Ph.D. in Veterinary Science, with more than 10 years of academic, clinical and industrial experience in the field, focusing on viral pathogens and immunology, in particular development of effective Vaccines. Management and active role in more than 5 research and industrial vaccine projects using various types of inactivated, DNA and subunit vaccines against bacterial and viral pathogens. Having direct role in two national and international molecular epidemiology studies with first reports from Iran on five different DNA and RNA viruses, most of which are on the WOAH list. Vaccine project manager for 2 years. Guest Editor of Vaccines (MDPI), and member of International society for vaccines, American Society for Virology, International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine. Clinical activities such as vaccination and diseases diagnosis in aquatic animals.