Contact Zahra Karimi
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 750111
- Email: Zahra.Karimi@cranfield.ac.uk
- ORCID
Background
Zahra completed BSC in Biology and MSc in Genetics and Bioinformatics. She has gained experience in OMICs analysis and molecular techniques to address biological questions through work and research positions as researcher.
Zahra’s PhD project is entitled ”Food Authenticity: Targeted and untargeted DNA barcoding approaches for traceability of cross-contamination and adulteration in animal and plant-based foods”. A combination of wet and dry lab are applied to achieve the aim of this project.
Zahra is part of the FoodBioSystems Doctoral Training Partnership which is funded by the BBSRC. She has collaboration with the Queens university of Belfast for her current project on food authenticity.
Research opportunities
Research projects with the combination of Bioinformatics (dry lab) and molecular techniques (wet lab)
Current activities
Zahra is currently exploring the potential of DNA barcoding and metabarcoding approaches in conjunction with selected food characterization methods to uncover the composition of food products and detect intentional food adulteration, or cross-contamination with other species during processing.
Furthermore, she acts as a co-supervisor for the MSc student group project at the Bioinformatics group of Cranfield University.
Additionally, Zahra serves as a student ambassador and holds the role of PhD executive at Cranfield University.
Clients
Food Biosystem DTP,
Food industry
Bioinformatics researcher
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Dodd S, Kevei Z, Karimi Z, Parmar B, Franklin D, .... (2025). Detection of sugar syrup adulteration in UK honey using DNA barcoding. Food Control, 167
- Anastasiadi M, Kevei Z, Dodd S, Shehata M, Karimi Z, .... (2025). Developing a new testing methodology for honey authentication. FSA Research and Evidence
- Najafzadeh M, Naeem P, Ghaderi N, Jafarinejad S, Karimi Z, .... (2023). Comparing P53 expression and genome-wide transcriptome profiling to Comet assay in lymphocytes from melanoma patients and healthy controls. Scientific Reports, 13(1)
- Baradaran M, Galehdari H, Aminzadeh M, Malmiri RA, Tangestani R, .... (2014). Molecular Determination of Glutaric Aciduria Type I in Individuals from Southwest Iran. ARCHIVES OF IRANIAN MEDICINE, 17(9)
- Yahyavi M, Falsafi-Zadeh S, Karimi Z, Kalatarian G & Galehdari H. (2014). VMD-SS: A graphical user interface plug-in to calculate the protein secondary structure in VMD program. Bioinformation, 10(8)
- Karimi Z, Falsafi-Zadeh S, Galehdari H & Jalali A. (2012). Homology modeling and molecular dynamics simulation of odonthubuthus doriae (Od1) scorpion toxin in comparison to the BmK M1. Bioinformation, 8(10)
- Karimi Z, Falsafi-Zade S & Galehdari H. (2012). The role of Ca²+ ions in the complex assembling of protein Z and Z-dependent protease inhibitor: A structure and dynamics investigation. Bioinformation, 8(9)
- Falsafi-Zadeh S, Karimi Z & Galehdari H. (2012). VMD DisRg: New User-Friendly Implement for calculation distance and radius of gyration in VMD program. Bioinformation, 8(7)
- Yahyavi M, Delavari A, Karimi Z, Falsafi-Zadeh S, Samieifar S, .... Epidemiological Survey of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Baghmalek City of Khuzestan Province in Iran (2007-2011). Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care, 4(2)
