Masoud Zamani Esteki
Principal investigator
+31 43 38 75306
+31 43 38 71272-3 (secretory)
ORCiD
Laboratory of Cellular Genomic Medicine
Department of Clinical Genetics
Maastricht UMC+
P. Debyelaan 25
6229 HX Maastricht
The Netherlands
About me
Masoud’s research lies at the intersection of classical genetics, molecular and developmental genetics, clinical genetics, bioinformatics, and artificial intelligence. During the course of his (post)doctoral research, he has invented methods to study genome instability in early human development with application to the clinic, such as preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) and non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). Specifically, he has been developing, applying and translating integrative wet- and dry-lab approaches that uncover the genome’s allelic architecture in samples derived from many cells down to a single cell. Some of these technologies are now being used as routine diagnostic genetic tests. See Masoud's hope and vision for the field here.
Timeline
2021-
2018-2021
2017-2018
2015-2017
2011-2015
2009-2011
2007-2009
2003-2007
Associate professor, Maastricht UMC & Maastricht University, NL
Assistant professor (tenured), Maastricht UMC & Maastricht University, NL
Assistant professor (tenure track), Maastricht UMC & Maastricht University, NL
Postdoctoral scientist, KU Leuven, BE
PhD in Molecular and Developmental Genetics, KU Leuven, BE
Advanced Master in Artificial Intelligence, KU Leuven, BE
MSc in Bioinformatics, KU Leuven, BE
BSc in Genetics, Chamran University of Ahvaz, IR
2023-
Adjunct faculty, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SE
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Honors & Awards
2022 The Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) young investigator award, NL
2019 Travel grant winner and Finalist for the Joe Leigh Simpson Award for the Best Early Career Investigator, International Society of Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy (ISPD)
2015 Winner of the International Royan Award for outstanding research in Reproductive Genetics, Tehran
2015 Trainee Paper Spotlight for outstanding publication and research done by trainee members of ASHG
2014 Awarded for the best oral presentation in basic research at PGDIS 2014, Kent, UK
2014 Winner of Charles J. Epstein Trainee Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Research, San Diego, USA
2014 Candidate for the Young Investigator Awards of the ESHG 2014 Conference, Milan, Italy
2012 Nominated for the Royan International award, Tehran, Iran
2012 Travel grant for the Royan International Twin Congress, Tehran, Iran
2011 Winner of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) fellowship for 4th Course in Integration of cytogenetics, microarray and massive sequencing in biomedical and clinical research, Bologna, Italy