Amirhossein Sahebkar is an Iranian biotechnologist specializing in cardiovascular diseases. He is a faculty member in the department of medical biotechnology at the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.

Life

Sahebkar completed a Pharm.D. in 2008 from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. His dissertation was titled, ''An investigation of serum antibody titres to heat shock protein 27 (anti- Hsp27) as a biomarker for the detection of acute coronary syndrome''. Sahebkar earned a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical biotechnology from the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. His dissertation was titled, ''Preparation and evaluation of nanoliposomes conjugated with apolipoprotein B-100 antibodies as a therapeutic option for serum LDL reduction''. He has completed fellowship careers in cardiometabolic diseases at the

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, International Atherosclerosis Society, and Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. He is a fellow of the European Society of Cardiology and serves as the National Lead Investigator for the European Atherosclerosis Society. His primary research focus lies in basic and clinical studies aimed at developing novel therapeutic strategies for cardiometabolic diseases. Sahebkar is a Professor in the department of medical biotechnology at the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. His research focuses on cardiovascular disease,

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, and blood lipids. He is a member of the

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. In 2016, he was presented the Professor Dr. Fereydoun Azizi award by the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences. He has also been awarded several national and international awards, and holds Adjunct Professor positions at universities outside of Iran.

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Iranian biotechnologists Academic staff of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad University of Medical Sciences alumni Iranian pharmacologists {{Iran-academic-bio-stub