Parastoo Sabaeifard, Ph.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Professor Schools Medical School Departments Pediatrics Biography Dr. Parastoo Sabaeifard earned her Ph.D. in Biology-Microbiology from Alzahra University in Tehran, Iran, in collaboration with the University of Navarra in Spain. Her doctoral and postdoctoral training established expertise in antibiotic resistance, bacterial biofilms, drug delivery using polymeric nanoparticles, and immune-oncology model development. Dr. Sabaeifard is currently an assistant professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where her multidisciplinary work focuses on the interplay between the gut microbiota, host immune responses, and tumor immunity, as well as the development of preclinical humanized mouse models for translational immuno-oncology studies. In addition to her scientific accomplishments, Dr. Sabaeifard is deeply engaged in mentorship and scientific training, having supervised graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and clinical researchers. Outside of research, she enjoys exploring new cultures through travel and food, reading, cooking, and spending time with family and friends. Research Interest Antibiotic Resistance Cancer immunotherapy Gut Microbiota Host immune anti-tumor response Publications Identifying Microbiota and Immune Host Factors Associated With Bleeding Risk in Children With Immune Thrombocytopenia Saini S, Sabaeifard P, Coughlin L, Poulides N, Gan S, Zhan X, Dang M, Koh AY, Zia A American Journal of Hematology 2025 Jun 100 1090-1093 Susceptible bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract without evolving resistance Rodrigues M, Sabaeifard P, Yildiz MS, Lyon A, Coughlin L, Ahmed S, Poulides N, Toprak AC, Behrendt C, Wang X, Monogue M, Kim J, Gan S, Zhan X, Filkins L, Williams NS, Hooper LV, Koh AY, Toprak E Cell Host and Microbe 2024 Mar 32 396-410.e6 Wnt16 Promotes Vascular Smooth Muscle Contractile Phenotype and Function via Taz (Wwtr1) Activation in Male LDLR−/− Mice Behrmann A, Zhong D, Li L, Xie S, Mead M, Sabaeifard P, Goodarzi M, Lemoff A, Kozlitina J, Towler DA Endocrinology (United States) 2024 Feb 165 COVID-19 and renal involvement; evolving role of thromboinflammation, vascular and glomerular disease in the pathogenesis Sadighpour T, Mubarak M, Sabaeifard P, Saeifar S, Kenari F Journal of Nephropathology 2021 10 PTH/PTHrP Receptor Signaling Restricts Arterial Fibrosis in Diabetic LDLR-/- Mice by Inhibiting Myocardin-Related Transcription Factor Relays Behrmann A, Zhong D, Li L, Cheng S, Mead M, Ramachandran B, Sabaeifard P, Goodarzi M, Lemoff A, Kronenberg HM, Towler DA Circulation research 2020 May 126 1363-1378 Improved effect of amikacin-loaded poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles against planktonic and biofilm cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sabaeifard P, Abdi-Ali A, Gamazo C, Irache JM, Reza Soudi M Journal of Medical Microbiology 2017 Feb 66 137-148 Amikacin loaded PLGA nanoparticles against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sabaeifard P, Abdi-Ali A, Soudi MR, Gamazo C, Irache JM European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2016 Oct 93 392-398 Optimization of tetrazolium salt assay for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm using microtiter plate method Sabaeifard P, Abdi-Ali A, Soudi MR, Dinarvand R Journal of Microbiological Methods 2014 Oct 105 134-140 Results 1-8 of 8 1 Books Featured Books Microbial Corrosion volume 2 (in Farsi) Kasra Kermanshahi, R., Heshmat Dehkordi, E, Bahrami Bavani, M, Alimadadi, N., Sabaeifard, P. (2024). Tehran, Iran, Iranian corrosion Association Microbial Corrosion volume 1 (in Farsi) Kasra Kermanshahi, R., Heshmat Dehkordi, E, Bahrami Bavani, M, Alimadadi, N., Sabaeifard, P. (2023). Tehran, Iran, Iranian corrosion Association Microbiology (in Farsi) Sabaeifard, P., Salehi Najafabadi, A. (2011). Tehran, Iran, Olgoo Publication Honors & Awards Radiology Research Day Best Basic Science Poster Presentation AwardUT Southwestern medical center (2018) Study Abroad ScholarshipIran Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (2014-2016) Research Fellowship AwardIran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (2011-2016) Dean's List for High Academic AchievementAlzahra University, Tehran, Iran (2003) Professional Associations/Affiliations Microbiology Society (2023) The American Society for Microbiology (2014)
