Dorsa Moezzi

Postdoctoral Associate

Clinical Neurosciences Department

BSc (Hons) - Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology

University of Calgary, 2020

PhD - Neuroscience

University of Calgary, 2025

Contact information

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Location

Office : HMRB195

Biography

I moved to Calgary when I was in grade 9, and since then, I have been obsessed with the Rocky Mountains. I completed my BSc in Cellular, Molecular, and Microbial Biology at the University of Calgary. I joined the Yong lab because I have always had a passion for learning more about MS and working in this field. When I am not at school or in the lab, I love shopping, boxing, and skiing. 

Publications

  1. Ghorbani S, Li C, Lozinski BM, Moezzi D, D’Mello C, Dong Y, Visser F, Li H, Silva C, Khakpour M, Murray CJ, Tremblay MÈ, Xue M, and Yong VW. Fibulin-2 is an extracellular matrix inhibitor of oligodendrocytes relevant to multiple sclerosis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134:e176910. 2024.
  2. Zhang R, Dong Y, Liu Y, Moezzi D, Ghorbani S, Mirzaei R, Lozinski BM, Dunn JF, Yong VW, and Xue M. Enhanced liver X receptor signalling reduces brain injury and promotes tissue regeneration following experimental intracerebral haemorrhage: roles of microglia/macrophages. Stroke and Vascular Neurology. 8:486–502. 2023.
  3. Zierfuss B, Wang Z, Jackson AN, Moezzi D, and Yong VW. Iron in multiple sclerosis: neuropathology, immunology, and real-world considerations. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 78:104934. 2023.
  4. Moezzi D, Dong Y, Jain RW, Lozinski BM, Ghorbani S, D’Mello C, and Yong VW. Expression of antioxidant enzymes in lesions of multiple sclerosis and its models. Scientific Reports. 12:12761. 2022.
  5. Brown D, Moezzi D, Dong Y, Koch M, and Yong VW. Combination of hydroxychloroquine and indapamide attenuates neurodegeneration in models relevant to multiple sclerosis. Neurotherapeutics. 18:387–400. 2021.
  6. Dong Y, D’Mello C, Pinsky W, Lozinski B, Kaushik D, Ghorbanigazar S, Moezzi D, Brown D, Melo FC, Vo T, Zandee S, Prat A, Whitehead S, and Yong VW. Oxidized phosphatidylcholines promote neurodegeneration and are neutralized by microglia. Nature Neuroscience. 24:489–503. 2021.

Awards

  • Alberta MS Network Summer Studentship
  • Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship
  • ACTRIMS Educational Grant
  • University of Calgary Graduate Studies Scholarship
  • Alberta MS Network Trainee Education Award
  • Harley N. Hotchkiss Doctoral Scholarship in Neuroscience
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Research Studentship