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1 With profound reverences I am hereby submitting my CV. Rezvan Moniri, DVM, Ph. D, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Kashan, Iran moniri@kaums.ac.ir Born: 28 February 1961 Family: Husband & 3 daughters Language: Persian (native), English (fluent) EDUCATION: FLSP in virology 2003, The Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Canada (affiliated with the University of Toronto) Ph.D in Medical Microbiology , Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran DVM, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2010-present Professor of Microbiology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran Present, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran 2003 Fellowship in Virology, The Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Canada , Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran , superviser of Microbiology Dept. of Central Medical Laboratory, Kashan, Iran SELECTED SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS: The Board of Medical Virology, Iranian Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Iranian Society of Microbiology, 1998 to present World Veterinary Association / WVA, 1988 to present Islamic Republic of Iran Medical Council ( IRIMC ), 1991 to present Membership of ASM ( American Society for Microbiology), 2002-now ١

2 SELECTED RECENT SPECIAL INVITATIONS AND LECTURES: 1. Invited Congress. First international and Iranian congress of microbiology kermanshah, Iran may 2011 Detection of ESBLs and MDR in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Tertiary-care Teaching Hospital 2. Invited Congress. First international and Iranian congress of microbiology kermanshah, Iran may 2011 Molecular characterization and antibiotic susceptibility of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in tertiary care hospital, Kashan 3. Invited Congress. 47 th Annual ICAAC Chicago Sept 17-20, Effective Risk Factors for Colonization of Extended-Spectrum β-lactamase Producing Gram-Negative Bacilli in Hospitalized Neonates 4. Invited Congress. 46 th Annual ICAAC Sanfrancisco september The Evaluation of Bacterial Contamination of Medical Devices and Anti- Bacterial Resistance of Isolated Gram Negative Bacilli. 5. Invited Congress. The 13 th congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology. JEADV volume 18,supplement 2, November, Florence, Italy. Title: Risk factors for surgical site infection Invited Congress. IFIC Scolarship award. The Fifth Congress of the International Fedration of Infection Control. October 9-12, Porec, Crotia.Title: Rate and risk factors of surgical site infections with antibiotic prophylaxis Invited Symposium. The 13 th international symposium on HIV and emerging infectious diseases, June 3-5, Toulon, France.Title: Screening of Iranian blood donors for transfusion transmitted infections Invited Conference. The Fifth (V) IACMAC: in Antimicrobial Conference Antimicrobial Therapy, June 4-6, Moscow, Russia. Title: Increase resistance of E. coli isolated from patients with urinary tract infections against antimicrobial agents Invited Congress Speaker: The First Iranian Congress on Virology Feb., Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Title: Seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus IgM antibody in blood donor population in kashan Invited Conference Speaker: The First Iranian Congress on Virology Feb., Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Title: The survey of epidemiology of congo-crimean hemorrhagic fever in Iran Invited Conference The 42 nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Diego convention Center, California, USA. September 27-30, Title: The survey of isolated multidrug resistance strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Iran ٢

3 12. Invited Conference Speaker: The 4 th Congress of Microbiology, November, 6 8, Shahed University, Faculty of Medicine. Tehran, Iran. Title: Evaluation of antimicrobials sensitivity against gram-negative bacili isolated from Urinary Tract Infections Invited Conference Speaker: The Third Microbiology Congress, August. Hamadan University of Medical Sciences & Health Services. Title: Comparison of the Mycobacterium Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) with LJM for recovery of M. tuberculosis Invited Conference Speaker: Survey of bovine tuberculosis in kashan The 14 th Nationwide Congress on Tuberculosis october, Kashan. Iran. Title:Survey of bovine tuberculosis in kashan. 15. Invited Conference Speaker: The First National Congress on Diabetes. November 16-18, Yazd, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences. Yazd, Iran. Title: IDDM and its Relation with Induction of Cytokines Releasing in Viral Infections Invited Conference Speaker: IgG Sub-classes Deficiency in Children Suffering from IDDM The First National Congress on Diabetes. November 16-18, Yazd, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences. Yazd, Iran. Title: IgG Sub-classes Deficiency in Children Suffering from IDDM RECENT UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES AND SERVICES: 1. Head of the EDC Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Coordinating and improving the Educational Curriculum of the University by developing a new way of course presentation leading to a more effective educational results Member of KAUMS Research Committee. March 2003 to present. 3. Member of KAUMS Education Committee. March 2003 to March Member, Department of Microbiology and Immunology Peer Evaluation of Teaching Committee.1999 to present 5. Member, Governor s Initiatives Proposal Committee for research proposal, 6. Member, University Commission on Research to present 7. Research Committee, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology 1997 to present Author and Translation of the following books in Persian : Auther of Crimean - Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). 2002, The First Edition. Taieb Publisher; ISBN: Translation of Heatley, Richard, V. (1998). The Helicobacter pylori Handbook. The Second Edition. Blackwell Science. Translation of Madkour, M. Monir. (1989). Brucellosis. The First Edition. Butterworths. ٣

4 Papers : 1. Rezvan Moniri, Zahra Tavajjohi. Detection of ESBLs and MDR in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a tertiary-care teaching hospital. Iranian Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2011; 6(1): Ahmad Khorshidi, Mahdi Rohani*, Rezvan Moniri. The prevalence and molecular characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamases-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates recovered from Kashan hospital university, Iran. Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology. 2011; 4(4): Sima Rasti, Mitra Behrashi, Gholam Abbas Musavi, Rezvan Moniri. Complication of trichomoniasis on the pregnant women. JJM (2011); 4(1): Tavajjohi Zahra, Moniri Rezvan, Khoeshidi Ahmad, Frequency of extendedspectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) multidrug-resistance produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from clinical and environmental specimens in Kashan Shahid Beheshti hospital during KAUMS Journal (FEYZ ), 2011; 15 (2) : Zeinali Elham, Moniri Rezvan, Safari Mahmood, Mousavi Sayyed Gholam Abbas, Molecular characterization and SCCmec typing in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical samples KAUMS Journal ( FEYZ ), 2011; 14 (4) : Iman Ghaffarpasand, Rezvan Moniri, Esmaiel Kheradi, Maneli Dorudian Tehrani. Antibiotic resistance in fecal enterococci in hospitalized patients.indian journal of pathology and Microbiology 2010; 53(4): Ahmad Khorshidi, Mahdi Rohani*, Rezvan Moniri, Mahnaz Torfeh. Comparison of culture and microscopic methods by PCR for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum. Iranian Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2009; 4(4): R Moniri, R Kheltabadi Farahani, Gh Shajari, MH. Nazem Shirazi, A Ghasemi. Molecular Epidemiology of Aminoglycosides Resistance in Acinetobacter Spp. with Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Strains. Iranian J Publ Health, Vol. 39, No.2, 2010, pp Moniri R, Behrashi M. Effects of metronidazole therapy on preterm labor in women with bacterial vaginosis. Acta Medica Iranica. Volume 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages Rohani, M. Farnia, P. Nasab, M., Moniri, R., Torfeh, M., Amiri, M.M. Beijing genotype and other predominant Mycobacterium tuberculosis spoligotypes observed in Mashhad city, Iran. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology Volume 27, Issue 4, 1 October 2009, Pages Rohani, M., Khorshidi, A., Moniri, R., Torfeh, M., Abddoshah, F., Saffari, M., Shajari, Gh.R., Moosavi, Gh.A. Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: PCR method using insertion sequence Tehran University Medical Journal Volume 67, Issue 3, 2009, Pages Ahmad Khorshidi, Mahdi Rohani*, Rezvan Moniri, Mahnaz Torfeh. Comparison of culture and microscopic methods by PCR for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum. Iranian Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009;4(4): ۴

5 13. Rezvan Moniri, Mehdi Nazeri, Shokouh Amiri, Babak Asghari. Isolation and identification of Malassezia spp. In pytiriasis versicolor in Kashan, Iran. Pak J Med Sci. October - December 2009 (Part-I),Vol. 25 No. 5: Rezvan Moniri,Gholam Abbas Musavi, Nafiseh Fadav.The prevalence of nasal carriagemethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitalized patients. Pak J Med Sci.July - September 2009.Vol. 25 No. 4: Nazeri M, Moniri R Shokooh Amiri M R, Moayeri M R Moraveji A. Antifungal activities of fluconazole and ketoconazole agents. Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Vol.18 N.69, 2009: Nazeri M, Shokoohamiri M R, Moniri R *, Moaayeri M R, Moraveji A, Sarafrazi G, Asghari B.Isolation and identification of Malassezia spp. in pityriasis versicolor patients in Kashan. Kosar Medical Journal. Volume 13, Number 4 (Winter 2009): Moniri R. Shafiee M. The Survey on Prevalence and Risk Factors for Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated from Samples in Kashan Hospitals. The Scientific Journal of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Volume 16, Number 64 (9-2008): Moniri R. Dastehgoli K., Akramian A. Increasing Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococci in Bovine Clinical Mastitis, Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2007, 10(15): Moniri R., Dastehgoli K. Antimicrobial Resistance among Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Healthy and Septicemic Chickens, Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 10(7): Movahedian AH, Moniri R, Mosayebi Z. Bacterial culture of neonatal sepsis. Iranian J Publ health, 2006, vol.35, No. 4,: Moniri R., Mosayebii Z., Movahedian A. H, Mossavi Gh. A. Increasing trend of antimicrobial drug-resistance in pseudomonas aeroginosa causing septicemia. Iranian J Publ health, 2006, vol.35,no. 1, : Moniri R *, Mosayebi Z, Mousavi GH. Risk factors for antibacterial resistance of isolates producing extended-epectrum β-lactamase in Gram Negative Bacilli of hospitalized neonates in Shahid Beheshti hospital. Feyz Journal of Kashan University of Medical Sciences,Volume 11, Number 4 (Quarterly 2008): Ravan Asa E, Moniri R, Emami Razavi H, Aghayan S HR, Rasuli A, Arjomand B. A survey on bacterial contamination of the used cardiac valves in the Iranian Tissue Bank Research and Preparation Center during 2001 to Feyz Journal of Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Volume 11, Number 1 (Quarterly 2007): Moniri R, Momen Heravi M. Evaluation of bacterial contamination in medical devices and anti- bacterial resistance of isolated gram negative bacilli in shahid beheshti Hospital in Kashan, Iran, Feyz Journal of Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Volume 9, Number 4 (Quarterly 2006): Moniri R., Dastehgoli K. Fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from healthy broilers with previous exposure to fluoroquinolones: Is there a link? Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease, Volume 17, Number 2, July, pp ۵

6 26. Moniri R., Mosayebii Z., Movahedian A. H, Mossavi Gh. A. Emergence of Multi-Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeroginosa Isolates in Neonatal Septicemia J. Infect. Dis. Antimicrob. Agents. Vol.22, No. 1, Jan- Apr Moniri R., Mosayebii Z., Mossavi G.A. Seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus antibodies among volunteer blood donors Iranian J Health. vol.33, No.4: Moniri R., khorshidi A., Akbari H. Emergence of multidrug resistant strains of Escherichia coli isolated from urinary tract infections Iranian J Health, Vol.32, No. 4, Mosayebi Z., Movahedian A. H., Moniri R. profile of bacterial sepsis in neonates from Kashan in Iran J Infect Dis Antimicrob Agentsvol.20, No. 2: Mosayebii Z., Moniri, R., Eslami, A. R., Mesdaghinia, E., Mousavi, Gh. A. Evaluation of Streptococcal (type B) rectal colonization incidence in pregnant women at gestational age greater than 35 weeks and its relationship with infantile premature infection FEYZ J. Med. Res. Vol. (5) 20: Kashan University of Medical Sciences. 31. Moniri, R., Rasa, S. H., Mousavi, Gh. A. A survey on type of mycobacterium and drug resistance rates of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in kashan Journal of Shahid Sadoughi university of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Spring Vol. 9 No. 1: Moniri, R., Dastehgoli, K. Study of antibiotic resistance in enterobacteriaceae pathogenic bacteria isolated from avian intestine SALAMAT, Journal of Iranian Veterinary Organization, no. 4 new serial : Mesdaghinia, A., Moniri, R. Evaluation of vaginal streptococcus group B in pregnant women and its relationship with early neonatal infection FEYZ J. Med. Res. Vol.( 5) 18 :22-27 Research Interests: 1. Bacterial pathogenesis 2. mechanisms of antibiotic resistance among common bacterial pathogens (VISA, hvisa, MRSA, VRE, MDRSP, ESBL, amp(c), imipenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae 3. Development of new vaccines against bacteria References (available in request) Hope you kindly look into my CV and provide me the opportunity to serve the humanity in a better way. Thanking you in anticipation. ۶

7 Yours sincerely, Dr. Rezvan Moniri E.mail: ٧

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