Dr. Abedi's clinical interest is in the area of bone marrow transplantation and in the treatment of refractory/relapsed hematological malignancies. His basic science research interest is in the area of hematopoietic stem cells and novel models of bone marrow transplantation.

Title:

Associate Professor

Specialty:

Hematology and Oncology, Cancer, Internal Medicine

Center/Program Affiliation:

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Address:

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
4501 X St.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

916-734-5959

Other Languages:

Farsi

Education:

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran,
M.D. 1991

Internships:

Yale University/Bridgeport Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut

Residency:

Yale University/Bridgeport Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut
1999

Fellowships:

Brown University, Roger Williams Medical Center
Providence, Rhode Island
2002

University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Worcester, Massachusetts
2001

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine,
American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology,

Professional Memberships:

American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT)
American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Society for Hematology and Stem Cells (ISEH)

Select Recent Publications:

Amenta AR, Yilmaz A, Bogdanovich S, McKechnie BA, Abedi M, Khurana TS, Fallon JR. Biglycan recruits utrophin to the sarcolemma and counters dystrophic pathology in mdx mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Jan 11;108(2):762-7. Epub 2010 Dec 27.

Luo L, Luo JZ, Xiong F, Abedi M, Greer D. Cytokines inducing bone marrow SCA cells migration into pancreatic islet and conversion into insulin-positive cells in vivo. PLoS One. 2009;4(2):e4504. Epub 2009 Feb 19.

Dooner MS, Aliotta JM, Pimentel J, Dooner GJ, Abedi M, Colvin G, Liu Q, Weier HU, Johnson KW, Quesenberry PJ. Conversion potential of marrow cells into lung cells fluctuates with cytokine-induced cell cycle. Stem Cells Dev. 2008 Apr;17(2):207-19.

Abedi M, Foster BM, Wood KD, Colvin GA, McLean SD, Johnson KW, Greer DA. Haematopoietic stem cells participate in muscle regeneration. Br J Haematol. 2007 Sep; 138(6):792-801. Epub 2007 Aug 2.

Colvin GA, Dooner MS, Dooner GJ, Sanchez-Guijo FM, Demers DA, Abedi M, Ramanathan M, Chung S, Pascual S, Quesenberry Pl.Stem cell continuum: directed differentiation hotspots. Exp Hematol. 2007 Jan; 35(1):96-107.

Aliotta JM, Keaney P, Passero M, Dooner MS, Pimentel J, Greer D, Demers D, Foster B, Peterson A, Dooner G, Theise ND, Abedi M, Colvin GA, Quesenberry PJ. Bone marrow production of lung cells: the impact of GCSF, cardiotoxin, graded doses of irradiation, and subpopulation phenotype, Exp Hematol. 2006 Feb; 34(2):230-41.

Quesenberry PJ, Colvin GA, Abedi M, Dooner G, Dooner M, Aliotta J, Keaney P, Luo L, Demers D, Peterson A, Foster B, Greer D. The stem cell continuum. Ann NY Acad Sci. 2005 Jun; 1044:228-35.

Quesenberry P, Abedi M, Dooner M, et al. The marrow cell continuum: stochastic determinism. Folia Histochem Cytobiol. 2005; 43(4):187-90.

Abedi M, Greer DA, Foster BM, Colvin GA, Harpel JA, Demers DA, Pimentel J, Dooner MS, Quesenberry PJ. Critical variables in the conversion of marrow cells to skeletal muscle. Blood. 2005 Aug 15; 106(4):1488-94.

Quesenberry PJ, Colvin G, Abedi M. Perspective: fundamental and clinical concepts on stem cell homing and engraftment: a journey to niches and beyond. Exp Hematol. 2005 Jan; 33(1):9-19. Review.

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