Paran Davari Address: Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain

Paran Davari
Address: Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute
University of Florida
1149 Newell Drive; Room L4-151
Gainesville, Florida 32611
Phone: 3525756007 E-Mail: [email protected]
Education:
1) College of liberal arts and sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
August 2011- August 2015
Bachelor of science
Major: Biology
Grade Point Average: 3.75/4.0
2) United World College of American West, NM, USA.
High School, International Baccalaureate program
August 2009- May 2011
Positions Held:
1. Student member in the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental
Therapeutics (ASPET)
October 2012-present
2. Member of UF premed AMSA society
December 2011- present
3. Member of the Society for Conservation Biology
October 2011- present
4. Undergraduate researcher at Dr.Khoshbouei’s lab, Department of Neuroscience, UF
October 2011-present
5. Volunteer at UF Shands Hospital, Surgical Oncology
January 2012-March 2012
6. Research Volunteer at Dr. Rahman’s Neurosurgery Clinic
August 2013- present
7. Research Volunteer at Dr.Xia’s Neurology Clinic
August 2013-present
8. Biochemistry supplement instructor leader
August 2013- January 2014
9. Microbiology teaching assistant
January 2014- present
10. Volunteer at Dr.Kowsari’s Dental Office
August 2007- August 2009
11. Students Volunteer at Equal Access Clinic
August 2011- January 2012
12. Camp counselor at Sacramento Zoo
February 2010- August 2011
Awards and Honors:
1. HHMI Science for Life awardee
March 2013
2. Dean's List for the 2013 fall and spring Semester
3. My abstract was selected as “ best undergraduate abstract” to be presented at the 2013
Experimental Biology meeting in Boston.
January 2013
Davari P, Villarroel V, Saha K, Cartier E, Khoshbouei H. Methamphetamine and Amphetamine influence
biophysical properties of Dopamine Transporter in a Phosphorylation –dependent manner. Experimental
Biology Meeting. April 2013.Abst# 5356
4. UF University Scholars Program awardee
March 2012
5. UF honors program awardee
May 2011- May 2015
6. Davis Scholarship for full-time undergraduate study at University of Florida based on
academic performance and completion of the IB diploma.
April 2011
7. Full scholarship from United World College to study a 2 -year IB program in United
World College of American West, NM, USA, based on academic performance.
April 2009
Abstracts and Manuscripts:
1. Davari P, Goodwin S, Saha K, Khoshbouei H. Psychostimulants Redistribute the
Dopamine Transporter in to the lipid raft membrane microdomains. Society for
Neuroscience Meeting. November 2013.
2. Cartier E, Lin M, Davari P, Khoshbouei H. The UBC9 SUMO conjugase, interacts
with and enhances DAT expression at the plasma membrane. Society for Neuroscience
Meeting. November 2013.
3. Davari P, Villarroel V, Saha K, Cartier E, Khoshbouei H. Methamphetamine and
Amphetamine influence biophysical properties of Dopamine Transporter in a
Phosphorylation –dependent manner. Experimental Biology Meeting. April 2013.Abst#
5356
4. Saha K, Villarroel L, Davari P, Mehr SE, Zarindast MR, Richardson B, Khoshbouei
H. Amphetamine and methamphetamine differentially regulate biophysical properties of
dopamine transporter. Experimental Biology Meeting. April 2013.Abst# 5988
2012:
5. Saha K, Swant J, Butler B, Lin M, Azghadi SH, Davari P, Goodwin S, Khoshbouei H.
The membrane localization of DAT molecule determines its movement kinetics. Society
for Neuroscience. October 2012.
Poster Presentations:
1. Davari P, Villarroel V, Saha K, Cartier E, Khoshbouei H. Methamphetamine and
Amphetamine influence biophysical properties of Dopamine Transporter in a
Phosphorylation –dependent manner. Accepted as poster presentation and best
undergraduate abstract poster presentation in Experimental Biology Meeting, May 2013,
Boston, MA.
2. Davari P, Villarroel V, Saha K, Cartier E, Khoshbouei H. Methamphetamine and
Amphetamine influence biophysical properties of Dopamine Transporter in a
Phosphorylation –dependent manner. Accepted as poster presentation in UF
Undergraduate Research symposium, February 2013, Gainesville, Fl.
3. Davari P, Villarroel V, Saha K, Cartier E, Khoshbouei H. Methamphetamine and
Amphetamine influence biophysical properties of Dopamine Transporter in a
Phosphorylation –dependent manner. Accepted as poster presentation in University
Scholars Research Symposium, March 2013, Gainesville, Fl.
4. Davari P, Villarroel V, Saha K, Cartier E, Khoshbouei H. Methamphetamine and
Amphetamine influence biophysical properties of Dopamine Transporter in a
Phosphorylation –dependent manner. Accepted as poster presentation in Emory STEM
Research and Career Symposium, March 2013,Atlanta, GA.
5. Davari P, Villarroel V, Saha K, Khoshbouei H. Methamphetamine alters membrane
localization of Dopamine Transporter. Accepted as poster presentation in UF CURB
Symposium, February 2014, Gainesville, Fl.
6. Davari P, Villarroel V, Saha K, Khoshbouei H. Methamphetamine alters membrane
localization of Dopamine Transporter. Accepted as poster presentation in FURC
Symposium, February 2014, Miami, Fl.
7. Davari P, Villarroel V, Saha K, Khoshbouei H. Methamphetamine alters membrane
localization of Dopamine Transporter. Accepted as poster presentation in National
Conference in Undergraduate Research, April 2014, Kentucky.
Oral Presentations:
1. Davari P, Villarroel V, Saha K, Khoshbouei H. Methamphetamine alters membrane
localization of Dopamine Transporter. Oral Presentation in HHMI Undergraduate
Research Seminar, June 2013, Gainesville, Fl.

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