Ms Mandana Mostaghel
About me
I am a motivated researcher passionate about stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, and neuroscience. My research interests focus on the potential of stem cells in neurological disorders, particularly their roles in brain development, neural regeneration, and recovery. I have experience in scientific research, laboratory analysis, and quality control, and I enjoy transforming scientific data into meaningful insights. I am committed to continuous learning, collaboration, and contributing to research that can improve human health and advance opportunities for women in science.
I hold a Bachelor’s degree in General Biology and a Master’s degree in Medical Genetics and Genomics from Oxford Brookes University. Over the past five years, I have worked as a research assistant in different research environments, including a cancer research institute and stem cell–related projects focused on neurological disorders and regenerative medicine.
My research interests include stem cell biology, neuroscience, brain development, neural regeneration, and translational approaches for neurological diseases. During my research experience, I have worked with a wide range of cellular and molecular biology techniques and participated in projects investigating strategies to improve the therapeutic potential of stem cells in ischemic stroke models.
In addition to laboratory research, I enjoy scientific writing, data analysis, and interdisciplinary collaboration. I am passionate about continuous learning and contributing to scientific research that advances human health and supports opportunities for women in science worldwide.
Degrees:
therapy in Ischemic Stroke. Manuscript in preparation (review article).
Pandamooz S, Chavoshinezhad S, Mostaghel M, Rasekh A, Ghorbani N, Dara M, Pandamooz T, Tanideh N, Salehi MS.
Directing Rat Hair Follicle Stem Cells Toward Neuronal Lineage With Enhanced Trophic Factor Expression. Adv Biomed Res.
2024 Sep. doi: 10.4103/abr.abr_111_24.
Karimi-Haghighi S, Pandamooz S, Jurek B, Fattahi S, Safari A, Azarpira N, Dianatpour M, Hooshmandi E, Bayat M, Owjfard M,
Zafarmand SS, Mostaghel M, Mousavi SM, Jashire Nezhad N, Eraghi V, Fadakar N, Rahimi Jaberi A, Garcia-Esperon C, Spratt
N, Levi C, Salehi MS, Borhani-Haghighi A. From Hair to the Brain: The Short-Term Therapeutic Potential of Human Hair
Follicle-Derived Stem Cells and Their Conditioned Medium in a Rat Model of Stroke. Mol Neurobiol. 2023 Jan 24. doi:
10.1007/s12035-023-03223-z.
Pandamooz, S.; Jurek, B.; Salehi, M.S.; Mostaghel, M.; Miyan, J.A.; Dianatpour, M.; Borhani-Haghighi, A. The Implementation of
Preconditioned Epidermal Neural Crest Stem Cells to Combat Ischemic Stroke. Comment on Othman, F.A.; Tan, S.C.
Preconditioning Strategies to Enhance Neural Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Ischemic Stroke. Brain Sci. 2020, 10, 893. Brain Sci.
2021, 11, 653. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11050653