Assist. Prof. Dr. Hojjat Gholipour | Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | Best Researcher Award

Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman | Iran

Assist. Prof. Dr. Hojjat Gholipour is a wildlife health researcher whose work integrates conservation medicine, disease ecology, and One Health principles to investigate and mitigate health threats affecting wild and semi-captive animal populations. His research centers on host–pathogen dynamics at the wildlife–livestock–human interface, particularly focusing on zoonotic agents such as Toxoplasma gondii and influenza A viruses. He has advanced understanding of pathogen transmission in freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems, contributing seminal studies on the invasive American mink as a biological indicator for infectious diseases and environmental pollutants. His broader research includes antimicrobial resistance in wildlife, toxic metal contamination in avian species, and behavioral biomarkers of postoperative pain in animals. Dr. Hojjat Gholipour has authored 6 Scopus-indexed publications, which have collectively received 49 citations from 47 documents, yielding a Scopus h-index of 5. His work appears in reputable journals such as Parasitology Research, Zoonoses and Public Health, Animals, and Cell and Tissue Banking. He has presented at international scientific forums, including meetings of the European Wildlife Disease Association (EWDA) and the European College of Zoological Medicine (ECZM), contributing to global initiatives in wildlife disease surveillance and conservation health research. His early contributions to regenerative veterinary medicine, particularly experimental studies involving biomaterials and bone healing, further illustrate the interdisciplinary breadth of his scientific impact. Ongoing research activities span pathogen surveillance in raptors, wildlife toxicology, and ecological health monitoring of free-ranging dog populations. Collectively, his research advances evidence-based conservation strategies, enhances wildlife disease monitoring frameworks, and strengthens integrative health approaches aligned with modern One Health objectives.

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Featured Publications 

Escudero, A., Puig Ribas, M., Almería, S., & Gholipour, H. (2025). Exposure of wild ruminants to Toxoplasma gondii in Alpine ecosystems, NE Spain. Veterinary Sciences, 12(11), 1101.

Escudero, A., Puig Ribas, M., Obon, E., Almería, S., Fernández Aguilar, X., Gholipour, H., Cabezón, O., & Molina-Lopez, R. A. (2024). Exposure of urban European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) to Toxoplasma gondii in highly populated areas of Northeast Spain. Animals, 14(11), 1596.

Gholipour, H., Meimandi Parizi, A., Oryan, A., & Bigham Sadegh, A. (2018). The effects of gelatin, fibrin-platelet glue and their combination on healing of the experimental critical bone defect in a rat model: Radiological, histological, scanning ultrastructural and biomechanical evaluation. Cell and Tissue Banking, 19(3).

Puig Ribas, M., Almería, S., Fernández Aguilar, X., De Pedro, G., Lizarraga, P., Alarcia-Alejos, O., Molina-Lopez, R. A., Obon, E., & Gholipour, H. (2018). Tracking Toxoplasma gondii in freshwater ecosystems: Interaction with the invasive American mink (Neovison vison) in Spain. Parasitology Research, 117(7).

Oryan, A., Gholipour, H., Meimandi Parizi, A., & Bigham Sadegh, A. (2018). Effectiveness of nanosilver, nanogold and their combination on the healing potential of critical radial bone defects in rats. Journal of Tissue Science & Engineering, 9(1).