Nasrin Moazami

Professor Nasrin Moazami, a medical microbiologist and biotechnologist, received her Ph.D. in 1976 from the Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, in Canada. Dr. Moazami is the pioneer of biotechnology and microalgae-based fuels in Iran. The center that she established in 1987 is now regional reference center of Biotechnology for West and Central Asia. She is also the founder of the Persian Type Culture Collection (PTCC)[This project was originally proposed by Dr. Bozorgmehr Vaziri, the prominent Iranian microbiologist; but he never had the opportunity to materialize his dream] that is an affiliated member of WFCC (The World Federation for Culture Collections since, 1985) and the MIRCEN International Network since 1992, which is a collection of microorganisms with industrial importance.
She established the Persian Gulf Biotechnology Research Center in 1995 at Quehm Island, Iran. It is the research center for applied research in marine biotechnology in country.
On July 27, 1995, Moazami was presented with the prestigious French Award, the "Chevalier de I'Ordre des Palmes Académiques" a citation given for outstanding professional research. In 1996 the president of Iran presented her the National Governmental Award for research.
In 2007, in the 8th International Conference of Quality Managers Report, at the Opening Ceremony the Fourth Pioneer of Excellence was announced and recognized: Dr. Nasrin Moazami for her great and outstanding contribution to and tireless endeavors in improving quality of life in Queshm Island during last 20 years.
In 1986, Moazami managed a joint project of IROST with UNDP and UNESCO, evaluated “the feasibility of producing and using Bacillus thiringiensis to control malaria vectors in southern Iran.1 The slow releasing formulation of product was patented at the European Patent Office in 2003. The knowhow of the project was transferred to a private company that is in full production capacity of 1000 T/y. since 2004. From 1990 to 2004, she was head of Biotechnology Department and from 2004 to 2010, Director of Institute of Advanced Technology, IROST
From 2001 to 2010, she was principal investigator of bio-diesel and bio-ethanol based Microalgae project. From 2011 up to now, she is scientific in charge and manager of the National Project for 10 hectares scale up of microalgae-based diesel, ethanol and other valuable products of micro algae in Persian Gulf knowledge village, in Bushehr province of IRAN.

• Moazami, N. (1997). "Large Scale Production of Slow Release Formation of Bacillus Thuringiensis M-H-4 in Qeshm Island." Proceeding of Second Technical Meeting & The First Regional Conference on Combating Malaria IROST, UNDP/UNESCO.
• Moazami, N. (2001). "Revival of Saline and Desert Land, Using Biofertilizers, Micorrlizae, Biopolymer Supervater Absorbent and Biosaline Agriculture." The first International Conference on Biotechnology application for the arid regions 9–11 April Kuwait.
• Moazami, N. (2002). "Biopesticides production." In Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems. EOLSS publishers Co. 3- Encyclopedias of Biological Physiological and Health Sciences.
• Moazami,N. (2004). "Application of Synchrotron Radiation System in Nanobiotechnology and Biotechnology." Proceedings of 3-Sesame Users Meeting of Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Application in the Middle East, October 11–13, Antalya, Turkey.
• Moazami, N. (2004). "Extremophile Culture Collection from Extreme area of Iran." Proceedings of 2nd International Congress on Traditional Medicine and Materia Media. October 4–7, Tehran, Iran.
• Moazami, N. (2004). "The Role of Bacillus Thuringiensis H-14 In Malaria Control." The Forth Inter-country Meeting of National Malaria Program Manages. 22–25 May, Isfahan, Iran.
• Moazami, N (2005). "Controlling Malaria, The Vampire of the Technological Age". A World of Science. 3 (2): 16–19. 
• Moazami,N. (2005). "Overview of Novel Anticancer Drug Targets." Proceedings of The First International Symposium of Molecular Technology: Cell Cycle and Cell Death, Cellular and Molecular Perspectives, Basic and Clinical Aspects. July 2005, Tehran, Iran.
• Moazami, N. (2007). "Biopesticides production, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems." Industrial Biotechnology, Vol. 6, EOLSS publishers Co.
• Moazami, N. (2010) "Biological Control, Comprehensive Biotechnology." Elsevier Publisher, Vol.6. The Netherlands. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978008088504900235X
• Moazami, N., Ranjbar, R., Ashori, A., Tangestani, M., Sheyki Nejad, A. (2011). "Biomass and Lipid Productivities of Marine Microalgae Isolated from the Persian Gulf and the Qeshm Island." In Biomass and Bioenergy, Elsevier publisher, The Netherlands. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0961953411000523
• Moazami, N., Ranjbar, R., Ashori, A., Tangestani, M., Eghtesadi, R., Sheykhi Negad, A. (2011) "IROST Green Technology Pilot Plant: Microalgae Based Fuel." Proceeding of International workshop on Science and Technology policy and sustainable Development.5–7 January, Tehran IRAN.
• Moazami, N., Ranjbar, R., Ashori, A., Tangestani, M., Sheyki Nejad, A. (2011). "Investigation on Biomass and Lipid Productivity of Iranian Cultivated Microalgae for Large Scale Biodiesel Production." First International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels & Bioproducts, St. Louis, USA
• Moazami, N.; Ranjbar, R.; Ashori, A.; Tangestani, M.; Sheyki Nejad, A. (2012). "Large Scale Biodiesel production using Microalgae Biomass of Nannochloropsis". Biomass and Bioenergy. 39: 449–453. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.01.046. 
• Eurocert Cooperation in Granting European Patent to " A new Microalgae species and its application for Bio- energy production for animal and human consumption , in obtaining bioactive ingredient" http://eurocert.org.uk/Pages/view.aspx?PostID=1281

Books

• Introduction to biotechnology research and development (in Persian), Tehran: Taribat Modares University Press, Tehran, 1990
• Marine Biotechnology (in Persian), Tehran: National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2011