•  Rational design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel chemical structures as cancer therapeutic agents.
  •    Rational design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel chemical structures as therapeutic agents for neurodegenerative diseases.
  •    Rational design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel chemical structures as antidiabetic agents.
  •    Isolation and characterization of novel anticancer compounds from Iranian plants and marine organisms (such as seaweeds, sponges, and mollusks).
  •   Isolation and characterization of novel compounds for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases from Iranian plants and marine organisms (such as seaweeds, sponges, and  mollusks).
  •    Isolation and characterization of novel antidiabetic agents from Iranian plants and marine organisms (such as seaweeds, sponges, and mollusks).