Saeid Ghavami, BSc, MSc, PhD

Brief bio

Dr. Saeid Ghavami is an associate professor at the Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, specializing in human anatomy and cell science. He completed his undergraduate training at Shiraz University in 1989 and his MSc and PhD in clinical biochemistry at Tarbiat Modarres University in 1996 and 2004, respectively.

His postdoctoral training focused on the application of apoptosis, autophagy, and the unfolded protein response in regulating cell fate. Dr. Ghavami's research program targets these pathways to understand and regulate cellular phenotype.

He has received numerous prestigious awards, including the CIHR/GSK/CLA Postdoctoral Award (ranked first in Canada, 2007) and the Parker B. Francis Career Development Award (top ten in North America, 2009). Dr. Ghavami is an honorary professor and co-founder of the Autophagy Research Centre at Shiraz University of Medical Science and Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and an honorary professor at Katowice School of Technology in Poland. He serves as an associate editor for several journals, including BBA-Molecular Basis of Disease, Molecular Neurobiology, BB Reports, and IJMS.

Cross-appointments

• Honorary professor and co-founder, Autophagy Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Science
• Honorary professor and co-founder, Autophagy Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
• Honorary professor, Katowice School of Technology, Poland

Education

• Doctor of philosophy in clinical biochemistry, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran (2004)
• Master of science in clinical biochemistry, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran (1996)
• Bachelor of science in chemistry, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran (1989)

Awards

2021

• Top 0.1% article in neuroscience: Ghavami et al., Progress in Neurobiology, 2014
• Top 10% highly cited paper in PLOS ONE: Ghavami et al., PLOS ONE, 2011

2018

• Life Achievement Award for Impact on Science from Iranian Presidency Office (November)

2017

• CIHR/CCS/OICR Early Career New Investigator Award (November)
• Science and Innovation Center Rising Star of Research from American Thoracic Society RSF Assembly (May)

2013

• Ranked as 5th biomedical researcher in 18th International Razi Medical Award (March)

2010-2013

• Parker B. Francis Career Development Fellowship in Respiratory Disease, Role of S100A8/A9 in Airway Remodeling in Asthma ($156,000 USD), (Ranked top ten in North America)

2009

• Manitoba Research Day First Prize in Post-Doctoral Category ($1,500 CDN) (June)
• CIHR/CLA/GSK Post-Doctoral Award in Respiratory Disease ($90,000 CDN) (Ranked number 1 in basic research in Canada) (2008-2010)

2007-2009

• CIHR National Training Program in Allergy and Asthma Post-Doctoral Award ($12,000 CDN)
• Manitoba Institute of Child Health Post-Doctoral Award ($70,000 CDN)

2006-2007

• Manitoba Health Research Council Post-Doctoral Award ($38,750 CDN) (Ranked number 1 in Manitoba)

2005-2006

• CancerCare Manitoba Foundation Post-Doctoral Award ($30,000 CDN)

1993-1995

• Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education-Postgraduate Scholarship