Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, BC-71
Boca Raton, FL 33431
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Mahyar Nouri-Shirazi, D.V.M., Ph.D., is a Professor of Immunology at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Nouri-Shirazi is an immunologist with an interest in basic immunology, specifically the application of its principles to clinical settings. Research in his laboratory is focused on 1) dendritic cells (DCs)-based immunomodulation for treatment of cancer and allograft rejection and 2) TLR agonists as adjuvants to augment vaccine efficacy in immunocompromised individuals. Among his responsibilities, he teaches Immunology to M1 and M2 medical and graduate students, facilitates small group cases, and serves as director of the M2 Pathophysiology and Therapeutics 4 course.
Honors and Awards
2007 Basic Science Faculty Research award, Texas A&M University Health Science Center
2011 Teaching and presentation Award, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
2011 Dwight W. Warren Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, FAU-CESCOM
2012 Researcher Excellence Award, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
2012 Laboratory Travel Award, American Association of Immunologists
2014 Outstanding Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Facilitator Award, FAU-CESCOM
2014 Laboratory Travel Award, American Association of Immunologists
2015 Laboratory Travel Award, American Association of Immunologists
Research funding
Principal Investigator: NIH-NIAID 1R03AI103750-01A1
Principal Investigator: Georgia Aquarium180288
Principal Investigator: Phillip Morris Inc,. USA
Mentor: Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Mentor: NIH-NIDCR K23 DE00-469-01
Collaborator: NIH-NINDS 1R15NS066339
Co-investigator: CaPCURE
Senior Postdoctoral Fellow: NIH-NIAID R01CA78846-01A1
Patent
Inventor: US file patent number 60/159,903
Inventor: US file patent number US10/110,553
Inventor: US Provisional patent #61/596,919
Editorial and Professional Affiliations
Member: American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
Member: American Association of Cancer Research (AACR)
Member: American Society of Transplantation (AST)
Editorial Board: Annals of Vaccines and Immunization