Dr. Nakhaei-Rad received her Ph.D. and performed postdoctoral training at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II at HHU Düsseldorf, Germany. She works currently as an Assistant Professor at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in Iran and also has an invited postdoc position in the lab of Prof. Dr. Reza Ahmadian at HHU. Her major research interests are mechanisms of signaling networking in human development, genetic disorders, and cancer. Her research area includes RAS paralogs specificity, dynamics, signal transduction and biology in stem cells and regenerative medicine, cancer biology, RASopathies, and congenital heart disorders.