Iranian Entity: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)

Entity Name:

Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)

Also Known As:

Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (T.U.M.S.)

Program:

Chemical/Biological

Address:

Enghlab Street, Tehran
P.O. BOX 14155-6559 Tehran, I.R. of Iran

Phone Number:

+98-21 6491070

Fax:

+98-21 6419537

URL:

www.tums.ac.ir

E-Mail:

admin@sina.tums.ac.ir

Text:

Listed by the Japanese government in 2007 as an entity of concern for proliferation related to biological and chemical weapons; identified by the British government in February 1998 as having procured goods and/or technology for weapons of mass destruction programs (specifically biological), in "addition to doing non-proliferation related business."

Schools include: School of Medicine; School of Public Health, whose departments include Environmental Health Engineering, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Human Genetics, Medical Entomology and Vector Control, Parasitology and Mycology, Nutrition and Biochemistry and Pathobiology; School of Pharmacy, whose departments include Medical Chemistry, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Bromatology; School of Dentistry, School of Rehabilitation, School of Nursing and Midwifery and School of Allied Medical Sciences; Department of International Relations has agreements with universities and organizations around the world; established as part of the University of Tehran in 1934; independent since 1986; University Chancellor (as of October 2007) is Bagher Larijani.

Date Entered:

1/26/2004

Date Last Modified:

1/16/2008