Updated 05/08/2013

Ali Jafari

Projects

1- Mechanisms of Developmental Delay in the Mitochondrial Longevity Mutants Such as isp-1, a Rieske iron sulphur protein (ISP) in C. elegans

2- Mechanisms of Hypoxia-Induced Adult Reproductive Diapause (HRD) and Preservation of Stem Cell Potency During HRD in C. elegans

Degrees

2008 Ph.D. in Genetics, University of Oxford, UK

Dissertation Title: Molecular Genetics Analysis of the Regulation of T-box gene mab-9 in C. elegans
Ph.D. Advisor: Alison Woollard
P.R.S. Examiners: Andreas Russ and Jonathan Hodgkin
Ph.D. Examiners: David B. Sattelle and Lindy M. Holden-Dye

2000 M.D., SUMS, Iran

Dissertation Title: Chromosomal Translocation Analysis in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Awards

2012 The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (not attended)

2009 Swedish Carl Tryggers Foundation for Scientific Research Award (Awarded to Marc Pilon)

2003 University of Oxford Soudavar Scholarships

Publications

Jafari G, Xie Y, Kullyev A, Liang B, Sze JY. Regulation of Extrasynaptic 5-HT by Serotonin Reuptake Transporter Function in 5-HT-Absorbing Neurons Underscores Adaptation Behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans.

The Journal of Neuroscience. 2011 Jun 15;31(24):8948-57.

Jafari G, Appleford PJ, Seago J, Pocock R, Woollard A. The UNC-4 homeobox protein represses mab-9 expression in DA motor neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans. (Journal Cover).

Mechanisms of Development. 2011 Jan-Feb;128(1-2):49-58. Epub 2010 Oct 8.

Jafari G, Burghoorn J, Kawano T, Mathew M, Mörck C, Axäng C, Ailion M, Thomas JH, Culotti JG, Swoboda P, Pilon M. Genetics of extracellular matrix remodeling during organ growth using the Caenorhabditis elegans pharynx model.

Genetics. 2010 Nov;186(3):969-82. Epub 2010 Aug 30.

Mörck C, Vivekanand V, Jafari G, Pilon M. C. elegans ten-1 is synthetic lethal with mutations in cytoskeleton regulators, and enhances many axon guidance defective mutants.

BMC Developmental Biology. 2010 May 24;10:55.