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Dr. Mahin Azar

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National Nutrition & Food Technology Research Institute

P. O. Box 19395/4741, Tehran, Iran

E-mail: mahin_azar@yahoo.com





EDUCATION



1990-1993 Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, Food Science & Nutrition

Nutrition & Food Technology Research Centre

University of Rhode Island,

Kingston, Rhode Island, U.S.A.



1964-1966 Master of Science in Biology

Tehran University,

Tehran, Iran



1960-1964 Bachelor of Science in Biology

Tehran University,

Tehran, Iran



1962-1964 Bachelor of Science in Teachers Training

University for Training Teachers,

Tehran, Iran



1988-1988 Certificate in Quality Control in food and water

Joint Lund University & Tecator AB

Hoganas, Sweden



1978-1978 Certificate in High Pressure Liquid Chromatography

Joint Rhode Island University & Waters Associates, INC.

Massachusetts, U.S.A.





EMPLOYMENT HISTORY



2000- Present Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology



1995-2000 Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology



1979-1981 Chairman, Department of Food Science and Technology, NN& FTRI



PERESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIOAL ORGANIZATIONS





Oct.1984 Expert, 17th session of joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius group of experts on

standardization of fruit juices, Geneva, Switzerland



Nov.1990 Expert, 19th session of joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius group of experts of

fruit juices, Rome, Italy



April. 1986 Visiting Prof., Halavani Factories for substitution of traditional halva

processing by mechanical line. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia



Sep.1982 Visiting Prof., Department of Food Chemistry in CFTR (Centre of Food Tech.

and Research) Mysor, India



Oct.1988 Visiting Prof., Tecator Products used for quality control of food and water

Hoganas, Sweden



May.1996 Expert, 24th Commission on Food Labelling, Ottawa, Canada





April.1997 Expert, 25th Commission on Food Labelling. Ottawa, Canada





June. 1997 Expert, Establishing Food Composition Tables in the near East, Manama, Bahrain





MEMBERSHIPS


Professional member of Institute of food Technologists (IFT) since 1977

Member of International College of Nutrition (ICN) since 1990

Founding and Board Member of Iranian Food Science & Technology Association (IFSTA) since 1988

Founding and Board Member of Non-Governmental Industrial Research Centres Association since 1987

Member of Iranian Heart Foundation (A foundation for cardiovascular disease prevention and control) since 1999

Honorary member of Iranian Nutrition Society since 2002

Honorary member of Iranian Society of Edible Mushroom producers since 1994

Member of National Geographic Society since1988







PUBLICATIONS (ENGLISH) 15 Papers

PRESENTATIONS AND ABSTRACTS (ENGLISH) 25 Papers

PUBLICATONS (FARSI) 24 Papers

PRESENTATIONS AND ABSTRACTS (FARSI) 66 Papers

BOOKS (FARSI) 13 Books

RESEARCH PROJECTS 31 Projects

DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED 30 Dissertations

AWARDS 20 Awards



PUBLICATIONS (ENGLISH)





1.Azar M., Sadre M., Hedayat H. & Donoso G . Amino acid patterns in plasma and erythrocyte in Iranian children on normal diets and malnourished cases. Ecology of Food and Nutr.1972 ,1:2:137-141.



2.Azar M., Sarkissian N., Bavandi M., Hedayat , H. Effect of fasting and of a protein free diet on amino acid ratios in plasma and erythrocytes in rats .Acta Paedia. Scand . 1973, 63, 655-658.



3.Hedayat H., Shahbazi H., Payan R., Azar M., Bavandi M. The effect of Lysine fortification of Iranian bread on the nutritional status of school children. Acta Paedia Scand 1973 62,297- 303.



4.Hedayat H., Khayatian H., Azar M., et Donoso G. Sabstances toxiques naturelles des aliments. Cah. Nut. Diet.1973 1,23-29.



5.Sarkissian N., Azar M., Ghavifekr H., Fergusen T. High phytic acid in Iranian bread. J. of Am.Dietetic Asso .1974, 65,6,651-653.



6.Azar M., Sarkissian N., Ghavifeker H., Fergusen T., Ghassemi H. Microbiological aspects of Sangak bread. J . of Food Science and Tech.1977, 14,6,251-254.



7.Azar M., Bavandi M., Rahmanian M., Ghassemi H., Mickelsen O. . Plasma and erythrocyte amino acids in rats-Effect of shortened lactation period and a nonprotein diet. Nutrition Reports Inter.1978, 18:6:721-736.



8.Azar M., Zareh Z., Ghavifekr H .The effect of irradiation on the composition of Iranian rice. Food Irradiation on Information. 1981,11,8;86-89.



9.Azar M., Situation of aflatoxin in Iran. Proceeding of the Inter. Workshop on Food Contamination Mycotoxin and Phytotoxins . Cairo, Egypt.1990, 1-10. (Country paper).



10.Azar M., Aminpour A. Composition and nutritional value of traditional rural Iranian foods.Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal.1996 2,2; 261-267.



11. Azar M. Food composition table of Iran. Establishing food composition data for the Near East. FAO/S 1998,12,101-106 (country paper).

12. Azar M., Innovative products from Pistachios, The Clipper, Inter. J. in Processed Food,Dried Fruit and Nuts.1999, 14; 3:67-71.



PRESENTATIONS AND ABSTRACTS (ENGLISH)



1.Azar M. The Lysine content in Iranian types of bread. Proceeding of the Inter. Seminar on Nutrition, Food Hygiene and Technology. Tehran, Iran. 1966. 17-24.



2.Azar M., Sadr M., Hedayat H. Amino acid pattern in plasma in normal & malnourished Iranian children. Symposium on Food Science & Nutrition Diseases in the Middle East.Shiraz- Iran. 1970.



3.Faridi H., Azar M., Ghassemi H., & Mickelsen O. The Mercury, Cadmium, Lead & Selenium content & proximate analysis of Persian Gulf fish. XI Inter. Congress of Nutr. Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil, 1978.



4.Azar M., Bavandi M., Ardakani H,M. Effect of shortened lactation period on amino acid levels in children . XI Inter. Congress of Nutr. Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil , 1978.



5.Azar M., Sadr M . Intake of mineral in pregnant & Iactating mother in rural of Tehran. XIII Inter. Congress of Nutr. Brighton,UK, 1985.



6.Azar M. Bioavailability of zinc in Iranian bread with different extraction rate.XIII Inter . Congress of Nutr. Brighton,UK, 1985.



7.Azar M. Food composition table of Iran. 5th Asian Congress of Nutr. Osaka, Japan, 1987.

8.Azar M. Substitution of coal-tar colors by the natural ones in food industry. XIV Inter. Congress of Nutr. Seoul, Korea, 1989.



9.Azar M. Report of situation of aflatoxin in Iran. Inter. Symposium & Workshop on Food Contamination Mycotoxin.and Phytotoxins, Cairo, Egypt, 1990.



10.Azar M. Saharkhiz, S.S. Dibittering of grape fruit juice by Corynebacterium fascians. 8th World Congress of Food Science & Tech. Toronto, Canada, 1991.



11.Azar M., Simpson K.L. Bioavailability of zinc in Sangak bread and corresponding fermented dough. IFT Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1993.



12.Azar M., Veissi M. Bifidobacter. Their use in fermented milk and its characteristics, 9th World Congress of Food Science & Tech. Budapest, Hungory, 1994.



13.Azar M., Aminpour A. The study of traditional foods in the Fars Province, Iran. 16th Inter. Congress of Nutr. Montreal, Canada. 1997.



14.Farid Moaier A. R., Azar M.Torulin production by using local Rhodotorula spp. 16th Inter. Congress of Nutr. Montreal, Canada, 1997.



15.Azar M. Food composition tables of Iran. Workshop on Establishing Food Composition Data for the Near East. Manama , Bahrain , 1998.



16.Azar M., Ezzatadeh Z,. Industrilization of traditional weaning food in Iran. 8th Asian Congress of Nutrition,. Seoul Korea. 1999.



17.Aminpour A., Azar M. Consumer food behavior in city of Tehran . 7th world Congress on Clinical Nutrition. New Delhi, India. 1999.



18.Azar M. Traditional and functional foods in Iran. 7th World Congress on Clinical Nutrition . New Delhi . India, 1999.



19.Azar M., Ezzatzadeh Z. Anbari M.A. Zine content of seeds traditionally consumed in Fars and Kerman Provinces. Conference on Zinc and Human Health. Stockholm. Sweden, 2000.



20.Azar M.,Aminpour A. Luvr and Lachav as fermented foods in Fars Province . Third Asian Conference on Food Safety and Nutrition. Beijing, China, 2000.



21.Azar M., Haghani HH., Komeily FR. Formulation and fermented foods in Fars Province . Third 17th Inter . Congress of Nutr . Vienna, Austria, 2001.



22.Fadavi Gh., Azar M. Production and evaluation of a cake for School feeding Programs. 17th Inter. Congress of Nutr. Vienna, Austria, 2001.



23.Aminpour A., Azar M., Fathahian Gh. Eating and food Patterns in city of Tehran. 17th Inter. Congress of Nutr . Vienna, Austria, 2001.



24.Hakami R., Azar M ., Taleban F., Valaei N. Formulation of diet ice cream and study of their glycemic index. 17th Inter., Congress of Nutr. Vienna , Austria , 2001 .



25.Koshki A., Aminpour A., Azar M. Influence of local mineral water on serum lipid profile in hypertensive men. Dietary Fats and Health, Montreal, Canada, 2002.