In 1982, Dr. Mohammad Ramezani was admitted to the School of Pharmacy of Mashhad in pharmacy. He graduated from this school in 1988 and did his military service at this school as a faculty member. In 1992, he won a scholarship to study at Dalhousie University of Canada.

He returned to Iran in October, 1996 and resumed his activities in the Department of Biotechnology. Since 2000, he has been a board member of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology of the country.

Dr. Ramezani became an assistant professor in 1996, associate professor in 2000, and Full Professor of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2005. In 2017, he was selected as the top professor of the university due to his continuous research activities.

This distinguished professor of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences has now been selected as the world’s top one percent scientist in Thomson Reuters Institute of Scientometrics. This achievement led to an interview with WEBDA.

The world’s top one percent scientists are the best in their scientific area

Initially, he stated that the world’s top one percent scientist means if, for example, there are about 10 thousand people in the world active in the pharmacy discipline, the world’s top one percent scientists are among the first 100 ones who have distinguished expertise in this field.

This faculty member of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stated that for this achievement, the number of articles and references to them, or a combination of them, is of great significance for the institute, which means a researcher must either have numerous articles or just a few articles but with numerous references.

This world’s top one percent scientist of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences considered referrals to articles significant and stated that the number of referrals to articles increases when the researcher’s topic of discussion appeals to the readers regarding the quality of the article and the scientific attention.

About 4 thousand referrals have been recorded for my articles

The distinguished professor of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stated that 4 thousand referrals have so far been recorded for his articles among which 3231 referrals have been recorded since 2012. In other words, 75 percent of the referrals have been recorded in the last 5 years, which is indicative of the publication of articles appealing to readers during this period.

Dr. Ramezani announced the publication of 250 ISI articles and stated that his field of study is Nanobiotechnology, which tests nano-structures in biology systems that are built.

The majority of researches conducted are in the field of drug delivery and gene therapy

He added that their main focus is on drug delivery and partly on gene therapy and gene delivery, which is applicable in gene therapy. In these researches, nano-structures are build and drug are included, which results in better and easier delivery of drugs.

The majority of tests are performed on anti-cancer drugs with significant side effects

This faculty member of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stressed that the majority of tests are performed on anti-cancer drugs transferred to the tumor. Due to its structure, this drug is transferred to the tumor much better and more easily in such a way that it reduces the toxicity of the anti-cancer for the other cells of the body and makes the treatment purposeful.

This top one percent scientist of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stated that due to its Nano structure, this drug is accumulated and then released in the tumor. Since this drug reduces the side effects, it is of great significance for the tumor.

Dr. Ramezani pointed out that regarding genes, genetic structures can be converted into nanoparticles and their transfer to the inside of cells can be eased. After transferring genes to the inside of cells and the blood, DNA destruction is prevented and treatment is finally accomplished through gene expression and protein synthesis.

The distinguished professor of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stated that gene therapy means the construction of a carrying structure that transfers the gene to the cell. In the framework of these technical knowledge researches, nanostructured hydrogel has been produced, which can be applied on diabetic foot ulcers and burn wounds.

Nano structures are trying to release the drug in the tumor tissue

He emphasized that their research is mainly on nano structures and that they are attempting to prove that this built carrier can carry sufficient amount of drug such that the drug is not released in the blood until it reaches the cell and is accumulated within the tumor tissue.

This faculty member of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stressed that the drugs selected for the creation of this structure are conventional chemotherapy drugs like doxorubicin, which is followed by severe complications like cardiac toxicity and hair loss. They are attempting to reduce the drug intake initially using the nano structure and make the drug accumulate in the tumor and produce the required toxicity.

The top one percent scientist of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences pointed out that the majority of their articles on this subject are published in journals with high impact factor. This global attention is due to the significance of drug delivery systems in the treatment of cancer.

Science must be universal

In response to the question how somebody can become a world’s top one percent scientist, Dr. Ramezani stated that the universality of the science on which scientists are working is the main factor, because more people pay attention to the researcher’s published articles this way and the number of referrals to their articles increases.

This distinguished professor of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stated that they intend to continue their studies on interdisciplinary subjects so that they can overcome limitations and publish more detailed articles.

On his academic achievements, Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stated that these incentives are actually very influential at a young age, because they help the young to achieving higher degrees. However, for professor like him, it is really significant to win the top one percent scientist position in order to maintain your position at the university and the college level.

Love is a major factor for success

He considered love as the most important criterion for his achievements and added that it is the love of science that makes a person successful and in case you love your job, you will continue your activities without any incentives.

Pointing to long research hours as an influential factor for his achievements, this faculty member of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stated that working in the private section is insignificant in his life and that he continues his scientific endeavor with love at university.

The young must appreciate the equipment and the position of the university

Dr. Ramezani expressed hopes that the young appreciate the equipment and advances of the university, since in their age, not all the equipment was available in one scientific research center. Today, even a number of distinguished universities across the world are deprived of the equipment available in Mashhad University Complex, which has been observed by their assistants on sabbaticals to the world’s reputable scientific countries.

This top one percent scientists of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stated that in the current situation and with support of the university, students can make scientific progress much more quickly, because the scientific infrastructure of the country is well prepared for research measures to be taken and in the research area, the university authorities are fully justified to support their researchers by providing study opportunities, required devices, etc.