Iman Zarei
Razi University · Iran
Editorial leadership for International Journal of Nutrition ISSN 2379-7835
Research interests
- Food
- Nutritional Metabolomics Microbiota-Host Interactions
Biography
Iman Zarei is a researcher at Razi University, Iran, specializing in the application of metabolomics to study the effects of gut microbiota on host metabolome and the identification of dietary biomarkers from human intervention studies. Dr. Zarei completed doctoral research at Colorado State University (2016–2018), focusing on metabolomics analyses of nutritional interventions including the Beans/Bran Enriching Nutritional Eating For Intestinal Health Trial (BENEFIT) and studies examining the effects of rice bran and cooked navy beans on cholesterol levels in healthy children. The most-cited work from this research, "Rice bran supplementation modulates growth, microbiota and metabolome in weaning infants: a clinical trial in Nicaragua and Mali" (2019), has been cited 50 times and demonstrates the impact of dietary interventions on infant gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. Dr. Zarei has also held a postdoctoral position at the University of Eastern Finland, continuing work on gut microbiota–metabolome interactions.
Selected publications
- Rice bran supplementation modulates growth, microbiota and metabolome in weaning infants: a clinical trial in Nicaragua and Mali 2019 cited 50×
- Identification and Distribution of Sterols, Bile Acids, and Acylcarnitines by LC–MS/MS in Humans, Mice, and Pigs—A Qualitative Analysis 2022 cited 14×
- Exploring the potential protective role of anthocyanins in mitigating micro/nanoplastic-induced reproductive toxicity: A steroid receptor perspective Recent 2025 cited 10×
- Tissue-wide Metabolomics Reveals Wide Impact of Gut Microbiota on Mice Metabolite Composition 2021
- Tissue-wide metabolomics reveals wide impact of gut microbiota on mice metabolite composition 2021
- An LC-MS untargeted metabolomic comparison between three blood microsampling devices, whole blood, and plasma Recent 2026
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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