Koohmaraie, Mohammad

Contact Information
College of Food and Agriculture
King Saud University
Department of Animal Production
P.O.Box 11451
Riyadh, 98155, Saudi Arabia
Telephone: +96614673358 Fax Number: +96614678474 E-mail: mkoohmaraie@ksu.edu.sa

Personal Information
Date of Birth: 11/02/1954 City, State/Province, Country of Birth: Behbahan, Khozestan, Iran Citizenship(s): American Language(s):

Education
Date Degree Institution Subject 1984 Ph.D. Oregon State University Major: Animal Science; Food Science and Food Microbiology 1980 M.S. Texas A&M at Kingsville Major: Meat Science; Minor: Animal Nutrition and Statistics 1978 B.S. Pahalavi University Animal Science

Appointments/Affiliations
Dates Title Organization City, State/Province Country 2009 - present Professor - Food Safety and Quality King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia 2008 - present CEO - Meat Division IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group Lake Forest, WA 98155 United States 2005 - 2008 Director U.S. Meat Animal Research Center; USDA-ARS Clay Center, NE 68933 United States 1991 - 2005 Research Leader U.S. Meat Animal Research Center; USDA-ARS Clay Center, NE 68933 United States 1987 - 1991 Research Physiologist U.S. Meat Animal Research Center; USDA-ARS Clay Center, NE 68933 United States 1986 - 1987 Postdoctoral Fellow Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 United States 1984 - 1986 Postdoctoral Fellow U.S. Meat Animal Research Center; USDA-ARS Clay Center, NE 68933 United States

Honors/Awards
Date Name Description 2008 Texas A&M University at Kingsville School of Agriculture’s Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award 2007 USDA-ARS Technology Transfer Award For the Development and Implementation of Technology that Reduces Pathogen Contamination on Cattle Hides and Improves the Safety of the Red Meat Supply. 2005 Selected a member of the Senior Executive Service of the United States of America   2005 Signal Service Award from The American Meat Science Award In Recognition of Devoted Service and Lasting Contribution to the Meat Industry and the American Meat Science Association 2005 International Meat Secretariat 2005 Lecturer Award Presenting the best invited presentation at the 2005 International Congress of Meat Science and Technology 2005 "2005 Professional of the Year" of the National Meat Association In Recognition of Your dedication and Valuable Service to the Meat and Poultry Industry 2005 2005 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer Beef Carcass Image Analysis Yield Classification System 2004 USDA-ARS Technology Transfer Award For Exemplary Efforts to Ensure the Successful Implementation of the MARC Beef Carcass Image Analysis System by the U.S. Beef Industry 2001 USDA Secretary of Agriculture Award for Personal and Professional Excellence. Citation For Leading Team Research Resulting in Development of Technology Now Being Used by Producers and Processors to Improve the Safety and Quality of the United States Red Meat Supply 2000 Super Grade Scientist; USDA-ARS   2000 Outstanding Senior Scientist of the Year For innovative research and project leadership to ehnace meat quality and safety 1999 Certificate of Appreciation and cash award from USDA-ARS Demonstrating an Unusual Level of Commitment in Leading an Industry Cooperative Meat Safety Study to Support the FSIS, the Beef Industry and Playing a Key Role in Support of the USDA's Office of I. G. 1998 1997 ARS-FSIS Administrator's Certificate of Appreciation Excellence in the Joint FSIS/ARS Efforts to Determine the Sponge Method Parameters That Allowed the Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Rule to be Adopted Into Legislation 1995 USDA Secretary of Agriculture's Award For Superior Service "For Development of the First Rapid Test for Generic Bacteria on Meat and Poultry Carcasses" 1994 Meat Resaerch Award - American Society of Animal Science In recognition of your outstanding contributions for the meat industry 1993 Midwestern Section of the American Society of Animal Science "Outstanding Young Scientist-Research"

 

 Publications:

1. Boleman, SJ, Boleman, SL, Miller, RK, Taylor, JF, Cross, HR, Wheeler, TL, Koohmaraie, M, Shackelford, SD, Miller, MF, West, RL, Johnson, DD, Savell, JW. "Consumer evaluation of beef of known categories of tenderness." JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 75: 1521, 1997..

2. Koohmaraie, M, Shackelford, SD, Wheeler, TL, Lonergan, SM, Doumit, ME. "A muscle hypertrophy condition in lamb (callipyge): Characterization of effects on muscle growth and meat quality traits." JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 73: 3596, 1995..

3. TAYLOR, RG, GEESINK, GH, THOMPSON, VF, KOOHMARAIE, M, GOLL, DE. "IS Z-DISK DEGRADATION RESPONSIBLE FOR POSTMORTEM TENDERIZATION." JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 73: 1351, 1995..

4. SHACKELFORD, SD, KOOHMARAIE, M, CUNDIFF, LV, GREGORY, KE, ROHRER, GA, SAVELL, JW. "HERITABILITIES AND PHENOTYPIC AND GENETIC CORRELATIONS FOR BOVINE POSTRIGOR CALPASTATIN ACTIVITY, INTRAMUSCULAR FAT-CONTENT, WARNER-BRATZLER SHEAR FORCE, RETAIL PRODUCT YIELD, AND GROWTH-RATE." JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 72: 857, 1994. .

5. KOOHMARAIE, M, WHIPPLE, G, KRETCHMAR, DH, CROUSE, JD, MERSMANN, HJ. "POSTMORTEM PROTEOLYSIS IN LONGISSIMUS MUSCLE FROM BEEF, LAMB AND PORK CARCASSES." JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 69: 617, 1991. .

6. KOOHMARAIE, M. "QUANTIFICATION OF CA-2+-DEPENDENT PROTEASE ACTIVITIES BY HYDROPHOBIC AND ION-EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY." JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 68: 659, 1990. .
7. KOOHMARAIE, M, WHIPPLE, G, CROUSE, JD. "ACCELERATION OF POSTMORTEM TENDERIZATION IN LAMB AND BRAHMAN-CROSS BEEF CARCASSES THROUGH INFUSION OF CALCIUM-CHLORIDE." JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 68: 1278, 1990..

8. WHIPPLE, G, KOOHMARAIE, M, DIKEMAN, ME, CROUSE, JD, HUNT, MC, KLEMM, RD. "EVALUATION OF ATTRIBUTES THAT AFFECT LONGISSIMUS MUSCLE TENDERNESS IN BOS-TAURUS AND BOS-INDICUS CATTLE." JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 68: 2716, 1990..

9. CROUSE, JD, CUNDIFF, LV, KOCH, RM, KOOHMARAIE, M, SEIDEMAN, SC. "COMPARISONS OF BOS-INDICUS AND BOS-TAURUS INHERITANCE FOR CARCASS BEEF CHARACTERISTICS AND MEAT PALATABILITY." JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 67: 2661, 1989..

10. KOOHMARAIE, M, CROUSE, JD, MERSMANN, HJ. "ACCELERATION OF POSTMORTEM TENDERIZATION IN OVINE CARCASSES THROUGH INFUSION OF CALCIUM-CHLORIDE - EFFECT OF CONCENTRATION AND IONIC-STRENGTH." JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 67: 934, 1989..