Curriculum Vitae
Name: Mahvash Seifali
Nationality: Iran
Date of birth: 17 March, 1965
Sex & marital status: Female, married
Languages: Pertion (native), English (reading, writing and speaking)
E-mail:[email protected]
Phone: +989123875663
Address: Alzahra University , Faculty of Science, Biology Department, Tehran, Iran,
Education:
Ph.D. (Aquatic Biology), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia, 2007-19/3/2012
Thesis title: Population Biology of the Genus Alburnoides (Jeitteles 1861) (Actinoptergii:
Cyprinidae) In Iran
Core courses: Research Methodology, Advanced Biostatistics, Recent Advances in
Biological Sciences Research, Special Topic in Biological Sciences.
M.Sc. (Biosystematic), University of ShahidBeheshti, Tehran,Iran, 1999
Thesis title: Morphometric and meristic study of Aphanius (Actinoptergii: Cyprinidae) In Iran
B.Sc. (Biology, Animal Science), University of Razi, Iran 1988
Working Experiences:
I have 20 years of research and teaching experience in Biology and various aspects of Zoology,
Invertebrate and Vertebrate Zoology Laboratory, also Laboratory of Genetics and Embryology I
conducted three research projects funded by Alzahra University. (1998-present). By this time, I
have published 24 scientific papers in journals.
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Publications
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Mahvash Seifali, Aziz Arshad, Faezeh Yazdani Moghaddam, Hamid Reza Esmaeili, Bahram
H.Kiabi, Siti Khalijah Daud and Mansour Aliabadian. 2012. Mitochondrial Genetic
Differentiation of Spirlin (Actinopterigii:Cyprinidae) in the South Caspian Sea basin of Iran.
Evolutionary Bioinformatics :8 219–227(http://www.la-press.com).
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Mahvash Seifali, Aziz Arshad, S. M. Nurul Amin, Bahram Hasanzadeh Kiabi, Hamid Reza
Esmaeili and Faezeh Yazdani Moghaddam. Population dynamics of Caspian spirlin
(Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) in the Kesselian Stream, Iran. 2012. African Journal of
Biotechnology, 11(38) pp. 9214-9222pp. (DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3242, 10 May 2012).
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Mahvash Seifali, Aziz Arshad, Hamid Reza Esmaeili, Bahram Hasanzadeh Kiabi, Faezeh
Yazdani Moghaddam and N. Fardad1 2012. Fecundity and maturation of South Caspian spirlin,
Alburnoides sp. (Actinopterygii: Cypriniade) from Iran. 2012. Iranian Journal of Science &
Technology. IJST A2: 181-187.
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Hamid Reza Esmaeili,Narges Nazari, Mahvash Seifali and Ali Gholamhossini. Morphometric
and meristic comparisons of populations of Qanat tailor fish, Alburnoides qanati coad &
Bogutskaya, 2009 (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) in Kor River basin Iran, 2011 Iranian Journal of
Animal Biosystematics (IJAB)7(1)1-11
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Mahvash Seifali, Aziz Arshad, Hamid Reza Esmaeili, Bahram Hasanzadeh Kiabi, Faezeh
Yazdani Moghaddam, N. Nazari and N. Fardad1 2012.Histology and morphology ovary of
Alburnoides cf bipunctatus in Kesselian Stream, South Caspian Sea in Iran. Alzahra Univ. J. Of
Applied Biology vol. 19 (2):86-97.
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M. Seifali , M. Sheidaii. 2011. Morphometric & meristic study of Aphanius ginaonis from
Genou hot spring Bandar Abbas (Iran). Basic Science Journal of Alzahra University: 14(1):4254.
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M. Seifali, Sheidaii, M, B. Kiabi. 2002 Karyotype of Aphanius Sp. From Iran. Nucleus:
45(3):114-115.
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M. Seifali. 2004. Systematic study of two tooth carp species (Aphanius Nardo 1827) from Iran.
Basic Science Journal of Alzahra University.
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Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Mehrgan Ebrahimi, Mahvash Saifali, 2008, Karyological analysis of
five tooth-carps (Actinopterygii:Cyprinodontidae) from Iran Micron 39 95–100
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Keshavarzi, M., Khaksar, M., Seifali, M. & P. Ghadam. 2011. Numerical Taxonomy of
Phalaris (Poaceae) Species Based on Morphological Characteristics. Environmental Sciences
(SBU), 6(4): 29-36.
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Abivardi, F., Keshavarzi, M., Assadi, M. & M. Seifali. 2011. Numerical Taxonomy of
Aeluropus TRIN. Species (Poaceae) in Iran. Journal of Tacxonomy & Biosystematics. Accepted
(in Persian with English Abstract).
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Jahandideh,R.,Keshavarzi, M., Nazem Bokaee, Z.,M. Seifali. 2010. Micromorphological study
of Ziziphora L. (Lamiaceae) in Iran. Biology Journal of Garmsar Islamic Azad University,
5(2):1-10.
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Keshavarzi, M. Akhavan Kharazian, F & M. Seifali. 2009. Morphological variations of genus
Polypogon in Iran. Iranian Journal of weed sciences. 3(1 & 2): 118-128.
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Keshavarzi, M. Khaksar, M & M. Seifali. 2009. Studying leaf anatomical variation in Phalaris
L.(Poaceae) Species of Iran. Shahid Chamran University Journal of Science (Section B) (in
Persian with English abstract), 23: 116- 128.
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Keshavarzi, M. Seifali, M. & Kh. Babaii. 2007. A Morphological and Anatomical Study of an
annual grass Eremopyrum (Poaceae) in Iran. Pakistan journal of Biological sciences, 10(1):3240
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Keshavarzi, M, Khaksar, M & M. Seifali. 2007. Systematic study of annual weed Phalaris
minor Retz. (Poaceae) in Iran. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 10(8): 1336-1342.
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Keshavarzi, M & M. Seifali. 2007. Systematic Study of Setaria (L.)P. Beauv. (Poaceae) in
Iran. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences. 10(19): 3362-3367
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Babaii, Kh., Keshavarzi, M. Seifali , 2006. Studying the Anatomical Structure of Eremopyrum
(Ledeb.) Jaub. & Spach. (Poaceae) of Iran. (In Persian) Alzahra Univ. J. Of Science. vol 19
(2):29-42
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Keshavarzi, M. & M. Seifali. 2005. Systematic study of weed species of setaria (L.) P. Beauv.
In Iran Pajoohesh & Sazandegi journal (in Persian).
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Babaii, Kh., M. Keshavarzi, J. Safaiipour, M. Seifali. 2005. Studying the Anatomical Structure
of Eremopyrum (Ledeb). Jaub. & Spach. (Poaceae) of Iran (In Persian). Alzahra J of Science.
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Keshavarzi, M & M. Seifali. 2005. The Systematic Value of Leaf Anatomical Structure of
Dorsal Epidermis in Iranian Species of Setaria (L.) P.Beauv (Poaceae).Science and
Technology journal of Mohaghegh Ardebili University (Iran) in Persian, (1&2):1-10.
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Keshavarzi, M., Babaii, Kh., Seifali, M & J. Safaiipour. 2005. Taxonomy & Morphology of
genus Eremopyrum (ledeb.) Jaub. & Spach. (Poaceae) in Iran.(in Persian) Pajouhesh &
Sazandegi, in Agriculture, no 67 (Sum. 2005): 61 – 74.
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Keshavarzi, M M. Seifali. 2004 The Systematic Value of Anatomical Structure of Dorsal
Epidermis in Iranian Setaria (Poaceae) Species. (in Persian) Journal of Science and Technology.
Mohaghegh Ardebili University press.
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Conference presentations:
1- Mahvash Seifali, Poster presentation about Morphometric and meristic analysis of Aphanius
ginaonis (Holly 1929) from Ginae hot spring in Bandar Abbas, Iran 2003. Yeman International
Science Conference.
2- Mahvash Seifali, Oral Presentation about Morphometric and meristic analysis of 3 species of
Aphanius native to Iran. 2002. First Iranian Conference of animal Science & Biodiversity, Kerman.
3- Mahvash Seifali, Poster Presentation about Systematic Study of Sophora alopecuroides L.
(Papilionaceae) In Iran. 2nd symposium of Medicinal Plants. 2005. Shahed Univ.(Iran).
4- Mahvash Seifali, Oral Presentation about Comparative study of 2 species of Aphanius native to
Iran. 2004. 12th biological Conference of Iran, Hamadan.
5- Mahvash Seifali, Poster Presentation about Taxonomic Study of Eremopyrum in Iran at 13th
Iranian Conference of biology – Rasht (Guilan) – Aug 2005.
6- Mahvash Seifali, Oral Presentation about studying cereal wild relatives in Iran. Accepted for
TWOWS (India 2005).
7- Mahvash Seifali, Aziz Arshad, Siti Khalijah Daud,Siti,.Faezeh Yazdani Moghaddam and
Mansour Aliabadian, 2009, Phylogeney of Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782) (Family:
Cyprinidae) in Iran, Presented at Asian Pacific Aquaculture Congress 2009, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur.
8- Faezeh Yazdani Moghaddam, Siti Khalijah Daud, Jothi Malar Panandam, Siti Shapor Siraj.
Mahvash Seifali, 2009. Genetic evaluation of Puntius species using the mitochondrial Cox1 gene.
Presented at Asian Pacific Aquaculture Congress 2009, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur.
9- Faezeh Yazdani Moghaddam, Siti Khalijah Daud, Jothi Malar Panandam, Siti Shapor Siraj and
Mansour, Mahvash Seifali, Aliabadian. 2009. Genetic relatedness among Cyprinids inferred by
Cytochrome b 8th Malaysia Genetics Congress (won as a best poster ).
10Mahvash Seifali , Age and Growth, Reproduction Mortality and Population Characteristics
of spirlin Alburnoides bipunctatus (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) in the Northern Iran, 22-24 July
2011, Annual conference.Australia.
11Mahvash Seifali , Morphological and molecular analysis of the Alburnoides cf bipunctatus
(Cyprinidae) in Iran, 22-24 July 2011, Annual conference.Australia.
12Faezeh Yazdani Moghaddam, Mahvash Seifali , geometric morphometric analysis of
Puntius spp in Peninsular Malaysia, 22-24 July 2011, Annual conference.Australia.
13Faezeh Yazdani Moghaddam, Mahvash Seifali , Phylogeny of Malaysian Puntius spp and
Potential Efficiency of Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genes as a DNA Barcode, 22-24 July 2011,
Annual conference.Australia
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14Mahvash Seifali , Mitochondrial Genetic Differentiation and Truss Network of Spirilin In
South Caspian Sea Basin of Iran, 3-4 July 2012. Liege- Belgium
15Faezeh Yazdani Moghaddam, Mahvash Seifali , The systematics of Malaysian Puntius and
allies (Cyprinidae: Picses), 3-4 July 2012, Liege- Belgium
16Mahvash Seifali , Estimating the phylogeny and divergence times of Malaysian Puntius
using mitochondrial and nuclear genes, 11-14 October 2011, Munich Germany.
17Faezeh Yazdani Moghaddam, Mahvash Seifali , Morphological discrimination between ten
species of Puntius using truss network, 9-10 April 2011. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
18Faezeh Yazdani Moghaddam, Mahvash Seifali, Phylogeny of Puntius according to 16s
Ribosomal RNA, 9-10 April 2011. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
‫ ارزیابی کارایی مارکرهای شناسانگر میتوکندر و هسته ای در بارب های مالزی‬، ‫ فائزه یزدانی مقدم‬،‫مهوش سیفعلی‬
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‫ دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد‬،1390 ‫ بهمن‬12-11 ،( puntius‫)کپور ماهیان‬
9 ‫ تا‬7 ‫ بررسی ریخت سنجی هندسی جنس ماهی خیاطه در پنج حوضه آبریز ایران‬، ‫ فائزه یزدانی مقدم‬،‫ مهوش سیفعلی‬20
‫ نخستین همایش جانور شناسی یگانشی ایران –دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد‬-1391 ‫اردیبهشت‬
-1391 ‫ اردیبهشت‬9 ‫ تا‬7‫ باز نگری آرایه شناختی جنس از کپور ماهیان جنوب آسیا‬،‫ مهوش سیفعلی‬، ‫ فائزه یزدانی مقدم‬-21
‫نخستین همایش جانور شناسی یگانشی ایران –دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد‬
RESEARCH AND OTHER FUNDING
-Alzahra University Grant on Systematic study of Aphanius in Tehran rivers. 2001-2003
- Alzahra University Grant for Biosystematic study of Aphanius of hot spring of Hormozgan
Province. Begin from 2004 -2007
Thesis Supervised:
I have been cosupervisor of five M.Sc. Thesis from in Alzahra university, Tehran Iran.
Graduate Students –
،‫ مهناز خاکسار‬،‫ در خراسان‬Bromus ‫ مطالعه سیستماتیکی اعضای جنس‬-1
1384-1386
‫ نفیسه‬،.‫ از خانواده غالت درایران‬Phalaris ‫ بررسی بیوسیستماتیکی‬.-2
1384-1386 ،‫خشنود‬
‫ فاطمه‬.‫ از خانواده غالت درایران‬Polypogon ‫ بررسی سیستماتیکی‬-3
1384-1386 ‫اخوان خرازیان‬
‫از خانواده غالت در‬
Aeluropodae ‫ بررسی سیستماتیکی قبیله‬-4
1385-1387‫ فاطمه ابیوردی‬،‫ایران‬
‫ سمیه‬،‫) در لرستان‬Poaceae( Bromus L. ‫ بررسي سیستماتیكي گونه هاي‬-5
1385-1387‫دیرکوندی‬
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‫‪ -6‬بررسي بیوسیستماتیكي كاكوتي ‪ )Lamiaceae( Ziziphora‬در ایران‪،‬‬
‫رقیه جهاندیده‪1385-1387‬‬
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