Background
Meydani, Simin Nikbin was born on June 3, 1951 in Tehran, Iran. Daughter of Ali Akbar Nikbin and Soghra (Tehranchi) Meydani.
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Simin Nikbin Meydani, Iranian, American nutrition educator. Grantee National Investigation Agency, 1984-1987, Hoffmann-La Roche, 1985-1986, 86-88, 91—, Tufts University, 1986-1987, 87-88, 89-90, American Cancer Institute, 1986-1990, United States Department of Agriculture, 1992-1993, 93—, Kraft General Foods, 1991-1992, Nestle Inc., since 1991, Valio Dairies, National Institutes of Health, since 1990, National Institute Aging, 1990-1994, others.
Education
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Tehran University, 1975. Master of Science in Nutrition, Colorado State University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in Nutrition, Iowa State University, 1981.
Certified in molecular immunology, Marine Biological Laboratory, 1985.
Career
Research assistant department food science and nutrition Colorado State University, 1976-1978. Research assistant food and nutrition department Iowa State University, 1978-1980, temporary instructor in nutrition, 1980-1981. Postdoctoral research fellow in nutrition School Public Health Harvard University, Boston, 1981-1983.
Visiting scientist United States Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging Tufts University, 1983-1984, scientist II United States Department of Agriculture Numan Nutrition Research Center on Aging, 1984-1989, assistant professor nutrition, 1984-1989, associate professor nutrition, since 1989, chief nutritional immunology laboratory, 1990. Senior research associate department biology Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1983-1984. Presenter in field; member geriatric rehabilitation study section National Investigation Agency, 1994.
Member joint expert committee Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)/World Health Organization, 1994. Member nutrition research science advisory committee National Dairy Council, since 1991. Member grant review panel United States Department of Agriculture Human Nutrient Requirements for Optimal Health Program, since 1993.
Member adjunct hoc review committee on corn oil safety American College Nutrition, 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Immunologists, American Institute Nutrition, American College Nutrition, New York Academy of Sciences, International Association for Vitamins and Nutritional Oncology, American Oil Chemists Society, International Society for Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids, International Nutritional Immunology Group, Gerontological Society of America (member nutrition steering committee since 1993), American Aging Association, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Nu.
Connections
Married Mohsen Meydani, July 15, 1973. Children: Ahou, Arya.
Awards
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Grantee National Investigation Agency, 1984-1987, Hoffmann-La Roche, 1985-1986, 86-88, 91—, Tufts University, 1986-1987, 87-88, 89-90, American Cancer Institute, 1986-1990, United States Department of Agriculture, 1992-1993, 93—, Kraft General Foods, 1991-1992, Nestle Inc., since 1991, Valio Dairies, National Institutes of Health, since 1990, National Institute Aging, 1990-1994, others.Grantee National Investigation Agency, 1984-1987, Hoffmann-La Roche, 1985-1986, 86-88, 91—, Tufts University, 1986-1987, 87-88, 89-90, American Cancer Institute, 1986-1990, United States Department of Agriculture, 1992-1993, 93—, Kraft General Foods, 1991-1992, Nestle Inc., since 1991, Valio Dairies, National Institutes of Health, since 1990, National Institute Aging, 1990-1994, others.