Akram Najafi
Marine Microbiology
The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center
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Contact Information
Email: akna85@gmail.com
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Education
Ph.D Candidate: Marine Microbiology, The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center,
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Iran, 2013 to present
M.Sc.: Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran, 2008-2010
B.Sc.: Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, Kazeroon, Iran, 2003-2007
Research interests
My research focuses on the investigation of diversity of bacteria associated with the marine organisms including sponges, corals etc isolated from the Persian Gulf. I am particularly interested in both identifying of polyketide synthase genes from marine sponge metagenome and the potential of marine bacteria for novel natural product discovery.