BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Moghadasian received his PhD program in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in 1998. After extensive post-doctoral training, Dr. Moghadasian was appointed as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia in 2000.  Dr. Moghadasian moved to University of Manitoba in 2003. He is currently a full-time tenured Professor in the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, and a Principal Investigator within the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM). Dr. Moghadasian is known for his excellent contribution on the understanding of pathogenesis of dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis using well-established animal models, namely apolipoprotein E-deficient and low-density lipoprotein receptor-knockout mice. His laboratory has received funding from several granting agencies including CIHR, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, NSERC, Manitoba Health Research Council, Manitoba Medical Services Foundation, University of Manitoba and others to further investigate the pathogenesis of atherogenesis and dyslipidemia. The impact of dietary intervention on these disorders is another focus of Dr. Moghadasian’s research team.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• The 2009 Manitoba Association of Home Economists-Provincial Excellence in Teaching Award
• The 2008 Centrum Foundation New Scientist Award of the Canadian Society for Nutritional Sciences for Outstanding Research
• The 2007 University of Manitoba Merit Award for outstanding research
• 2006 University of  Manitoba Student’s Teacher Recognition Certificate
• The 2005 University of Manitoba Merit Award for outstanding research
• 2005 Margaret Becklake Award, CIHR Young Investigator Forum
• Nominated for the 2007 University of Manitoba Health Sciences Graduate Student Association Mentorship Award
• Nominated for the 2007 Manitoba Association of Home Economists-Provincial Excellence in Teaching Award
• Nominated for 2009 university of Manitoba Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Saunderson Award for Excellence in Teaching
• Nominated for 2009 university of Manitoba Stanton Award for Excellence in Teaching

  Mohammed Moghadasian Award for Best Project in Cardiovascular Field, given to a graduate student selected by the Award Committee of the Canadian Nutrition Society (Established in 2010)

  Awards Established/Recipients:

  2010 Recipient: Ms. JoAnne Arcand, Department of Nutrition, University of Toronto
  2011 Recipient: Ms. L. Jane Paterson, RD, Department of Nutrition, University of Toronto
  2012 Recipient: Ms. Melissa Glier, Department of Nutrition, University of British Columbia
  2013 Recipient: Mr. Dylan Mackay, Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba
  2014 Recipient: Mr. Isaac Streit, University of Waterloo
  2015 Recipient: Ms. Yanan Wang, Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba
  2016 Recipient: Ms. Benedicte Tremblay, School of Nutrition, Laval University
  2017 Recipient: Ms. Paulina Aldana Hernandez, Department of Nutrition, University of Alberta
  2018 Recipient: Ms. Janie Allaire, Université Laval
  2019 Recipient: Ms. Beatriz Franco-Arellano, University of Toronto