Samaneh Farsijani, PhD

• University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA | NIA T32 Post-Doctoral Scholar (Aging)
• McGill University, Montréal, Canada | Ph.D. Human Nutrition
• University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA | M.S. Epidemiology
• King’s College, University of London, London, UK | M.Sc. Nutrition (with Merit)
• Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran | B.Sc. Nutrition and Dietetics (with Honors)

• Role of dietary protein intake in muscle mass and function in older adults.
• Impact of age-associated changes in muscle morphology and strength on mobility disability.
• Impaired protein anabolism and accelerated age-related muscle loss in cancer cachexia and diabetes.

Ongoing Research Support

P30AG024827-16                        (PI: Greenspan)                01/01/2021-Present

Role: Pepper Scholar/Junior Faculty

P30AG024827-16 [Sub# 6306]  (PI: Farsijani)                    01/01/2021-Present

Role: Principal Investigator

Completed Research Support

T32 AG000181                             (PI: Newman)                    04/2018-12/2020

Role: Post-Doctoral Scholar

1. Farsijani S, Morais JA, Payette H, Gaudreau P, Shatenstein B, Gray-Donald K, Chevalier S. Relation between mealtime distribution of protein intake and lean mass loss in free-living older adults of the NuAge study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2016; 104:1–10. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.130716.
2. Farsijani S, Payette H, Morais JA, Shatenstein B, Gaudreau P, Chevalier S. Even mealtime distribution of protein intake is associated with greater muscle strength, but not with 3-year decline, in free-living older adults: The NuAge study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2017, 106:113-124. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.146555.
3. Labonte C, Farsijani S*, Marliss EB, Gougeon R, Morais JA, Pereira S, Bassil M, Winter A, Murphy J, Combs TP, Chevalier S. Plasma amino acids versus conventional predictors of insulin resistance measured by the hyperinsulinemic, euglycemic clamp. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2017,1: 861–873. DOI: 10.1210/js.2016-1108. *Co-first author.
4. Farsijani S, Santanasto A, Nancy Glenn, Jane Cauley, Newman A. Transition to a more even distribution of daily protein intake is associated with enhanced fat loss during a hypocaloric & physical activity intervention in obese older adults. Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging. 2020;24(2):210-217. doi: 10.1007/s12603-020-1313-8.
5. Farsijani S, Santanasto A, Miljkovic I, Boudreau R, Goodpaster B, Kritchevsky S, Newman A. The Relationship between Inter-muscular Fat and Physical Performance Is Moderated by Muscle Area in Older Adults. J of Gerontology, Series A: Medical Sciences. 2021 Jan 1;76(1):115-122. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glaa161.
6. Farsijani S, Marron M, Miljkovic I, Baugh M, Kritchevsky S, Newman A. Metabolic markers demonstrate the heterogeneity of myosteatosis in community-dwelling older adults from the Health ABC study. Metabolites. 2021, 11(4), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo11040224 (registering DOI).
7. Farsijani S, Xue L, Boudreau R, Santanasto A, Kritchevsky S, Newman A Body composition by computed tomography vs. dual energy x-ray absorptiometry: Long-term prediction of all-cause mortality in the Health ABC cohort. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences (Accepted).

Full bibliography: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=farsijani+S&sort=date