BSc, in Psychology, University of Mainz, Germany (1963)
MD, University of Erlangen, Germany (1969)
PhD, in Human Genetics and Anthropology, University of Mainz, Germany (1972)
MG, Professorship in Medical Genetics, University of Munich, Germany (1991)
Membership
Member of WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Human Genetics, Geneva (1976-present)
Member of WHO Committee for Ethics in Medical Genetics, Geneva (1994-2001)
Fellow of TWAS (Third World Academy of Sciences), Trieste (1996-present)
Member of National Committee of Bioethics., UNESCO- Iran (2003- present)
Fellow of Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences (2006–present)
Member of Directory Board of Iranian Association of Ethics in Science and Technology (2005- present)
Member of National Committee for Prevention of Genetic Diseases (1992- 2004)
Member of Executive Board of National Human Genome Project, of different Iranian ethnic groups (2002- 2006)
Positions
Secretary of Iranian Genetic Society (1974-1981)
Founder and President of Iranian Thalassemia Society (1986-1990)
Secretary of Iranian Public Health Association (1987-2001)
One of two project managers of scientific research projects on Connexin 26 and Pejvakin genes in non syndromic hearing loss, in different Iranian ethnic groups (2002- present)
