Zahra Etemadifar, Ph.D. ,

Dr. Zahra Etemadifar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology & Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. Having received her BSc, MSc, and PhD degree in Microbiology from University of Isfahan. She has been an Assistant Professor in the Microbiology 2011 to 2014. She was promoted to Associate Professor in the University of Isfahan in 2015. Her ongoing research interests are Bioremediation of pollutants and micropollutants by the environmental microbiome, and production of microbial metabolites (such as pigments and Vitamins B). She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, five books and four chapter books. Dr. Etemadifar served as the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, and Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan since 2018 to 2022. Currently, she is the Dean of the Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan.