Maryam Mobarakabadi

PhD Candidate

Clinical Neurosciences Department

MD - Doctor of Medicine

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. 2018

Contact information

Web presence

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Location

Office : HMRB182B

Biography

I grew up in Iran in a crowded, lovely family and became the first in my family to go to university. I completed my MD at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and practiced medicine in both rural and urban settings before diving into neuroscience. Now I’m a PhD student in Dr. Yong’s lab. Outside the lab, I’m usually trying a new recipe, planting vegetables and flowers, watching anime with my husband, playing board games with friends, or finding a new Alberta trail.

Publications

  1. Li Z, Zhang X, Mobarakabadi M, Liu Y, Wei R, Silva C, Visser F, Dufour A, Young D, Kaushik D, Yong VW, and Xue M. Targeted deletion of EMMPRIN in microglia/macrophages mitigates neuronal death in intracerebral hemorrhage. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 2025.
  2. Randhawa G, Mobarakabadi M, D’Mello C, Morch MT, Zhang P, Ling CC, Yong VW, and Ghorbani S. Targeting extracellular matrix components to attenuate microglia neuroinflammation: a study of fibulin-2 and CSPGs in a model of multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 400:578533. 2025.
  3. Merati M, Mohebi F, Alipour E, Masinaei M, Pooyan A, Mehdipour P, Mohajer B, Komaki H, Mobarakabadi M, and Farzadfar F. Validation of the self-reported diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension in Iran: STEPS 2016. Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders. 23:745–758. 2024.
  4. Khanmohammadi S, Mobarakabadi M, and Mohebi F. The economic burden of malignant brain tumors. In Human Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors: From Bench to Bedside. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1394. 2023.
  5. Roshanshad R, Roshanshad A, Molavi Vardanjani H, Mashhadiagha A, Mobarakabadi M, Hoveidaei A, and Hoveidaei AH. Risk perception, attitude, and practice related to COVID-19: a cross-sectional study among 1085 Iranian healthcare workers. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 70:102865. 2021.
  6. Sanjari Moghaddam H, Mobarakabadi M, Dolatshahi M, Bayani Ershadi S, Abbasi-Feijani F, Rezaei S, Cattarinussi G, and Aarabi MH. Effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure on the developing human brain: a systematic review of neuroimaging studies. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 12:2729–2748. 2021.

Awards

  • MS Canada PhD Studentship Award July 2024-present