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Personal Info

Ali Jafari

Date of Birth: 30/10/1999

Email Address: [email protected]

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Summary

Highly motivated researcher with 2 years of experience in Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology setting resulting in 1 nutritional patent, 2 publications (Submitted and in Press), and 3 presentations at national and international conferences.
Cross-functional collaboration as demonstrated by merging nutrition sciences with immunology resulting in 3 publications (Ongoing and Submitted) and the Outstanding Student Award.
Digital Content Creation in research topics with creativity and innovation results in Top Startup Award.

Education

B.Sc. in Nutrition, Golestan University of Medical Sciences: 2019 - 2023

GPA: 17.7 (out of 20)

Research Interests

Nutrition and Immunity Metabolic Syndrome Sports Nutrition
Diabetes mellitus Celiac Disease Cancer

Work Experience

Research Assistant: September 2020 - Present

Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gorgan, Iran

Collaborating on the design and writing of two original papers on Celiac Disease
Collaborating on the designing and writing a systematic review

Co-founder and CEO: November 2020 - Present

Vamo Group, Iran

Vamo is a startup of faculty members and students interested in research. The mission of Vamo Group is to teach proper and principled research to medical students (our Web: VamoGroup.ir).
I am in charge of managing the Vamo website as well as the marketing issues of this team.

Executive Staff Member & Research Assistant: January 2021 – Present

USERN

Efforts to organize the events such: USERN Winter Research Week (held on February 27th to March 4th, 2021) - International virtual conference on biophysics of life on earth and the covid-19 pandemic (held on March 14-16 & 25th, 2021) - Diabetes, Immunology, and Nutrition (held on June 1, 2021) - The 6th International USERN Congress & Prize Awarding Festival (held on November 6-13, 2021)
Member of Nutritional Health Team (NHT)

Editor-in-Chief: March 2021 - Present

Limootorsh Magazine, Gorgan,Iran

Limootorsh is the first scientific-cultural journal for nutrition students of Golestan University of Medical Sciences (for details: Yek.link/limootorsh).

Secretary of the Student Research Committee: June 2021 - Present

Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran

GoUMS Entrepreneurship Olympiad administrator: March 2021 – March 2022

Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran

Secretary of the Research Working Group: March 2020 – January 2021

Golestan University Medical Students' Association (GoUMSA), Gorgan, Iran

Coordinator and organizer of more than 50 hours of research workshops and webinars with a total of more than 5,000 participants under the supervision of the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Technology and the Culture and Student Affairs Vice-Chancellor of Golestan University of Medical Sciences.

The International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) officially registered these projects.

Technician and Pharmacy Screw Prescription: March 2020 – April 2020

Dr. Shariatnia Pharmacy, Neyshabour, Iran

Award & Honors

Outstanding Researcher of the Year, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran, 2022.
Entrepreneurial Top Team National Award, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 2022.
National Meta-Analysis Course's Top Team, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran, 2022.
Outstanding Student of the Year, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran, 2021.
Top Startup Award, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran, 2021.
Nationality Screening Challenges Award, Cochrane Crowd, 2021.

Technical Course & Research Experience

Attendees and knowledgeable of the following courses:

Research Diploma - Researcher at Sports and Exercise Medicine Research Center, Tehran, Iran
Statistics Diploma
Specialized Proposal Writing courses
Specialized Scientific Writing courses
Specialized Systematic Review courses
Specialized Artificial Intelligence course
Specialized Intellectual Property and Patent course
Technician and pharmacy screw prescription

Publication

Patent:

Aspartame-based appetizing chewing gum formulation (Iran Patent. 2022) - In press

Book:

Extract specific vocabulary from Taj al-Muluk's diary (in Persian) - In press

Journal Papers:

Ongoing

Curcumin and multiple health outcomes: umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of clinical randomised trials
The effect of quercetin supplementation on oxidative stress parameters: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Effects of Low Fructose Diet on some Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Association between leptin concentration and insulin resistance in diabetic and non-diabetic patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Effects of zinc supplementation on cardiometabolic risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Interaction among cellular immunity, leptin, vitamins, and minerals in dietary regulation in patients with COVID-19: A narrative review
Evaluation of virtual education from the perspective of faculty members and students of the University of Medical Sciences
Golestan using the CIPP pattern
Evalution of quality of life in patients with celiac disease referred to the Digestive and Liver Research Center of Sayad Shirazi Hospital

Submitted

Exercise and adiposity in overweight and obese children and adolescents: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials
Effect of intravenous selenium administration on mortality related to severe illness in critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Targeting the receptor complexes by natural drug compounds in seizures: A new dimension in drug discovery and design
Antiproliferative activity of Artemisinin and 1-phenyl-2,4 pentadiyne with the induction of apoptosis in human gastric adenocarcinoma AGS cells: molecular docking and in vitro investigation
The effect of Zinc and Selenium supplementation alone and as a combination on changes lipid profile and indices of glucose homeostasis in obese male Wistar rats with a high-fat diet compared to the caloric restriction model
The Utile Efficacy of Zinc and Selenium (co)-supplementation on Wight adipose tissue Browning in Comparison with Calorie Restriction Diet in Obese Rats
Compatibility between the National Celiac disease protocol and the local database registration method based on clinical manifestations and laboratory

in Press

Elahe Aleebrahim-Dehkordi, Hamed Ghoshouni, Pooneh Koochaki, Mohsen Esmaili- Dehkordi, Elham Aleebrahim, Fatemeh Chichagi,
Ali Jafari, Sara Hanaei, Nima Rezaei. 2023. Targeting the vital Non-Structural Proteins (NSP12, NSP7, NSP8, and NSP3) from SARS-CoV-2 and Inhibition of RNA Polymerase by Natural Bioactive Compound Naringenin as a Promising Drug Candidate against COVID-19.
Journal of Molecular Structure
Elahe Aleebrahim-Dehkordi, Sara Torabi, Hamed Ghoshouni, Pooneh Koochaki, Zahra Ganjirad, Fatemeh Chichagi,
Ali Jafari, Sara Hanaei, Nima Rezaei. 2023. Molecular docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulations studies of some selected Punica granatum L. as inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity (NSP12) of SARS-CoV-2, a key drug target for COVID-19.
Virology
Ali Jafari, Fazel Isapanah
Amlashi, Zahra Norouzi, Iman ShahabiNasab, Sima Besharat, Puria Qadirian.
2023. Self-report of adherence to Gluten-Free Diet (GFD) in Celiac patients versus expert evaluation.
GOVARESH Journal
Motahareh Hasani, Mehri Mirahmadian, Pantea Salehi, Javad Heshmati, Mostafa Qorbani,
Ali Jafari, Mohammad Talebpour, Saeed Hosseini. 2023. Adequacy of dietary nutrients intake after Laparoscopic gastric plication surgery: A quasi-experimental study. GOVARESH Journal
Ali Jafari, Zahra Norouzi, Fazel Isapanah Amlashi, Iman Shahabi Nasab, Puria Qadirian, Shahin Shah Yousefi, Mohammad Taghi Badele, Fatemeh Sadat Mousavi Emadi, Sima Besharat.
2023. Depression and its Association with Adherence to Gluten-free Diet in Patients with Celiac Disease.
Journal of Gorgan University of Medical Sciences (in Persian)

Conferences:

Oral presentations

Adherence to the Gluten-Free Diet (GFD) in Celiac: Self-report or expert view,

21^st International Congress of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tehran, Iran, November 15-18, 2021
Depression and its Association with Adherence to Gluten-free Diet in Patients with Celiac Disease,

21^st International Congress of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tehran, Iran, November 15-18, 2021
Evaluation of the amount and type of antibiotics used in patients with Covid-19 admitted to the ICU,

14^th Virtual Annual Research Congress of the Eastern Medical Sciences Students, Bojnord, Iran, February 27th, 2021

Poster

Nutritional factors preventing esophageal cancer from the perspective of patients relatives A qualitative study,

5^th International Cancer Congress, Tehran, Iran, November 3-5, 2021
In-silico analysis and pharmacokinetic prediction of some Punica granatum L. compounds as a potent inhibitor of dual NSP3 and NSP12 of SARS-CoV-2,

10^th International and 22^nd National Congress on Biology, Shahrekord, Iran, 31 Aug – 2 Sep, 2022
Targeting the vital non-structural proteins SARS-CoV-2 using naringenin: molecular docking and dynamics simulations studies,

10^th International and 22^nd National Congress on Biology, Shahrekord, Iran, 31 Aug – 2 Sep, 2022
Effect of zinc and selenium supplementation on cardiometabolic risk factors in the male wistar rats in two nutritional models of caloric restriction and high-fat diet,

9^th the Medical Student International Research Congress and 23^rd Medical Student Annual National Research Congress, Ardabil, Iran, September 27-30,

Language Skills

Persian:

Listening: Native, Writing: Native

Speaking: Native, Reading: Native

English:

Listening: C1, Writing: B2

Speaking: B2, Reading: C1

IELTS (Academic): -

Test date: TBD

Arabic:

Listening: B1, Writing: A2

Speaking: A1, Reading: B1

French:

Listening: A1, Writing: A1

Speaking: A1, Reading: A1

Computer Skills

Expert in working with Endnote.
Expert in working with WordPress.
Expert in working with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Good work experience with SPSS and Stata.
Good work experience with Python.
Good work experience with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. (Through the link, you can find some of my previous scientific graphical work: B2n.ir/Work_Samples)