CURRICULUM VITAE

Ahmad Rashki Ph.D , MSc and D.V.M

Associate professor in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Address: Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Vet-Medicine, University of

Zabol, Zabol, Iran

E-mail address: ah_rashki@usal.es

1. - Academic Formation:

a) D.V.M degree from University of Shiraz (Iran). 1985-1991

b) Degree of Advances Studies at the Doctorate Programme “Molecular

Microbiology and Genetics” with a Department of Microbiology and
Genetics. University of Salamanca (Spain). 2004-2006

c) Ph.D degree at the Doctorate Programm. “Molecular Microbiology and

Genetics” with a Department of Microbiology and Genetics. University of
Salamanca (Spain). 2006-2009

d) Thesis title: Transcriptional analysis of the histone acetylation and

deacetylation in Candida albicans

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Angel Dominguez Olavarri

2. - Lecture Course Contributions:

a) Lecture Course of Bioinformatics Applied to Proteomics. National Institute of

Proteomic May 2007. Salamanca. (Spain)

3. - Congress Contributions:

1- Ahmad Rashki, Nuria Martín, Rosa Degano, Zahra Rashki, Sofia Meirinho,
Angel Domínguez (2005) Histone acetyltranferase and histone deacetylase genes

in Candida albicans. Role of GCN5 and HDA1 in dimorphism FEBS Advanced

Lecture Course Human Fungal Pathogens, La Colle-sur-Loup, France; 05/2005

2- Zahra Rashki, Ahmad Rashki, Nuria Martin, Rosa Degano, and Angel
Dominguez (2005) Deletion of HAT2 a gene coding for a histone
 acetyltransferase. Analysis of the transcriptional profile. Kind of participation:

Poster. Congress: XXIV International Specialized Symposium on Yeast.

Oropesa Del Mar, (Spain).

3- Martín, N., Degano, R., Calderon, J., Rashki, A., Lopez, M. C., Domínguez, A
(2005) “Chromatin remodelling factors affect sugar and membrane

transporters”. 23rd SMYTE (Small Meeting on Yeast Transport and Energetics.

New Delhi, India 23-26 September

4- Martín, N., Dégano, R., Calderón, J., Cantero, P.D., Rashki, A., López-Franco,
E., Rashki-Ghalehnoo, Z., López, M.C. and Dominguez, A (2006) Chromatin

complexes and compensatory mechanism in signalling. Kind of participation:

Poster. Congress: VIIIth ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis Denver,

Colorado, USA.

5- F. Shariati Sharifi, MA. Andrade, A. Esteban; B. Vicente, J. López-Abán, M.

Arefi, A. Rashki, A, JL. Pérez-Arellano, A. Muro (2007) Efecto del antígeno

somático de Fasciola hepatica sobre la expresión de factores angiogénicos

VEGF y FGF2 producidos por macrófagos alveolares y efecto de los

inhibidores del óxido nítrico

6- Rashki-Ghalhnoo, Z., Degano, R., Rashki, A., Martin, N., Lopez, MC,
Dominguez, A(2007) “Global transcriptional response of Candida albicans to

histone acetyltransferases deletion” 5º Reuníon Red Española de Levaduras. El

Escorial, (Madrid). 19-21 Diciembre.

7- Civico, C, Lopez., M.C, Marin., J., Rashki, A., Dominguez, A (2008)Estudios

de virulencia en modelo murino del mutante de C. albicans mnn9 afectado en

gllicosilacion: II Congreso Nacional de Microbiologia Clinica

8- Martin, N., Degano, R., Moterola , F.; Rashki, A., Lopez, M.C., Dominguez, A
(2008) SIN3 interviene en procesos Morfogeneticos y Virulencia en C. albicans

: II Congreso Nacional de Microbiologia Clinica.

9- Rashki, A., Rashki-Ghalehnoo., Degano, R., Martin, N., Lopez, M.C.,

Dominguez A (2008) Acetilacion y Deacetilacion de histonas en C. albicans:

Papel de la Delecion de los genes GCN5 y HDA1 en la Dimorfismo II Congreso

Nacional de Microbiologia Clinica.

10- Angel Domínguez, Zahra Rashki-Ghalehnoo, Rosa Degano,

Ahmad Rashki, Nuria Martín, and M. Carmen López (2008) Global

transcriptional responses of Candida albicans to histone acetyltranferases

deletion. Kind of participation: Poster. Congress: IVth ASM Conference on

Candida and Candidiasis. Denver, Colorado, USA.

11- Najimi M, Rashki A (2010) genetic characterization of a new plasmid

from Aeromonas Salmonicida that encodes a type III effector protein. 2th

international congress on Aquatic Animal Health Management and Diseases,

October 26-27 2010 Tehran-Iran.

12- Ahmad Rashki, Zahra Raski Ghalehnoo, Rosa Degano, Nuria Martin,

M.Carmen Lopez, Angel Domingue (2011) GCN5 and SIN3 are required for

virulence of Candida albicans in a mouse model of systemic candidiasis .4th

FEBS Advanced Lecture Course Human Fungal Pathogens, La Colle-sur-Loup,

France.

13- Zahra Rasheki Galehnoo, Ahmad Rashki, Mohsen Najimi, Angel

Dominguez (2011) A component of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

(Diclofenac sodium) may offer a new approach to prevent the hyphae transition
 in Candida albicans 4th FEBS Advanced Lecture Course Human Fungal

Pathogens; La Colle-sur-Loup, France; 05/2011.

14- Hajinezhad M.R, Najimi M, Rashki A, Hajin SH (2013) Prevalence of

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus antibody among the industrial dairy cattle herd in

suburb of Zabol-Iran, 2013 2th international congress of large animal

practitioners 27-28 February 2013 Tehran-Iran

15- Bahman Hormozi, Mahbobeh Barakzahi, Ahmad Rashki, Zahra Rashki

Ghalehno(2014) Prevalence of extended spectrum beta-lactamase in Klebsiella

pneumoniae isolates collected from patient attending Zahedan teaching hospitals

15th international Iranian congress of Microbiology, school of medicine, Tehran

University of medical science. 26-28 august 2014

16- Hussein Ali Abdi, Ahmad Rashki, Zahra Rashki Ghalhnoo, Fatemeh

Haddadi (2014) Comparison between Virulence Factors of Uropathogenic E.

coli belonging to Phylogenetic Group B2 and D. 15th international Iranian

congress of Microbiology, school of medicine, Tehran University of medical

science. 26-28 august 2014

17- Hussein Ali Abdi, Ahmad rashki, Zahra Rashki Ghalhnoo (2014) The

Relationship between Virulence Genes and O-Serotype of Uropathogenic E. coli

in Zabol, Iran. 15th international Iranian congress of Microbiology, school of

medicine, Tehran University of medical science. 26-28 august 2014

18- Seyede Maryam Jafari, Mohammad Jahantigh, Ahmad Rashki, Saeed

Salari (2014) Study of Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella spp. Isolated from

Turkeys Farmed in Zabol . 15th international Iranian congress of Microbiology,

school of medicine, Tehran University of medical science. 26-28 august 2014

 19- Abdolhossein Zare, Ramin Yaghobi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi,

Afsoon Afshari, Ahmad Rashki,Hamid Reza Miri HBV infection and IL-27

gene expression in liver transplant patients (2014)15th international Iranian

congress of Microbiology, school of medicine, Tehran University of medical

science. 26-28 august 2014

20- Sajjad Ghahari kouchaksaraei, Dr. Ahmad Rashki, Dr. Ghorban Ali

nematzadeh, Dr. Alessandra Montecucco (2014)Cloning and expression of T4

DNA ligase gene (T4Dnl) in E.coli host 15th international Iranian congress of

Microbiology, school of medicine, Tehran University of medical science. 26-28

august 2014

21- Sajjad Ghahari kouchaksaraei , Ahmad rashki, Ghorban Ali

nematzadeh, Alessandra Montecucco (2014) Purification and Assay of Function

of Bacteriophage T4 DNA Ligase Expressed in Escherichia coli 15th

international Iranian congress of Microbiology, school of medicine, Tehran

University of medical science. 26-28 august 2014

22- Hussein Ali Abdi, Ahmad rashki, Zahra rashki Ghalhnoo (2014)

Determination of Uropathogenic and Fecal E.coli O Serotypes Isolated from

Zabol by Multiplex-PCR 15th international Iranian congress of Microbiology,

school of medicine, Tehran University of medical science. 26-28 august 2014

23- Seyede Maryam Jafari, Mohammad Jahantigh, Ahmad Rashki, Saeed

Salari (2014) Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in Turkeys farmed in Zabol 15th

international Iranian congress of Microbiology, school of medicine, Tehran

University of medical science. 26-28 august 2014

4. - Publication:
1- Zahra Rashki Ghalehnoo, Ahmad Rashki, Mohsen Najimi, Angel Dominguez

(2010) The role of diclofenac sodium in the dimorphic transition in Candida

albicans. Microbial Pathogenesis, 48: 110-116

2- Najimi ,Rashki A.,Rahnama M (2010) characterization of the siderphore

receptor FSTA in fish pathogen bacteria Aeromonas salmonicida subsp

Salmonicida , Iranian Veterinary Journal 6(3) : 45-51

3- Ahmad Rashki & Zahra Rashki Ghalehnoo and Angel Dominguez (2012) The

early response of Candida albicans filament induction is coupled with wholesale

expression of the translation machinery. Comp Clin Pathol, 21:1533–1545

4- Mohammad Jahantigh and Ahmad Rashki and Mohsen Najimi (2013) A study

on bacterial flora and antibacterial resistance of yolk sac infection in Japanese

quail (Coturnix japonica) Comp Clin Pathol,

5- Dehkordi FA, Rashki A, Bagheri N, Chaleshtori MH, Memarzadeh E, Salehi A,

and et al. (2013) Study of VSX1 mutations in patients with keratoconus in

southwest Iran using PCR-single-strand conformation

polymorphism/heteroduplex analysis and sequencing method. Acta Cytol.

57(6):646-51.

6- Dehkordi F.A., Rashki A., Bagheri N., Chaleshtori M.H., Memarzadeh E.,

Salehi A., and et, al. (2013) Studying VSX1 Gene Mutations in Patients with

Keratoconus of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran Journal of Kerman

University of Medical Sciences, 20(6): 2-9

7- Ahmad Rashki , Zahra Rashki Ghalehnoo and Mehdi Rashki Ghalehnoo (2013)

Functional analysis of genes involved in beta-1,2-Mannosylation of glycans and

putative cell wall proteins in Candida albicans during hyphae transition Comp

Clin Pathol ;23:917-921

8- Mehdi Rashki Ghalehnoo and Ahmad Rashki (2014) Subcutaneous

Administration of L-carnitine is Associated with Differential Expression of

Genes Involved in Glucose Uptake and Glycolysis in Iranian Baluchi Sheep

(Ovis aries), Philipp. J. Vet. Med., 51(1): 44-50

9- Mahbobeh Barakzahi; Bahman Hormozi; Ahmad Rashki ; and Zahra Rashki

Ghalehnoo (2014) Prevalence of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase in Klebsiella

pneumonia Isolates in a Teaching Hospital of Zahedan City, Iran Avicenna J

Clin Microb Infec, 1(3): e22934.

10- Masoud Rahdar ; Ahmad Rashki and Hamidreza Miri (2014) Comparison of the

Common Adhesin Coding Operons Distribution in Uropathogenic and

Phylogenetic Group B2 and A Escherichia coli Isolates Avicenna J Clin Microb

Infec, 1(3): e22981

11- Hossain ali Abdi and Ahmad Rashki (2014) Comparison of Virulence Factors

Distribution in Uropathogenic E. coli Isolates From Phylogenetic Groups B2 and

D Int J Enteric Pathog. 2(4): e21725

12- Fatemeh Shahkarami ; Ahmad Rashki and Zahra Rashki Ghalehnoo (2014)

Microbial Susceptibility and Plasmid Profiles of Methicillin-Resistant

Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Susceptible S. aureus Jundishapur J

Microbiol. 7(7): e16984

13- Ahmad Rashki and Hussein Ali Abdi (2014) O-serotyping of Escherichia coli

Strains isolated from Patient with Urinary Tract Infection in Southeast of Iran

Int J Enteric Pathog. 2(4): e20968

14- Hossien Ali Abdi and Ahmad Rashki (2014) The phylogenetic study of

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains in Sistan of Iran, Journal of Birjand

University of Medical Sciences, 21 (3): 392-400

15- Hossien alli Abdi, ahmad rashki , zahra rashki, fatemeh shahkarami , and zahra

shahraki (2014) The relationship between phylogenetic group and distribution of

virulence genes hlyA, iroN, iucD, fimH in Escherichia coli isolated from female

genital tract among women attending Gynecology clinics in Zabol-Iran by

Multiplex-PCR. Iran J Med Microbiol, 7(4): 9-15

16- Rashki A (2014) Cervico-vaginopathogenic Escherichia coli in Iran: Serogroup

distributions, virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance properties, Microbial

Pathogenesis , 75:29-34

17- Motalleb G, Pourrahmat E, Rashki A, Yegane Moghadam A, Mazaheri M,

Jahantigh M and et al.(2014) Epidermal growth factor receptor gene expression

evaluation in colorectal cancer patients Indian Journal of Cancer, 51 (3): 358-

362.

18- Ahmad Rashki , Hosseiali Abdi (2015) The Relationship between Phylogenetic

Groups and Pathogenicity Encoding Genes with regards to Extra-Intestinal

Escherichia coli Isolates’ Factors using Multiplex-PCR Method JBUMS ,

16(14): 36-42

19- Hussein ali Abdi and Ahmad Rashki (2015) The relationship between

phylogenetic group and distribution of virulence genes hlyA, iroN, iucD, fimH in

Escherichia coli isolated from urinary tract infection in patient attending

teaching hospitals in Zabol-Iran by Multiplex-PCR Gorgan Uni Med Sci 17 (2)

20- Masoud Rahdar, Ahmad Rashki, and Hamid Reza Miri (2015) Detection of pap,

sfa, afa, foc and fim Adhesin-Encoding Operons in uropathogenic Escherichia

coli isolates collected from patient with urinary tract infection, Jundishapur

Journal of Microbiology 8. doi: 10.5812/jjm.22647.

21- Abdolhossein Zare, Ahmad Rashki, Sajjad Ghahari, Bashir Ghayoori (2015) The

analysis of correlation between IL-12 gene expression and hepatitis B virus in

the affected patients. Virusdisease 26 (3), 196-199.

22- Bashir Ghayori, ahmad rashki, Gholam Reza Motaleb and Mostafa Dahmardei

(2015) Association of PINK1 gene polymorphism Ala340Thr with type 2

diabetes in Sistan and Baluchistan province. journal of ilam university of

medical sciences 23 ( 1) :127 - 133

23- Ghayoori B., Rashki A., Motaleb R. , Dahmardehi M., Eslamy A , Akhtardanesh

M.S. No association of the PINK1 polymorphisms Ala340Thr and Asn521Thr

variants in type 2 diabetes in southeast-Iran subjects Molecular Pathophysiology

Journal (MPP) 2015; 1: 18-24

24- M Jahantigh, SM Jafari, A Rashki, S Salari (2015) Prevalence and Antibiotic

Resistance of Salmonella spp. in Turkey. Open Journal of Medical

Microbiology 5 (03), 113

25- A Zare, MH Karimi, A Rashki, B Geramizadeh, A Afshari, HR Miri, (2016)

Association of the Interleukin-27 Gene Expression and Hepatitis B Virus

Infection in Liver Transplanted Patients. Exp Clin Transplant; 15(5):554-560

26- S Shabani, A Karimi, A Rashki, NM Meshkinkhood, F Niknam, A Poursharif, F

Mahboudi, N Dinparast Djadid (2016) Identification and evaluation expression

level of arrestin 1 gene during the development stage of Anopheles stephensi

Gene Reports; 5, 70-74

27- Milad Shookohi, Ahmad Rashki (2016) Prevalence of Toxigenic Genes in

Escherichia Coli Isolates From Hospitalized Patients in Zabol, Iran Int J Enteric

Pathog ; 4 (1), e29222

28- Maryam Mollaei, Ahmad Rashki (2016) The Prevalence of Adhesive Surface

Encoding Genes in Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated from Hospitalized Patients

in Zabol-Iran by Multiplex PCR Journal of Fasa University of Medical Sciences

; 6 (3), 296-302

29- Shahkarami F, Rashki A (2016) Prevalence of ica operon related genes in

Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates. Iran J

Med Microbiol; 9 (4) :16-23

30- A Rashki, HA Abdi, M Shookohi (2017) Prevalence of Genes Encoding Outer

Membrane Virulence Factors Among Fecal Escherichia coli Isolates

International Journal of Basic Science in Medicine 2 (1), 52-57

31- MSS Bonjar, S Salari, M Jahantigh, A Rashki (2017) Frequency of iss and irp2

genes by PCR method in Escherichia coli isolated from poultry with

colibacillosis in comparison with healthy chicken in poultry farms of Zabol.

Polish journal of veterinary sciences 20 (2), 363-367

32- Kadaei V, Rashki A (2016) Antibiotic Resistance Pattern and Genotype of Beta-

Lactamase Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Urinary Tract Infections in

Zabol-Souteast of Iran. JOMMID . 2014; 2 (4) :153-158

33- Vafadar-Nejad A, Rashki A, Najimi M (2017) Staphylococcal Cassette

Chromosome mec (SCCmec) Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus

Aureus Isolates Collected from Clinical Samples in the Sistan Region, Iran.

Afzalipour J Clin Res ; 2(3-4): 117-23.

34- Heidari Gharaei H, Rashki A, Bahari A, Rashki Ghalehnoo Z. Study of Genetic

Diversity in CYP3A4 Gene and Its Association with Type II Diabetes in Sistan

and Baluchestan Province. J Diabetes Nurs. 2018; 6 (3) :530-538.

35- Islami A, Rashki A, Sabagh K, Rashki Ghaleno Z(2018) Investigating the

Association of Gly972Arg and Ala512Pro polymorphism of IRS1 gene with

type 2 diabetes in Sistan and Baluchistan Province. Journal of Jiroft University

of Medical Sciences; 1 (3): 56-66.

36- Keshtgar A, Rashki A, Hadadi F (2018) Replicon typing of O2, O6, and O157

serotypes of Escherichia coli using PCR method based on plasmid

incompatibility groups. J Babol Univ Med Sci; 20(7): 40-6.

37- Sholibor M, Rashki A, Rashki Ghalehnoo Z(2019) Distribution of the

Pathogenicity Island (PAI) Markers in Phylogenetic Groups of Uropathogenic

Escherichia coli Collected from Hospitalized Patients in Zabol Hospitals . Iran J

Med Microbiol; 12 (5) :311-318

38- Hosseini A, Salari S, Rashki A, Jahantigh M (2019) Presence of Two Genes

Involved in Serum Resistance of Escherichia coli Isolated From Healthy

Ostriches in Comparison With Infected Poultry by Colibacillosis. J Vet Res;

74,1: 143-152,

39- Afsaneh Hosseini; Saeed Salari (2019) Ahmad Rashki; Mohammad Jahantigh

Presence of Two Genes Involved in Serum Resistance of Escherichia coli

Isolated From Healthy Ostriches in Comparison With Infected Poultry by

Colibacillosis Journal of veterinary research ; 74( 1), Pages 143-152

40- Rashki A, Rahdar M, Rashki Ghalehnoo Z (2019)Characterization of

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli: Distribution of Adhesin-Encoding Genes and O-

Serotypes Among Ciprofloxacin Susceptible and Resistant Isolates, Jundishapur J

Microbiol ; 12(9):e89179. doi: 10.5812/jjm.89179.

 41- Esmaeelzadeh Dizaji R, Jahantigh M, Rashki A (2020) the molecular survey of intI

gene and antibacterial resistant in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli Veterinary

Researches & Biological Products 33(2) 68-74.

42- N Keikhaei, S Salari, A Rashki (2021) Frequency of k99, stx1 and stx2 virulence

factors in Escherichia coli isolated from diarrheic and clinically healthy suckling

calves in Sistan and Baluchistan province. Archives of Razi Institute ; 78(2) 283-

291.

43- Somaye Abbasi, Saeed Salari, Ahmad Rashki, Mohsen Najimi(2021) Correlation

Between the Transcriptional Level of iss and bor Virulence Genes of Avian

Pathogenic Escherichia Coli O78 Inoculated to Chicken Serum Iranian Journal

of Veterinary Medicine 15(4) 395-403.

44- Reza Mir,Saeed Salari,Mohsen Najimi,Ahmad Rashki (2022) Determination of

frequency, multiple antibiotic resistance index and resistotype of Salmonella

spp. in chicken meat collected from southeast of Iran Veterinary Medicine and

science 8(1) 229-236 .

6 – Research Areas:

Molecular biology of dimorphism in Candida albicans

New targets for antifungal therapy-molecular biology of dimorphism in the

human pathogen Candida albicans

Interaction of fungal pathogens with host cells

Epidemiology of human bacterial pathogens