Background
Shayegani, Mehdi was born on April 2, 1926 in Rasht, Iran. Came to the United States, 1957. Son of Abass and Sharbanou (Gohari) Shayegani.
Shayegani, Mehdi was born on April 2, 1926 in Rasht, Iran. Came to the United States, 1957. Son of Abass and Sharbanou (Gohari) Shayegani.
Doctor in Pharmacology, University Tehran, Iran, 1954. Master of Science in Medical Microbiology, University Pennsylvania, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Microbiology, University Pennsylvania, 1961.
Director public health laboratory, Department Health, Caspian Region and Sari, Iran, 1954-1956;
instructor, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, Philadelphia, 1958-1961;
research associate, Rutgers University Institute Microbiology, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1961-1962;
assistant professor public health and veterinary departments, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1962-1972;
director, chief laboratories for clinical microbiology, New York State Department Health Wadsworth Center, Albany, since 1973. Adjunct associate professor obstetrics-gynecology and microbiology-immunology departments, AlbanyMed. School, since 1981, associate professor School Public Health State University of New York, Albany, 1984-1995, professor, 1995.
Conference treasurer Nucleic Acid Technologies Foundation, Albany, since 1984. Lecturer in field, international and United States.
Fellow American Academy of Microbiology (president Eastern New York chapter 1985-1987), American Society Microbiology. Member New York Association Public Health Laboratories, Sigma Xi.
Married Asieh Djabarzadeh, August 22, 1961. Children: Bobeck, Aryan, Susan.