Damoon Keshmirshekan

• A registered inventor at Iran`s inventors’ community. Four patents regarding products with applications in agriculture, via biotechnology intervention and fermentation techniques
• +5 years of experience in molecular genetics, genetic engineering, and bioinformatics
• Enthusiastic, committed, and organized toward research projects, and excellent communication skills

R&D and Project Manager. AVIDPF Co., Agriculture Research and Development Center, Yazd Science and Technology Park, Yazd, IRAN. 2019 – 2022

• Microorganism isolation, molecular identification, and bioinformatic analysis
• Isolation of yeast strains from different habitats for fermentation processes 
• Developing experimental selective mediums for selective growth, and isolation
• The antagonistic aspects of B. velezensis against E.coil and Listeria
• Bacillus spp. performance evaluation of antagonistic activities against phytopathogenic agents
• Primer design, PCR setup, and bioinformatic analysis of 16s rDNA, gyrA, gyrB, fengycin gene cluster (fenABCDE), and iturin gene cluster (ituDABC) of Bacillus spp.
• Presenting the project`s methodology, and outcomes at Yazd Science and Technology Park, Agriculture Research and Development Center, and Yazd University 
• Writing patent papers, and research articles accordingly 

• Biotechnology Ph.D. student, University of Aveiro, Portugal. CICECO – September 2022 
• Master of Science in Molecular Genetics, Yazd University, Iran – 2017. Fully funded
• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Zanjan University, Iran – 2005. Fully funded