PhD Student
MSc
a.naghshbandieh1@campus.unimib.it
I earned my bachelor’s degree in Midwifery from Guilan University of Medical Sciences in Rasht. I later pursued a master’s degree in Anatomical Sciences at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, achieving 4th place nationally in the entrance examination. My thesis investigated the effects of deprenyl on the induction and differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells into neurospheres and then into neuron-like cells. My research background includes a full-time position at Shefa Khatam Neuroscience Research Center in Tehran, where I worked on stem cells and neurobiology projects.
Alongside my research, I have been a university lecturer, teaching anatomical sciences to nursing students. I have co-authored preparatory textbooks to support students preparing for national university entrance examinations.
I have authored a scientific publication titled: “Assessment of the level of apoptosis in differentiated pseudo-neuronal cells derived from neural stem cells under the influence of various inducers.”
I am a PhD student in Experimental Neuroscience at the University of Milano-Bicocca. My doctoral project, “Broader iPSC Sensory Neuron Characterization: Comparison to Human and Mouse DRG, Application to Peripheral Neuropathies Research,” focuses on developing physiologically relevant in vitro models using iPSC-derived sensory neurons to investigate peripheral neuropathies and their responses to chemotherapeutic agents.