Department of Basic Sciences

The Department of Basic Sciences at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences benefits from a large number of academics who are active in teaching and productive in research in different fields such as Biochemistry Physiology, Pharmacology, Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Genetics and Toxicology. The Fundamentals of structure and function of animals and human beings are comparatively studied in these fields from different perspectives such as microscopic and macroscopic, molecular, and cellular, histologic, and organismal biology. These courses provide theoretical and experimental foundations for learning physiology, different diseases, clinical and experimental courses. The Department of Basic Sciences has a number of laboratories for Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Anatomy. These labs are used for teaching and research projects. Various types of research techniques are used in these labs.

Based on its teaching and research capacities this department has started offering various postgraduate programs including the Ph.D. program for Comparative Histology since 2009, the Master’s program for Physiology since 2010, the Ph.D. program for Physiology, the Master’s program for Clinical Biochemistry since 2012, and the Master’s program for Histology since 2013. More

Head of the Department of Basic Sciences
Abbas_Parham
Abbas Parham
Associate Professor
Department of Basic Sciences
parham@um.ac.ir
+9838805600


Concentration areas offered by the Department of Basic Sciences
Areas Bachelor's Master's Ph.D
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Histology  - correct_mark  -
Clinical Biochemistry  - correct_mark  -
Comparative Histology  -  - correct_mark

Academic staff

Amir Afkhami Goli
Associate Professor
Hasan Baghishani
Associate Professor
Hesam Dehghani
Professor
Behrooz Fathi Hafshejani
Associate Professor
Farshid Hamidi
Associate Professor
Hamid Reza Kazerani
Associate Professor
Amir Moghadam Jafari
Assistant Professor
Ahmad Ali Mohammadpour
Professor
Abolghasem Nabipour
Professor
Abbas Parham
Associate Professor
Ahmad Reza Raji
Associate Professor

Research

Recent journal articles

Kamali, Y. (2025). Revisiting the anatomy of the pectoral nerves and nerve loops of the brachial plexus in the goat (Capra hircus). Annals of Anatomy, 257 (257), 152340-152340.
Mahdavi , V., Kazerani, H., Taghizad, F., & Balaei, H. (2025). The effects of the gut bacterial product, gassericin A, on obesity in mice. Lipids in Health and Disease, 24 (1), -.
Nabipour, A., Darban Maghami, N., Moghadam Jafari, A., & Moosavi, Z. (2025). Protective Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extract of Cichorium intybus L. against Aluminum Chloride-induced Toxicity in Rats. Iranian Journal of Toxicology, 19 (1), 45-51.
Kamali, Y. (2025). Five-headed triceps brachii muscle, with an unusual communication between the musculocutaneous and median nerves in a cross-breed dog cadaver: a case report. BMC Veterinary Research, 21 (1), -.
Yousefvand, S., Hamidi, F., & Parham, A. (2025). Effect of lipopolysaccharide on body physiological responses. Veterinaria Mexico, 12 (), -.
Fathi Hafshejani, B. (2025). Venomous and poisonous arthropods in Iran, West Asia, and the Middle East: an overview of their identification, bites, stings, behavior, biology and geographical distribution. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 17 (1), 1-36.
Dehghani, H. (2025). Strain-specific variations in the culture of chicken primordial germ cells. Scientific Reports, 15 (1), -.
Zahedi, M., Javadmanesh, A., & Dehghani, H. (2025). Germline variants in patients from the Iranian hereditary colorectal cancer registry. Cancer Cell International, 25 (1), -.
Dehghani, H. (2025). Impact of IL-17a on Apoptosis and Mucinosis-related Molecules in the Microenvironment of Colorectal Cancer. Archives of Medical Research, 56 (5), 103220-103237.
Ghodsi, V., Daghighirad, S., & Parham, A. (2025). Evaluation of camelthorn (Alhagi maurorum) as a feed replacement for Alfalfa hay on ram reproductive performance. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 57 (4), -.
Al-iessa, H., Rezaeigolestani, M., Shahsavani, D., & Baghishani, H. (2025). Pomegranate Peel Extract Powder: Mitigating Cadmium Accumulation and Oxidative Damage in Common Carp Fillets. Journal of Nutrition, Fasting and Health, (), -.
Teymouri, M., Kheirabadi, M., & Nabipour, A. (2025). Morphological development of the ovary in the Alectoris chukar at embryonic and pre-pubertal stages. Veterinary Research Forum, 16 (6), 339-344.
Vajedebrahimi, M., Golzarian, M., & Parham, A. (2025). Morphometric analysis of gametes and embryos is crucial for optimizing Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection outcomes. Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Reports, 5 (3), 148-167.
Nowrouzpour, M., Rahdari, A., & Hamidi, F. (2025). Effects of Intravenous Injection of Glycyrrhizin on Serum Biochemical Parameters and Appetite in Inflamed Arian Broiler Chickens. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 19 (4), 757-766.
Fathi Hafshejani, B. (2025). The impact of experimental variables in twitch tension recording on triphasic action of phospholipase A2 neurotoxins at the neuromuscular junction and acetylcholine release. Toxicon, 266 (7), 108512-of experimenta.
Hosseininia, Z., & Dehghani, H. (2025). PRAME-AS lncRNA, regulated by MZF1, modulates PRAME expression and cell stemness. PLOS One, 20 (9), e0331190-e0331213.
Cheshmeh Sangi, E., Alidadi, S., Baghishani, H. (2025). Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) extract promotes myelin restoration and reduces oxidative stress in cuprizone-induced demyelination in C57BL/6 mice. Scientific Reports, 15 (1), -.
Haratizadeh, M., Moosavi, Z., & Baghishani, H. (2025). The evaluation of the protective effect of propolis extract against acrylamide induced injury on the brain, lung, liver, and kidney of mice. Ankara Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergis, 72 (4), 463-474.
Shir Khani, S., & Fathi Hafshejani, B. (2025). i>Peganum harmala/i> extract delayed the lethal effect of viper snake i>Echis carinatus /i>venom in mice. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 17 (3), 21-28.
Kamali, Y. (2025). An Unreported Variant of the Rhomboideus Muscle With an Additional Cervical Origin in a Cross‐Breed Dog Cadaver. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 11 (6), -.
Kamali, Y. (2025). The anatomy of the triceps brachii muscle revisited, with new insights into the proximal radial nerve distribution in the goat. BMC Veterinary Research, 21 (1), -.
Hussien, A., Mohammadpour, A., & Sobhani, B. (2025). Histological and Histochemical Study of the Esophagus Before and After Crop in the Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris). Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 0 (0), -.
Soltani, S., & Nabipour, A. (2025). A study of the Histogenesis and development of the pancreas of the Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) embryos. , 21 (3), 78-88.
Fasahi, J., Baghishani, H., & Moosavi, Z. (2025). Effect of Betaine Against Hepatotoxicity and Nephrotoxicity Associated With Acrylamide in Rats. Iranian Journal of Toxicology, 19 (4), 248-258.

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Contact Information

Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Department of Basic Science

Phone: +985138805628