PUBLICATIONS

 

Books

  1. The Truth About Dietary Supplements: An Evidence-Based Guide to a Safe Medicine Cabinet. Archangel Ink, 2021. [Link]

Selected Basic Sciences Publications

  1. Jafari M, Arabit JGJ, Courville R, Kiani D, Chaston J, Nguyen CD, Jena N, Zhong-Ying , Tata P, Van Etten RA. The impact of Rhodiola rosea on biomarkers of diabetes and inflammation and the gut microbiota in a leptin receptor-knockout mouse model. Scientific Report. 22 June 2022. [Link]
  2. Barbara C. Sorkin, B., Susan J Murch, Connie M. Weaver, and Mahtab Jafari. Editorial: Plant Foods and Dietary Supplements: Building Solid Foundations for Clinical Trials. Front. Nutr, 11 April 2022. [Link]
  3. Mohammadi, M. Rezaa, Samuel Mathew Rodriguez, Jennifer Cam Luong, Shiri Li, Rui Cao, Hamad Alshetaiwi, Hien Lau, Hayk Davtyan, Mathew Blurton Jones, Mahtab Jafari, Kai Kessenbrock, Armando Villalta, Paul de Vos, Weian Zhao & Jonathan R.T. Lakey. Exosome loaded immunomodulatory biomaterials alleviate local immune response in immunocompetent diabetic mice post islet xenotransplantation. 2021. Communications biology 3;4(1):1-7. [Link]
  4. Grant A. Rutledge, Howard J. Phang, Michael N. Le, Linsey Bui, Michael R. Rose, Laurence D. Mueller, and Mahtab Jafari. Diet and Botanical Supplementation: Combination Therapy for Healthspan Improvement? 2020. Rejuvenation Research. [Link]
  5. Julia Langeder, Ulrike Grienke, Kristin Döring, Mahtab Jafari, Christina Ehrhardt, Michaela Schmidtke, Judith M. Rollinger. High-Performance Counter-Current Chromatography to access Rhodiola rosea influenza virus inhibiting constituents. Planta Medica. 2020. Planta Med. [Link]
  6. Barbara Sorkin, Adam Kuszak, Gregory Bloss, Naomi Fukagawa, Mahtab Jafari, Michael Walters, Bruce Barrett, Frederic Bushman, Steven Casper, Floyd Chilton, Christopher Coffey, Mario Ferruzzi, Craig Hopp, Mairead Kiely, Daniel Lakens, John MacMillan, David Meltzer, Jeffrey Paul, Kathleen Pritchett-Corning, Sara Quinney, Sharon Ross, Harold Seifried, Kenneth Setchell, Nisha Sipes, Jacqueline Stephens, Lans Taylor, Hervé Tiriac, Dan Xi, Freddie Ann Hoffman, and Guido Pauli. (Office of Dietary Supplement NIH Working Group). Improving Natural Product Research Translation: from Source to Clinical Trial. 2020. The FASEB Journal. 34: 41-65. [Link]
  7. Hanh M. Pham, Anna Xu, Samuel E. Schriner, Evgueni A. Sevrioukov, and Mahtab Jafari. Cinnamaldehyde Improves Lifespan and Healthspan in Drosophila melanogaster models for Alzheimer’s Disease. 2018. BioMed Research International. Special issue “Drosophila Models of Human Disease”. Volume 2018, Article ID 3570830. [Link]
  8. Jasmin G. J. Arabit, Rami Elhaj, Samuel E. Schriner, Yevgeni Sevrioukov, and Mahtab Jafari. Rhodiola rosea Improves Lifespan, Locomotion, and Neurodegeneration in a Drosophila melanogaster Model of Huntington’s Disease. 2018 Developmental Biology especial issue “Drosophila Models of Human Disease”.[Link]
  9. Khachik E. Labachyan, Dara Kiani, Evgueni A. Sevrioukov, Samuel E Schriner, and Mahtab Jafari. 2018. The impact of Rhodiola rosea on the gut microbial community of Drosophila melanogaster. Gut Pathogens. 10:12. [Link]
  10. Yun-Seo Kil, Sally T. Pham, Eun Kyoung Seo, and Mahtab Jafari. 2017. Angelica keiskei, an emerging medicinal herb with various bioactive constituents and biological activities. Archives of Pharmaceutical Research. (40): 655-675. [Link]
  11. Terry E. Lopez, Hoang M. Pham, Julia Barbour, Phillip Tran, Benjamin Van Nguyen, Sean P. Hogan, Richelle L. Homo, Volkan Coskun, Samuel E. Schriner, and Mahtab Jafari. 2016. The impact of green tea polyphenols on development and reproduction in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Functional Foods. 20:556-566. [Link]
  12. Terry E. Lopez, Hoang M. Pham, Benjamin V. Nguyen, Yerazik Tahmasian, Shannon Ramsden, Volkan Coskun, Samuel E. Schriner, and Mahtab Jafari. 2016. Green tea polyphenols require the mitochondrial iron transporter, mitoferrin, for lifespan extension in Drosophila melanogaster. Wiley Periodicals. 1-12. [Link]
  13. Yun-Seo Kil, Seul-Ki Choi, Yun-Sil Lee, Mahtab Jafari, Eun-Kyoung Seo. 2015. Chalcones from Angelica keiskei: Evaluation of their heat shock protein inducing activities. Journal of Natural Products. 78(10): 2481 – 2487. [Link]
  14.  Samuel E. Schriner, Steven Kuramada, Terry E. Lopez, Stephanie Truong, Andrew Pham, and Mahtab Jafari. 2014. Extension of Drosophila lifespan by cinnamon through a sex-specific dependence on the insulin receptor substrate chico. Experimental Gerontology. 60(C): 220-230. [Link]
  15. Lopez Terry, Schriner Samuel E., Okoro Michael, Lu David, Chiang Beatrice T., Huey Jocelyn, and Jafari Mahtab. 2014. Green tea polyphenols extend the lifespan of male Drosophila melanogaster while impairing reproductive fitness. Journal of Medicinal Food. [Link]
  16. Samuel E. Schriner, Kevin Lee, Stephanie Truong, Kathryn T. Salvadora, Steven Maler, Alexander Nam, Thomas Lee, and Mahtab Jafari. 2013. Extension of Drosophila lifespan by Rhodiola rosea through a mechanism independent from dietary restriction. PLoS ONE 8(5): e63886. [Link]
  17. Zhongbo Liu, Xuesen Li, Anne R. Simoneau, Mahtab Jafari, and Xiaolin Zi. 2011. Rhodiola rosea extracts and salidroside decrease the growth of bladder cancer cell lines via inhibition of the mTOR pathway and induction of autophagy. Molecular Carcinogenesis. April 22, 2011 (ePub). [Link]
  18. Schriner SE, Katoozi NS, Pham KQ, Gazarian M, Zarban A, and Jafari M. 2011. Extension of Drosophila lifespan by Rosa damascena associated with an increased sensitivity to heat. Biogerontology. September 18, 2011. [Link]
  19. Jafari M. 2010 Drosophila melanogaster as a model system for evaluating anti-aging Compounds. FLY 4 (3): 1-5. [Link]
  20. Lee KS, Lee BS, Semnani S, Avenesian A, Um CY, Jeon HJ, Seong KM, Yu K, Min KJ*, and Jafari M*. (*equal contribution made by these authors). 2010. Curcumin extends lifespan, improves heal span, and modulate aging related genes in Drosophila melanogaster. Rejuvenation Research 13 (5): 1-10. [Link]
  21. Avanesian A, Khodayari B, Felgner JS, and Jafari M. 2009. Lamotrigine extends lifespan but compromises health span in Drosophila melanogaster. Biogerontology. 11(1): 45-52. [Link]
  22. Schriner SE, Avanesian A, Liu Y, Luesch H, and Jafari M. 2009. Protection of human cultured cells against oxidative stress by Rhodiola rosea without activation of antioxidant defenses. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 47: 577-584. [Link]
  23. Schriner SE, Abrahamyan A, Avanesian A, Bussel I, Maler S, Gazarian M, Holmbeck MA, and Jafari M. 2009. Decreased mitochondrial superoxide levels and enhanced protection against paraquat in Drosophila melanogaster supplemented with Rhodiola rosea. Free Radical Research. 43(9): 836-843. [Link]
  24. Agnesa Avanesian, Sahar Semnani, and Mahtab Jafari. 2009. Can Drosophila melanogaster represent a model system for the detection of reproductive adverse drug reactions? Drug Discovery Today. 14 (15/16): 761-766. [Link]
  25. Sean Sepulveda, Parvin Shojaein, Casandra L. Rauser, Mahtab Jafari, Laurence D. Mueller, and Michael R. Rose. 2008. Interactions between injury, stress, and aging in Drosophila melanogaster. Experimental Gerontology. 43(3):136-45. [Link]
  26. Mahtab Jafari, Ashgar Zarban, Steven Pham, and Thomas Wang. 2008. Rosa damascena decreases mortality in adult Drosophila. Journal of Medicinal Foods. 11(1): 9-13. [Link]
  27. Bussel, Igor Irvin, Michael Joseph, Veronica Lewis, and Mahtab Jafari. 2008. Caffeine supplementation increases mortality in female Drosophila melanogaster without reproductive or metabolic impairment. Drosophila Information Services. (91): 4-6. [Link]
  28. 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. [Link]
  29. Mahtab Jafari, Jeffrey S. Felgner, Irvin I. Bussel, Tony Hutchili, Behnood Khodayari, Michael R. Rose, C. Vince-Cruz, and Laurence D. Mueller. 2007. Rhodiola: a promising anti-aging chinese herb. Rejuvenation Research. 10 (4): 1-16. [Link]
  30. Mahtab Jafari, Anthony D. Long, Laurence D. Mueller, and Michael R. Rose. 2006. Pharmacology of aging in Drosophila. Current Drug Targets. (7): 1479-1483. [Link]
  31. Mahtab Jafari and Michael R. Rose. 2006. Rules for the use of model organisms in anti-aging pharmacology. Aging Cell. 5:17-22. [Link]
  32. Mathieu, C. and Jafari, M. 2006. Immunomodulation by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3: Therapeutic implications in autoimmunity and transplantation. Clinical Nephrology. 66(4): 275-283. [Link]
  33. Bussel I, Afsarpour N, M. Jafari, and Rose M.R. 2005. Incidence of ovarian abnormalities in Drosophila melanogaster. Drosophila Information Service Journal. 88:19-20.
  34. Jafari M, Ebrahimi R, Balian H, Ahmadi M, and Bashir M. 2003. Efficacy of Alternate-Day Dosing versus Daily Dosing of Atorvastatin. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 8(2):123-126. [Link]
  35. Jafari M, Leaf DA, MacRae H, Kasem J, O’Conner P, Pullinger C, Malloy M, and Kane JP. 2003. The Effects of Physical Exercise on Plasma Prebeta-1 High-Density Lipoprotein. Metabolism. 4(62):437-442. [Link]
  36. Emerson J and Jafari M. 2002. Dyslipidemia Prevalence in a Laboratory Initiated Screening Program. Clinical Laboratory Science. 15(2): 67-71. [Link]
  37. Jafari M, Masih M, and Emerson J. 2001. The Value of Pharmacist Involvement in Point-of-Care Service, Walk-in Lipid Screening Program. Pharmacotherapy. 21(11):1403-1406. [Link]

Selected Clinical Publications

  1. Green MW, Giordano S, Jiang P, Jafari M, Smith TB. 2005. Effect of Divalproex on Metabolic Parameters is Dose Related in Migraine Prophylaxis. Headache. 45:1031-1037. [Link]
  2. Jafari M, Leaf DA, MacRae H, Kasem J, O’Conner P, Pullinger C, Malloy M and Kane JP. 2003. The Effects of Physical Exercise on Plasma Prebeta-1 High-Density Lipoprotein. Metabolism. 4(62):437-442. [Link]
  3. Jafari M, Ebrahimi R, Balian H, Ahmadi M, and Bashir M. 2003. Efficacy of Alternate-Day Dosing versus Daily Dosing of Atorvastatin. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 8(2):123-126. [Link]
  4. Baghkhani L. and Jafari M. 2002. Cardiovascular Adverse Reactions Associated with Guarana: Is there a Causal Effect? Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy. 2(1):57-61. [Link]
  5. Emerson J and Jafari M. 2002. Dyslipidemia Prevalence in a Laboratory Initiated Screening Program. Clinical Laboratory Science. 15(2): 67-71. [Link]
  6. Drmanac S, Heilborn D, Pullinger CR, Jafari M, Gretzen D, Ukrainczyk T, Cho, MH, Frost PH, Siradez K, Drmanac R, Kane, JP, and Malloy MJ. 2001. Elevated Baseline Triglyceride Levels Modulate Effects of HMGCoA Reductase Inhibitors on Plasma Lipoproteins. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 6(1):47-56. [Link]
  7. Jafari M, Masih M, and Emerson J. 2001. The Value of Pharmacist Involvement in Point-of-Care Service, Walk-in Lipid Screening Program. Pharmacotherapy. 21(11):1403-1406. [Link]
  8. Dina, R. and Jafari, M. 2000. Angiotensin II-Receptor Antagonists: An Overview. American Journal of Health System Pharmacists. 57:1231-1241. [Link]
  9. Patel RJ, Gray DR, Pierce R, Jafari M. 1999. Impact of Therapeutic Interchange from Pravastatin to Lovastatin in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The American Journal of Managed Care. 5(4). [Link]
  10. Jafari, Mahtab. 1999. Teaching Pharmacy Students the Relevance of Spirituality in Patient Care. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 7(2):7-14. [Link]
  11. Harry Rosenberg, Renee Coffman, Mahtab Fesharaki Jafari, Sunil Prabhu, and Kimberly Tallian. 1998. New Approach to Teaching Basic Science Courses: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Course System of Curricular Design. American Journal of Pharmacy Education. (62):76-82. [Link]
  12. Jafari-Fesharaki M, Scheinman MM. 1998. Adverse Effects of Amiodarone. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 21(I):1-13. [Link]
  13. Jafari M, Toy P. 1997. Effects and Cost of Subcutaneous Human Erythropoietin in Preoperative Patients. Orthopedics. 20(12):1159-1165. [Link]

Selected Educational Research & Survey Publications

  1. Mahtab Jafari. 2017. A unique degree program for pre-pharmacy education: An undergraduate degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 1877-1297. [Link]
  2. Mahtab Jafari. 2017. Life101 Enhances Lifestyle Choices in Pre-Health Undergraduate Students. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice. 14(3). [Link]
  3. Mahtab Jafari, Monica De Roche, and Matin R. Eshaghi. COVID-19, Stress and Mental Health: What Our Students Expect From Academic Institutions During a Pandemic. 2021. Journal of American College Health. [Link]

Book Chapters

  1. How Sciences Engage with Ethics and Why It Should. Chapter 7: Pseudoscience in Our
    Daily Lives: The Status of Science Behind Dietary Supplements. De Gruyter Publishing.
    2024. [link]
  2. Women Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan. Chapter 12: Women and Herbal Medicine. Wolters Kluwer Health, 2015 1st Edition. [Link]
  3. Cosmeceuticals and Active Cosmetics, Chapter 7: The Impact of Rhodiola rosea on Skin, 2015 3rd edition. [Link]
  4. Fundamentals of the Stem Cell Debate. Chapter 4: Religious Perspectives on Embryonic Stem Cell Research, 2007, University of California Press, Berkeley Los Angeles London. [Link]
  5. Preventive Cardiology. 2nd Edition. Part V, Chapter 25: Establishing a Preventive Cardiology Program. McGraw-Hill 2005.
  6. Workbook for Textbook of Therapeutics: Drug and Disease Management, 6th Edition. ET Herfindal, DA Gourley (eds.) Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore (1996). [Link]

Selected Published Abstracts & Poster Presentations at Scientific Conferences

  1. Serena Wu, Vivian Pham, Tiffany Nguyen, Corrina Cannell, Rebecca Yu, and Mahtab
    Jafari. Activity Recording CAFE (ARC): A High-Throughput Behavioral Phenomic
    Assessment in Drosophila melanogaster Using Machine Vision. 52 nd Annual American
    Aging Association Conference, Madison, WI. June 2024
  2. Robert Courville and Mahtab Jafari, Developing a High Throughput Drug Induced
    Phenomics and Transcriptomic Assessment. 63 rd Annual Drosophila Research
    Conference. San Diego, CA. April 2022
  3. Mahtab Jafari, Jasmin Arabit, Dara Kiani, Khachik Eric Labachyan. Using Animal Model
    Systems to Evaluate the Impact of Botanicals on the Gut Microbiome. 67 th International
    Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural (GA 2019).
    Innsbruck, Austria. September 2019
  4. Julia Langeder, Ulrike Grienke, Mahtab Jafari, Judith M. Rollinger. Development of a fast
    and efficient method for the separation of secondary metabolites from Rhodiola rosea
    roots by High Performance Counter current Chromatography. 67 th International
    Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural (GA 2019).
    Innsbruck, Austria September 2019
  5. Guido Pauli, Adam Kuszak, Gregory Bloss, Naomi Fukagawa, Mahtab Jafari, Michael
    Walters, Bruce Barrett, Frederic Bushman, Steven Casper, Floyd Chilton, Christopher
    Coffey, Mario Ferruzzi, Craig Hopp, Mairead Kiely, Daniel Lakens, John MacMillan,
    David Meltzer, Jeffrey Paul, Kathleen Pritchett-Corning, Sara Quinney, Sharon Ross,
    Harold Seifried, Kenneth Setchell, Nisha Sipes, Jacqueline Stephens, Lans Taylor,
    Hervé Tiriac, Dan Xi, Freddie Ann Hoffman, and Barbara Sorkin. Office of Dietary
    Supplement NIH Working Group. Highlights from a Workshop on Enhancing Natural
    Product Clinical Trials, American Society of Pharmacognosy. Madison, WI. July 2019
  6. Jasmin Arabit, Samuel E. Schriner, J. Lawrence Marsh, Mahtab Jafari. The Effect of Rhodiola rosea on a Drosophila melanogaster Model of Huntington’s Disease. 58 th
    Annual Drosophila Research Conference. San Diego, CA. March 2017
  7. Terry Lopez and Mahtab Jafari. Green tea increases male Drosophila lifespan while
    impairing reproduction through a mitoferrin pathway. 12th Annual Natural Supplements:
    Evidence Based. San Diego, CA. January 2015
  8. Vincent Cagonot, Samuel E. Schriner and Mahtab Jafari. Evaluating the effects of Rosa
    damascena on the sirtuin pathway and aging in Drosophila melanogaster. 2011
    International Scientific Acupuncture and Meridian Symposium. Irvine, CA. October 2011
  9. Thomas S. Lee, Samuel E. Schriner, and Mahtab Jafari. The effects of Curcumin on
    antioxidant defenses in Drosophila melanogaster. 2011 International Scientific
    Acupuncture and Meridian Symposium. Irvine, CA. October 2011.
  10. Stephanie M. Truong, Samuel E. Schriner, and Mahtab Jafari. Evaluation of the putative
    active compounds in Rhodiola rosea root extract. 2011 International Scientific
    Acupuncture and Meridian Symposium. Irvine, CA. October 2011.
  11. Kevin Q. Pham, Samuel E. Schriner, and Mahtab Jafari. The action of Rosa damascena
    on insulin signaling and the target of rapamycin in Drosophila melanogaster. 2011
    International Scientific Acupuncture and Meridian Symposium. Irvine, CA. October 2011.
  12. Kevin K. Lee, Samuel E. Schriner, and Mahtab Jafari. Rhodiola rosea's actions
    independent of dietary restriction and the target of rapamycin in Drosophila
    melanogaster. 2011 International Scientific Acupuncture and Meridian Symposium.
    Irvine, CA. October 2011.
  13. Kathyrn T. Salvadora, Samuel E. Schriner, and Mahtab Jafari. Rescue of mitochondrial
    dysfunction by Rhodiola rosea and its constituent compounds. 2011 International
    Scientific Acupuncture and Meridian Symposium. Irvine, CA. October 2011.
  14. Mahtab Jafari 1 , Kristen Willeumier 2 , Taylor Derek 2 , and Daniel Amen. Rhodiola rosea
    May Improve Cognition and Brain Function. 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
    University of California, Irvine and 2 Amen Clinics, Newport Beach, CA. International
    Scientific Acupuncture and Meridian Symposium. Irvine, CA. October 2011
  15. Samuel E. Schriner, Ai-Quyen Duong, Steven Maler, Sahar Semnani, and Mahtab Jafari .
    Extension of Drosophila life span independently of Sir2. 2009 Nathan Shock Conference
    on Aging. Bandera, TX. October 2009
  16. Samuel E. Schriner, Agnesa Avanesian, Maral Garazian, and Mahtab Jafari. Rhodiola
    rosea: Drosophila Lifespan Extension and Protection against Superoxide. 2009. Gordon
    Conference on Biology of Aging, Ventura, Ca. February 2009.
  17. Jafari M. Drosophila melanogaster: a model organism for anti-aging pharmacology. 2008
    American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Practice and Research Forum. Phoenix,
    AZ. April 2008
  18. Jafari M, Khodayari B, Bussel II, and Rose MR. Pharmacological Assays for Screening
    Anti-Aging Compounds. 35 th Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association. San
    Antonio, Texas. June 2007
  19. Khodayari B and Jafari M. The Trade-off Between Metabolic Rate and Anti-Aging
    Properties of Lamotrigine. 35 th Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association. San
    Antonio, Texas. June 2007
  20. Khodayari B and Jafari M. Evaluating Metabolic Rate as a Rule of Investigation for Anti-
    Aging Pharmacology. Dominican University Research Symposium for Undergraduate
    Research. Oakland, California. April 2007.
  21. Jafari, M, Bussel II, Zare N, and Tavakoli B. Drosophila Melanogaster as a Model
    System to Evaluate Drug Induced Central Nervous System Adverse Effects.
    International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs, Co. April 2007.
  22. Mahtab Jafari and Daniel E Casey. Pharmacotherapy of Metabolic Complications in
    Schizophrenia. International Congress in Schizophrenia Research. Savanna, GA. April
    2005
  23. Mahtab Jafari. Ping Jiang, Daniel E. Casey. Adjunctive Divalproex Sodium Lowers
    Cholesterol Elevation with Olanzapine. American Psychiatric Association. New York, NY.
    May 2004
  24. Mahtab Jafari, Emily Choe, Ping Jiang, and Lou Mini. Favorable Metabolic Profile of
    Divalproex Sodium in Elderly with Dementia. American Geriatric Association. Las Vegas,
    NV. April 2004
  25. Mahtab Jafari, Ping Jiang, and Daniel E. Casey. Divalproex Adjunctive Therapy Lowers
    Elevated Cholesterol Associated with Olanzapine and Risperidone Treatment of
    Schizophrenia. International Congress on Schizophrenia Research. Colorado Springs,
    CO. March 2003.
  26. Ahmad Beydoun, Mahtab Jafari, Patricia Wozniak, Suzanne Giordano, and Kenneth
    Sommerville. Cholesterol Lowering Effect of Divalproex Sodium is Concentration
    Related in a Monotherapy Study of Complex Partial Seizures. Poster Presentation.
    American Epilepsy Society. Seattle, WA. December 2002 and American College of
    Clinical Pharmacy. Atlanta, GA. November 2003.
  27. Mahtab Jafari, L. James Willmore, Patricia Wozniak, Suzanne Giordano, and Kenneth
    Sommerville. Cholesterol Lowering Effects of Divalproex Sodium in Adult Patients with
    Complex Partial Seizures. American Epilepsy Society. Seattle, WA. December 2002 and
    American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Atlanta, GA. November 2003.
  28. Mahtab Jafari, Alan Swann, Kenneth Sommerville, Katherine Tracy, Patricia Wozniak,
    and Michelle Collins. Short-term Metabolic Effects of Divalproex Sodium in Bipolar
    Patients. American College of Clinical Pharmacy: Spring Research and Practice Forum.
    Savannah, GA. April 2002.
  29. Alana Olshwang and Mahtab Jafari. Continuing the Dialogue: Using Accreditation to
    Enhance Student Learning. WASC Annual Meeting Poster Presentation. Chicago, IL,
    April 2002
  30. Mahtab Jafari, Alana Olshwang, and Daniel Robitshek. Students’ Attitudes and
    Knowledge Regarding Belief Systems and Patient Care. Spirituality and Healing in
    Medicine Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. March 2002.
  31. Alan Swann, Kenneth Sommerville, Katherine Tracy, Patricia Wozniak, Mahtab Jafari,
    and Michelle Collins. Lack of Metabolic Effects of short-term Divalproex Sodium
    Treatment. American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting. Honolulu,
    HI, December 2001.
  32. Omar Badawi and Mahtab Jafari. Detection and Management of Dyslipidemia in HIV
    Patient. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Tampa, FL. October
    2001.
  33. Omar Badawi and Mahtab Jafari. Detection and Management of Dyslipidemia in HIV
    Patient. Western States Conference for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows and Preceptors.
    Monterey, CA. May 2001.
  34. Mahtab Jafari and Joanne Yasuda. Educational Research: The Value of Poster
    Presentation in a Cardiology Course. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
    San Diego, CA. July 2000.
  35. Mahtab Jafari, Ramin Ebrahimi, Harry Balian, Mark Okamoto, Arasb Ateshkadi. Efficacy
    of Alternate Day Dosing versus Every Day Dosing with Atorvastatin. American College
    of Clinical Pharmacy. Kansas City, MO. October 1999.
  36. Mahtab Jafari, Mona Masih, Jane Emerson, and Julius Gardin. Pharmacist and
    Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease: A walk-in Cholesterol and Lipid Testing
    Program. California Society of Health System Pharmacists Seminar, Long Beach, CA.
    October 1999.
  37. Rachna Patel, Mahtab Jafari, David Gray. Impact of Therapeutic Interchange From
    Pravastatin to Lovastatin in a Veteran Hospital. ASHP annual meeting. June 1998.
  38. Rachna Patel, Mahtab Jafari, David Gray. Impact of Therapeutic Interchange From
    Pravastatin to Lovastatin in a Veteran Hospital. Western States Conference for
    Pharmacy Residents, Fellows and Preceptors. Monterey, CA. May 1998.
  39. Mahtab Jafari. Evaluation of Teaching Pharmacy Students the Spiritual Component of
    Patient Care. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Indianapolis, IN. July
    1997.
  40. Renee Coffman, Mahtab Jafari, Kimberly Tallian, Sunil Prahbu, and Harry Rosenberg. A
    New Approach to Teaching Basic Science Courses: Biochemistry in the Course System
    of Curriculum Design. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Indianapolis, IN.
    July 1997.
  41. Shireen Banerji, Reginald T. Ho, Steven Kayser, Mahtab Jafari, Melvin Scheinman
    Torsade de Pointes/Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: Etiology, Risk Factors, and
    Treatment. Western States Conference for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows and
    Preceptors. Monterey, CA. April 1997.
  42. Mahtab Jafari and Brian K. Alldredge. Trends in the occurrence of recreational drug-
    induced seizures. Western States Conference for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows and
    Preceptors. Monterey, CA. April 1995.

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