Hanieh Heydarlou

Hanieh Heydarlou

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Hanieh is a medical researcher with a strong background in immunology, molecular biology, cancer study, and translational medicine. Her research focuses on understanding the immune and molecular mechanisms underlying breast cancer risk, with particular emphasis on the role of inflammatory pathways in mammographic density.

She is conducting her PhD at the Adelaide Medical School (2022-2025), investigating “The role of TLR4 in mammographic density and breast cancer risk,” under the supervision of A/Prof. Wendy Ingman and Dr. Eric Smith. Her work explored how Toll-like receptor-4 mediated signalling influences the tumor microenvironment and breast tissue composition, contributing to cancer susceptibility.

Hanieh earned a Master of Science in Immunology in 2018, where her thesis examined the frequency and function of T follicular lymphocytes in women with preeclampsia compared to normal pregnancy. This project provided valuable insights into immune regulation in pregnancy-related disorders.

 

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2025 Heydarlou, H., Hodson, L. J., Dorraki, M., Hickey, T. E., Tilley, W. D., Smith, E., . . . Farajpour, A. (2025). A Deep Learning Approach for the Classification of Fibroglandular Breast Density in Histology Images of Human Breast Tissue. Cancers, 17(3), 449-1-449-26.
    DOI Europe PMC1
    2025 Alirezaee, A., Mirmoghtadaei, M., Heydarlou, H., Akbarian, A., & Alizadeh, Z. (2025). Interferon therapy in alpha and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2: The dichotomy between laboratory success and clinical realities. Cytokine, 186, 156829.
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    2024 Maleki, R., Ghith, A., Heydarlou, H., Grzeskowiak, L. E., & Ingman, W. V. (2024). The Role of Breastmilk in Macrophage-Tumour Cell Interactions in Postpartum Breast Cancer. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 29(9), 328-1-328-12.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2023 Alizadeh, Z., Badalzadeh, M., Heydarlou, H., Shakerian, L., Mahlooji Rad, M., Zandieh, F., & Fazlollahi, M. R. (2023). Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Deficiency in Two Unrelated Patients with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and Eosinophilia: Two Novel Mutations.. Archives of Iranian medicine, 26(12), 712-716.
    DOI Europe PMC1
    2022 Haftcheshmeh, S. M., Mirhafez, S. R., Abedi, M., Heydarlou, H., Shakeri, A., Mohammadi, A., & Sahebkar, A. (2022). Therapeutic potency of curcumin for allergic diseases: A focus on immunomodulatory actions. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 154, 113646.
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    2020 Ahmadi, M., Hajialilo, M., Dolati, S., Eghbal‐Fard, S., Heydarlou, H., Ghaebi, M., . . . Yousefi, M. (2020). The effects of nanocurcumin on Treg cell responses and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis patients: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled clinical trial. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 121(1), 103-110.
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    2019 Heydarlou, H., Eghabl‐Fard, S., Ahmadi, M., Aghebati‐Maleki, L., Dolati, S., Movassaghpour, A. A., . . . Yousefi, M. (2019). Investigation of follicular helper T cells, as a novel player, in preeclampsia. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 120(3), 3845-3852.
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    2019 Afkham, A., Eghbal‐Fard, S., Heydarlou, H., Azizi, R., Aghebati‐Maleki, L., & Yousefi, M. (2019). Toll‐like receptors signaling network in pre‐eclampsia: An updated review. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 234(3), 2229-2240.
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    2019 Eghbal‐Fard, S., Yousefi, M., Heydarlou, H., Ahmadi, M., Taghavi, S., Movasaghpour, A., . . . Aghebati‐Maleki, L. (2019). The imbalance of Th17/Treg axis involved in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 234(4), 5106-5116.
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    - Alizadeh, Z., Fazlollahi, M. R., Mazinani, M., Badalzadeh, M., Heydarlou, H., Carapito, R., . . . Pourpak, Z. (2023). Clinical, immunological and molecular findings of 8 patients with typical and atypical severe combined immunodeficiency: identification of 7 novel mutations by whole exome sequencing. Genes & Immunity, 24(4), 207-214.
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  • Awarded Basil Hetzel Institute (BHI) Top-Up Scholarships, funded by the Hospital Research Foundation, Australia 

  • Awarded a fully funded Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship, sponsored by the Australian Government.

  • Awarded Adelaide Medical School international and national travel grants.

 

Teaching module in the laboratory (lab demonstration) “Practical DNA Extraction and qPCR technique” every semester for 3 years at the Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Children's Medical Centre, Tehran

 

 

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