Education:  

• MS in Biotechnology, The Artic University of Norway, 1998
• PhD in Molecular Biology, The Artic University of Norway, 2005

Research Interests/Scholastic Profile:

Dr. Delghandi’s research interests is in genetic polymorphisms affecting different aspects of human health. One of her projects have been to look into how different single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) found in the vitamin D binding protein affects the vitamin D metabolism.

Courses taught at Texas Wesleyan:

• BIO 1420 General biology II
• BIO 3431 Molecular Genetics

• BIO 3352 Supervised Research
• BIO 4351 Senior Research

Publication:

• Delghandi M., Delghandi M.P. and Goddard S. The significance of PCR primer design in genetic diversity studies; exemplified by recent research into the genetic structure of marine species. Methods in Molecular Biology, Springer, 2392: 3-15, 2022

• Abiaka C, Delghandi MP, Al-Saleh M, Vitamin D status and anthropometric indices of an Omani study population, Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, Oman, 13(2): 224-31, 2013

• Donnem, T., Al-Saad, S., Al-Shibli, K., Delghandi, M.P., Busund, L.T. and Bremnes, R.M., VEGF-A and VEGF-3 correlate with nodal status in operable non-small cell lung cancer: inverse correlation between expression in tumor and stromal cells. Lung Cancer, 63(2): 277-83, 2009

• Donnem, T., Al-Saad, S., Al-Shibli, K., Delghandi, M.P., Persson, M., Nilsen, M.N., Busund, L.T. and Bremnes, R.M. Inverse Prognostic Impact of Angiogenic Markers in Tumor Cells versus Stroma in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Clin Cancer Res., 13(22 Pt 1):6649-57, 2007.

• Johannessen, M.*,Delghandi, M.P.*, Rykx, A., Dragset M., Vandenheede J.R., Van Lint, J. And Moens, U. Protein kinase D induces transcription through direct phosphorylation of the cAMP response element-binding protein. Journal of biological chemistry (JBC), 282 (2007), 14777-87 (* both authors have contributed equally to the work), 2007.

• Delghandi, M.P., Johannessen, M. and Moens, U. The cAMP signaling pathway activates CREB through PKA, p38 and MSK1 in NIH 3T3 cells. Cellular Signalling, 17(11):1343-51, 2005.

• Johannessen, M., Delghandi, M.P. and Moens, U. What turns CREB on? Cellular Signalling, 16 (11), 1211-1227, 2004.

• Johannessen, M., Delghandi, M.P., Seternes, O.M., Johansen, B. and Moens, U. Synergistic activation of CREB-mediated transcription by forskolin and phorbol ester requires PKC and depends on the glutamine-rich Q2 transactivation domain. Cellular Signalling, 16 (10), 1187-1199, 2004.

• Fagerheim, T., Raeymaekers, P., Tønnesen, F.E., Pedersen, M., Tranebjærg, L. and Lubs, H.A. A new gene (DYX3) for dyslexia is located on chromosome 2. Journal of Medical Genetics, 36, 664-669, 1999.

• Nornes, S., Clarkson, M., Mikkola, I., Pedersen, M., Bardsley, A., Martinez, J. M., Krauss S. and Johansen, T. Zebrafish contains two Pax6 genes involved in eye development. Mechanisms of Development, 77, 185-196, 1998.