CV

Tahereh Gholipourshahraki — Postdoctoral Researcher, PharmD, Ph.D.
National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
tgh.ncrr@au.dk · ORCID 0000-0003-0228-4177 · LinkedIn

This page is the complete, dated record. For a narrative overview see About; for the full paper trail see Publications.

Academic appointments

06/2024 – present
Postdoctoral Researcher, The National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Denmark

03/2023 – 12/2023
Research Assistant, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University, Denmark

10/2022 – 02/2023
Visiting Researcher, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University, Denmark

01/2016 – 11/2021
Clinical Pharmacist, Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Education

2016 – 2023
Ph.D. in Clinical Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

2010 – 2016
Professional Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Research interests

Statistical genetics and computational genomics · Bioinformatics and applied computational biology · Polygenic modelling and fine-mapping · Gene–environment analyses and family-based designs · Psychiatric genetics and complex disease biology · Register-based and longitudinal health data analysis · Reproducible computational workflows and high-performance computing

Methodological expertise

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) · Polygenic score analysis · Bayesian linear regression and fine-mapping · Integration of genomic and register-based data · Reproducible analysis pipelines in R · Statistical genetics and risk modelling for complex disorders

Teaching and pedagogical qualifications

Course Leader and Instructor, Aarhus University

  • Basic R (PhD level). Course developer, course leader, and instructor. Responsible for course design, preparation of teaching materials, and course delivery. First offered in 2026, with two deliveries in April and December.
  • Advanced R (PhD level). Course leader and instructor from 2026 for an established PhD-level course.

Pedagogical training

  • Completed the University Pedagogical Programme, Aarhus University (Spring 2026).

Past teaching experience

  • Teaching Assistant, Clinical Pharmacy Practice, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran (10/2019–03/2021)
  • Teaching Assistant, Community Pharmacy Practice, Teaching Pharmacies of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran (02/2017–03/2021)

Supervision and mentoring

  • Currently co-supervising three PhD research projects in statistical genetics and epidemiology at Aarhus University.
  • Co-supervised five PharmD and PhD projects on drug safety, dialysis outcomes, and depression in diabetes.

Honors and awards

  • European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) Fellowship for European Countries, 2025
  • Nominated for Best Poster Award, European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG), 2025
  • Ranked first in Clinical Pharmacy Board Examination, 2020

Academic service

  • Regular peer reviewer for journals in genetics and pharmacy practice, including Brain Communications, Scientific Reports, and the Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice.
  • Contributed to academic organisation and collaborative research activities within the Aarhus University research environment.

Technical and computational skills

  • Programming and computational analysis: R, Python, PLINK, LDAK, GCTB
  • Statistical genetics and bioinformatics: GWAS, polygenic score analysis, Bayesian linear regression, fine-mapping
  • Data resources: iPSYCH, Danish national registers, GWAS Catalog, public genomic databases
  • Data visualisation and reproducibility: ggplot2, matplotlib, Git, reproducible workflows
  • Computing infrastructure: High-performance computing clusters, SLURM workload management