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Advisory & Distinguished Member

Kiarash Saleki

Director General

Supreme Advisory Council

CISBM, United Kingdom Verified · immunology.cisbm.org

Director General at CISBM · Member since 2026

Research Interests

  • Immunogenetics
  • Systems Biomedicine
  • Translational Medicine

At the Centre

  • Director General · Supreme Advisory Council (SAC)

Director General. Dr. Saleki founded the organization in 2026 to build an independent, collaborative research community spanning immunology, genetics, and systems biology. He brings extensive experience in medical research, has received multiple awards, and has collaborated with the Cancer Genetics and Stem Cell Group at the University of Nottingham's Biodiscovery Institute.

Dr. Kiarash Saleki founded CISBM, the Centre for Immunology, Genetics, and Systems Biology, in 2026, and serves as its Director General.

A physician-scientist, he brings extensive experience in medical research spanning immunology, genetics, and systems biology. His work has been recognised with multiple awards, including selection as national researcher of the year, alongside various research grants.

He has collaborated with laboratories in the United States and the United Kingdom, including the Cancer Genetics and Stem Cell Group at the University of Nottingham's Biodiscovery Institute (BDI).

CISBM was established to give researchers working across immunology, genetics, and systems biology, at any career stage and any institution, a structured way to collaborate on focused, rigorous scientific work: research proposals, manuscripts, and computational analyses developed together.

As Director General, Dr. Saleki sets the scientific direction of CISBM and oversees its activities, membership, and research programme.

Affiliations

  • CISBM, United Kingdom Verified · immunology.cisbm.org Primary
  • Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Verified · nds.ox.ac.uk

Research at CISBM

Themes

Publications

  1. CD47/SIRPα Immune Checkpoint Modulation: A Synergistic Strategy for Next-Generation CAR Therapies ↗

    Journal article

    Mohammad Javad Yousefi-Hashemabad, Amirhossein Kamroo, Ali Rezvanimehr, Kiarash Saleki, Erfan Barootchi, Aida Mehrani, Alireza Kordi, Andia Saleki, Pardis Zamani, Amirhossein Bazdar, Abdolrahman S. Nateri, Shayan Barootchi, Nima Rezaei · Molecular Cancer Therapeutics · 2026

  2. Current State and Future of Systemic Treatment for Elderly Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy ↗

    Journal article

    Pardis Zamani, Erfan Barootchi, Romina Abyaneh, Hamidreza Jamshidi, Kiarash Saleki, Kaveh Zakeri, Reza Ghalehtaki · Head & Neck · 2026

  3. Data from CD47/SIRPα Immune Checkpoint Modulation: A Synergistic Strategy for Next-Generation CAR Therapies ↗

    Preprint

    Mohammad Javad Yousefi-Hashemabad, Amirhossein Kamroo, Ali Rezvanimehr, Kiarash Saleki, Erfan Barootchi, Aida Mehrani, Alireza Kordi, Andia Saleki, Pardis Zamani, Amirhossein Bazdar, Abdolrahman S. Nateri, Shayan Barootchi, Nima Rezaei · 2026

  4. Major Depressive Disorder Signatures: A Review of Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐Powered Insights Into Gut Dysbiosis ↗

    Journal article

    Nazanin Zahra Keshvari, Sara Asl Motaleb Nejad Sarkhab, Tara Shahmoradi, Mohammad Pourashory, Arash Esmaeili, Kiarash Saleki, Nima Rezaei · Health Science Reports · 2026

  5. Role of Toll-like receptors and oral-gut-brain axis in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders ↗

    Journal article

    Erfan Sabouri, Tara Shahmoradi, Nazanin Zahra Keshvari, Pegah Khodaee, Kiarash Saleki, Nima Rezaei · Reviews in the Neurosciences · 2026

  6. Supplementary Text S1 from CD47/SIRPα Immune Checkpoint Modulation: A Synergistic Strategy for Next-Generation CAR Therapies ↗

    Preprint

    Mohammad Javad Yousefi-Hashemabad, Amirhossein Kamroo, Ali Rezvanimehr, Kiarash Saleki, Erfan Barootchi, Aida Mehrani, Alireza Kordi, Andia Saleki, Pardis Zamani, Amirhossein Bazdar, Abdolrahman S. Nateri, Shayan Barootchi, Nima Rezaei · 2026

  7. Testican‐1‐MMP axis in tumour extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling: interaction dynamics analysis and an in silico perspective ↗

    Journal article

    Sepideh Youssefi, Kiarash Saleki, Prerna Kadam, Amirreza Mazloomi, Abhik Mukherjee, Lodewijk V Dekker, Abdolrahman S Nateri · The Journal of Pathology · 2026

  8. Exploring the role of vault complex in the nervous system: a literature review ↗

    Journal article

    Arian Daneshpour, Ali Rezvanimehr, Pegah Niktalab, Helia Sharif, Niloufar Yazdanpanah, Kiarash Saleki, Nima Rezaei · Reviews in the Neurosciences · 2025

  9. Implications of glioblastoma-derived exosomes in modifying the immune system: state-of-the-art and challenges ↗

    Journal article

    Yashmin Afshar, Negin Sharifi, Amirhossein Kamroo, Niloufar Yazdanpanah, Kiarash Saleki, Nima Rezaei · Reviews in the Neurosciences · 2025

  10. Inflammation-related microRNA alterations in epilepsy: a systematic review of human and animal studies ↗

    Journal article

    Mohammad Javad Yousefi, Ali Rezvanimehr, Kiarash Saleki, Aida Mehrani, Erfan Barootchi, Mohammad Ramezankhah, Amirreza Mazloomi, Abdolrahman S. Nateri, Shayan Barootchi, Nima Rezaei · Reviews in the Neurosciences · 2025

  11. Interplay between innate-like T-cells and microRNAs in cancer immunity ↗

    Journal article

    Mohammad Javad Yousefi, Yashmin Afshar, Amirmohammad Amoozadehsamakoosh, Alma Naseri, Fereshteh Soltani, Niloufar Yazdanpanah, Kiarash Saleki, Nima Rezaei · Discover Oncology · 2025

  12. Nanocarriers in glioblastoma treatment: a neuroimmunological perspective ↗

    Journal article

    Faezeh Firuzpour, Kiarash Saleki, Cena Aram, Nima Rezaei · Reviews in the Neurosciences · 2025

  13. Development of an ancestral DC and TLR4-inducing multi-epitope peptide vaccine against the spike protein of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 using the advanced immunoinformatics approaches ↗

    Journal article

    Cena Aram, Parsa Alijanizadeh, Kiarash Saleki, Leila Karami · Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports · 2024

  14. The role of Toll‐like receptors in neuropsychiatric disorders: Immunopathology, treatment, and management ↗

    Journal article

    Kiarash Saleki, Parsa Alijanizadeh, Nima Javanmehr, Nima Rezaei · Medicinal Research Reviews · 2024

  15. Aging, testosterone, and neuroplasticity: friend or foe? ↗

    Journal article

    Kiarash Saleki, Mohammad Banazadeh, Amene Saghazadeh, Nima Rezaei · Reviews in the Neurosciences · 2023

  16. Mortality in ICU COVID-19 Patients Is Associated with Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR): Utility of NLR as a Promising Immunohematological Marker ↗

    Journal article

    Shahram Seyfi, Abbas Azadmehr, Khadijeh Ezoji, Majid Nabipour, Arefeh Babazadeh, Kiarash Saleki, Mehdi Mahmoodi, Amir Hossein Pouladi, Divakar Sharma · Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases · 2023

  17. Neurological adverse effects of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy ↗

    Journal article

    Kiarash Saleki, Mohamad Hosein Mohamadi, Parsa Alijanizadeh, Nima Rezaei · Expert Review of Clinical Immunology · 2023

  18. Surgical tool entrapment in a young patient with recurrent lumbar spinal stenosis: a case report ↗

    Journal article

    Alireza Zali, Bijan Herfedoust Biazar, Kiarash Saleki, Meisam Akhlaghdoust · Clinical Case Reports · 2023

  19. Applying high throughput and comprehensive immunoinformatics approaches to design a trivalent subunit vaccine for induction of immune response against emerging human coronaviruses SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 ↗

    Journal article

    Abolfazl Rahmani, Masoud Baee, Kiarash Saleki, Saead Moradi, Hamid Reza Nouri · Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics · 2022

  20. Triangle of cytokine storm, central nervous system involvement, and viral infection in COVID-19: the role of sFasL and neuropilin-1 ↗

    Journal article

    Kiarash Saleki, Mohammad Banazadeh, Niloufar Sadat Miri, Abbas Azadmehr · Reviews in the Neurosciences · 2022

  21. Utilizing Immunoinformatics to Target Brain Tumors; An Aid to Current Neurosurgical Practice ↗

    Journal article

    Kiarash Saleki, Payam Payandeh, Mahdi Shakeri, Ramtin Pourahmad, Mohammad Banazadeh, Parsa Alijanizadeh, Mohamad Hosein Mohamadi, Meisam Akhlaghdoust · Interventional Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation · 2022

  22. Vaccine‐induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia after vaccination against Covid‐19: A clinical dilemma for clinicians and patients ↗

    Journal article

    Zeinab Mohseni Afshar, Arefeh Babazadeh, Alireza Janbakhsh, Mandana Afsharian, Kiarash Saleki, Mohammad Barary, Soheil Ebrahimpour · Reviews in Medical Virology · 2022

  23. Indomethacin attenuates neuroinflammation and memory impairment in an STZ-induced model of Alzheimer’s like disease ↗

    Journal article

    Ahmad Karkhah, Mahdiye Saadi, Fereshteh Pourabdolhossein, Kiarash Saleki, Hamid Reza Nouri · Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology · 2021

  24. Contribution of inflammasome complex in inflammatory-related eye disorders and its implications for anti-inflammasome therapy ↗

    Journal article

    Seyed Ahmad Rasoulinejad, Ahmad Karkhah, Alireza Paniri, Kiarash Saleki, Marzieh Pirzadeh, Hamid Reza Nouri · Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology · 2020

  25. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicle-based therapies protect against coupled degeneration of the central nervous and vascular systems in stroke ↗

    Journal article

    Rahmani, A., Saleki, K., Javanmehr, N., Khodaparast, J., Saadat, P., Nouri, H.R. · Ageing Research Reviews · 2020

  26. Pathophysiological roles of chronic low-grade inflammation mediators in polycystic ovary syndrome ↗

    Journal article

    Rostamtabar, M., Esmaeilzadeh, S., Tourani, M., Rahmani, A., Baee, M., Shirafkan, F., Saleki, K., Mirzababayi, S.S., Ebrahimpour, S., Nouri, H.R. · Journal of Cellular Physiology · 2020

  27. The involvement of the central nervous system in patients with COVID-19 ↗

    Journal article

    Reviews in the Neurosciences · 2020

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