Doctoral Student

Hossein (Shahin) Sendi received his Doctorate Degree in Medicine (MD) in 1999 from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. He practiced medicine as a general practitioner in Tehran, Iran during 2000-2001. In 2002, he joined Resaerch Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease (RCGLD), Teharn, Iran as a clinical investigator working in the field of viral Hepatitis. Since Nov 2003, Shahin continued his research in Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease, Stockholm, Sweden, which led to a Licentiate (MPhil) degree in Infection Biology from Karolinska Institute, Sweden in 2006.  His thesis was to clarify viral and host determinants in Hepatitis B. Dr. Sendi, is now pursuing his PhD in Biology under the guidance of Dr. Herbert Bonkovsky and Dr. Mark Clemens, working on molecular pathogenesis of Hepatitis C Virus.