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Vahedi Roya

Roya VAHEDI MSc PhD

Tel.: +43 (0)512 9003-70745
E-Mail: roya.vahedi@i-med.ac.at

Biographical sketch

Studies of Microbiology at Alzahra University (M.Sc.), Tehran, Iran
PhD in Mycology at the Medical University of Innsbruck (MUI), Innsbruck, Austria

Current Position

2023-Present
Postdoc at the Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Innsbruck

Research Interests

Medical Mycology, Pathogenic Fungi, Antifungal Resistance and Tolerance Mechanisms, Amphotericin B Resistance Mechanisms, Optimizing Antifungal Susceptibility Testing, and Fungal Taxonomy.

Education

2019-2023

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Medical University of Innsbruck (MUI), Innsbruck, Austria
Funded by FWF W1253-B24 doctoral program HOROS (Host Response in Opportunistic Infections)
Passed with distinction
Dissertation: Aspergillus terreus: A Unique Pathogen within Aspergilli? From Tolerance to Taxonomy

2011-2014

Master of Science (MSc) in Microbiology, Alzahra University Tehran, Iran
Thesis: Influence of Probiotic-Derived Secondary Metabolites on Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Resistance in Serratia marcescens

Career History

since 2023	Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria
2023	Visiting Researcher, Leibnitz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany Project: Aspergillus terreus Proteomics (Supervisor: Prof. Olaf Kniemeyer)
2020	Guest Researcher, Applied and Industrial Mycology Department, Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, The Netherlands Project: Updating the Taxonomy of Aspergillus Section Terrei (Supervisor: Dr. Jos Houbraken)
2019-2023	PhD Researcher, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria
2014-2018	Laboratory Quality Assurance Specialist & Microbiologist, Diagnostic Laboratory, Iran

Additional academic activities

Editorial Board Member for Mycopathologia journal

Active membership in Societies:
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Medizinische Mykologie (ÖGMM)
- The European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM)
- The International Society for Human & Animal Mycology (ISHAM)
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Infektionskrankheiten und Tropenmedizin (ÖGIT)

Honors, Awards and Scholarships

2025	Awarded a full travel grant by Gilead to attend the 16th Annual CARE Meeting on "Fungal Diseases in an Ever-Changing World" in Lisbon, Portugal
2024	F2G-Shionogi Research Grant – Project Title: In vitro Susceptibility Testing of Conventional and Novel Antifungals Against Rare Moulds
2024	Selected for and actively participated in the competitive Fungal Genomic Workshop, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, UK
2024	SF001- novel antifungal granted by Deerfield company, NJ 07054, USA, 2024
2023	11th Trends in Medical Mycology (TIMM), Athens, Greece – Selected to present a talk on "Novel antifungals in the pipeline and their activity against Aspergillus section Terrei." Awarded a Travel Grant by the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Medizinische Mykologie (ÖGMM) to attend the conference
2023	Invited author for the special issue "Women in Mycology" in the Journal of Fungi
2023	PhD Defense with Excellent Distinction, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
2022	Olorofim-novel antifungal granted by F2G company-the rare fungal disease company, Manchester, M30 0LX, United Kingdom, 2022
2022	Ibrexafungerp- novel antifungal granted by SCYNEXIS company, NJ 07302, USA, 2022
2018	Host Response in Opportunistic Infections (HOROS) Excellence PhD Program Scholarship, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria

2014	Graduated 1^st in rank among 14 Master's students in Microbiology from the same cohort, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
2014	Ranked 111^th out of over 150,000 applicants in Iran's mandatory university entrance examination for the Master's degree program in General Microbiology, Tehran, Iran
2011	Graduated 1^st in rank among 143 Bachelor's students from the same cohort in Microbiology, Azad University of Tonekabon, Iran

Publications

Hygiene und Medizinische Mikrobiologie