Somaye Vaissi is an assistant professor of zoology at Razi University, Department of Biology, Iran. Her current research activities concern the conservation of two species of Neurergus, including the critically endangered yellow-spotted mountain newt, Neurergus derjugini, and the vulnerable Kaiser’s mountain newt, N. kaiseri. Her current research interests are on biodiversity, ecology, and evolution, as well as the in-situ and ex-situ conservation of herptiles (reptiles and amphibians) and aquatic (especially fishes) species. Her latest publication is a study titled "Ecological Civilization COP 15 and Amphibian Sustainability through Reproduction Technologies, Biobanking, and Conservation Breeding Programs (RBCs)".