Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Office: 205-7 Hayes Biology Building
Phone: 409-880-7090
Email: svasefi@lamar.edu
Accepting master students? YES
Accepting undergraduate students? YES
If you are interested, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Vasefi.
Maryam Vasefi, Michael Beazely, “Neuroprotective Effects of Direct Activation and Transactivation of PDGFβ Receptors” Vessel Plus, 2020
Maryam Vasefi, Makenzie Hudson, Ehsan Ghaboolian-Zare, “Diet Associated with Inflammation and Alzheimer's Disease” Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2019
Hui Liu, Golam Saffi, Maryam Vasefi, et al., Michael Beazley, “Amyloid-β inhibits PDGFβ receptor activation and prevents PDGF-BB-induced neuroprotection” Current Alzheimer Research, 2018
Gleb Tcheslavski, Maryam Vasefi, Fahrettin Fonen, “Response of a Human Visual System to Continuous Color Variation: an EEG-Based Approach” Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2018
Payam Niknejad, Srikar Venneti, et al., Maryam Vasefi, Mohammadreza Barzegaran, “An electrochemically assisted AC/DC microgrid configuration with wastewater treatment capability” Applied Surface Sciences, 2018
Michael Munther, et al., Maryam Vasefi, Keivan Davami, “Microfabricated biomimetic placoid scale-Inspired surface for antifouling application” 2018
Khaled Abd-Elraham, Alison Hamilton, Maryam Vasefi, Stephen Ferguson, “Autophagy is increased following either pharmacological or genetic silencing of mGluR5 signaling in Alzheimer's disease mouse models” Molecular Brain, 2018
Alison Hamilton, Maryam Vasefi, Cheryl Vander Tuin, Stephan Ferguson, “Chronic pharmacological mGluR5 inhibition ameliorates cognitive impairment and pathogenesis in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model” Cell Receptor, 2016
Wesseem Osman, Tarek Mohamed, Victor Munsing Sit, Maryam S. Vasefi, Michael Beazely, Praveen P.N. Rao, “Structure-activity relationship studies of benzyl-, phenethyl-, and pyridyl-substituted tetrahydroacridin-9-amines as multitargeting agents to treat Alzheimer’s disease” Chemical Biology & Drug Design, 2016
Atefeh S. Zara, Maryam S. Vasefi, Tiemin Huang, John G. Mielke “Capillary isoelectric focusing with whole column UV detection (CIEF-UV-WCID) to characterize human salivary α-amylase”, Clinical Biochemistry, 2015
Ryan M. Bradley · Emily B. Mardian · Phillip M. Marvyn · Maryam S. Vasefi · Michael A. “Beazely · John G. Mielke · Robin E. Duncan. Data on acylglycerophosphate acyltransferase 4 (AGPAT4) during murine embryogenesis and in embryo-derived cultured primary neurons and glia” Data in brief, 2015
Jeff Kruk, Maryam S. Vasefi, Nyasha Gondora, Nawaz Ahmed, Jhon J. Heikkila1, and Michael A. Beazely. “Fluoxetine-induced transactivation of the platelet-derived growth factor type β via serotonin receptors reveals a heterologous desensitization mechanism” Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 2015
Ansula Samarajeewa, Lollita Goldman, Maryam S. Vasefi, Nawas Ahmed, Nyasha Gondora, Chandni Khanderia, John Mielke, Michael Beazely “5-HT7 receptors activation promotes an increase in TrkB receptor expression and phosphorylation” Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2014
Jeff Kruk, Maryam S. Vasefi, J. J. Heikkila1, and M. A. Beazely. “Reactive Oxygen Species Are Required for 5-HT-Induced Transactivation of Neuronal Platelet-Derived Growth Factor and TrkB Receptors but Not for ERK1/2 Activation” PlosOne, 2013
Vasefi M.S., Yang K, Li J, Kruk JS, Heikkila JJ, Jackson MF, Macdonald JF, Beazely MA “Acute 5-HT7 receptor activation increases NMDA-evoked currents and differentially alters NMDA receptor subunit phosphorylation and trafficking in hippocampal neurons” Molecular Brain, 2013
Maryam S. Vasefi, Jeff Kruk, John J. Heikkila1, and Michael A. Beazely, “5-HT7 receptor-mediated neuroprotection against NMDA–induced excitotoxicity is PDGFß receptor-dependent” Journal of Neurochemistry, 2013
Jeff Kruk, Maryam S. Vasefi, Liu Hu, J. Heikkila, Michael A. Beazely, “5-HT1A receptors transactivate the platelet-derived growth factor receptor type beta in neuronal cells”, Journal of Cell Signaling, 2013
Tarek Mohamed; Jacky Yeung; Maryam S Vasefi; Michael A, Beazely; Praveen Rao, Development and Evaluation of Multifunctional Agents for Potential Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: Application to a Pyrimidine-2,4-Diamine Template, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2012
Maryam S. Vasefi, Jeff Kruk, Liu Hu, Michael A. Beazely, John J. Heikkila, “Activation of 5-HT7 receptors increases neuronal platelet-derived growth factor ß receptor expression “, Neuroscience letter, 2012