Payam Behzadi

Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University

Dr. Payam Behzadi has been a faculty member at the Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences, Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran, since 2004. He has a BSc and MSc in Microbiology and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology. He is currently an assistant professor at Islamic Azad University. He has authored and edited more than 25 books and book chapters and more than 100 original and review articles. His scientific research interests include urinary tract infections, antibiotics, bioinformatics, genetics, gene profiling, molecular biology, and cellular and molecular immunology. Dr. Behzadi trains as an ice skater in his free time.

7books edited

6chapters authored

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This book examines the importance of DNA molecules as fundamental genomic elements in different types of organisms. In recent years, a wide range of tools and techniques have become available to investigate the versatility of genomic variabilities, exchanges, and differentiations. This book presents data and information from population genetics and evolutionary biology, making it a useful resource for scientists worldwide.

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Population Genetics

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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) rank second among infectious diseases around the world, and this makes them significant. There are many microbial agents which may cause UTIs. Enterobacteriaceae family members are recognized as important UTI bacterial causative agents. Among them, uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) pathotypes are considered as the most important bacterial agents of UTIs. Today, genomics and bioinformatics explain us why UPEC strains are so considerable pathogens regarding UTIs. There is a diversity of E. coli strains involving commensal and pathogenic strains. Genomics shows that commensal strains of E. coli encompass the minimal amount of genome and genetic elements among E. coli populations, whereas the pathotypes of E. coli possess the maximal or a big portion of genomic elements. Previous studies confirm the presence of a vast range of virulence genes within the pool of E. coli pathotypes like UPEC. So, the pool of virulence genes (virulome) belonging to UPEC enables UPEC pathotypes to have huge genomes with the ability of different levels of pathogenesis. The more virulence factors, the more pathogenicity. Due to the presence of a mass of virulence factors within UPEC cellular structures, well-known fimbrial adhesins in UPEC pathotypes are discussed in this chapter.

Part of the book: Urinary Tract Infection

Introductory Chapter: An Overview on Urinary Tract Infections, Pathogens, and Risk Factors

By Payam Behzadi

Part of the book: Microbiology of Urinary Tract Infections

Introductory Chapter: Gene Regulation, an RNA Network-Dependent Architecture

By Payam Behzadi and Lernik Issakhanian

Part of the book: Gene Regulation

Introductory Chapter: From Hard to Soft Biology

By Payam Behzadi

Part of the book: Computational Biology and Chemistry

Introductory Chapter: Cytokines - The Diamonds and Pearls of Biological Systems

By Márió Gajdács and Payam Behzadi

Part of the book: Cytokines

A World of Wonders: Interleukin-1 (IL-1) and IL-2 Families

By Márió Gajdács, Herney Andrés García-Perdomo, Meysam Sarshar, Daniela Scribano, Cecilia Ambrosi and Payam Behzadi

Human interleukins (ILs) are a collection of different biological molecules belonging to the group of cytokines, associated with various immune and non-immune systems and different signaling pathways. ILs contribute to the function of different tissues, organs and systems in the human body. They are involved in homeostasis, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, cancers and even therapeutics. Due to this knowledge, this chapter aims to summarize the importance of the IL-1 and IL-2 superfamilies.

Part of the book: Interleukins

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Population Genetics

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Interleukins

DNA

Computational Biology and Chemistry

Cytokines

Gene Regulation

Microbiology of Urinary Tract Infections

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