Researcher biography
Sara completed her PhD of food science in 2018 at The University of Queensland. The main focus of her PhD was using targeted and non-targeted mass spectrometry to profile lipid oxidation in oil in water emulsion food systems and to identify natural antioxidants to retard lipid oxidation. Following her PhD studies she has worked as a senior research assistant at UQ School of Agriculture and Food Sciences. In this position she worked on applying metabolomics to investigate the phytochemicals in plants.
Her current research focuses on developing novel sampling methods and target and non-target mass spectrometry strategies to tackle chemicals of emerging concern in humans and the environment.
Publications
Book Chapter
Hawker, Darryl W., Clokey, Joseph, Gorji, Sara G., Verhagen, Rory and Kaserzon, Sarit L. (2022). Monitoring techniques-grab and passive sampling. Emerging freshwater pollutants analysis, fate and regulation. (pp. 25-42) edited by Tatenda Dalu and Nikita T. Tavengwa. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.
Journal Articles
Clokey, Joseph E., Hawker, Darryl W., Verhagen, Rory, Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Knight, Emma R., Thomas, Kevin V. and Kaserzon, Sarit L. (2023). Calibration of a microporous polyethylene tube passive sampler for polar organic compounds in wastewater effluent. Science of The Total Environment, 874 162497, 162497. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162497
Soumeh, Elham A., Curtasu, Mihai, Nielsen, Tina S., Gorji, Sara G. and Hedemann, Mette S. (2022). O27. Blood metabolic profile of pigs fed different dietary zinc levels after weaning. Animal - Science Proceedings, 13 (2), 154-154. doi: 10.1016/j.anscip.2022.04.028
Najamuddin, U., Gorji, S. and Fitzgerald, M. (2021). Genotypic variability in the composition of soluble protein from rice bran – opportunities for nutrition. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 103 104077, 104077. doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2021.104077
Lim, Vuanghao, Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Daygon, Venea Dara and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2020). Untargeted and targeted metabolomic profiling of Australian indigenous fruits. Metabolites, 10 (3) 114, 114. doi: 10.3390/metabo10030114
Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Calingacion, Mariafe, Smyth, Heather E. and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2019). Comprehensive profiling of lipid oxidation volatile compounds during storage of mayonnaise. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 56 (9), 4076-4090. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-03876-6
Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Calingacion, Mariafe, Smyth, Heather E. and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2019). Effect of natural antioxidants on lipid oxidation in mayonnaise compared with BHA, the industry standard. Metabolomics, 15 (8) 106, 106. doi: 10.1007/s11306-019-1568-4
Ghorbani Gorji, Elham, Waheed, Abdul, Ludwig, Roland, Toca-Herrera, José Luis, Schleining, Gerhard and Ghorbani Gorji, Sara (2018). Complex coacervation of milk proteins with sodium alginate. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66 (12), 3210-3220. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b03915
Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Smyth, Heather E., Sharma, Mary and Fitzgerald, Melissa (2016). Lipid oxidation in mayonnaise and the role of natural antioxidants: a review. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 56, 88-102. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2016.08.002
Zargaraan, Azizollaah, Saghafi, Zahra, Hasandokht Firouz, Mahtab, Fadavi, Ghasem, Ghorbani Gorji, Sara and Mohammadifar, Mohammad Amin (2015). Effect of rheological properties on sensory acceptance of two-model dysphagia-oriented food products. Journal of Texture Studies, 46 (3), 219-226. doi: 10.1111/jtxs.12131
Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Gorji, Elham Ghorbani and Mohammadifar, Mohammad Amin (2015). Effect of pH on turbidity, size, viscosity and the shape of sodium caseinate aggregates with light scattering and rheometry. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 52 (3), 1820-1824. doi: 10.1007/s13197-013-1144-2
Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Gorji, Elham Ghorbani, Mohammadifar, Mohammad Amin and Zargaraan, Azizollaah (2014). Complexation of sodium caseinate with gum tragacanth: effect of various species and rheology of coacervates. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 67, 503-511. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.02.037
Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Gorji, Elham Ghorbani and Mohammadifar, Mohammad Amin (2014). Characterisation of gum tragacanth (Astragalus gossypinus)/sodium caseinate complex coacervation as a function of pH in an aqueous medium. Food Hydrocolloids, 34 (1), 161-168. doi: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2012.10.019
Conference Paper
Ghorbani, Sara and Smyth, Heather (2018). Application of genomics and sensory for identifying natural antioxidants to improve shelf life of mayonnaises. 12th Australian and New Zealand Sensory and Consumer Science Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 5-7 February 2018.
Research Report
Tscharke, Ben, Shiels, Ryan, Mackie, Rachel, Gorji, Sara, Prasad, Pritesh, Carswell, Christina, Teimouri, Homa, Cheneval, Olivier and Kaserzon, Sarit (2021). Passive sampling for Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at Brisbane Airport. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences.
Thesis
Ghorbani Gorji, Sara (2019). Identifying natural products for improving shelf life of mayonnaise. PhD Thesis, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.146