Research Assistant
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

2250 Alcazar St.
Los Angeles, CA 90033-9062
Phone: (323) 442-3403
Fax: (323) 442-2981
zarinfar@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications

Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
D.D.S., 2016

  • 2019 – present – Research Assistant – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2017 – 2019 – Research Fellow – Dental Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • 2011 – Present – Dentist, Private Practice
  1. Liu Y, Qin C, Rao Y, Ngo C, Feng JJ, Zhao J, Zhang S, Wang T-Y, Carriere J, Savas AC, Zarinfar M, Rice S, Yang H, Yuan W, Camarero JA, Yu J, Chen XS, Zhang C, Feng P. (2021) SARSCoV-2 Nsp5 demonstrates two distinct mechanisms targeting RIG-I and MAVS to evade the innate immune response. mBio 12: e02335-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio .02335-21.
  2. Rao Y, Wang TY, Qin C, Espinosa B, Liu Q, Ekanayake A, Zhao J, Savas AC, Zhang S, Zarinfar M, Liu Y, Zhu W, Graham NA, Jiang T, Zhang C, Feng P. Targeting CTP Synthetase 1 to Restore Interferon Induction and Impede Nucleotide Synthesis in SARS-CoV-2 Infection. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2021 Feb 7:2021.02.05.429959. doi: 10.1101/2021.02.05.429959. PMID: 33564769; PMCID: PMC7872357.
  3. Behnia, H, Khoshzaban A, Zarinfar M, Mashhadiabbas F, Bahraminasab H., Khojasteh A. (2012). Histological evaluation of regeneration in rabbit calvarial bone defects using demineralized bone matrix, mesenchymal stem cells and platelet rich in growth factors. J Dent Sch. 30. 143-154.Â