Masih Shokrani, Ph.D., MT(ASCP)

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Courses Taught

• AHLS 301: Immunology
• AHLS 311: Immunology Lab
• AHLS 448: Intro to Research in Medical Lab Sciences
• AHLS 344: Medical Diagnostic Biochemistry
• AHLS 345: Medical Diagnostic Biochemistry Lab
• AHLS 475: Medical Lab Sciences Competency
• AHLS 471: Medical Lab Sciences Lecture Series
• AHLS 470C: Topics in Medical Biochemistry
• AHLS 470D: Topics in Medical Serology/Immunology
• UHHS 460: Intro to Research in Health and Human Sciences

Education

• Ph.D., Meharry Medical College, Microbiology/Immunology
• B.S., Tennessee State University, Medical Technology

Certification

• ASCP certified as a Medical Technologist

Licensure

• ASCP licensed to work in the states

Research Interests

• Management of Diabetes Mellitus and its association with cardio-metabolic syndrome
• Assessment of the role of inflammation in autoimmunity and hypersensitivity

Selected Publications

*Shokrani M. Emerging approaches to the examination of lipoproteins for cardio-metabolic risk stratification. Medical Laboratory Observer. 2014 January issue volume 46. NO 1, published as Clinical Issues.

*Lukaszuk JM, Prawitz AD, Shokrani M, Umoren J, Norman E. Methylmalonic Acid Levels in Non-Elderly Adult Chronic PPI Users. J Hum Nutr Food Sc., 2013, 1:1004.

*Shokrani M. Inflammatory bowel disease: diagnosis and research trends. Medical Laboratory Observer, 2012, August issue volume 44. No. 8, published as Cover Story.

*Shokrani M. Cytokines: utility and laboratory measurement. Medical Laboratory Observer, 2011, December issue volume 43. No. 12, published as Cover Story Plus.

*Degel J, Shokrani M. Validation of the Efficacy of a Practical Method for Neutrophils Isolation from Peripheral Blood. Clin Lab Sci. 2010 Spring;23(2):94-8. (^#senior and corresponding author).

*Kundranda MN, Henderson M, Carter KJ, Gorden L, Binhazim A, Ray S, Baptiste T, Shokrani M, Leite-Browning ML, Jahnen-Dechent W, Matrisian LM, Ochieng J. The serum glycoprotein fetuin-A promotes Lewis Lung carcinoma tumorigenesis via adhesive-dependent and adhesive-independent mechanisms.  Cancer Res. 2005 Jan 15; 65(2):499-506

*Shokrani M, Terrell F, Turner EA, Aguinaga, MdP. Chromatographic measurements of hemoglobin A₂ in blood samples that contain sickle hemoglobin. Ann. Clin. Lab. Sci. 2000 Apr; 30(2):191-4.

Textbook Chapter Contributor

*Masih Shokrani, authored Virology in Intracellular Microorganism Chapter (pages 808-839) in Clinical LaboratoryMicrobiology, a practical method, by Kiser et al,. 2010. Pearson Education Inc: Upper Saddle River, NJ. ISBN: 13:978-0-13-092195-6

(*= peer-reviewed)