
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
Dr. Mohammad Shayestehpour
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Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
Research Interests:
- Molecular Virology
- Virotherapy & Oncolytic Viruses
- Vaccine Development & Evaluation
- Viral Epidemiology
- Virus-Host Interactions
- Autoimmune Disease and Viral Triggers
Biography:
Dr. Mohammad Shayestehpour is a researcher in molecular virology working in Iran, with primary affiliation at Kashan University of Medical Sciences. His fields of interest include virotherapy, oncolytic viruses, general virology, and vaccine research. He has published on topics such as the effect of spike-mutated SARS-CoV-2 variants on vaccine efficacy, autoimmune disease manifestations following COVID-19, and the use of adenovirus vectors in cancer therapy. He also explores viral epidemiology, immune response, and virus-host interactions. His work reflects both basic research and translational potential, especially around viral infections and cancer.
Publications:
- Isolation, characterization, therapeutic potency, and genomic analysis of a novel bacteriophage vB_KshKPC-M against carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains (CRKP …) — Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2023 (Google Scholar)
- Effect of curcumin nanoparticles and alcoholic extract of Falcaria vulgaris on the growth rate, biofilm, and gene expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated … — Molecular Biology Reports, 2023 (Google Scholar)
- In Vitro evaluation of inhibitory effect of Lactobacillus reuteri supernatant on the replication of herpes simplex virus type 1 and expression of UL54, UL52 and UL27 genes — Iranian Journal of Microbiology, Feb 2024 (ElmNet)
- Human herpesvirus type 6 in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus — Iranian Journal of Microbiology, Feb 2024 (ElmNet)
- A Review of the Interaction between miRNAs and Ebola Virus — International Journal of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Spring 2024 (ElmNet)
Last Updated on October 12, 2025