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Shirin Birjandi

Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Psychology
Shirin Birjandi
Email birjandi@usc.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Loyola University Chicago, 2011
  • M.S. Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Loyola University Chicago, 2006
  • B.S. Biology, Loyola University Chicago, 2002
    • Post-doctoral Fellow, UCLA, 05/2011 – 01/2016
    • (Fall 2018) BISC 120. General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution, MWF, 09:00am – 09:50am, THH101
    • (Fall 2018) BISC 300. Introduction to Microbiology, TTh, 12:30pm – 01:50pm, ZHS460
    • (Spring 2019) BISC 104. How the Body Works, MWF, 02:00pm – 02:50pm, HNB100
    • (Spring 2019) BISC 220. General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology, W, 11:00am – 01:50pm, ZHS361
    • (Fall 2019) BISC 320. Molecular Biology, T, 09:00am – 11:50am, ZHS357
    • (Spring 2020) BISC 220. General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology, Th, 02:00pm – 04:50pm, ZHS361
    • (Spring 2020) BISC 300. Introduction to Microbiology, TTh, 12:30pm – 01:50pm, GFS118
    • (Fall 2020) BISC 220. General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology, TTh, 06:30pm – 07:50pm, ONLINE
    • (Spring 2021) BISC 300. Introduction to Microbiology, TTh, 12:30pm – 01:50pm
    • (Fall 2021) BISC 220. General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology, TTh, 06:30pm – 07:50pm, ONLINE
    • (Spring 2022) BISC 300. Introduction to Microbiology, TTh, 12:30pm – 01:50pm
    • (Fall 2022) PSYC 660. Seminar in Clinical Psychology, M, 12:00pm – 03:50pm, HED103
    • (Spring 2023) BISC 300. Introduction to Microbiology, TTh, 12:30pm – 01:50pm, ZHS163
    • (Spring 2023) PSYC 424. Neuropsychology, TTh, 10:00am – 11:50am, CPA252
    • (Fall 2023) PSYC 320. Principles of Psychobiology, TTh, 02:00pm – 03:50pm, WPH102
    • (Fall 2023) PSYC 424. Neuropsychology, MW, 10:00am – 11:50am
    • (Fall 2023) PSYC 427. Neuropsychopharmacology, TTh, 12:00pm – 01:50pm, VHE206
    • (Spring 2024) PSYC 320. Principles of Psychobiology, MW, 10:00am – 11:50am
    • (Spring 2024) PSYC 427. Neuropsychopharmacology , TTh, 12:00pm – 01:50pm
    • (Fall 2024) PSYC 326. Behavioral Neuroscience, TTh, 02:00pm – 03:50pm, SSL202
    • (Fall 2024) PSYC 424. Neuropsychology, MW, 10:00am – 11:50am, GFS221
    • (Fall 2024) PSYC 427. Neuropsychopharmacology, TTh, 10:00am – 11:50am, VHE206

  • Manuscript

    • Birjandi, S. Z., Abduljawad, N., Nair, S., Dehghani, M., Suzuki, K., Kimura, H., Carmichael, S. T. (2021). Phosphodiesterase 10A Inhibition Leads to Brain Region-Specific Recovery Based on Stroke Type. Translational stroke research. PubMed Web Address
    • Weigt, S. S., Wang, X., Palchevskiy, V., Gregson, A. L., Patel, N., DerHovanessian, A., Shino, M. Y., Sayah, D. M., Birjandi, S., Lynch, 3. r., Saggar, R., Ardehali, A., Ross, D. J., Palmer, S. M., Elashoff, D., Belperio, J. A. (2017). Gene Expression Profiling of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cells Preceding a Clinical Diagnosis of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction. PloS one. PubMed Web Address
    • Birjandi, S. Z., Palchevskiy, V., Xue, Y. Y., Nunez, S., Kern, R., Weigt, S. S., Lynch, 3. r., Chatila, T. A., Belperio, J. A. (2016). CD4(+)CD25(hi)Foxp3(+) Cells Exacerbate Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis. The American journal of pathology. PubMed Web Address
    • Birjandi, S. Z., Ippolito, J. A., Ramadorai, A. K., Witte, P. L. (2011). Alterations in marginal zone macrophages and marginal zone B cells in old mice. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). PubMed Web Address
    • Wols, H. A., Johnson, K. M., Ippolito, J. A., Birjandi, S. Z., Su, Y., Le, P. T., Witte, P. L. (2010). Migration of immature and mature B cells in the aged microenvironment. Immunology. PubMed Web Address
    • Gomez, C. R., Hirano, S., Cutro, B. T., Birjandi, S., Baila, H., Nomellini, V., Kovacs, E. J. (2007). Advanced age exacerbates the pulmonary inflammatory response after lipopolysaccharide exposure. Critical care medicine. PubMed Web Address

    Technical Report

    • Birjandi, S., Witte, P. (2011). Why are the elderly so susceptible to pneumonia?. Expert review of respiratory medicine. PubMed Web Address
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