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Reza Rastmanesh, PhD
EDUCATION
2004 Awarded PhD of Nutrition Sciences,Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
1999 Awarded Master of Nutrition Sciences Degree, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
1997 Awarded Bachelor of Nutrition Sciences Degree, Tabriz Medical University, Iran
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
People oriented
Results oriented
Excellent listener
Exceptional critical thinking/analytical skills
Confident public speaker
Sound English verbal and written communication skills
LANGUAGES
Farsi – Fluent (native language)
Turkish, Azeri – Fluent (native language)
English – Professional working knowledge
Arabic - Some
EMPLOYMENT
Feb 2004-2008 Nutrition Sciences and Diet Therapy Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran Duties Include: Research, conducting lectures for students of BSc, MSc /public speaking etc.
Sept 2003–2004 Visiting Medical Research Officer/ Ph.D Candidate in Nutrition
Canberra Hospital in Australia- Autoimmunity Research Unit
Duties included: Conducting experiments, research and analysis of data for a specific research project examining the effects of omega-3 fatty acid and EPA/DHA on NO-induced and cytokine-induced beta cell apoptosis in NOD mice.Conducting other experiments, research and data analysis as required by supervisor (Professor Nikolai Petrovsky: Flinder's University, Australia).
2003 Lecturer – Nutrition Sciences and Diet Therapy
Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Duties Include: Research, conducting lectures for students of BSc /public speaking etc.
1999-2000 Research Scientist Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences - Endocrine Research Centre. Duties included: Providing in-depth research and analysis of data on a variety of medical research specially endocrinology. Conducting experiments, analyzing medical data, and publishing medical articles. Assisting with administrative duties in the laboratory as required.
2002 Translator
Iranian Ministry of Information and Technology
Duties include: Specific project – providing a proposal of “Health Information System” (HIS) in English.
2000 Dietician, Iranian National Committee for Disabled Sportsmen - Sydney, Duties include: Sports Dietician (Nutritional counselling, pre-exercise diets and post-exercise recovery diets, etc). This collaboration has lead to a paper "Nutritional Knowledge and Attitudes in Athletes With Physical Disabilities. Journal of Athletic Training. 2007; 42 (1):99–105. Reza Rastmanesh, et al
2000 Producer/Medical Researcher
Channel 4 – Iranian National Television
Duties include: Providing an education documentary for medical practitioners.Documentary included research into nutrition and diet therapy in disease. I researched and produced all 30 episodes of the documentary.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
1996 Micronutrient Fortification of Foods, 1996 (Translated by Reza Rastmanesh, published by a grant of MI (Canada, MI Agreement No.10-0220-1-1).
1998 Technology of Cake Making, Bamphord, 1997 (Translated by Reza Rastmanesh, 670 pages).
1999 A Pocket Guide to Clinical Nutrition and Diet Therapy, Compiled by Reza Rastmanesh, 2001 (Winner of book of the year) in Iran, 2001, 600 pages).
1999 Clinical Nutrition, Case Studies, Wayne E.Billon, 1998 (Translated by Reza Rastmanesh, 1999, 300 pages).
2004 Exercise in Diabetes Mellitus, Dinesh Nagi and Bill Burr, 1998 (Translated bye Reza Rastmanesh, 1999, 290 pages).
2004 Weight Management (Translated by Reza Rastmanesh)
2004 Nutritional Epidemiology, second edition, Walter willet, Translated by Reza Rastmanesh, in process.
2004 Statistical Methods in Health Care Research (Translated by.Reza Rastmanesh, in publish).
2005 HACCP in food sciences (Translated by Rouhollah Ferdowsi, Reza Rastmanesh).
2005 Critical Appraisal of Medical Articles: in press (Compiled by Reza Rastmanesh et al).
Currently in publication
1997 Heart Disease, Practical Issues for Prevention.
1997 Diet and Heart Disease.
PAPERS in English
2002 Azizi F,.Mirmiran P, Sheikholeslam R, Hedayati M, Rastmanesh R. The relation between serum ferritin and goiter, urinary iodine and thyroid hormone concentration. Int J Vitamin Nutr Res, 2002 Oct;72(5):296-9 2007.
2007 Rastmanesh R, Talefan FA, Kimiagar M, Mehrabi Y, Salehi M.Knowledge and Attitudes in Athletes With Physical Disabilities. Journal of Athletic Training. 2007; 42(1):99–105.
2008 Rastmanesh R, Abargouei S, Shadman Zh, Ebrahimi AA, Weber C, A pilot study of potassium supplementation in the treatment of hypokalaemic patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The Journal of Pain (in process, accepted).
2008 Rastmanesh R, Shadman Zh, Marci EG. Comparison of Body Dissatisfaction and Cosmetic Rhinoplasty with levels of Veil Practicing in Islamic Women. The International Journal of Eating Disorders (submitted)
PAPERS in Persian
2001 Azizi F, Mirmiran P, Sheikholeslam R, Hedayati M, Rastmanesh R. Association of ferritin with goiter, urinary iodine and serum thyroid hormones in schoolchildren of Iarn. Iranian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism (IJEM) Summer 2001; 3(2 (SN 10)):89-94
2002 Azizi, F. Mirmiran P, Sheikholeslam R, Hedayati M, Rastmanesh R. Goitre survey and urinary iodine concentration in schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 year of Sistan and Balouchestan province in 1996. Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. (http://www.zdmu.ac.ir/publication/books/tab809.htm).
2002 Hedayati M, Mirmiran P, Rastmanesh R, Sheikholeslam R, Azizi, F. Goitre survey and urinary iodine concentration in schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 year of Ardabil province in 1996. Ardabil University of Medical Sciences. Fall 2002
2002 Delshad H, Sheikholeslam R, Rastmanesh R, Mirmiran P, Tulu F, Azizi, F. Goitre survey and urinary iodine concentration in schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 year of Ardabil province in 1996. Ardabil University of Medical Sciences. Fall 2002
2004 Rastmanesh R, Talefan F, Kimiagar M, Mehrabi Y. Effect of fish oil supplementation on inflammatory mediators, blood pressure, lipids and insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Pejouhande, Fall 2004.
2005 Kazemi M, Kimiagar M, Rastmanesh R, Sarreshteh M.,Talefan F.A. Effects of L-carnitine acute supplementation on blood lactate levels and the distance run by athletes on treadmill by the time to reach anaerobic thresholds. Scientific Journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences. Fall 2005; 10 (Serial number 37):43-52.
Abstracts
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2000 17th International congress of nutrition. Modern Aspects of Nutrition-Present Knowledge of Future Perspectives, Vienna, Austria; "Nutritional status of Iranian disabled sportsmen participated in Sydney Para-Olympics, 2000". Rastmanesh R.
2000 17th International congress of nutrition. Modern Aspects of Nutrition-Present Knowledge of Future Perspectives, Vienna, Austria; “Frequency of NIDDM in first degree relatives of patients with NIDDM, IGT, and controls, 1998". Rastmanesh R, Shaker-Hosseini R, Navai L, Mehrabi Y. 2000,
2001 17th International congress of nutrition. Modern Aspects of Nutrition-Present Knowledge of Future Perspectives, Vienna, Austria; “Manipulation of health education models in community nutrition.”. Salehi M, D Shojaei Zadeh, Rastmanesh R.
2000 17th International congress of nutrition. Modern Aspects of Nutrition-Present Knowledge of Future Perspectives, Vienna, Austria; “Nutrition survey in the biggest tribe of Qashgai confedracy, Iran”. Shojaei Zadeh D, Rastmanesh R, Salehi M.
2002 28th Annual Meeting of the European Thyroid Association, Sep. 7-11, 2002 Sweden. Mirmiran P, Sheikoleslam R, Hedayati M, Rastmanesh R. The relation between serum ferritin and goiter, urinary iodine and thyroid hormone concentration. Mirmiran P, Sheikoleslam R, Hedayati M, Rastmanesh R.
2002 5th International congress of nutrition, Tehran. Abstract: "Frequency of NIDDM in first degree relatives of patients with NIDDM, IGT, and Controls, 1998". Rastmanesh R, Shaker-Hosseini R, Navai L, Mehrabi Y.
2003 6th International congress of nutrition, Ahwaz Medical University, Iran. Abstract: "Comparison of different methods for evaluating vitamin A status, 1999". Estakian, T, Kimiagar M, Rastmanesh R.
2003 6th International congress of sports and exercise, Rasht Medical University, Iran. Abstract: "Nutritional status of Iranian disabled sportsmen who participated in the Sydney Para-Olympics, 2000". Rastmanesh R.
2004 4th International nutrition and dietetics congress, Using wrist circumference overestimate energy requirements in wheel chair-dependent athletes.” Rastmanesh R.
2004 8th International congress of nutrition, Tehran, Iran,"Effect of DHA on NO-induced apoptosis in NOD mice. Rastmanesh R, Petrovsky N, Socha L, Correcha M, Silva D.
2004 8th International congress of nutrition, Tehran, Iran,"Effect of EPA on cytokines-induced apoptosis in NOD mice. Rastmanesh R, Petrovsky N, Socha L, Correcha M, Silva D.
2004 8th International congress of nutrition, Tehran, Iran,"Effect of EPA on NO-induced apoptosis in NOD mice. Rastmanesh R, Petrovsky N, Socha L, Correcha M, Silva D.
2004 8th International congress of nutrition, Tehran, Iran,"Effect of fish oil supplementation on inflammatory mediators, blood pressure, lipids and insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Rastmanesh R, Talefan F, Kimiagar M, Mehrabi Y.
2004 8th International congress of nutrition, Tehran, Iran,"Serum IL-6 predicts insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2004 8th International Congress of Nutrition, Tehran, Iran,"Effect of DHA on cytokine-induced apoptosis in NOD mice. Rastmanesh R, Petrovsky N, Socha L, Correcha M, Silva D.
2004 8th International Congress of Nutrition, Tehran, Iran,"Effect of fish oil supplementation on inflammatory mediators, blood pressure, lipids and insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus", Rastmanesh R, Talefan F, Kimiagar M, Mehrabi Y.,
2006 7th ICDAM Armspan and wrist circumference measurements in Iranian physically disabled people: Implications on energy needs. Rastmanesh R.
2006 7th ICDAM. “The use of arm span measurement to assess the nutritional status of adults in six Iranian ethnic groups.” Rastmanesh R, ICDAM7.
Technical Editor for:
1. American Journal of Applied sciences
2. Asian Journal of Scientific Research: http://scialert.com/eboard/mypage.php?name=Dr.%20Reza%20Rastmaneh
3. American Journal of Food Technology:
http://www.academicjournals.net/2/eb.php?id=2&theme=2&jid=ajft
4. Asian Journal of Clinical Nutrition: http://www.ansijournals.com/3/eb.php?id=1&theme=3&jid=ajcn
Study Chair (registered in www.clinicaltrials.gov):
1. Omega-3 and Vitamin E Supplementation in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00399282?order=1
2. A Pilot Study of Potassium Supplementation for Adult Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00461448?order=4
3. Effect of Urtica Dioica on Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00422357?order=3
4. Comparison of Body Dissatisfaction Among Islamic Veil Practicing (IVP), Non-Complete IVP, and Inconsiderate to IVP Women: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00417547?order=2
Projects in progress:
1. "Validation of the Persian version of the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis" in Persian, almost finished.
ACHIEVEMENTS
1998 Top student in Ph. D of Nutrition Sciences entrance examination at Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences resulting in full scholarship.
1996 Top student in Master of Nutrition Sciences entrance examination at Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
1992 Top student in Bachelor of Nutrition Sciences entrance examination at Tabriz Medical University.
1994 Top student-Researcher: Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2004 Winner of the Islamic Republic of Iran Year book in Student's section for book: A Pocket Guide to Clinical Nutrition and Diet Therapy
LEISURE PURSUITS
Mountain Climbing
Carpentry
Gardening
Se-Tar (a traditional Persian musical instrument similar to guitar)
Metal Work
Persian and Turkish language/literature
Excellent knowledge of body massage techniques including Shiatsu and Persian massage.
ASSOCIATIONS
Member of Iranian Nutritional Association
Member of Iranian Outdoor Climbing Association
Member of Iranian Young Writers Association
Member of Persian Language Academy,br>
Member of EDO, Faculty of Nutrition
Member of Young Iranian Writers
Member of National Ergonomics Committee
Submission of MS.c Thesis with score 20 out of 20
Submission of Ph.D. Dissertation with score 19.75 out of 20
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