Employment Records:
- Researcher at the Center for Natural Resources and Livestock- Tabriz- Iran (1995-1997).
- Project assistant at “Asarab” Consulting Engineering Company. Tehran- Iran (1995-96)
- Co-manager at “Ahrar” Aquaculture Center. Ahvaz- Iran (1995).
- Researcher at Dr. Dadman International Sturgeon Research Institute. Rasht- Iran (1999-2002).
- Substitute for the Deputy of Research of Dr. Dadman International Sturgeon Research Institute in 2001.
- Researcher at Iranian Artemia Research Center. Urmia-Iran (2006- 2007)
- Research lecturer of the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture (2001-2003).
- Deputy of Research of Artemia and Aquatic Animals Research Institute, Urmia University (2007-2008)
- Teaching, supervising and advising M.Sc. and PhD students majoring in Fisheries, Aquaculture, Biology and Veterinary medicine (Since 2007)
- Visiting lecturer at the Iranian University of Applied Science and Technology and Islamic Azad University (since 2007)
- Reviewer and editor of scientific journals and project reports.
- Editor of Proceedings of the International Symposium on Artemia held in Urmia, Iran, 2009.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to masters and bachelor students on "hydrobiology", "limnology", "genetics and biotechnology in aquaculture", "advanced aquaculture", "principles of biotechnology" and "professional English".
Membership:
- A member of Scientific Committee of Marine Biotechnology of Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (I.F.R.O) (for 2 years, started in April 2007).
- Member of World Sturgeon Conservation Society (W.S.C.S.) (since 2007)
- A member of Biodiversity Committee-Lake Urmia Preservation Program– Iranian Department of Environment. West Azarbaijan (since 2009)
Projects and Research Activities:
- Identification and study of the mollusks and shellfishes in tidal zone of Persian Gulf- B.Sc thesis (1992-1993).
- Identification and study of ichthyofauna in the freshwaters of western Iran (1995-1997).
- Study of aquatic fauna of Hamoon Lake in East Iran- M.Sc. thesis (1995-1996).
- Histological studies on the Caspian sturgeons (2000).
- Study on osmoregulation in Acipenser persicus (2000-2002).
- Reproductive physiology and artificial breeding of A. stellatus using hormonal induction (2000-2002).
- Study of steroid hormones in A. persicus brood fish (2001-2002).
- Study on sex determination in Persian sturgeon by ELISA of steroid hormones (uncompleted).
- Isolating, culturing and study on demographic characteristics of the rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis (2002-2003).
- Selective breeding of the rotifer B. rotundiformis (2003-2004).
- Molecular phylogeny of the fishes of order Cypriniformes inferred from cytochrome b gene (2003-2005).
- Molecular phylogeny and natural hybridization of cobitid fishes in Korea- PhD. thesis (2003-2005).
- A Comprehensive Study on biological and fisheries potentials of Shahrchai Dammed-Lake, Urmia- Iran (2006-2007)
- Biodiversity of rotifers from different localities of Iran (2008-2010)
- A study on molecular phylogeny of some rotifer taxa from Iran (on progress)
- Identification and isolation of suitable rotifer- species for aquaculture from different localities of Iran and study on their mass- culturing (on progress)
Workshops:
- Advanced Course on Artemia Biology, Culture and Enrichment (Urmia-Iran, 1997).
- Workshop on Applications of GC and HPLC in Marine Biotechnology (Bandar Abbas-Iran, 2002).
- Training Course on Reproduction Physiology of Fish (Rasht-Iran, 2002).
- Workshop on Systematic Management of Advanced Food Production for Aquaculture (Tehran-Iran, 2006)
- International Workshop on Advanced Techniques in Sturgeon Larviculture (Urmia-Iran, 2007)
- International Workshop on Fish nutrition and diseases (Qaemshahr-Iran, 2007)
- International Workshop on Biotechnology of microalgae (Tabriz-Iran, 2007)
- Workshop on the principles of phycology and algae culture (Tehran, Iran, 2010)
Selected Articles Presented in Conferences:
- Kazemin, R., M. Bahmani, A. Hallajian, M. Mohseni and R. Malekzadeh, 2001. Morphological comparisons of reared juvenile sturgeons in South Caspian Sea and economical evaluation of artificial breeding. 4th International Sturgeon Symposium. Oshkosh-USA.
- Bahmani, M., R. Kazemi, M. Pourdehghani, R. Malekzadeh, A. Hallajian, S. Dejandian, M. Mohseni, H. Mostafavi and B. Mojazi Amiri, 2002. A new approach to artificial reproduction of stellate sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, by administrating a combination of GnRH and Dopamine antagonists. Second National and Regional Symposium on Sturgeon. Rasht-Iran.
- Hallajian, A., M. Bahmani, R. Kazemi, R. Malekzadeh, S. Dejandian, M.
Mohseni, M. Alizadeh, H. R. Pourali, 2002. Caviar production from unfertile
Persian sturgeon breeders. Second National and Regional Symposium on
Sturgeon. Rasht-Iran.
- Malekzadeh Viayeh, R. and Choon Bok Song, 2004. Effect of salinity on the demographic characteristics of the rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis. Korean Aquaculture Society Seasonal Meeting. Yosu - Korea
- Malekzadeh Viayeh, R., M.A. H. Webb, A. Hallajian and R. Kazemi, 2005.
Biochemical and morphometric parameters as indicators of sex and gonadal stage
of maturity in Persian sturgeon, Acipenser persicus. 5th International Symposium
On Sturgeon. Ramsar- Iran.
- Malekzadeh Viayeh, R. and Choon Bok Song, 2005. Selective breeding in a Korean strain of the rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis. Korean Aquaculture Society Seasonal Meeting. Busan- Korea.
- Malekzadeh Viayeh, R., Meang-Jin Kim and Choon-Bok Song, 2005. Molecular phylogeny and natural hybridization of cobitid fishes in Korea. The Ichthyologi-cal Society of Korea. Fall Meeting. Gunsan - Korea.
- Malekzadeh Viayeh, R. and N. Naqshbandi, 2008. A Pioneering effort to explore
the diversity of rotifers in some regions of Iran. Documenting, Analysing and
Managing Biodiversity in the Middle East, Jordan
- Khaleghsefat, E., R. Malekzadeh Viayeh, N. Naqshbandi and S. Pashaei
Raad, 2008. Contribution to the faunistics of rotifers in some lagoons of West
Azarbaijan, Iran. Documenting, Analysing and Managing Biodiversity in the
Middle East, Jordan
- Khaleqsefat E., S. Pashaei Raad, R. Malekzadeh Viayeh and N. Naqshbandi,
2008. Species diversity and distribution of the rotifer genus Brachionus in West
Azarbaijan, Iran. 3rd International Congress on Biology, Tehran, Iran
- Naqshbandi, N., R. Malekzadeh Viayeh, S. Zare and S. Soleymani, 2008. Heavy Metal concentrations in the muscle tissues of Aras crayfish (Astacus
leptodactylus) and pike perch (Stizostedion lucioperca). 3rd International Congress
on Biology, Tehran, Iran
- Asadpour Y.A., R. Malekzadeh Viayeh, A. Afaghi and F. Mohebbi, 2008.
Phytoplankton population distribution in Shahrchai dam-reservoir. 3rd
International Congress on Biology, Tehran, Iran
- Malekzadeh Viayeh, R., N. Naqshbandi, E. Khaleqsefat and D. Fontaneto, 2009
Rotifera: a new focus of study in Iran. ROTIFERA-XII , Berlin, Germany.
- Malekzadeh Viayeh, R. H. Mohammadi and A. Mohammadyari, 2009. Growth performance of Brachionus rotifers in different feeding and salinity regimes. Aquaculture, Europe, 09. Trondheim, Norway.
Publications:
- Malekzadeh Viayeh, R. and Choon Bok Song, 2004. Effect of salinity on the demographic traits of the rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis. Journal of Fisheries Science and Technology. Vol. 7 No. 1, 39-45.
- Bahmani, M., R. Kazemi, M. Pourdehghani, A. Hallajian, Y. Vahabi, M. Mohseni, R. Malekzadeh, S. Dejandian and H. M. Parashkouhi., 2006. A new method for artificial breeding of Acipenser stellatus. Scientific Journal of Iranian Fisheries. Vol. 14, No. 4, 31-48. In Persian
- Malekzadeh Viayeh, R. A. Hallajian, R. Kazemi, M. Bahmani and A. Houshmand. Comparing sex hormones levels in Acipenser persicus at the onset of autumnal migration. Scientific Journal of Iranian Fisheries. Vol. 15, No. 1, 151-162. In Persian
- Malekzadeh Viayeh, R., M.A.H. Webb, A. Hallajian, R. Kazemi, and M. Pahlavan Yali, 2006. Biochemical and morphometric parameters as indicators of sex and gonadal stages in maturing Persian sturgeon, Acipenser persicus. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 22 (suppl. 1), 364-368
- Afaghi, A., S. Zare, R. Heidari, Y. Asadpour and R. Malekzadeh Viayeh, 2007.
Effects of Copper Sulphate (CuSo4) on the levels of Glucose and Cortisol in
Common carp, Cyprinus carpio. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 10 (10):
1655-1660.
- Khaleqsefat, E., S. Pashaei Raad and R. Malekzadeh Viayeh, 2010. Lecanid
Rotifers (Rotifera: Monogononta: Lecanidae) from Iran. Turkish Journal of
Zoology (In Press).
- Khaleqsefat, E. and R. Malekzadeh Viayeh, Effect of season and environmental variables on rotifer community structure: evidence from two selected freshwaters in northwest Iran. Hydrobiologia (reviewed and revised)
- Malekzadeh Viayeh, R. An overview of the rotifers of the family Notommatidae (Rotifera: Monogononta: Ploima) from Iran. Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences (in press)
Unpublished Works:
- Molecular phylogeny of cobitid and balitorid fishes in Korea as inferred by cytochrome b gene.
- Intraclonal size-based selective breeding in the rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis.
- Histological study on the ontogeny of alimentary tract of A. stellatus
- Maximum thermal tolerance and effect of temperature on the population density
and body size of the rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis.
- Effect of UV irradiation on survival and body size of the rotifer B. rotundiformis.
- Phylogenetic relationship in fish order Cypriniformes by comparisons the sequences of cytochrome b gene.
- Cultural performance of rotifer strains from Iran using different food and cultural conditions.
- Phylogenetic relationships of rotifers from Iran using COI, ITS1 and 28S genes.
- SEM microscopy of rotifers from Iran.
- Checklist of the identified rotifers from Iran.
Areas of Interest:
- Hydrobiology and aquatic ecology, Genetics and biotechnology in aquaculture, live foods in aquaculture, genetics and physiology of fish and aquatic invertebrates, genetics and biotechnology of algae.