Dr Niousha Yarandi
Faculties, deparments and locations
- Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry
- Penrhyn Road
Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
- Email:
- n.yarandi@kingston.ac.uk
About
Following the awards of MEng and MSc in Chemical engineering at University of Birmingham and a PhD in Kingston University, where I evaluated the antioxidant composition of teas via chemical and biological profiling, I started my academic career at Kingston University.
Since the start of my academic career, I have continued to develop my research interests further, which are:
Natural products, Food science, Nutrition, Functional Foods, Antioxidants, Pro-oxidants, Oxidative Stress, inflammation, Spectroscopy, Analysis and development.
Qualifications
- MEng Chemical engineering, University of Birmingham
- MSc Advance chemical engineering, University of Birmingham
- PhD Nutrition, Kingston University
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy
Domains
Qualifications
- Fellow of higher education academy
Courses taught
Having worked on multidisciplinary projects ranging from analytical techniques and methodology to cell cultural studies, my research interest consists of: Natural products, Food science, Nutrition, Functional Foods, Antioxidants, Pro-oxidants, Oxidative Stress, inflammation, Spectroscopy, Analysis and development.
Qualifications
- PhD in Nutrition
- MEng and MSc in Chemical Engineering (food science)
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Niousha_Yarandi/
Specialisms
- Natural products and functional foods
- Oxidative Stress and inflammation
- Identification of anti-oxidants, anti-inflammatory agents
- Analysis and development
I am the module leader for a core level 4 module consisting of over 300 students.
I have been a member of Athena Swan School Self-Assessment Team and an Athena Swan Departmental Self-Assessment Team, as well as member of Race Equality Charter and BAME staff network Self-Assessment Team.
Qualifications and expertise
- Fellow of Advance HE (formerly Higher Education Academy)
- Unconscious Bias Workshop, Kingston University, 2021
- GDPR Essentials training, Kingston University, 2020
- Equality Essentials, Kingston University 2020
University responsibilities
- Athena Swan School Self-Assessment Team
- Athena Swan Departmental Self-Assessment Team
- Race Equality Charter Self-Assessment Team
- BAME Staff network member
Publications
Chitosan hydrogels cross-linked with trimesic acid for the delivery of 5-fluorouracil in cancer therapy
Emani, Sravani, Vangala, Anil, Buonocore, Federico, Yarandi, Niousha and Calabrese, Gianpiero, 2023, Pharmaceutics (15), 4, pp 1084
A systematic review of the versatile effects of the Peruvian Maca Root (Lepidium meyenii) on sexual dysfunction, menopausal symptoms and related conditions
Bower-Cargill, Cherie, Yarandi, Niousha and Petróczi, Andrea, 2022, Phytomedicine Plus (2), 4, pp 100326
Efficacy of cannabinoids against glioblastoma multiforme : a systematic review
Kyriakou, Ismini, Yarandi, Niousha and Polycarpou, Elena, 2021, Phytomedicine (88), pp 153533
Evaluation of the antioxidant composition of teas via chemical and biological profiling
Yarandi, Niousha (2016), PhD thesis, Kingston University