Fereidoon Shahidi is a university research professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Memorial University of Newfoundland, is a comprehensive university located primarily in St...

 in Canada

Canada

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Shahidi is the author of over 600 research paper

Research paper

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s and book chapters, has also authored or edited 40 books. His research contributions have led to several industrial developments worldwide. Shahidi’s current research interests include different areas of nutraceuticals and functional food

Functional food

Functional food is a food where a new ingredient has been added to a food and the new product has a new function ....

s, natural antioxidant

Antioxidant

An antioxidant is a molecule capable of inhibiting the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that transfers electrons or hydrogen from a substance to an oxidizing agent. Oxidation reactions can produce free radicals. In turn, these radicals can start chain reactions. When...

s, marine foods and aquaculture

Aquaculture

Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions, and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the...

. Shahidi serves as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Food Lipids, an editor of Food Chemistry

Food Chemistry (journal)

Food Chemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. It was established in 1976 and is published 24 times a year by Elsevier....

 as well as an editorial board

Editorial board

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 member of a number of journals, including the Journal of Food Science

Journal of Food Science

The Journal of Food Science is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1936 and is published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the Institute of Food Technologists in Chicago, Illinois...

, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

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, Nutraceuticals and Food, International Journal of Food Properties, Current Nutrition and Food Science and Inform

Inform

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. Shahidi has received numerous awards, including the 2005 Stephen Chang Award from the Institute of Food Technologists

Institute of Food Technologists

The Institute of Food Technologists or IFT is an international, non-profit professional organization for the advancement of food science and technology. It is the largest of food science organizations in the world, encompassing 22,000 members worldwide as of 2006. It is referred to as "THE Society...

, for his outstanding contributions to science and technology. Between 1996 and 2006, Shahidi was the most published and most frequently cited scientist in the area of food

Food

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...

, nutrition

Nutrition

Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....

, and agricultural science

Agricultural science

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as listed by the ISI.

He is: PhD, FACS, FCIC, FCIFST, FIAFoST, FIFT, FRSC