{"id":42,"date":"2026-01-08T18:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mertimmunology.com\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:52:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mertimmunology.com\/?page_id=42&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=5.0, user-scalable=yes\">\n    <title>Dr. Mehrdad Etemad &#8211; Immunologist | Researcher | International Profile<\/title>\n    <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/font-awesome\/6.4.0\/css\/all.min.css\">\n    <style>\n        * {\n            margin: 0;\n            padding: 0;\n            box-sizing: border-box;\n            font-family: 'Segoe UI', Roboto, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 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        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mertimmunology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/photo_2025-03-14_12-54-09.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Mehrdad Etemad\" class=\"profile-img\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                <div class=\"profile-info\">\n                    <h1>MEHRDAD ETEMAD<\/h1>\n                    <div class=\"title\">PhD in Immunology | Senior Researcher &#038; International Scientist<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"contact-info\">\n                        <div class=\"contact-item\"><i class=\"fas fa-venus-mars\"><\/i> Male \u00b7 Iranian<\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"contact-item\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i> <a href=\"mailto:mehrdad.etemad1988@gmail.com\">mehrdad.etemad1988@gmail.com<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"mailto:info@mertimmunology.com\">info@mertimmunology.com<\/a><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"contact-item\"><i class=\"fas fa-globe\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/mertimmunology.com\" target=\"_blank\">mertimmunology.com<\/a><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"contact-item\"><i class=\"fab fa-orcid\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-1556-8436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ORCID: 0009-0009-1556-8436<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/header>\n\n        <!-- \u0645\u062d\u062a\u0648\u0627\u06cc \u0627\u0635\u0644\u06cc \u062f\u0648 \u0633\u062a\u0648\u0646\u0647 -->\n        <div class=\"content\">\n            <!-- sidebar \u0631\u0627\u0633\u062a -->\n            <aside class=\"sidebar\">\n                <!-- Personal Details + \u0645\u0644\u06cc\u062a \u0648 \u0627\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0639\u0627\u062a \u062a\u0645\u0627\u0633 (\u062a\u06a9\u0645\u06cc\u0644\u06cc) -->\n                <div class=\"card fade-in delay-1\">\n                    <h2 class=\"card-title\"><i class=\"fas fa-id-card\"><\/i> Personal<\/h2>\n                    <ul class=\"list\">\n                        <li class=\"list-item\"><span class=\"list-item-title\">Nationality:<\/span> <span class=\"list-item-subtitle\">Iranian<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li class=\"list-item\"><span class=\"list-item-title\">Emails:<\/span> <span class=\"list-item-subtitle\">mehrdad.etemad1988@gmail.com \u00b7 info@mertimmunology.com<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li class=\"list-item\"><span class=\"list-item-title\">ORCID:<\/span> <span class=\"list-item-subtitle\"><a href=\"#\">0009-0009-1556-8436<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Education (\u062c\u0632\u0626\u06cc\u0627\u062a \u06a9\u0627\u0645\u0644 EQF) -->\n                <div class=\"card fade-in delay-2\">\n                    <h2 class=\"card-title\"><i class=\"fas fa-university\"><\/i> Education &#038; Training<\/h2>\n                    <ul class=\"list\">\n                        <li class=\"list-item\">\n                            <div class=\"list-item-title\">PhD in Immunology (EQF level 8)<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"list-item-subtitle\"><\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"list-item\">\n                            <div class=\"list-item-title\">Master\u2019s in Immunology (EQF level 7)<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"list-item-subtitle\"> <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"list-item\">\n                            <div class=\"list-item-title\">Bachelor\u2019s in Molecular Biology (EQF level 6)<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"list-item-subtitle\"><\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Networks & Memberships + Honours & Awards \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0635\u0647 -->\n                <div class=\"card fade-in delay-3\">\n                    <h2 class=\"card-title\"><i class=\"fas fa-award\"><\/i> Honours &#038; Memberships<\/h2>\n                    <ul class=\"list\">\n                        <li class=\"list-item\"><span class=\"list-item-title\">Khwarizmi Youth Festival<\/span> <span class=\"list-item-subtitle\">First place, Medical Group 2009<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li class=\"list-item\"><span class=\"list-item-title\">COSGEB ARGE Program<\/span> <span class=\"list-item-subtitle\">Completed 2022 (Reg No: 7-652-2022)<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li class=\"list-item\"><span class=\"list-item-title\">National Inventors Association<\/span> <span class=\"list-item-subtitle\">Member ID: 4743<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li class=\"list-item\"><span class=\"list-item-title\">Peer Reviewer<\/span> <span class=\"list-item-subtitle\">Open Veterinary Journal \u00b7 since 2026<\/span><\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Research Experience \u0645\u062e\u062a\u0635\u0631 (\u0645\u0647\u0645\u200c\u0647\u0627) -->\n                <div class=\"card fade-in delay-4\">\n                    <h2 class=\"card-title\"><i class=\"fas fa-flask\"><\/i> Research Focus<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"skill-item\">\n                        <div class=\"skill-name\"><span>Immunology &#038; Vaccine R&#038;D<\/span> <span>Advanced<\/span><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"skill-bar\"><div class=\"skill-level\" style=\"width:98%\"><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"skill-item\">\n                        <div class=\"skill-name\"><span>Cancer Gene Therapy \/ HIFU<\/span> <span>Expert<\/span><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"skill-bar\"><div class=\"skill-level\" style=\"width:92%\"><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"skill-item\">\n                        <div class=\"skill-name\"><span>Radiation immunology<\/span> <span>Senior<\/span><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"skill-bar\"><div class=\"skill-level\" style=\"width:90%\"><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/aside>\n\n            <!-- \u0628\u062e\u0634 \u0627\u0635\u0644\u06cc (main) -->\n            <main class=\"main-content\">\n\n                <!-- Work Experience \u06a9\u0627\u0645\u0644 \u0628\u0627 \u062c\u0632\u0626\u06cc\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0631\u0633\u0627\u0644\u06cc -->\n                <div class=\"card fade-in\">\n                    <h2 class=\"card-title\"><i class=\"fas fa-briefcase\"><\/i> Work Experience<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"timeline\">\n                        <div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-date\">Jan 2019 \u2013 Apr 2019<\/div><div class=\"timeline-title\">Researcher, Ankara Faculty of Medicine<\/div><div class=\"timeline-subtitle\">Ankara, T\u00fcrkiye \u00b7 Immune system studies<\/div><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-date\">Apr 2019 \u2013 Jul 2019<\/div><div class=\"timeline-title\">Researcher, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine<\/div><div class=\"timeline-subtitle\">Ankara, T\u00fcrkiye \u00b7 Advanced immunology<\/div><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-date\">Sep 2019 \u2013 Sep 2021<\/div><div class=\"timeline-title\">Research &#038; Teaching Assistant<\/div><div class=\"timeline-subtitle\">Ondokuz May\u0131s University, Samsun \u00b7 COVID-19, immunology, food analysis<\/div><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-date\">Sep 2012 \u2013 Oct 2018<\/div><div class=\"timeline-title\">Vaccine Director<\/div><div class=\"timeline-subtitle\">Pasteur Institute of Iran \u00b7 Vaccine formulation, raw materials, analyses<\/div><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-date\">Mar 2008 \u2013 Oct 2011<\/div><div class=\"timeline-title\">Researcher, Urmia University<\/div><div class=\"timeline-subtitle\">Faculty of Medicine \u00b7 Artificial kidney R&#038;D<\/div><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-date\">Feb 2009 \u2013 Feb 2011<\/div><div class=\"timeline-title\">Researcher-Manufacturer<\/div><div class=\"timeline-subtitle\">Tehran Faculty of Medicine \u00b7 Grafts, chips, heart valves (orthopedics, neurosurgery, cardiac surgery etc.)<\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Publications & Book -->\n                <div class=\"card fade-in delay-1\">\n                    <h2 class=\"card-title\"><i class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i> Publications &#038; Reviews<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"publication-item\">\n                        <div class=\"publication-title\">Neuroimmunology and Endocrinology (Book)<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"publication-details\">Mehrdad Etemad (2011). Royan Research Publications. 1000 copies. <a href=\"#\">Book agreement<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"publication-item\">\n                        <div class=\"publication-title\">Peer Review: OVJ-2025-10-886<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"publication-details\">Open Veterinary Journal \u00b7 Effects of dietary herbal mixture on broilers (Iraq) \u00b7 Major revision<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"publication-item\">\n                        <div class=\"publication-title\">Peer Review: OVJ-2025-06-557<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"publication-details\">In-house indirect ELISA for anti-dengue IgG \u00b7 Vaccine candidate evaluation<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"publication-item\">\n                        <div class=\"publication-title\">Peer Review: Newcastle Disease yeast-based vaccine<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"publication-details\">Open Veterinary Journal (Jan-Feb 2026) \u00b7 Multi-epitope construct, immunogenicity<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Conferences & Seminars (\u0628\u06cc\u0646\u200c\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u0644\u06cc) -->\n                <div class=\"card fade-in delay-2\">\n                    <h2 class=\"card-title\"><i class=\"fas fa-chalkboard-teacher\"><\/i> Conferences &#038; 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