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 interest is in genetic polymorphisms affecting different aspects of human health. One of her projects has been examining how different single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) found in the vitamin D binding protein affect 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

Publications:

• 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.