Immunodeficiency Research Center The research center related to immunodeficiency diseases categorized under the broader term of infectious diseases was established 6 years ago in the year 2008. This center get definite agreement in 2020. Immunodeficiency Research Center was able to receive a legal permit from the Medical University of Isfahan in 2013 with the supervision of Dr. Roya Sherkat in order to continue its scientific investigations in the form of an independent research center. At the moment, this research center has 60 members which are scientists and professors of the university, which are professionals and experienced people from various field of study. Their mission is to come up with innovative methods and procedures for diagnosis and treatment of immunodeficiency diseases which are low in costs and expenses in order to lend a helping hand to the patients. The professional members of the center strive to overcome problems facing primary immunodeficiency patients and increase scientific research in the area of primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs). The immunodeficiency research center is conducting research with the following objectives in mind: • Providing conditions for promoting scientific research in the area of diagnosis and treatment of PIDs • Increasing the scientific and research potentials and abilities of the members of the research center • Making advancements in conducting research and making use of available facilities and low-costing methods for identifying and treating immunodeficiency patients • Conducting research which contains practical implications for immunodeficiency patients • Initiating and getting under way the educational, research, prevention, and treatment sections of the research center and also the genetics, immunology, oncology, hematology, autoimmunity, transplant, and psychotherapy sections of the center. This research center has taken a step forward and has provided opportunities for increasing the community’s awareness towards immunodeficiency diseases. It has spread word on how immunodeficiency diseases can be prevented and has also provided a data-bank .containing information about the patients diagnosed with immunodeficiency diseases.
Status of the agreement: In 2013, with the agreement of principles, it continued to operate as an independent research center. This center succeeded in obtaining a definite agreement in 2020.
1- Basic research in order to achieve advanced diagnostic and treatment methods in immunodeficiency diseases.
2- Application of research results
3- collaboration with scientific research centers in the world to diagnose and treat immunodeficiency diseases
4- Development of a super specialty research laboratory to research related to immunodeficiency diseases
5- Employing effective and productive researchers according to the aims and research priorities of the center
6- Establishment databases and biobanks in immunodeficiency diseases
This center is committed to increase the quality of life of patients with the innovation and application of effective research in the fields of prevention awareness, prenatal and timely diagnosis of immunodeficiency diseases and treatment, take a step in the direction of researches in the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, and operate in order to improve the knowledge of the healthcare staff and society, in the field of immunodeficiency diseases.
Immune Deficiency Diseases Research Center of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences aims to creating a creative, dynamic and reliable research center in the field of Immunodeficiency diseases, solve the problems in advanced diagnostic and treatment methods in the Middle East.
Immunodeficiency Diseases Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran