The Research Priorities 

• Epidemiological study of birth defects in different regions of Golestan province.
• Investigating the effect of factors such as maternal diseases, ethnicity, nutrition, and reproductive age on the incidence of congenital malformations.
• Investigating genetic changes (gene expression levels, polymorphisms, and mRNA changes) on the development process of the fetus.
• Investigating the effect of reproductive health education on increasing the quality and quantity of pregnancy in Golestan province.

• Investigating the effect of maternal diseases on the development process of the fetus
• Investigating changes in gene expression on the developmental process of the fetus
• Polymorphism changes the occurrence of neural tube defects, cleft lip and palate, and congenital heart defects
• Investigating the changes of micro RNA on the developmental process of the fetus
• Launching the newborn cohort system at birth (Birth cohort)
• Investigating effective factors such as ethnicity in the development of congenital anomalies
• Investigating the effect of maternal reproductive health education on the incidence of congenital anomalies
• Conducting genetic studies on patients with deafness and intellectual disability
• Investigating the effect of induced gestational diabetes on fetal development in animal studies
• Investigating the effect of drugs on fetal development in animal studies
• Investigating the effect of induced gestational diabetes on gene expression in animal studies