Dr Zahra Shafaei Pishabad

2026

Journal - Research Article

Wang, S., Shafaei Pishabad, Z., Sarkar, D., Arun Bhandarkar, A., Sarwar, M., Jeffs, A., Reid, G., Braithwaite, A., & Mehta, S. (2026). YBX1 expression marks proliferative tumour states with context-dependent genomic instability: A pan-cancer analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27(10), 4340. doi: 10.3390/ijms27104340

2025

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Shafaei Pishabad, Z., Sarkar, D., Jeffs, A., Samaratunga, H., Rhodes, J., Costello, R., Highton, A., Wright, D., Pattison, S., Kemp, R., Delahunt, B., Braithwaite, A., Slatter, T., & Mehta, S. (2025). Development of a prognostic tool for identifying high-risk prostate cancer patients. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Annual Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go

2024

Journal - Research Article

Shafaei Pishabad, Z., & Ledgerwood, E. C. (2024). The Y49H cytochrome c variant enhances megakaryocytic maturation of K-562 cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Molecular Basis of Disease, 1870(5), 167134. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2024.167134

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Scott, A., Pishabad, Z., Adler, P., & Fronius, M. (2024, August-September). E-cigarettes on respiratory epithelial ion transport. Poster session presented at the 18th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Scott, A., Pishabad, Z., Adler, P., & Fronius, M. (2024, August). E-cigarettes on respiratory epithelial ion transport. Verbal presentation at the BMS Postgraduate Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Shafaei Pishabad, Z. (2024). Investigation of the molecular mechanism of platelet formation in CYCS-associated thrombocytopenia (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/16579

2023

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Shafaei Pishabad, Z., Wan, Y. O. A., & Ledgerwood, E. (2023). A cytochrome c variant enhances megakaryocytic maturation. Blood, 142(Suppl. 1), (pp. 5591). doi: 10.1182/blood-2023-179186

2022

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Shafaei Pishabad, Z., & Ledgerwood, E. (2022). The effect of cytochrome c mutation on megakaryocyte differentiation. Proceedings of the ComBio Conference. (pp. 188). Retrieved from https://combio.org.au/combio2022/

2021

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Shafaei, Z., Dunstan-Harrison, C., & Ledgerwood, E. (2021). Effects of oxygen concentration on megakaryocyte differentiation and maturation of K562, MEG01 and human primary cells. Proceedings of the 16th Congress of the Federation of Asian & Oceanic Biochemists & Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB). (pp. 182). Retrieved from https://www.faobmb2021.org

2020

Journal - Research Article

Abazari, O., Shafaei, Z., Divsalar, A., Eslami-Moghadam, M., Ghalandari, B., Saboury, A. A., & Moradi, A. (2020). Interaction of the synthesized anticancer compound of the methyl-glycine 1,10-phenanthroline platinum nitrate with human serum albumin and human hemoglobin proteins by spectroscopy methods and molecular docking. Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 17, 1601-1614. doi: 10.1007/s13738-020-01879-1

2017

Chapter in Book - Research

Shafaei, Z., Ghalandari, B., Divsalar, A., & Saboury, A. A. (2017). Controlled release nutrition delivery based intelligent and targeted nanoparticle. In A. M. Grumezescu (Ed.), Nutrient delivery. (pp. 329-367). London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804304-2.00009-3

Journal - Research Article

Shafaei, Z., Abazari, O., Divsalar, A., Ghalandari, B., Poursoleiman, A., Saboury, A. A., & Ahmad, F. (2017). Effect of a synthesized amyl-glycine1, 10-phenanthroline platinum nitrate on structure and stability of human blood carrier protein, albumin: Spectroscopic and modeling approaches. Journal of Fluorescence, 27, 1829-1838. doi: 10.1007/s10895-017-2120-4

Journal - Research Other

Shafaei, Z., Ghalandari, B., Vaseghi, A., Divsalar, A., Haertlé, T., Saboury, A. A., & Sawyer, L. (2017). β-lactoglobulin: An efficient nanocarrier for advanced delivery systems. Nanomedicine, 13(5), 1685-1692. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2017.03.007

2016

Journal - Research Article

Abazari, O., Shafaei, Z., Divsalar, A., Eslami-Moghadam, M., Ghalandari, B., & Saboury, A. A. (2016). Probing the biological evaluations of a new designed Pt(II) complex using spectroscopic and theoretical approaches: Human hemoglobin as a target. Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, 34(5), 1123-1131. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2015.1071280

Karimi, M., Ghasemi, A., Zangabad, P. S., Rahighi, R., Basri, S. M. M., Mirshekari, H., … Shafaei Pishabad, Z., … Hamblin, M. R. (2016). Smart micro/nanoparticles in stimulus-responsive drug/gene delivery systems. Chemical Society Reviews, 45, 1457-1501. doi: 10.1039/c5cs00798d