Jalal Soltani

سيرة

JS studied "Plant Pathology" (MSc, 2001, Tehran, Iran), and "Molecular Genetics of Microorganisms" (PhD, 2009, Leiden University, The Netherlands). From 2009, he worked as an "Assistant Professor", and then from 2015 on, as an "Associate Professor" of Plant Pathology at Bu-Ali Sina University of Iran. He investigates "Endophytes Biology", and "Plant-Endophyte Interactions" specially under abiotic stresses (drought & salinity). As an activist, he publicizes "Philosophy of Biology & Genetics" in Iran, and in 2023, he joined Philosophy Department of Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany to investigate "Plant Holobiont Concept in relation to Plant Health". He has translated and published the Persian translations of the books "The Selfish Gene" and "Genetics and Philosophy: An Introduction" in Iran. Currently, he is an Associate Prof. of Plant Pathology at Bu-Ali Sina University of Iran.