Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging - Tufts University

Staff

Paul F. Jacques, D.Sc., Director
Nutritional Epidemiology Laboratory
Senior Scientist and Professor
Research focus: flavonoids, B vitamins, whole grains, diet patterns and diet quality, and their relation to inflammation, insulin resistance, diabetes, cardiovascular disease cognitive impairment

Johanna T. Dwyer, D.Sc., R.D.
Senior Scientist and Professor
Research focus: food flavonoids; dietary risk factors for kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and obesity in aging

Nicola McKeown, Ph.D.
Scientist II
Research focus: Biomarkers of whole-grain intake; role of whole-grains in body weight management and risk of chronic disease; diet-gene interactions and diabetes risk

Martha Morris, Ph.D.
Scientist II
Research focus: Determinants and consequences of low B-vitamin status; benefits and risks associated with food folic acid fortification; nutritional strategies for preventing cognitive decline, age-related eye disease, and sarcopenia

Katherine L. Tucker, Ph.D.
Visiting Scientist

Gail Rogers, M.A., Senior Statistical Programmer

Kara Livingston, M.P.H., Project/Data Coordinator

Sagena Shaba, Budget and Administrative Assistant

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