A. Personal Details
Full Name: Ali Karami Varnamkhasti
Title: Dr.
Passport No.
Citizenship
Race
Gender
Iranian
Aryan
Male
Designation
Date of Birth
Senior Lecturer
Current Address
Department / Faculty
E-mail Address
[email protected]
Faculty of Medicine and Health Environmental
and
Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia Occupational
Health
/ Website
(UPM), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Medicine
and
Health https://sites.google.com/site/alikaramiv
Malaysia
Sciences
Office Tel: +603-89472531
B. Academic Qualifications
Certificate/ Qualification
Name of School / Year obtained
Area of Specialization
obtained
Institution
Ph.D
Universiti
Putra 2012
Ecotoxicology
Malaysia, Malaysia
MSc.
Azad University, Iran
2007
Fisheries / Ecotoxicology
BSc.
Azad University, Iran
2004
Fisheries
C. Employment
Employer
Designation
Department
Start Date
Date Ended
Universiti Putra Senior
Environmental
and 2012
Present
Malaysia (UPM) Lecturer
Occupational Health
D. Honours and Awards
Name of awards Title
Award Authority / Award Type
Year
Level
of Medal + Certificate 2014
Fish Intestinal Bacteria: The Exhibition
Gold Medal
Inventions,
Research
Reliable and Inexpensive
and Innovation
Water: Pollution Indicators
Best Video Clip
Gold Medal
Gold Medal
Gold Medal
Fish: the suitable models for World
detecting
environmental Environmental
pollutants
Health Day (National
Competition)
A high-performance kit for BioMalaysia
/
detection of carcinogenic National
compounds in fish
A
simple,
economical BioMalaysia
/
environmental
pollution National
indicator
A high-performance fish Malaysia Technology
biliary
polycyclic aromatic Expo / National
hydrocarbons
(PAHs)
detection kit
Cash + Certificate
2014
Medal + Certificate
2012
Medal + Certificate
2012
Medal + Certificate
2012
1
Gold Medal
A reliable and inexpensive Malaysia Technology Medal + Certificate 2012
environmental
pollution Expo / National
indicator
Silver Medal
An
economical
triploidy Universiti
Putra Medal + Certificate 2010
verification method and new Malaysia (UPM) /
avenues for the production of University
polyploidy line of African
catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
E. List of publications
- Karami Varnamkhasti, A. Buoyancy and Gravity Power Generator. Malaysian
Patent PI2014703310, Filed November 6, 2014.
Patents
- Karami Varnamkhasti, A., Christianus, A., Shamsuddin, Z., Ishak, Z., A method for
improving the recovery of fluorescent aromatic compounds (FACs) from fish bile and a kit
thereof. Malaysian Patent PI2011005989, Filed December 9, 2011.
- Karami Varnamkhasti, A., Christianus, A., Shamsuddin, Z., Ishak, Z., Syed , M. A., A process
for detecting benzo[a]pyrene in polluted aquatic environments. Malaysian Patent
PI2011005383, Filed November 8, 2011.
Primary publications:
- Karami, A.*, Eghtesadi Araghi, P., Syed, M.A., Wilson, S.P., 2015. Chromosome preparation
in fish: Effects of fish species and larval age. International Aquatic Research
(SpringerLink). DOI: 10.1007/s40071-015-0104-z.
Journal
publications
- Karami, A.*, Teh, S. J., Zakaria, M.P., Courtenay, S.C., 2015. Ploidy-, gender-, and dose(*Corresponding
dependent alteration of selected biomarkers in Clarias gariepinus treated with
author)
benzo[a]pyrene. Journal of Environmental Sciences. Accepted Manuscript. IF=1.92
- Karami, A.*, Keiter, S., Hollert, H., Courtenay, S. C., 2013. Fuzzy logic and adaptive neurofuzzy inference system for characterization of contaminant exposure through selected
biomarkers in African catfish. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 20,
1586–1595. IF=2.75
- Karami, A.*, Syed, M. A., Christianus, A., Willett, K. L., Mazzeo, J. R., Courtenay, S. C.,
2012. Two-step bile preparation with acetone for recovery of fluorescent aromatic
compounds (FACs). Journal of Hazardous Materials 223-224, 84-93. IF=4.33
- Karami, A.*, Christianus, A., Ishak, Z., Shamsuddin, Z. H., Masoumian, M., Courtenay, S. C.,
2012. Use of intestinal Pseudomonas aeruginosa in fish to detect the environmental
pollutant benzo[a]pyrene. Journal of Hazardous Materials 215-216, 108-114. IF=4.33
- Karami, A.*, Christianus, A., Bahraminejad, B., Gagné, F., Courtenay, C., 2012. Artificial
neural network modeling of biomarkers to infer characteristics of contaminant
exposure in Clarias gariepinus. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 77, 28-34. IF=
IF=2.48
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- Karami, A.*, Christianus, A., Ishak, Z., Syed, M.A., Courtenay, S., 2011. The effects of
intramuscular and intraperitoneal injections of Benzo[a]pyrene on selected biomarkers
in Clarias gariepinus. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74(6), 1558-1566. IF=
IF=2.48
- Karami, A.*, Christianus, A., Zokaeifar, H., Saad, K.Z., Imraan, F.T.J., Shakibazadeh, S.,
Negarestan, H., Courtenay, S.C., 2011. Ovaprim treatment promotes oocyte
development and milt fertilization rate in diploid and triploid African catfish (Clarias
gariepinus). Aquaculture International 19(6), 1025-1034. IF=0.96
-
Karami, A., Christianus*, A., Ishak, Z., Courtenay, S., Syed, M., Noor Azlina, M.,
Noorshinah, H., 2010. Effect of triploidization on juvenile African catfish (Clarias
gariepinus). Aquaculture International 18(5), 851-858. IF=0.96
- Karami, A., Shamsuddin*, Z. H., 2010. Phytoremediation of heavy metals with several
efficiency enhancer methods. African Journal of Biotechnology 9 (25), 3689-3698.
- Karami Varnamkhasti, A., Eghtesadi, P.*, Negarestan, H., Ranaei siadat, O., Maghsoudlou,
A., 2008. The role of three dimensional geometric descriptors of selected PAHs on
inducing mortality in juvenile angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare). Journal of Biological
Science. 8(2), 314-320.
Secondary Publication:
- Karami, A.*, Christianus, A., 2010. The risk of Aquaculture. Fishmail (Publication of the
Malaysian Fisheries Society) 18(3), 7.
- Karami, A.*, 2005. An introduction to Astronotus ocellatus biology (In Persian). Iranian
Fisheries Organization Website.
Book
- Karami, A., 2007. Discus (Symphysodon discus) the king of freshwater fishes. Nashre Sepehr
Press, Tehran, 120 pp (In Persian).
- Karami, A., Haghani, A., Two-stage bile preparation with acetone for recovery of
fluorescent aromatic compounds (FACs), International Conference On Oceanography
And Sustainable Marine Production (ICOSMaP 2013). 2013, Kuantan, Malaysia
- Karami, A., Christianus, A., A novel environmental pollution indicator, International Society
for Environmental Epidemiology- East Asia Chapter (ISEE-EAC) Conference. 2012, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Karami, A., Christianus, A., Courtenay, C., Use of artificial neural networks (ANNs) for
modeling the behavior of environmental contaminants through fish biomarkers,
Exhibition of Inventions, Research and Innovation. 2012, UPM-Malaysia.
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Proceedings
- Karami, A., Christianus, A., Ishak Z., Syed, M.A., Courtenay, C., The effects of intramuscular
and intraperitoneal injections of benzo[a]pyrene on selected biliary fluorescent
aromatic compounds in Clarias gariepinus, International Symposium on Environment
& Natural Resources. 2011, Bangi-Malaysia.
- Karami, A., Christianus, A., Ishak Z., Syed, M.A., Zamri, K. M. S., Courtenay, C., Triploidy
verification and vitellogenesis induction in African Catfish (Clarias
gariepinus), International Conference on Food Security During Challenging Times.
2010, Selangor-Malaysia.
- Karami, A., Shamsuddin, Zulkifli HJ., Application of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to
enhance
phytoremediation
of
heavy
metal-contaminated
soils, Soils Science Conference of Malaysia. 2008, Ipoh-Malaysia.
F. Research Projects
Project Title
Role
Year Source of fund
Status
The effect tetraploidization on African Project Leader
2014 UPM-Research
Ongoing
catfish
Management Centre
Plastics, we are what we eat: Project Leader
2014 Ministry
of
Higher Ongoing
Understanding the risk of contaminant
Education
uptake on microplastics to a vertebrate
model
Protein, amino acid and fatty acid contents Project Leader
2013 Malaysia Ministry of Ongoing
in juvenile African catfish Clarias
Science, Technology and
gariepinus : effects of ploidy and pesticides
Innovation
exposures
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