About Us

Brief Overview

Urology Research Center is pursuing the following objectives:

Detecting creditable urology research centers of the world to increase scientific communications and exchange ideas and bringing modern technology and urology for further scientific activities of Iranian researchers,
Training urology researchers,
Finding new methods of diagnosing and treating urologic diseases, esp. urogenital cancers using Nano medicine technology,
Applying stem-cell in treating urologic diseases,
Cooperate with relevant national research, executive centers for conducting research in the field of urology,
Promoting the awareness level of the public on urologic diseases for prevention, early diagnosis, timely treatment and decreasing complications, morbidity and mortality.

Message from Dean

In 1995, the idea of establishing the Urology Research Center of Tehran University of Medical Sciences was raised and approved in the University Board of Trustees at the presence of the minister of health. Urology Research Center affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences was agreed upon during the 162″d meeting of TUMS Medical Universities Development Council on May 01, 2004. In view of the scientific activities of the Urology Research Center and the ascending trend of the evaluations in 2005 and 2006, the center managed to obtain definitive approval from the Ministry of Health on October 07, 2006. One of the significant activities of the Urology Research Center is establishing Transplantation Organ Provision Unit founded in 2007 and officially launched on June 28, 2009. Presently, there are four deputies including Executive & Planning, Research, Technology & Patent Registration and Financial deputies responsible for moving towards achieving short-term and long-term goals of URC.

Mission

Safest clinical, education and research services will be offered based on state-of-the-art knowledge and technology in specialized and sub-specialized sections of URC taking into account human dignity along with promoting urologic health at national and regional levels.

Vision

Research Fields & Interests

International Collaborations

Scientific exchange of ideas and experiences as well as close cooperation with international urological associations including the fol lowing:

The following research projects were conducted with international bodies:

Degree & Non-Degree Programs

Selected Publications

2018

JOURNAL: Stem Cell Research & Therapy (IF: 2.168)

Organ culture of seminiferous tubules using a modified soft agar culture system

2018

JOURNAL:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (IF: 3.457)

Monitoring cellular immune function of renal transplant recipients based on adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production by mitogen-induced CD4+ T helper cells

2018

JOURNAL: Molecular Immunology (IF: 3.236)

Down-regulation of inflammatory signaling pathways despite up-regulation of Toll-like receptors; the effects of corticosteroid therapy in brain-dead kidney donors, a doubleblind, randomized, controlled trial

2016

JOURNAL: American Academy of Neurology (IF: 8.286)

Channelopathy-related SCNlOA gene variants predict cerebellar dysfunction in multiple sclerosis

2014

Infertility, Elsevier (IF: 2.424)

Does L-carnitine Therapy Add any Extra Benefit to Standard Inguinal Varicocelectomy in Terms of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Damage or Sperm Quality Factor Indices: A Randomized Study