Rate My Professor Mostafa Zamanian

Zamanian's research has been supported by prestigious funding, including an NIH/NIAID K22 Phase II Award in 2017 and an NIH/NIAID R01 grant in 2020 focused on molecular mechanisms controlling secretion in filarial nematodes. Notable publications from his group include 'Comparative genomics of the major parasitic worms' in Nature Genetics (2018), 'Ivermectin inhibits extracellular vesicle secretion from parasitic nematodes' in Journal of Extracellular Vesicles (2020), 'Spatial transcriptomics reveals dual-tissue origins for prominent antigens in filarial nematodes' in PLOS Pathogens (2022), and 'Resolving the origins of secretory products and translational insights from single-cell transcriptomics of Brugia malayi' in eLife (2023). He has been honored with a Postdoc Mentoring Award from the School of Veterinary Medicine for his outstanding mentorship. Under his guidance, trainees have earned distinctions such as NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mentions, NIH F32 fellowships, and Best Student Oral Presentation Awards at the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists meetings. Zamanian's contributions enhance therapeutic strategies and basic understanding of parasite biology.