency in Infectious Diseases.

 Facilities
Educational laboratories:  Immunology, Entomology, Mycology

Research centres:  Parasitology laboratory

 areas of Research

• The effect of fasting on the immune system of patients with kidney  transplants

• The comparison of serologic methods in the diagnosis of Brucella

• Isolation and purification of antigens

• Isolation and purification of antibody classes

• Preparation of monoclonal antibodies

• Preparation of reagents for the required kits (antigen-marked antibodies)

• Initiation of different kinds of immunization and purification methods in laboratory animals

• Preparation of antigens to be used in Immunofluorescence techniques (ANA, ANCA, ETC), ASMA, AMA, all of the Elisa tests, Gel Diffusion  (c3,c4,Ig,ch50)

•  Cell culture
 
 
• Chemotaxis methods
   

•  Medical entomology and the fight against carriers

• The study of the role of insects as mechanical carriers of pathogenic factors in hospital infections

• The study of ants in East Azarbaijan (notably Tabriz)

• Determination of the sensitivities of carrier Anopheles to phosphoric pesticides

• The study of home–beetles and methods of fighting them

• Identification of different species of ticks in the region

• Study of the effect of packages infected with powdered pesticides on the control of visceral leishmania in the Kaleibar region

• Comparison of the emergence of resistance in anopheles cule against  powdered pesticides through laboratory selection

• Investigative studies in order to invent a simple and economical sensitivity test for powdered insecticides provided by the World Health Organization

• Epidemiologic studies in the field of visceral leishmania parasites, malaria, toxoplasma and intestinal parasites
• Studies into the prevention of visceral leishmania  

• Invention and analysis of new methods of diagnosis of leishmania

• Investigation of worm infections of Echinococus  granulococcus and of other species of echinococcus in jackals, foxes and  other wild  carnivorous animals in East Azarbayjan

• Preparation and evaluation of leishmania vaccines for control of kala-azar

• Study of the biological effects of powdered pesticides on malaria carriers

• Identification and recognition of the carriers of different types of  leishmania

• Immunology of leishmania

• Study of allergen mites in Tabriz                                                   

• Identification of malaria carriers in East Azarbaijan province

• Immunology of implantation and HLA

• Tolerance and self-immunity in insulin-dependent diabetics

• Activity of Th1 and Th2 cells and cytokinin in infectious and parasitic  diseases (visceral leishmania)

• Morphologic description of larvae in Iran

• Mycology (Molecullar biology) research as if PCRIN Infectious Diseases and other Molecullar biology techniques .

Address:

Medicine School, Golghasht St., Daneshghah St.

 Tel : +98 411 3351074