Program

Screening Panel
2025/02/15

  11:30-11:35 | Welcome Message of the Chairman of Screening Panel

 Dr. Sarang Younesi |  Chairman
 Position of Speaker
 DCLS from Vanouver, Canada
 Contact
 Email: SarangYounesi [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  11:35-12:00 | Principle of prenatal inherited genetic disorders screening

 Dr. Shahram Savad |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 MD, PhD (Medical Geneticist), CGC, ECFMG Certified, from Tehran, Iran
 Contact
 Email: ShahramSavad [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  12:00-12:25 | Expanded carrier screening: What conditions should we screen for?

 Dr. Sarang Younesi |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 DCLS from Vanouver, Canada
 Contact
 Email: SarangYounesi [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  12:25-12:50 | Carrier Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, the most common cause of death from a recessive genetic disease in infants

 Dr. MohammadAmin Tabatabaiefar |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 MD, PhD (Medical Geneticist) from Esfahan, Iran
 Contact
 Email: MohammadAminTabatabaiefar [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  12:50-13:10 | Carrier Screening for Fragile X Syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability and autism

 Dr. Niusha Samadaeian |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 PhD (Medical Geneticist), from Tehran, Iran
 Contact
 Email: NiushaSamadaeian [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  13:10-13:30 | Carrier Screening for Hemoglobinopathies (Alpha thalassemia and Hb beta chain-related hemoglobinopathy

 Dr. Azam Kazemi |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 PhD in Clinical Hematology, from Tehran, Iran.
 Contact
 Email: AzamKazemi [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  13:30-14:00 | Genetic and Biochemical Evaluation of TPMT and Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

 Dr. Amin Daemi |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 PhD in Medical Biochemistry Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, TR01330,Turkey.
 Contact
 Email: AminDaemi [at] ldcongress [dot] com


Microbiology Panel
2025/02/15

  8:00-8:10 | Welcome Message of the Chairman of Microbiology Panel

 Dr. Fariba Fayaz |  Chairman
 Position of Speaker
 MSc, DCLS Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Nilou Medical Laboratory.
 Contact
 Email: FaribaFayaz [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  8:10-8:30 | Emerge and reemerge of bacterial infections in recent era of global changes.

 Dr. Fariba Fayaz |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 MSc, DCLS Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Nilou Medical Laboratory
 Contact
 Email: FaribaFayaz [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  8:30-8:50 | Porphyromonas gingivalis: An overview of periodontitis pathogen and Alzheimer’s disease

 Dr. Asseman Fayaz |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 DDS,MRACDS (GDP), The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Dental School, Melbourne, Australia
 Contact
 Email: AssemanFayaz [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  08:50-09:10 | Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and laboratory diagnosis of native valve infective endocarditis

 Dr. Parnian Hosseini |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 MD, Anesthesialogy resident, Dalhousie University, Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Halifax, Novo Scotia, Canada
 Contact
 Email: ParnianHosseini [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  09:10-09:30 | Neurological presentation of tuberculosis.

 Dr. Matthew Chedrawe |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 MD, Neurology resident, Dalhousie University Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
 Contact
 Email: MatthewChedrawe [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  09:30-09:50 | Laboratory Diagnosis and Prevention of Toxic Shock Syndrom

 Dr. Seyedeh Masoumeh Abrishamchian Langroudi |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 MSc., PhD, Pathobiology Laboratory Centre
 Contact
 Email: SeyedehMasoumehAbrishamchianLangroudi [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  09:50-10:10 | Toxic Shock Syndrom, from presentation to diagnosis

 Dr. Fatemeh Khonsarian |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 BSc, MD,MHSC, UBC Faculty of Public Health, UBC Faculty of Medicine,BC,Vancouver, Canada
 Contact
 Email: FatemehKhonsarian [at] ldcongress [dot] com


Quality Assurance Panel
2025/01/16

Hematology Panel
2025/01/16

Medical Genetics Panel
2025/02/16

  8:00-8:10 | Welcome Message of the Chairman of Medical Genetic Panel

 Dr. Gholamreza Rafiei |  Chairman
 Position of Speaker
 Tehran University of Medical Sciences | TUMS · Department of Medical Genetics PhD
 Contact
 Email: GholamrezaRafiei [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  8:10-8:30 | Evolving role of medical genetics in precision Oncology

 Dr. Gholamreza Rafiei |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Tehran University of Medical Sciences | TUMS · Department of Medical Genetics PhD
 Contact
 Email: GholamrezaRafiei [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  8:30-8:50 | An introduction to precision oncology

 Dr. Shahram Savad |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Medical Doctor | PhD in Medical Genetics | Pioneer in NGS & NIPT in Iran | CEO of Pars-Genome and Genome-Nilou Lab | Expert in Genetic Counseling,
 Contact
 Email: ShahramSavad [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  8:50-9:10 | Application of Precision Medicine in Hereditary Cancer

 Dr. Niusha Samadaeian |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Human/Medical Genetics
 Contact
 Email: NiushaSamadaeian [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  9:10-9:30 | Precision Medicine in Breast Cancer

 Dr. Reza Shirkoohi |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Professor of Medical Genetics · Cancer Research Center · Cancer Institute · Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)
 Contact
 Email: RezaShirkoohi [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  9:30-9:50 | Impact of Next Generation Sequencing in Precision Oncology

 Dr. Gholamreza Rafiei |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 
 Contact
 Email: GholamrezaRafiei [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  9:50-10:10 | "Stepwise Approach to Precision Oncology in Pediatric Cancer" 1- Diagnostic and Molecular Genetic Testing 2- Risk Stratification 3- Targeted Therapy and Pharmacogenomic Testing 4- Monitoring Minimal Residual Disease (MRD)

 Golnaz Ensieh Kazemi Sefat |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 PhD in Molecular Medicine Iran university of Medical Sciences
 Contact
 Email: GolnazEnsiehKazemiSefat [at] ldcongress [dot] com


Pathology Panel
2025/02/16

Hormonlogy Panel
2025/02/17

Virology Panel
2025/02/17

  08:00-08:10 | Welcome message of the Chairman of Virology Panel

 Dr. Soad Ghabeshi |  Chairman
 Position of Speaker
 Ph.D., MPH,Virology Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
 Contact
 Email: SoadGhabeshi [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  08:10-08:30 | A Call to Action: Combating the Silent Spread of Rare Viral Infections

 Dr. Soad Ghabeshi |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Ph.D., MPH,Virology Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
 Contact
 Email: SoadGhabeshi [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  08:30-08:50 | The Importance of Microfluidic for Diagnosis of Rare Viral Infections; Lab on A Chip

 Dr. Leila Mousavizadeh |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Assistant professor, Department of Virology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
 Contact
 Email: LeilaMousavizadeh [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  08:50-09:10 | Human papilloma viruses and Epidermodysplasia verruciformis

 Dr. Seyed Jalal Kiani |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Assistant professor, Department of Virology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
 Contact
 Email: SeyedJalalKiani [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  09:10-09:30 | Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: A Rare but Severe Complication

 Dr. Ahmad Piroozmand |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Full professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology and Autoimmune Diseases Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
 Contact
 Email: AhmadPiroozmand [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  09:30-09:50 | The Importance of Rare Viral Disease

 Dr. Niloofar Neisi |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Department of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
 Contact
 Email: NiloofarNeisi [at] ldcongress [dot] com


Clinical Mycology Panel
2025/02/17

Parasitology Panel
2025/02/18

  8:00-8:10 | Welcome Message of the Chairman of Parasitology Panel

 Dr. Mohammad Taghi Ahady |  Chairman
 Position of Speaker
 University Professor, Department of Biology, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran
 Contact
 Email: MohammadTaghiAhady [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  8:10-8:30 | Neglected Protozoal infections of Bowel

 Dr. Abdolmajid Fata |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 University Professor, Department of Parasitology & Mycology, Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
 Contact
 Email: AbdolmajidFata [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  8:30-8:50 | The challenge of clinical and laboratory diagnosis of parasitic infections causing hypereosinophilia in endemic areas of human fascioliasis in Guilan province, northern Iran

 Dr. Keyhan Ashrafi |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 University Professor, Department of Parasitology, Mycology and Entomology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
 Contact
 Email: KeyhanAshrafi [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  8:50-9:10 | Acanthamoeba Infection, Its Outcomes and diagnostic techniques in Iran

 Dr. Mohammad Taghi Ahady |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 University Professor, Department of Biology, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran
 Contact
 Email: MohammadTaghiAhady [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  09:10-09:30 | Evaluating Methodologies for Ensuring Validity and Reliability in Epidemiological Parasitology Research

 Dr. Marjan Assefi |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Researcher and University Professor, Marie Curie Science Research Center, Biology Department, USA
 Contact
 Email: MarjanAssefi [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  09:30-09:50 | Naegleriasis in Developing Countries: Diagnostic Challenges, Underreporting, and the Need for Improved Epidemiological Surveillance

 Dr. Bibi Razieh Hosseini Farash |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Assistant professor, Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
 Contact
 Email: BibiRaziehHosseiniFarash [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  09:50-10:10 | Traditional and modern laboratory methods for identification of Leishmania as an important zoonotic parasitic infection

 Dr. Nastaran Sadat Sadrshirazi |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Researcher, AMI Veterinary Lab of Molecular Parasitology Science, Babolsar, Iran
 Contact
 Email: NastaranSadatSadrshirazi [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  10:10-10:30 | Transforming Diagnostics: The Role of Quality Control and IQAC in Ensuring Excellence in Clinical Laboratories

 Dr. Gowhar Rashid |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Senior Resident, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, J&K – 190001, India
 Contact
 Email: GowharRashid [at] ldcongress [dot] com


  10:30-10:50 | Relation of Urogenital Schistosomiasis and Bladder Cancer

 Dr. Zainab Siddiqui |  Speaker
 Position of Speaker
 Assistant Professor, Center for Disease Mapping and Therapeutic Research, Incharge of Research Metabolic Unit, Era University, India
 Contact
 Email: ZainabSiddiqui [at] ldcongress [dot] com


Hematology Panel
2025/02/16

Virology Panel
2025/02/16