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Zeinalisirous (talk) 10:33, 11 October 2018 (UTC)Professor Sirous Zeinali (born 25/05/1959) is an Iranian scientist active in the field of molecular biology, molecular medical genetics and biotechnology.

Early life:
He was born in Gazvin city (Iran) and finished his secondary school in Tehran and graduated in 1975. He did his BS degree from University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA in 1980. He did his MSc and PhD at Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland and graduated in 1990.

Research and scientific activities:
He has been a faculty member of Pasteur Institute of Iran (PII) since 1993. He initiated prenatal diagnosis of Thalassemia in Iran at PII in early 1994 and has been active in the field of thalassemia prevention ever since both at lab level and governmental policy makings lavel. He has pioneered several research and scientific activities in Iran and has helped and trained others from other countries to establish thalassemia prevention in their countries. He has a well-established international network visible in his publications. He has many highly cited peer reviewed journals mostly in the field of medical genetics.

Career:
He was the first head of the Dep’t of Biotechnology at PII (10 years) and then Deputy for Research at PII for (2 years), head of the Iranian Molecular Medicine Network (since 2000), head of the Iranian Genetics Society (6 years), head of the Iranian Biotechnology Society (9 years, since 2009). He has been a member of several different expert committees.

Publications:
Zeinalisirous (talk) 10:31, 11 October 2018 (UTC) More than 140 peer reviewed papers till 10-18.