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- Bela F. Asztalos, Ph.D.
- Lynne M. Ausman, D.Sc., R.D.
- Angelo Azzi, M.D., Ph.D.
- Jeffrey B. Blumberg, Ph.D.
- Sarah L. Booth, Ph.D.
- Lisa Ceglia, M.D.
- Chung-Yen (Oliver) Chen, Ph.D.
- Chung-Jung Chiu, DDS, Ph.D.
- Sang-Woon Choi, M.D., Ph.D.
- Natalia A. Crivello, Ph.D.
- Jimmy Crott, Ph.D.
- Gerard E. Dallal, Ph.D.
- Sai K. Das, Ph.D.
- Bess Dawson-Hughes, M.D.
- Gregory G. Dolnikowski, Ph.D.
- Johanna T. Dwyer, D.Sc., R.D.
- Roger A. Fielding, Ph.D.
- Xueyan Fu, Ph.D.
- Andrew S. Greenberg, M.D.
- Susan Harris, D.Sc.
- Tina L. Huang, Ph.D.
- Paul F. Jacques, D.Sc.
- Elizabeth J. Johnson, Ph.D.
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- Joseph J. Kehayias, Ph.D.
- Chao-Qiang Lai,Ph.D.
- Stefania Lamon-Fava, M.D., Ph.D.
- Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc.
- Chun Liu, M.D., M.S./M.P.H.
- Zhenhua Liu, Ph.D.
- Joel B. Mason, M.D.
- Nirupa Matthan, Ph.D.
- Diane L. McKay, Ph.D.
- Nicola McKeown, Ph.D.
- Mohsen Meydani, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Simin Nikbin Meydani, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Martha Morris, Ph.D.
- Martin S. Obin, Ph.D.
- Jose M. Ordovas, Ph.D.
- Laurence D. Parnell, Ph.D.
- Ligi Paul Pottenplackel, PhD
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- Donato Rivas, Ph.D.
- Susan B. Roberts, Ph.D.
- Irwin H. Rosenberg, M.D.
- Edward Saltzman, M.D.
- Ernst J. Schaefer, M.D.
- Jacob Selhub, Ph.D.
- Fu Shang, Ph.D.
- Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Ph.D.
- Caren E. Smith, M.S., D.V.M
- Donald E. Smith, Ph.D., CMAR
- Katherine Strissel, Ph.D
- Guangwen Tang, Ph.D.
- Allen Taylor, Ph.D.
- Xiang-Dong Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
- Elizabeth Whitcomb, Ph.D.
- Dayong Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
- Qing-Wu Yan, Ph.D.
- Kyung-Jin Yeum, Ph.D.
- Jean-Marc Zingg, Ph.D.
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- 2447, 2547, 2647, 2747, 2847: Glycemic Index (Studies 2,3,4,5 and 6) ? Variability Among Individuals
- 2655: Immunological Impact of High Olive Oil Consumption
- 2660: Meal effects on vitamin D absorption
- 2690: VIVE2 Study: Efficacy of nutritional supplementation on physical-activity mediated changes in physical functioning
- 2705: Musculoskeletal benefits of bicarbonate in older adults
- 2720: The addition of whole grains to the diets of adults
- 2730: Effect of dietary fat type and amount on vitamin D3 absorption
- 2740: Cranberry Phytochemical Research Study
- 2750: HEALTH Healthy Eating and Active Living for Total Health
- 2765: Effect of aging and weight loss on iron status
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Vitamins & CarcinogenesisMission This research program explores how components of the diet modify cellular pathways that lead to cancer and how other factors, such as genetic background and alcohol consumption, interact with nutrition to determine cancer risk. We are particularly focused on the B-vitamins and obesity as nutritional factors that determine cancer risk, and our ultimate aim is to develop strategies for cancer prevention. The laboratory focuses on colorectal cancer and breast cancer and utilizes animal studies, cell culture studies, and human studies to accomplish our research goals. Lab Objectives 1. To define the role that availability of each of the one-carbon nutrients plays in determining the risk of common cancers and to determine the nature of the interactions between these nutrients in this regard. 2. To determine how genetic differences interact with dietary antagonists of one-carbon nutrients in determining cancer risk. 3. To define the cellular pathways by which obesity, and related factors, enhance cancer risk and to explore means of attenuating that risk. Staff Joel B. Mason, M.D., Laboratory Director Sang Woon Choi, M.D., Ph.D. Jimmy Crott, Ph.D. Zhenhua Liu, Ph.D. Hyeran Jang, M.S., Graduate Research Assistant Emma Zimmerly, M.S., Graduate Research Assistant Ryan Brooks, B.S., Senior Research Technician Mary Kate Keyes, M.S., Laboratory Technician Sarah Ledbetter, B.S., Research Assistant MaryBeth Keith,Budget and Administrative Assistant For contact information, please click on the scientist's webpage or visit the Tufts University online directory athttp://whitepages.tufts.edu/. |
