Farhad B. Hashemi, PhD

Iran Iran, Islamic Republic of

Associate Professor of Microbiology / Virology

Education

Research and academic Medical Microbiologist, sub-specialized in Virology, with over 20 years of experience in teaching and research in the areas of Clinical Microbiology & Virology; as well as two years of professional industry-experience in the area of HIV diagnostics. Currently, I teach Medical Virology to graduate and medical students at School of Medicine, TUMS. In addition to teaching, I have a passion for research, specially focusing on antimicrobial resistance, and HIV transmission and latency. I have recently completed and published my sabbatical research results on HIV latency, while at the University of British Columbia (UBC).