Curriculum Vitae


1)Personal Information:


Full Name: Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia
Academic Ranking: Assistant Professor
Department: Department of Food Biotechnology
Field of Studies (Major): Agricultural Engineering - Plant Breeding Biotechnology
University (graduated from): University of Pretoria
E-mail: m.ziaratnia@rifst.ac.ir


2) Research Projects


  1. Investigation on the effect of ultrasound on reducing the contamination and physical properties of saffron corm, and determination of crocin content in the stigmas obtained by induction of ultrasound on corms , Research Inspector , 2022

  2. Ration Road Map in a 5-year Prospect , Principal researcher , 2021

  3. Modeling of quality assessment and date rating based on Tayeb indexes , Research Inspector , 2020

  4. the conceptual design and feasibility study of the production to eat chain for tayyeb bread , Co-principal researcher , 2020

  5. Road map development of Food Industry Association in razavi Science and Technology Corridor , Research Inspector

  6. Optimization of submerged production of Beta-Glucans from Pleurotus ostreatus and its utilization as a fat replacer in functional low fat yogurt , Co-principal researcher , 2020

  7. Identification and Monitoring of Biological Contaminants in Iranian Saffron , Principal researcher , 2016

  8. Study of Iranian Natural Gums and route planning adjustment , Research Inspector , 2019

  9. Evaluation of crocin production by cell suspension culture of saffron (Crocus sativus) in fed-batch bioreactor , Principal researcher

  10. Cloning and functional characterization of genes involving in crocin biosynthetic pathway in Iranian saffron (Crocus sativus). , Principal researcher , 2021

  11. - , Principal researcher

  12. Investigation on Chicory ( Cichorium sp.) Landrace,s Genotypes and Study of Inulin Biosynthesis Pathway Genes and Its Nutraceutical Properties , Research Inspector

  13. Investigation on in vitro production of crocin using cell suspension cultures saffron of (Crocus sativus) , Principal researcher

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  16. - , Research Inspector

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3) Publications


  1. M.J. habibzadeh,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia*,Ebrahim Dorani-Uliaie , Cloning and Bioinformatics Investigation on UGT Gene from Iranian Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) , Saffron Agronomy and Technology , 2023 ; 11 (3) : 281 - 300

  2. Somaieh Amini,Khodayar Hemati*,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia , Image Analysis for Detection of Crocin Content of Saffron Corm Derived Cells Under Different Physiological and Chemical Conditions , Research and Innovation in Food Science and Technology , 2023 ; : -

  3. Abolfazl Pahlevanloo*,Mahboobe Sarabi-Jamab*,mona kaveh,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia , production of β-Glucans from Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus by Submerged Culture Method and Evaluation of Its Extraction Techniques , Research and Innovation in Food Science and Technology , 2023 ; : -

  4. Somaye Amini,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia*,Khodayar Hemati , Optimization of conditions for increasing of saffron cell biomass and crocin production in stirred bioreactor , PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE , 2022 ; 149 (1-2) : 243 - 255

  5. Somaye Amini,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia* , The effect of developmental stages of corm, type of medium and plant growth regulators in callus induction of Crocus sativus L. , Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research , 2021 ; 4 ((SPECIAL ISSUE)) : 43 - 56

  6. Mohammad Javad Habib Zadeh,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia*,Ebrahim Dorani-Uliaie,Mostafa Valizadeh , Cloning and Bioinformatics Studies on CCD1 Gene in Iranian Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) , Journal of Saffron Research , 2020 ; 8 (1) : 173 - 190

  7. M.J. habibzadeh,Ebrahim Dorani-Uliaie*,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Mostafa Valizadeh , Cloning and Bioinformatics Investigation on CCD4a and CCD4b Genes from Iranian Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) , Saffron Agronomy and Technology , 2020 ; 8 (2) : 211 - 229

  8. Safiyeh Rajabzadeh Shandiz,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia*,Abolfazl Pahlevanloo,Mahboobe Sarabi-Jamab , Extraction Efficiency of β-D-glucan from Waste Part of Bottom Mushroom (Agaricus bisprous) and its Ability to Adsorb Aflatoxin B1 , Research and Innovation in Food Science and Technology , 2020 ; 8 (4) : 315 - 324

  9. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abdollah Mollafilabi*,somaye senobari , Effect of Concentrations of Different Growth Regulators on Flower and Stigma Yield of Saffron under without Soil conditions , Journal of Saffron Research , 2019 ; 7 (1) : 43 - 54

  10. Somaye Amini,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia* , Effect of plant growth regulators on control of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) corm dormancy , Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research , 2019 ; 2 (2) : 167 - 176

  11. Maryam Ghayoor Kazemi,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia*,Majid Rajabian , Evaluation of Cuminaldehyde Production as an Odorant via Co-culture of Black Zira (Bunium persicum Boiss.) and Caraway (Carum carvi L.) Cells , Research and Innovation in Food Science and Technology , 2016 ; 5 (2) : 197 - 210

  12. Hossein Mardani*,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Majid Azizi,Han Phyo Aung,Kwame Sarpong Appiah,Yoshiharu Fujii , In vitro microtuberization of Black Zira (Bunium persicum Boiss) , African journal of biotechnology , 2015 ; 14 (25) : 2080 - 2087

  13. Leila Razeghi,Majid Azizi,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abdol Reza Bagheri,Seyed Hossein Nemati , Impact of hormonal combination on callus induction of Kelussia odoratissimia Mozaff. and evaluating its growth in broth , Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants , 2015 ; 30 (6) : 943 - 953

  14. Sara Khosravinia,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abdol Reza Bagheri,Seyed Hasan Marashi , Investigation of antibacterial effects of cell suspension culture and comparison by essential oils and seed extract in Bunium persicum , Research and Innovation in Food Science and Technology , 2013 ; 2 (1) : 79 - 92

  15. Abdolraouf Shawkani,Mohammad Reza Nasiri,Saeid Zibaei,Mojtaba Tahmourespour,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Mohsen Fathi Najafi,Alireza Haghparast , Phylogenetic analysis of the3C gene of type O foot -and- mouth disease virus field isolate Iran/1/2010 , Animal Sciences Journal , 2012 ; - (93) : 35 - 42

  16. Sara Khosravinia,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abdol Reza Bagheri,Seyed Hasan Marashi , Isolation and Identification of Scopoletin from Cell Suspension Cultures of Black Zira (Bunium persicum) , Journal of Crop Biotechnology , 2012 ; 2 (3) : 49 - 56

  17. Hossein Hashemi-Moghaddam,Ahmad Khalighi,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia , A study on the Effect of Growth Regulators and Ammonium to Nitrate Ratio on in vitro Culture of Miniature Rose , Iranian Journal of Agricultural Science , 2006 ; 12 (1) : 175 - 185

  18. Sara Khosravinia,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abdol Reza Bagheri,Seyed Hasan Marashi , تعیین محیط کشت و ترکیب هورمونی مناسب جهت القای کالوس و استقرار کشت تعلیقی سلولی زیره سیاه Bunium persicum (Boiss.) B. Fedtsch. , Iranian Journal of Rangellands and Forests Plant Breeding and Genetic Research ; (2) : 163 - 173

  19. Sara Khosravinia,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abdol Reza Bagheri,Ghadir Rajabzadeh,Seyed Hasan Marashi , Comparison of Cuminaldehyde Contents from Cell Suspension Cultures and Seeds of [Bunium persicum , Notulae Scientia Biologicae ; : -


4) Conference Papers


  1. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia* , New findings in the field of biotechnology and breeding of saffron , 6th National Conference on Saffron , 2021 ; Iran , Gonabad

  2. Somaye Amini,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia*,Khodayar Hemati , Effect of Plant growth Regulators on Biomass Production in Saffron Cell Suspension Culture , 6th National Conference on Saffron , 2021 ; Iran , Gonabad

  3. Somaye Amini,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia*,Khodayar Hemati , Effect of Carbohydrates Types on Cell Mass Growth in Saffron Cell Suspension Culture , 6th National Conference on Saffron , 2021 ; Iran , Gonabad

  4. Somaieh Amini,Khodayar Hemati*,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia , Effect of different media on cell biomass and biosynthesis of crocin in saffron cell suspension cultures , The First National Conference of Challenges of Completing the Value Chain of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants , 2021 ; Iran , Orumieh

  5. Somaye Amini,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia*,Khodayar Hemati , Effect of some different biotic and abilotic elicitors on increament of Crocin in saffron cell suspension cultures , The First National Conference of Challenges of Completing the Value Chain of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants , 2021 ; Iran , Orumieh

  6. mona kaveh,Abolfazl Pahlevanloo*,Mahboobe Sarabi-Jamab,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia , Saffron Microbial Contamination , National Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies in Iranian Food and Nutrition Sciences , 2019 ; Iran , Tehran

  7. Somaye Amini*,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Sara Malek Mohammadi Kakhki , Bioreactor and Production of Plant Medicinal Compounds , International Conference on Promotion of Scientific Regional Cooperation On Food and Agricultural Sciences. , 2018 ; Iran , Mashhad

  8. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia* , Study of molecular properties of carotenoid shear enzymes in the production cycle of saffron compounds (Crocus sativus L.) , Fifth National Conference on Saffron , 2018 ; Iran , Torbat-Heydarieh

  9. Safiyeh Rajabzadeh Shandiz,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia*,Abolfazl Pahlevanloo,Mahboobe Sarabi-Jamab , A review of the ability to absorb various fungal toxins using β-D glucan extracted from various sources , , 2018 ; Iran , ساری

  10. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abbas Hemmati Kakhki,Majid Tarazi,Elham Salmani,Seyyed Amir Yasini,R. Razzaghi , In vitro callus induction and production of stigma-like structures of saffron (Crocus Sativus) , , 2012 ; , هند - کشمیر

  11. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Elham Salmani , Optimization of medium for maximum production of biomass in cell suspension of saffron , ;

  12. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abbas Hemmati Kakhki , فراوری و بسته بندی زعفران , ;

  13. Seyyed Amir Yasini,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abdol Reza Bagheri,بهاره کاشفی , بررسی اثر سوکروز جدا اتوکلاو شده بر روی القای کالوس زعفران , ;

  14. Seyyed Amir Yasini,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abdol Reza Bagheri,بهاره کاشفی , استقرار کشت سلولی و استخراج ترکیبات با TLC در زعفران , ;

  15. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abdol Reza Bagheri,بهاره کاشفی , تولید کالوس ترد و شکننده برای کشت سلولی در اثر تنظیم کننده‌های رشد بر زعفران , ;

  16. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Elham Salmani , شناسایی ترکیبات مؤثره حاصل از کشت تعلیقی با روش‌های اسپکتروفتومتری و HPLC در زعفران , ;

  17. مهرناز دیده ور,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Elham Salmani , بررسی القای تولید کالوس ترد در زعفران , ;

  18. Sara Khosravinia,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abdol Reza Bagheri , ارزیابی اثر ضد باکتریایی دو روش مختلف استخراج اسانس زیره سیاه , ;

  19. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Sara Khosravinia,Abdol Reza Bagheri , بررسی فعالیت ضد میکروبی عصاره حاصل از بذر و کشت سوسپانسیون سلولی زیره سیاه , ;

  20. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abbas Hemmati Kakhki,Majid Tarazi,Elham Salmani,Seyyed Amir Yasini,مریم رزاقی , Invitro callus and production of stigmalike structures saffron (Crocus sativus L.) , ;

  21. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Leila Razeghi,Majid Azizi,Hossein Mardani , - , ;

  22. Hossein Mardani,Majid Azizi,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Leila Razeghi,اسما اوسیوند , - , ;

  23. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Elham Salmani , - , ;

  24. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Elham Salmani,Seyyed Amir Yasini , - , ;

  25. Sara Khosravinia,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abdol Reza Bagheri,Seyed Hasan Marashi , - , ;

  26. Sara Khosravinia,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abdol Reza Bagheri,Seyed Hasan Marashi , - , ;

  27. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abbas Hemmati Kakhki,Majid Tarazi,Elham Salmani,Seyyed Amir Yasini,مریم رزاقی , In vitro callus induction and production of stigma like structures of saffron , ;

  28. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia , - , ; , دانشگاه مازندران

  29. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Abdol Reza Bagheri,Hossein Mardani , Application of in vitro culture for germination and tuberization of black zira (bunium persicum) , ;

  30. Hossein Mardani,Majid Azizi,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia , بررسی امکان تولید کالوس در گیاه دارویی کلوس (Kelussia odoratissima) در شرایط درون شیشه ای , ;

  31. Hossein Mardani,Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Majid Azizi , بررسی امکان تولید ریز غده های زیره سیاه از طریق کشت بافت , ;

  32. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia , Comparison of four Potato cultivars for production of microtuber in vitro condition , ; , اصفهان

  33. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia , The best media on the base of nitrogen level in tissue culture of Potato , ; , اصفهان

  34. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia , Investigation on germination and tuberization of Black cumin (Bunium persicum) via tissue culture , ; , کرج

  35. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia,Hossein Hashemi-Moghaddam , Effects of plant growth regulators and ammonium to nitrate ratio on Baby masquerade Rose in tissue culture , ; , کرج

  36. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia , Somatic embryogenesis in Black cumin (Bunium persicum) , ; , کرج

  37. Seyyed Mahdi Ziaratnia , The best antibiotic and concentration for inhibition of bacterial contamination in tissue culture of Potato , ; , اصفهان


5) Thesis


  1. Cloning and expression of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) CCD2 and GTs genes in E. coli to study crocin production from β-carotene , Supervisor , 2021

  2. Investigation of Crocin Production in Suspension Culture of Saffron in Fed-Batch Bioreactor , Supervisor

  3. بررسی تولید Z-لگوستیگ با استفاده از روش کشت سلولی در کرفس کوهی (Kelussia Odaratissimia Mozaff) , Supervisor

  4. بررسی اثر وزن پیاز روی عملکرد زعفران در اقلیم نیشابور , Co-Supervisor

  5. بررسی ریز ازدیادی رز هفت رنگ , Co-Supervisor


6) Books


  1. کشت بافت درختان


7) Inventions


  1. - , GenBank MT780568-MT780569 , 2021 , -

  2. ثبت توالی ژن - Crocus sativus-MN688236 (GLT2) , MN688236 , 2019 , -

  3. ثبت توالی ژن - Crocus sativus -MN5406331 (CCD1) , MK618659 , 2020 , -

  4. ثبت توالی ژن - Crocus sativus-MK618659 (CCD4a) , MK618659 , 2019 , -

  5. ثبت توالی ژن- Crocus sativus -MK618660- (CCD4b) , MK618660 , 2019 , -

  6. فرایند تولید انبوه ریز غده زیره سیاه ایرانی , 93005 , 2017 , Iran

  7. تولید کروسین زعفران به روش کشت سلولی تعلیقی (Crocus sativus L.) , 89469 , 2016 , Iran


8) Teaching background


  1. اصول طراحی بیوراکتورها , 1401 , Course 2

  2. - , 1400 , Course 1

  3. اصول طراحی بیورآکتور , 1399 , Course 2

  4. روش های پیشرفته آماری در صنایع غذایی , 1399 , Course 1

  5. کاربرد ریاضیات و آمار در صنایع غذایی , 1398 , Course 2

  6. روشهای پیشرفته آماری در صنایع غذایی , 1398 , Course 1

  7. روشهای پیشرفته آماری در صنایع غذایی , 1397 , Course 1

  8. متابولیت های میکروبی , 1396 , Course 1

  9. روشهای پیشرفته آماری در صنایع غذایی , 1396 , Course 1

  10. مهندسی فرایندهای زیستی , 1396 , Course 2

  11. مهندسی ژنتیک , 1395 , Course 1


9) Workshops Presented


  1. کشت بافت گیاهی 2

  2. کشت بافت گیاهی

  3. کشت بافت گیاهی 4

  4. کشت بافت گیاهی 3