Assistant Professor
Florida International University
Dr. Sahar Ajabshir is an Assistant Professor and Course Director at Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida international university. She has distinguished herself through her dedication to research, leadership and teaching. She has successfully focused her research on diagnosis and treatment of diet-related chronic diseases within different communities, based on their ethnic heritage and cultural practices.
In keeping with her dedication to her field, Ajabshir has taken multiple executive roles within ASN including Early Career Representative in the Board of Directors, Chair of the Vitamins & Minerals Research Interest Section, Chair of the Early Career Nutrition Group, At-Large Delegate of the Medical Nutrition Council`s Governing Committee, Secretary of the Obesity Research Interest Section, and Chair of the Student Interest Group.