Staff

Jacob Selhub, Ph.D., Laboratory Director
Senior Scientist and Professor, Nutrition
Research focus: relationship between B vitamin nutriture, homocysteine, and vascular disease

Ligi Paul, Ph.D., Scientist III
Research focus: Vitamin B12 and folate metabolism, genetic and nutritional perturbations of these pathways and their effect on methylation reactions, gene expression and disease risk

Gaofeng Bi, B.S., Research Technician

Kimia Kordestani, B.S. Graduate Research Assistant

John Lomartire, B.A., Budget and Administrative Assistant

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For?more information about the Vitamin Metabolism Laboratory, please visit the USDA, Agricultural Research Service.

A Vitamin That Packs a Punch
Tufts researchers have found new connections between folate and Alzheimer's, reinforcing the importance of the vitamin's impact on healthy aging.

Healthy aging Folate and B12 may work in tandem to preserve cognitive function