Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Hamidreza Jamaati, M.D.

Professor of Pulmonary Medicine Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

hrjamaatihotmail.com

Associate Editor-in-Chief

Makan Sadr, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Anatomical Sciences Virology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

m.sadrsbmu.ac.ir

Assistant Editor

Esmaeil Mortaz, Ph.D.

Professor of Medical Immunology Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands,
Clinical Tuberculosis and Epidemiology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

emortazgmail.com

Editorial Board

Azizollah Abbasi Dezfooli, M.D.

Professor of Thoracic Surgery Lung Transplantation Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

azizollahabbasidyahoo.com

Ian M Adcock, Ph.D.

Professor of Respiratory Cell & Molecular Biology Cell and Molecular Biology Group, Airways Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.

ian.adcockimperial.ac.uk

Parisa Adimi, M.D.

Associate Professor of Pulmonary Medicine Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

prs-adimiyahoo.com

Moslem Bahadori, M.D.

Professor of Pathology Department of Pathology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

bahadorimams.ac.ir

Mehrdad Bakhshayesh-Karam, M.D.

Professor of Radiology Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

mehrdadbakhshayeshyahoo.com

Peter J Barnes, FRS, FMedSci

Professor of Thoracic Medicine Head of Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College London, Airway Disease Section, National Heart & Lung Institute, London, UK

p.j.barnesimperial.ac.uk

Parissa Farnia, Ph.D.

Professor of Medical Bacteriology Mycobacteriology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

pfarniahotmail.com

Johan Garssen, M.D., Ph.D

Professor of Immunopharmacology and Nutrition Division of Pharmacology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

j.garssenuu.nl

Jalaledin Ghanavi, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery Mycobacteriology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

j.ghanavisbmu.ac.ir

Mostafa Ghanei, M.D.

Professor of Pulmonary Medicine School of Medicine, Chemical Injuries Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical sciences, Iran

mghaneistergmail.com

Seyed Mohammadreza Hashemian, M.D.

Professor of Anesthesiology Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

smrhashemiansbmu.ac.ir

Nicholas Hill, M.D.

Chief of the Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Division at Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, USA

nhilltuftsmedicalcenter.org

Hamidreza Jamaati, M.D.

Professor of Pulmonary Medicine Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

hrjamaatihotmail.com

Arda Kiani, M.D.

Associate Professor of Pulmonary Medicine Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

ardakianisbmu.ac.ir

Ata Mahmoodpoor, M.D.

Professor of Anesthesiology Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran

amahmoodpooryahoo.com

Davood Mansouri, M.D.

Professor of Infectious Diseases Department of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

dmansoureeyahoo.com

Mohammad Reza Masjedi, M.D.

Professor of Pulmonary Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

mrmasjedigmail.com

Majid Marjani, M.D.

Associate Professor of Infectious Disease Clinical Tuberculosis and Epidemiology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

marjanisbmu.ac.ir

Foroozan Mohammadi, M.D.

Professor of Pathology Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

frmohamadinritld.ac.ir

Esmaeil Mortaz, Ph.D.

Professor of Medical Immunology Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands,
Clinical Tuberculosis and Epidemiology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

emortazgmail.com

Seyed Alireza Nadji, Ph.D.

Professor of Virology Virology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

s.a.nadjisbmu.ac.ir

Irfan Rahman, Ph.D.

Professor of Environmental Medicine Lung Biology and Diseases Program,
Department of Environmental Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine, University of Rochester
Medical Center, Rochester, USA.

irfan_rahmanurmc.rochester.edu

Frank Redegeld, Ph.D.

Associate Professor at the Division of Pharmacology Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

f.a.m.redegelduu.nl

Makan Sadr, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Anatomical Sciences Virology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

m.sadrsbmu.ac.ir

Mohammad Behgam Shadmehr, M.D.

Professor of Thoracic Surgery Lung Transplantation Research Center
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

mbshadmehrsbmu.ac.ir

Babak Sharif-Kashani, M.D.

Professor of Cardiology Lung Transplantation Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

sharifkashanisbmu.ac.ir

Payam Tabarsi, M.D.

Professor of Infectious Diseases in Immunocompromised Host & Transplantation Clinical Tuberculosis and Epidemiology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

tabarsisbmu.ac.ir

Ali Akbar Velayati, M.D.

Professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease Mycobacteriology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

aavelayatisbmu.ac.ir

English Text Editor

Mojdeh Kalantar Motamedi, DDS

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

mojdehmotamediyahoo.com

Haleh Kosari,M.D.

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

kosari1379yahoo.com

Executive Team

Saideh Akaber

National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

akabersaidehgmail.com

Maryam Jafari

National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

maryajafari6528gmail.com

Technical Editor

Omid Yeganeh

National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

omidygngmail.com