Grants
Grants
By 2025, faculty members at Ardabil University of Medical Sciences are expected to have secured a number of research grants from both domestic and international institutions. These awards reflect the university's growing capacity for competitive research funding and its expanding collaborations with external organizations. The grants span diverse fields and support a range of scientific investigations conducted by our academic staff. Below is a selection of recently awarded grants, illustrating the breadth and quality of research activity at the university.
Project Title: Photothermal and photodynamic therapy of cancer using niosomes containing gold nanoparticles and a photosensitizer agent
Principal Investigator: Dr Farzaneh Fathi; Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
Affiliation: Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center
Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Funding Body: The Iran National Science Foundation (INSF)
Project start: 2026
Project Title: Identification and Evaluation of Circulating Hub Genes Associated with Oxidative Stress in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mojtaba Amani, Professor of Biophysics
Affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Lung Diseases Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Funding Body: The Iran National Science Foundation (INSF)
Project start: 2025
Project Title: Investigation of inflammation, proteostasis, and autophagy in neuroblastoma cells in the presence of extracellular immunophilin A
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mojtaba Amani, Professor of Biophysics
Affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy
Funding Body: The Iran National Science Foundation (INSF)
Project start: 2025
Project Title: Investigating the effect of increased miR-147b-5p expression on the response of glioblastoma multiforme cell lines to temozolomide and radiotherapy
Principal Investigator: Dr Elham Safarzadeh; Associate Professor of Medical Immunology
Affiliation: School of Medicine, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy research center, Ardabil University of Medical Science
Funding Body: NIMAD Institute
Project start: 2024
Project Title: Analysis of cellular changes including mitochondrial and lysosomal dysfunction, antioxidant capacity, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in lymphocytes isolated from methadone users
Principal Investigator: Dr Zhaleh Jamali, Assistant Professor of Addiction Studies
Affiliation: Social Determinants of Health Research Center; Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Funding Body: The Iran National Science Foundation (INSF)
Project start: 2025
Project Title: Evaluation of mitochondrial transplantation in inhibiting the aging process and improving tissue function in a rat model
Principal Investigator: Dr Ahmad Salimi, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy; Traditional Medicine and Hydrotherapy Research Center; Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Funding Body: The Iran National Science Foundation (INSF)
Project start: 2025
Project Title: Determining the concentration and evaluating the health risk caused by exposure to microplastics in water and soil sources of Ardabil province
Principal Investigator: Dr Mehdi Fazlzadeh, Associate Professor of Environmental Health Engineering
Affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Funding Body: NIMAD Institute
Project start: 2024
Project Title: Performance of the womens empowerment to predict infected COVID-19
Principal Investigator: Dr Farhad Pourfarzi, Professor of Community Medicine
Affiliation: School of Medicine, Digestive Diseases Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Funding Body: World Health Organization (WHO)
Project start: 2020
Project Title: Alzheimer Disease
Principal Investigator: Dr Mohammad Amani, Professor of Physiology
Affiliation: School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Funding Body: Columbia University
Project start: 2019
Project Title: International Prevalence Surveys of Helicobacter Pylori in High and Low Risk Areas for Stomach Cancer (Epidemiological investigation of gastric malignancies- ENIGMA)
Principal Investigator: Dr Farhad Pourfarzi, Professor of Community Medicine
Affiliation: School of Medicine, Digestive Diseases Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Funding Body: World Health Organization (WHO)
Project start: 2018