:Message from the Head of the Department

 An important challenge faced by humanity over time has been diseases and the approaches to combat them. Infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, leprosy, gastrointestinal and respiratory infections have existed since the beginning of life on Earth, and diseases like influenza, plague, and typhus, as well as more recent and emerging diseases such as tuberculosis, SARS, HIV/AIDS, and of course COVID-19, have caused significant mortality. In today's world, the sharp increase in antibiotic resistance and malignancies caused by bacteria has once again drawn scientists' attention to this branch of knowledge.

The Microbiology Department of the Medical School hopes to achieve the following goals through a  

 scheduled program:

Launching and expanding modern diagnostic methods

Identify and control hospital infections

Understanding the virulence factors of bacteria and viruses, with an emphasis on common infectious diseases in the province

Design and develop vaccines and immunogens

Design and introduce therapeutic probiotics

Research on identifying the microbiome and related infectious and non-infectious diseases

Microbiological research based on new knowledge such as nanotechnology, systems biology, bioinformatics, and artificial intelligence

Expand national and international collaborations

Additionally, the Microbiology Department is responsible for teaching microbiology to medical, pharmacy, dental students, as well as Master's students in microbiology and Doctoral students in bacteriology at the Medical School.