Naser Maleknia (in Persian: ناصر ملك نيا; died 15 June 2007) was a pioneering
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
ian clinical
biochemist and a distinguished professor of
Tehran University.
Maleknia studied chemical engineering and principles of medicine in the USA then moved to
France
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where he studied medicine and take PHD degree in biochemistry and started research activities on clinical biochemistry. He became a full professor of Biochemistry and a director of the department of Biochemistry at Tehran University.
Maleknia was an inspiring and dedicated teacher of biochemistry who trained several generations of Iranian physicians.
Professor Maleknia died on 15 June 2007 in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
.
Mani ''et al''. Acta Medica Iranica 2007;45(4):245-250
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See also
* Intellectual movements in Iran
References
bioiran.org
External links
Naser Maleknia's publications in pubmedNaser Maleknia in IranScienceIslandThe National biochimi & biotechnology Research Institute of IRAN
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Academic staff of the University of Tehran
Academic staff of the Islamic Azad University
Iranian biochemists
2007 deaths
Year of birth missing