Bahram Arjmandi, PhD, RD

Margaret A. Sitton Professor
and Director of Center for Advancing Exercise and Nutrition Research on Aging

Bahram H. Arjmandi, Ph. D, RD is currently Margaret A. Sitton Named Professor at Florida State University (FSU) where he is a member of the FSU Biomedical Advisory Committee, the College Advisory Council and the Director of the Center for Advancing Exercise and Nutrition Research on Aging (CAENRA) at FSU. Dr. Arjmandi is a Registered Dietitian who received his Ph.D. from the Department of Human Nutrition at Kansas State University where he studied the effect of soluble fiber on sterol synthesis and later completed his postdoctoral work in the area of estrogen and bone physiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center. His current research emphasis is women’s health including osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and cardiovascular health. He was one of the first investigators to provide evidence for estrogen receptors in the gut to aid in calcium transport and to demonstrate the efficacy of dried plum in protecting bone in both animal models of osteoporosis and postmenopausal women. He has received grants from USDA, NIH, NASA and state agencies to support his research and has also served as a panel member for NIH and panel member and panel manager for USDA/NRI. Dr. Arjmandi was one of the twelve invited US forum delegates to the Traditional Indian Systems of Medicine Symposium sponsored by the NIH and the Indian government. He has published more than 250 peer reviewed journal articles and abstracts. He has received numerous recognitions for his scholarly research and graduate student advisement including the Margaret Scruggs Award for Meritorious Research, the Regents Distinguished Research Award at Oklahoma State University (OSU), and Distinguished Research Award at Kansas State University.

In addition to his research endeavors, Dr. Arjmandi was awarded the Outstanding Mentor Award three times at OSU and was recognized as an Outstanding Alumni from the College of Human Ecology at Kansas State University. Dr. Arjmandi served as editorial board member of the Nutraceuticals and Food Journal and is currently serving on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Research in Ayurveda & Siddha (JRAS) and Editorial Board of Journal of Diabetes Mellitus.

He is a member of several worldwide organizations including the International Bone and Mineral Society and the North American Menopause Society.