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Profile
| Academic position | Currently without academic position |
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| Research fields | Plant Physiology,Plant Cultivation, Plant Nutrition, Agricultural Technology |
| Keywords | Plant development, Plant Metabolism, Molecular engineering, Sugars transporter, Abiotic elicitors |
| Honours and awards | 2020: Evaluated as global talent and have been granted an Australian Permanent Resident Visa 2018: Award winner of Alexander von Humboldt Fellowships for postdoctoral position 2017: Award winner of Australian Endeavour fellowships and Scholarships for postdoctoral position 2015: Ranked 1st in grade point average among students graduated in Plant Physiology for PhD degrees 2014: Article ''Valifard et al., 2014'' evaluated as Top Hottest Article in plant science by science direct in 2014 2014: Member of National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents 2010: Ranked 2nd in Shiraz University Entrance Exam for PhD in Plant Physiology 2005: Ranked 218th among 25,000 participants in Iran Universities Entrance Exam for MSc. in Plant Sciences 2005: Ranked 3rd in grade point average among students graduated in Plant Physiology for MSc 2001: Ranked 1990th among 500,000 participants in Iran Universities Entrance Exam for BSc in Experimental Sciences 2000: First Rank in Tarbiat High School Painting Competition (1996-2000) and 1st Rank in City Painting Competition |
Current contact address
| Country | Iran |
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| City | Shiraz |
| Institution | Payame Noor University |
| Institute | Biology Department |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Ekkehard Neuhaus | Abteilung Pflanzenphysiologie, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU), Kaiserslautern |
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| Prof. Dr. Alisdair Fernie | Central Metabolism, Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/05/2019 |
Programme(s)
| 2018 | Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs |
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Publications (partial selection)
| 2021 | Valifard, Marzieh and Le Hir, Rozenn and Mueller, Jonas and Scheuring, David and Neuhaus, Horst Ekkehard and Pommerrenig, Benjamin: Vacuolar fructose transporter SWEET17 is critical for root development and drought tolerance. In: Plant Physiology, 2021, |
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