My main research interest is studying about the plant phylogeny and biogeography. I am also interest in evolutionary biology and bioinformatics analysis. My main research’s plan during this postdoc is focusing on the molecular basis of pyrenoid assembly using the hornworts model.

September 2023 – current
Postdoc, University of Zurich, Switzerland Entitled: The molecular basis of pyrenoid assembly using the hornworts model.

September 2015- October 2020
PhD in Plant Systematics and Ecology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Thesis title: “Phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of the subfamily Apioideae (Apiaceae) in Iranian Highlands.

September 2010– February 2013
M.Sc. in Plant Systematics and Ecology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Thesis: “Phylogeny and Micromorphology of Bufonia L. (Caryophyllaceae)”

September 2005- June 2009
B.Sc. in Plant Biology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

Honors and Scholarships:

• A final winner of Scholarship of International office of University of Zurich (UZH), September (2019- 2020).
• A reserved candidate for postdoc program of Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships (2021-2022 and 2022-2023)
• A main postdoc winner of Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships (2023 - 2024)

Sabereh Mousavi, Valiollah Mozaffarian, Klaus Mummenhoff, Stephen R. Downie & Shahin Zarre (2021). An updated lineage-based tribal classification of Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae with special focus on Iranian genera, Systematics and Biodiversity, 19:1, 89-109, DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2020.1834002

Sabereh Mousavi, Valiollah Mozaffarian, Klaus Mummenhoff, Stephen R. Downie & Shahin Zarre (2021). Phylogeny of tribe Pimpinelleae (Apioideae; Apiaceae) reveals non-monophyly of most genera. Plant Systematics and evolution journal, 308: 2 (2022), DOI: 10.1007/s00606-021-01792-x

Sabereh Mousavi, Atefe Pirani & Shahin Zarre. (2018). Stem anatomy and its systematic implication in Bufonia L. (Caryophyllaceae: Sagineae) and related genera. (Phytotaxa 394 (2): 148–160).