About Me
Javad Karimi is the professor of insect pathology in the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM) (2008- now) which graduated from the University of Tehran (2007). His academic teaching and research interest focuses on insect pathogens as biocontrol agents with special reference to entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) (including their symbiotic bacteria) and insect parasitic nematodes. He has an international approach in research and has joint projects with scientists from USA, Canada, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, China, South Africa and other countries. He edited a book for biological control of insects and mites of Iran which published by the Springer. He is author of more than 70 papers and has presented in some international congress like SIP, IOBC, ESA and ESN as well as IPPC. During his career, he has supervised seven PhD students, 30 MSc students and three post doc researchers. He is chief editor of JESI, official journal of the Entomological Society of Iran.