Hossein Rafiei

Hossein Rafiei, PhD, RD, ACSM-CPT, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Saint Louis University's Doisy College of Health Sciences. His research focuses on the combined effects of nutrition and exercise in preventing/Managing metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and fatty liver disease. He holds post-doctoral fellowships from the British Columbia Cancer Research Agency and University of British Columbia, along with a PhD from the University of Saskatchewan and advanced degrees from Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences.

Education:

• Post-Doctoral Fellowships: British Columbia Cancer Research Agency & University of British Columbia (Canada)
• PhD in Nutrition: University of Saskatchewan (2017)
• MSc & BSc in Nutritional Sciences: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences (Iran)

Research Interests:

• Nutritional interventions targeting metabolic diseases
• Exercise (HIIT/SIT) for insulin resistance management
• Functional foods & polyphenols' metabolic benefits
• Molecular mechanisms of inflammation & mitochondrial dysfunction
• Nutrition's role in physical performance

Recent work emphasizes pomegranate's cardiovascular effects, butyrate's anti-inflammatory properties, and novel NAFLD models. His studies span human clinical trials to in vitro cell models, focusing on biomarkers like insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and inflammatory cytokines.

Affiliations include the American College of Sports Medicine and Saskatchewan College of Dietitians. Contact: hossein.rafiei@health.slu.edu | Allied Health Professions Building, St. Louis.