Ph.D. in Clinical Biochemistry, Professor
Research interest: Cell Signaling, Cancer
Hamid_zand@sbmu.ac.ir
Department of Cellular and Molecular Nutrition
Cellular and molecular Nutrition is an approach which aims to understand nutrition-related cellular processes, regulatory mechanisms and pathways in order to propose effective recommendations for disease prevention and health promotion.
The department of Cellular and Molecular Nutrition is involved in teaching undergraduate and post-graduate levels and also research projects applying molecular biology techniques to answer nutrition-related questions. The aims of this discipline is the study of nutrients and dietary compounds on physiological and pathophysiological processes at cellular and molecular levels.
History:
The Department of Basic Sciences was formed in 1985 at the SBMU School of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology targeting to promote and continue the education of basic sciences at the BSc programs in Nutrition as well as Food Science and Technology. Presently, there are eight academic staff members at the department who possess the potentials for training both theoretically and practically as well as for conducting research in basic sciences and Cellular/Molecular Nutrition at various academic levels.
In 2009, following the approval by the SBMU Academic Council, the department was re-named as “the Department of Basic Sciences and Cellular/Molecular Nutrition”.
Mission:
The basic sciences are the fundamental basis in any academic field; the department therefore seeks to empower the students theoretically so they will be ready for their technical and specialized courses in Nutrition as well as Food Science and Technology programs.
Goals:
A) General Goals:
1-Establishing a holistic ideology in various sciences;
2- Preparing the students for learning specialized courses in Nutrition as well as Food Science and Technology programs;
B) Specific Goals:
- Familarizing students with some of the humanities disciplines; such as economics, management, sociology, psychology, and so forth;
- Familiarizing the students with some pure and experimental sciences, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, general chemistry, analytical chemistry, computer sciences, physiology, biology, parasitology, etc.;
Tel.: (+98) -21- 2207- 7424
Katayoun Pourvali
Ph.D. in Nutrition Sciences, Assistant Professor
Head of Department
Research interest: Aging, Cancer
K_pourvali@sbmu.ac.ir
