Samira Mokhtari, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scientist
Education and Training
B.S., Cellular and Molecular Biology – Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch (2012)
M.S., Microbiology – Shahid Beheshti University (2015)
Ph.D., Virology – Department of Biological Science, The University of Tulsa (2023
Research Interests
Molecular virology; Viral-host interactions; Viral evolution; Infectious diseases; Vaccine development; Cancer biology
Bio
Samira Mokhtari is a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Ebrahimi's lab at Texas Biomed. She has more than ten years of hands-on research experience in molecular virology, and is capable of project management. She has experience working with HBV, HCV (viral-host interaction) and Mycoviruses. Her current research focuses on the correlation of APOBEC3 enzymes in evolving the drug resistance of HIV.