Parnia Mobasheran
New Orleans,LA
Summary
I am a motivated pharmacist and PhD candidate specializing in preclinical cardiovascular research, with a focus on rodent models of heart failure and the improvement of mitochondrial bioenergetics. Throughout my PhD training, I have embraced every opportunity to broaden my scientific skill set, gaining hands-on experience in both in vivo and in vitro methodologies to support future translational research. This journey has also strengthened my ability to collaborate effectively, communicate scientific ideas, and think critically. I’ve learned to approach problems with curiosity, ask meaningful questions, and write with clarity and precision. Additionally, I’ve been fortunate to develop my mentoring skills by teaching and guiding junior trainees—an experience that has affirmed my passion for training and inspiring the next generation of scientists.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant (RA)
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
08.2021 - Current
- Worked on optimizing a novel surgical method for heart failure induction to more accurately replicate the progression of heart failure in humans.
- Participated actively in regular lab meetings with fellow researchers and my mentor to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and suggestions.
- Collaborated with other labs to develop innovative research methodologies and strategies, and to troubleshoot.
- Contributed to 2 published articles in peer-reviewed journals and 2 first-author manuscripts currently under preparation, with additional co-authored publications forthcoming.
- Monitored project timelines, ensuring timely completion of tasks for the grant and conferences.
- Optimized lab equipment usage and troubleshoot new techniques.
- Assisted with grant writing and the renewal of IACUC and IBC protocols.
- Participated in research projects by designing the experimental models for my projects and junior students.
- Trained and supervised 3 junior students in laboratory protocols, writing abstracts, and making posters.
Graduate Student
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
08.2021 - Current
- Maintained a 4.0 GPA through dedicated coursework and academic performance.
- Delivered a guest lecture in pharmacology to nursing students, gaining valuable experience in teaching and science communication.
Community Pharmacist
Kharazmi Drug store
06.2019 - 07.2021
- Administered a wide range of immunizations and contraception options and recommendations in alignment with individual needs.
- Contributed to pharmacy operations by observing pharmacy technicians’ job performance and patient interactions, providing feedback to enhance service quality and patient care.
- Facilitated regular staff meetings at least once a month to discuss what could be improved and to listen to my team’s needs.
- Developed strong relationships with healthcare providers, resulting in improved patient care and communication.
- Assisted patients with over-the-counter medication recommendations and addressed questions regarding drug interactions, providing education on proper usage, especially for elderly patients. Built strong patient relationships, earning the trust of over 50 individuals who regularly followed up for medication guidance and cardiovascular health management.
- Streamlined prescription filling process for faster service, leading to increased customer satisfaction.
- Worked to secure funding to support services for low-income patients.
- Ensured accurate dispensing of controlled substances, maintaining strict compliance with regulatory guidelines.
- Implemented a medication therapy management program, optimizing drug regimens for better patient outcomes.
- Supervised a team of pharmacy technicians.
Pharmaceutical Operator
Fardis Health Center
05.2017 - 05.2019
- Implemented risk-management strategies within 50 health care centers with over 150 employees under my supervision to mitigate potential issues related to medication storage, handling, or dispensing.
- Managed a team of healthcare providers, fostering a collaborative work environment for providing required supplements for pregnant and nursing moms with low income.
- Delivering contraceptive care to women at elevated risk of unintended pregnancy.
- Ensuring access to necessary supplements for children in economically disadvantaged households.
- Streamlined inventory management systems for optimal stock levels, minimizing waste, and ensuring timely availability of medications for the centers.
- Played a key role in the development of departmental policies and procedures to ensure consistent quality of care across all pharmacy services.
- Participated in interdisciplinary meetings with healthcare professionals to assess medication needs based on patient categorization and institutional policies. Forecasted medication demand.
- Established effective communication channels between pharmacy staff and other healthcare providers, especially physicians,for better patient care.
Education
Pre doctoral Training - Pharmacology
Louisiana state University Health sciences center
New Orleans, LA07.2025
PharmD - Pharmacy
Azad University
Tehran, Iran02.2017
Skills
- Experienced in heart failure induction models in rodents (ascending aortic constriction and transverse aortic constriction techniques), Intermediate-level proficiency in implanting hypertension measurement probes in both closed- and open-chest rodent models, Familiar with bladder catheterization for urine collection Skilled in femoral artery and vein catheterization, particularly in rats Familiar with renal ischemia-reperfusion injury models in rats via bilateral renal pedicle clamping
- Expert in rodent echocardiography, including: Long-axis and short-axis M-mode imaging, Pulse-wave Doppler, and tissue Doppler Peak velocity assessment in the aortic arch, carotid arteries
- Familiar with Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging (LSCI) for evaluating cerebral perfusion, whole-body Plethysmography for lung function assessment in rodents, and exercise tolerance testing in rodents
- Proficient in multiple routes of drug administration, including:
Intraperitoneal (IP), subcutaneous (SC), intravenous (IV) via catheter, jugular vein injection, and with osmotic pump implantation for continuous drug delivery - Experienced in evaluating mitochondrial bioenergetics assays with both cell and isolated mitochondria using Seahorse XF Analyzer and Oroboros O2k Respirometer systems
- Proficient in routine molecular biology techniques, including Western blotting, qPCR, and related protocols
- Familiar with data analysis software commonly used in biomedical research
- Knowledgeable in preparing IACUC and IBC protocols
- Experienced in grant writing and developing research proposals
- Trained and supervised medical students and undergraduate students in laboratory techniques and experimental design
- Familiar with in vitro experiments, including cell seeding, maintenance, transduction, staining, fixation, and related techniques, and primary cell isolation (neonatal mice cardiomyocytes)
- Familiar with microscopy-based imaging techniques, including confocal microscopy, BioTek Cytation 5, and Echo Revolve hybrid microscopes
Position Title
Predoctoral Fellow
Positions
- Pharmacist-supervisor, Fardis Health Center, Alborz, Alborz, 05/2017, 05/2019
- Community pharmacist, Kharazmi Drug Store, Maheshar, Alborz, 06/2019, 07/2021
- Graduate student, Department of Pharmacology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 08/2021, Present
- Member, American Heart Association, 08/2023, Present
Publications
- The effects of acute Sumatriptan treatment on renal ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat and the possible involvement of nitric oxide, Parnia Mobasheran, Nazanin Rajai, Parichehr Kohansal, Ahmad Reza Dehpour, Hamed Shafaroodi, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 98, 4, 2020, 252-258, 31604019
- Glatiramer acetate attenuates renal ischemia reperfusion injury in rat model, Nezamoleslami, Sadaf, Mohammad Sheibani, Ahmad Reza Dehpour, Parnia Mobasheran, Hamed Shafaroodi, Experimental and Molecular Pathology, 112, 2020, 104329, 31697931
- Association of fruits, vegetables, and fiber intake with COVID-19 severity and symptoms in hospitalized patients: A cross-sectional study, Tadbir Vajargah, Kiana, Nikan Zargarzadeh, Armin Ebrahimzadeh, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Parnia Mobasheran, Pari Mokhtari, Habib Rahban, Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 2022, 934568, 36245547
- Real-Time Visualization of Cytosolic and Mitochondrial ATP Dynamics in Response to Metabolic Stress in Cultured Cells, White III D, Lauterboeck L, Mobasheran P, Kitaguchi T, Chaanine AH, Yang Q, Cells, 2023-02-22, 12, 5, 695, 36899830
- IF1 Promotes Cellular Proliferation and Inhibits Oxidative Phosphorylation in Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts under Normoxia and Hypoxia, Lauterboeck, Lothar, Sung Wook Kang, Donnell White III, Rong Bao, Parnia Mobasheran, Qinglin Yang, Cells, 13, 6, 2024, 551, 38534395
- Mobasheran P, Aguilar J, Young K, Jennings S, Aryal A, Yang, Q: Kynurenic acid mitigates doxorubicin-cardiomyopathy via improving mitochondrial function and silencing ATP synthase inhibitory subunit 1 (in preparation)
- Mobasheran P, Kafami M, Jennings S, Aryal A, Matsuda J, Yang, Q: Clip-based ascending aortic constriction establishes chronic pressure overload-induced heart failure in mice. (in preparation)
- 3. Lauterboeck L, Bao R, White D. III, Mobasheran, P, Donovan MF and Yang Q: ATPIF1 represses oxidative metabolism via modulating mitochondrial enzymes of oxidative phosphorylation without substantial impacts on mitochondrial morphology in mouse liver (in preparation)
- Wu J, Huang F, Lauterboeck L, Bao R, Mobasheran, P, Donovan MF, Kang SW, White D. III, and Yang Q: The lack of ATPIF1 in mice promotes cardiac recovery from myocardial ischemia via enhancing mitochondrial homeostasis. (In preparation)
- Wu J‡, Donald White‡, Lauterboeck L, Kang SW, Bao R, Mobasheran P, Donovan MF, Elgazzaz M,
Alahari S, Lazartigues, Kesterson RA, and Yang Q: Transgene integration-induced genomic rearrangements in chromosome 1 lead to spontaneous obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice. (In preparation)
Conferences
- Effects of acute administration of Sumatriptan on renal ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat; role of nitric oxide system, Parnia Mobasheran, Hamed Shafaroodi, 2nd international congress of nephrology and urology, Tehran, Tehran, 08/01/2016 - 08/04/2016
- Oxidative stress and inflammatory response evoked by transient renal ischemia/reperfusion in rat: Effect of 5-HT1B/1D agonist, Parnia Mobasheran, Hamed Shafaroodi, 15th annual European pharma congress, Frankfurt, Germany, 05/07/2018 - 05/09/2018
- IF1 Knockout Protects Against Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction by Improving Cardiomyocyte Energetics, Parnia Mobasheran, Meagan Donovan, Qinglin Yang, American Physiological Society, Long Beach, California, 04/04/2024 - 04/07/2024
- Mitochonic Acid 5 Improves Mitochondrial Respiration Following Alcohol-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Meagan Donovan, Parnia Mobasheran, Qinglin Yang, American Physiological Society, Long Beach, California, 04/04/2024 - 04/07/2024
- Kynurenic acid treatment mitigates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via improving mitochondrial function, Parnia Mobasheran, Jazmine Aguilar, Paula Dinh, Qinglin Yang, Graduate student date, New Orleans, LA, 10/2024
- Kynurenic acid treatment enhances mitochondrial health and protects the heart from doxorubicin-cardiotoxicity, Parnia Mobasheran, Jazmine Aguilar, Ankit Aryal, Paula Dinh, Kati Young, Scott Jennings, Huijing Xia, Qinglin Yang, 14th MiPschool on mitochondrial physiology, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 05/18/2025 - 05/23/2025
- Clip-based ascending aortic constriction establishes chronic pressure overload-induced heart failure in mice, Parnia Mobasheran, Ankit Aryal, Scott Jennings, Huijing Xia, Qinglin Yang, American Heart Association, Baltimore, Maryland, 07/22/2025 - 07/27/2025
- Kynurenic acid mitigates doxorubicin-cardiomyopathy via improving mitochondrial function and silencing ATP synthase inhibitory subunit 1, Parnia Mobasheran, Jazmine Aguilar, Paula Dinh, Scott Jennings, Ankit Aryal, Qinglin Yang, American Heart Association, Baltimore, Maryland, 07/22/2025 - 07/27/2025
Scholastic Performance
Fall 2021, Biochemistry, A, Fall 2021, Cell and molecular biology A, A, Fall 2021, Cell and molecular biology B, A, Fall 2021, Ethics in Biomedical Sciences, S, Fall 2021, Professionalism in Science, S, Spring 2022, Biological system I, A, Fall 2021, Biological system II, A, Spring 2022, Introduction to Genetics, A, Spring 2022, Principle of Pharmacology I, A, Spring 2022, Experimental Design and Analysis, A, Spring 2022, Responsible conduct of Research I, S, Fall 2023, Practical Bioinformatics, A, Summer 2022, Advance topic in Pharmacology I, A, Fall 2023, Medicinal Pharmacology I, A, Spring 2023, Medicinal Pharmacology II, A, Fall 2022, Advance topic in Pharmacology II, P, Fall 2022, Responsible conduct of Research II, S, Fall 2022, Pharmacology seminar, S, Fall 2023, Bioinformatics, A, 4
Era Commons Username
pmobas
Languages
English
Professional Working
Persian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Research Assistant (RA)
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
08.2021 - Current
Graduate Student
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
08.2021 - Current
Community Pharmacist
Kharazmi Drug store
06.2019 - 07.2021
Pharmaceutical Operator
Fardis Health Center
05.2017 - 05.2019
Pre doctoral Training - Pharmacology
Louisiana state University Health sciences center
PharmD - Pharmacy
Azad University
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