Faculty Member of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Won the Silver Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva

Faculty member of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences won the silver medal at the forty-fourth International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva.

According to WEBDA, Dr. Darioush Hamidi Alamdari, Assistant Professor of Department of Biochemistry of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences won the silver medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva.

This exhibition was held on 13-17 April with the presence of 1200 inventors from 48 countries in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Hamidi, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences’ faculty member presented a laboratory method to assess oxidative stress using PAB assay and won the silver medal.

This faculty member said: “By increasing oxidants and reducing antioxidants, oxidative stress is involved in pathogenesis of many diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus.”

Dr. Darioush Alamdari noted: “So far, oxidants and antioxidants have separately been measured to assess oxidative stress, which was a costly and time-consuming procedure.”

Assistant professor of Biochemistry Department of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences pointed out that the PAB assay method can be used to measure oxidants and antioxidants simultaneously in a single experiment. He stated: “The benefits of this experimental approach include very short procedure time, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness.”

He added: “Direct measurement of serum levels of prooxidant-antioxidant balance by a chemical method using TMB- TMB cation provides higher accuracy for oxidative stress assessment.”