Recent Invited Lectures at Academic Institutions on Anti-Aging Research
Rhodiola rosea, Lifespan Extension and Oxidative Stress, University of Florida, FL,
Department of Aging and Geriatrics Division of Biology of Aging
Herbal Extracts and Oxidative Stress,
University of Southern California,
Los Angeles, Ca
Rhodiola rosea, Lifespan Extension and Oxidative Stress,
University of Aarhua,
Aarhus,
Denmark
Rhodiola rosea, Herbal Extracts and Anti-Aging,
University of
DuesseldorfInstitut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Duesseldorf, Germany
Recent Publications
Jafari, M. and Rose, M.R. 2006. Rules for the Use of Model Organisms in Anti-Aging Pharmacology. Aging Cell. 5:17-22.
Jafari M, Long AD, Mueller LD and Rose MR.. 2006. Pharmacology of aging in Drosophila.Current Drug Targets. (7), 1479-1483.
Mathieu, C. and Jafari, M. 2006 Immunomodulation by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3: Therapeutic implications in autoimmunity and transplantation. Clinical Nephrology. 66(4): 275-283.
Mahtab Jafari, Behnood Khodayari, Jeffrey Felgner, Irvin I. Bussel, Michael R. Rose, and Laurence D. Mueller. 2007 Pioglitazone: An Anti-Diabetic Compound with Anti-Aging Properties. Biogerontology 8:639-651.
Mahtab Jafari, Jeffrey Felgner, Behnood Khodayari, Anthony Hutchili, Irvin I. Bussel, Concordia Vince-Cruz, Michael R. Rose, and Laurence D. Mueller. 2007 Rhodiola: A Promising Anti-Aging Chinese Herb. Rejuvenation Research. 10 (4): 1-16.
Sepulveda S., P. Shojaeian, C. L. Rauser, M. Jafari, L. D. Mueller, M. R. Rose. 2008. The Relationship between Injury, Stress, and Aging in Drosophila melanogaster. Experimental Gerontology. 43(3):136-45.
Mahtab Jafari, Asghar Zarban, Steven Chang, and Thomas Wang. 2008 Rosa damascena decreases mortality in adult Drosophila. Journal of Medicinal Foods. 11 (1): 9-13.
Bussel, I.I, Joseph, M., Lewis, V., Jafari, M. 2008 Caffeine supplementation increases mortality in female Drosophila melanogaster without reproductive or metabolic impairment. Drosophila Information Services. Volume 91. December 2008. In press.
Recent Book Chapters
Preventive Cardiology. 2nd Edition. Nathan D. Wong, Henry R. Black, and Julius M. Gardin. McGraw-Hill 2004.
Fundamentals of the Stem Cell Debate. Chapter 4: Religious Perspectives on Embryonic Stem Cell Research, 2007, University of California Press, Berkeley Los Angeles London
Honors and Awards
2008 UCI Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research
2007-2008 UCI Distinguished Assistant Professor Award for Teaching
2008 “20 Women to Watch in Orange County”, OC Metro Business Magazine
Selected Publications
Jafari, M., Khodayari, B., Felgner, JS., Bussel, II., Rose, MR., Mueller, LD. Pioglitazone: An anti-diabetic medication with anti-aging properties. Biogerontology. 2007.[Pubmed]
Jafari, M., Long, AD., Mueller, LD., Rose, MR. The pharmacology of ageing in Drosophila. Current Drug Targets. 2006.[Pubmed]
Jafari, M., Rose, MR. Rules for the use of model organisms in anti-aging pharmacology. Aging Cell. 2006. [Pubmed]
Sepulveda, S., Shojaeian, P., Rauser, CL., Jafari, M., Mueller, LD., Rose, MR. Interactions between injury, stress resistance, reproduction, and aging in Drosophila melanogaster. Experimental Gerontology. 2007. [Pubmed]