Personal Details

Name: Behnaz
Surname:Saffar
Nationality: Iranian
Date of Birth: 1976
Place of Birth: Isfahan, Iran
Email Addresses: Saffar_b@sci.sku.ac.ir

Educations

2006: P.HD.NIGEB, Tehran University .                      

1997: M .Sc. Razi kermanshah  .

1995: B.Sc. Shahid beheshti, Tehran University  .                              .

Work Experiences

Assistant Professor at Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran, 2006

Teaching

Molecular and Cellular biology- biochemistry

Membership in Societies etc

Member of European Federation of Biotechnology.

Member of Biotechnology Committee at University of Shahrekord.

Publications in refreed journals

[1] B. Saffar, B. Yakhchali, M Arbabi,2007,Bioaccumulation of heavy metal ions by E. coli cells displaying hexahistidine peptide using a novel display system based on CS3 pili, Current Microbiologr.Vol.55, 273-277 .

[2] B. Saffar, B. Yakhchali, M Arbabi.,2005, Enhanced bioadsorption of cadmium and nickel by E. coli displaying a metal binding motif using CS3 fimbriae. IJB.Vol.3, No.3 .

[3] M.Motallebi, M.R.Zamani and B.Saffar, 2001, Identification of specific proteins associated with virulence plasmid of Yesinia enterocolitica isolated from chickens in Iran, Iranian Journal of Science & Technology, Transaction A, vol 25, no.A1, 167-174.

[4] M.Motallebi, M.R.Zamani and B.Saffar, 2000, Serological and biochemical characteristics of Virulence plasmid of Yersinia enterocolitica isolates from chicken in the Islamic Republic of Iran Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, vol.6, Nos2/3,409-415.

Proceeding papers

[1] F.Tabandeh,B.Saffar,A.Tabandeh.,2005,The legal issue of Stem Cell Research: a case study in Iran. International congress of Bioethics,26-28 March, Tehran , Iran .

[2] B. Saffar, B. Yakhchali , M Arbabi., CS3 pili as a carrier for display of foreign epitopes on the cell surface. The 9th Iranian Genetics congress, 2006, Tehran, Iran

[3] B. Saffar, B. Yakhchali ., Development of bacterial surface display of hexahistidine peptide for accumulation of heavy metals in E. coli, 3rd International conference on Analysis of microbial cells at the single-cell level, May 2005, Austria.

[4] B. Saffar, B. Yakhchali , M Arbabi., Cloning and expression short metal binding peptide on the E.coli cell surface. The 1st International congress of biology, Sept, 2005, Rasht,Guilan.

[5] B. Saffar, B. Yakhchali , M Arbabi., Display of cysteine- rich metal binding peptide on the E.coli cell surface using CS3 fimbria for heavy metals uptake. The 1st International Congress of biochemistry & Molecular biology, Sept,2005,Tehran, Iran .

[6] B. Saffar, B. Yakhchali , M Arbabi., Construction and expression of a hybrid CS3:his6 pili as a novel biosorbent The 3nd Iranian biotechnology conference, 2005, Kerman, Iran .

[7] F.Tabandeh,B.Saffar,A.Tabandeh.,2004,The Quranic View on Stem Cell Research , International congress of Genetic,19-23 March, Dubai .

[8] B.saffar, B.Yakchali, M.Sadeghi. M.Arbabi.2003 Recognition of permissive site of CS3 pili for display of foreign peptides on the surface of E.coli , The 2nd Iranian biotechnology conference, Mashhad, Iran .

[9] B.Saffar, A. Andalib, M.Motallebi, M.R.Zamani, 1999, Differentiation between virulent and virulent Yesinia enterocolitica isolated of chicken on the base of plasmid curing, The 8th Iranian Biology Conference, Kermanshah, Iran, P158.

[10] M.Motallebi, M.R.Zamani, B.Saffar, 1998, Molecular study of pathogenic Yesinia enterocolitica isolated of human and chicken, The 7th Iranian Biology Conference, Isfahan, Iran.

On–going research projects

Construction of metalothionin gene by overlapping PCR