معرفی
Maryam Ganjavi serves as Associate Professor at Morgan State University's School of Community Health & Policy, where she maintains an active research program in food safety and nutritional epidemiology. Her work addresses critical health disparities through community-based interventions in Baltimore and focuses on diet-related chronic disease mechanisms.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Nutrition & Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park (2014)
- M.S. in Food Science & Technology Agricultural Engineering, Azad University, Tehran, Iran
- B.S. in Food Science & Technology Agricultural Engineering, Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Dr. Ganjavi's research investigates the molecular pathways linking dietary components to disease outcomes, with particular expertise in acrylamide detection using bioluminescent bacteria and population studies on diet-cancer relationships. Her current projects examine type 2 diabetes risk factors among African American college students and implement nutrition education programs for Baltimore elementary schools to combat childhood obesity. She employs advanced epidemiological methods including distributed lag modeling to analyze long-term dietary impacts.
Recent publication trends reveal dual research streams: 1) Food safety biotechnology (2023-2025) developing bacterial biosensors for contaminants, and 2) Community nutrition interventions (2022-2025) targeting health disparities in African American populations across lifespan stages from children to college students.
Scientific Recognition:
- Finalist, IFT Biotechnology Division Graduate Student Research Paper Competition (2014)
Dr. Ganjavi secures significant external funding including NIH ASCEND grants for diabetes research in African American students and Maryland Department of Health initiatives for childhood obesity prevention. Her current grants portfolio includes the Kids Nutrition Education Program (2023), SELFCARE project with Danone Institute (2020), and multiple National RCMI Consortium awards. While student advising isn't explicitly documented, her role as professor includes mentoring graduate students in nutrition science and public health.
Her work operates through Morgan State's Center for Urban Health Equity, collaborating with Baltimore community partners to implement evidence-based nutrition programs addressing systemic health inequities in urban populations.
