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Jeffrey B. Blumberg, Ph.D.

Jeffrey Blumberg Senior Scientist and Director
Antioxidants Research Laboratory
711 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111-1524
Phone: (617) 556-3333
Fax: (617) 556-3344
E-mail: jeffrey.blumberg@tufts.edu
Education Ph.D., Pharmacology
Vanderbilt University
Research Focus Dietary antioxidants and chronic disease prevention
Academic Appointments Professor, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Selected Professional Affiliations

Editorial Board member of Journal of the American College of Nutrition; Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology; Journal of Medicinal Food; Nutrition; Antioxidants and Redox Signaling; The Open Bioactive Compounds Journal; Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Recent Publications

Bolling BW, Chen CY, McKay DL, Blumberg JB. Tree nut phytochemicals: composition, antioxidant capacity, bioactivity, impact factors. A systematic review of almonds, Brazils, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts. Nutr Res Rev. 2011 Dec;24(2):244-75.

Bolling BW, Court MH, Blumberg JB, Chen CY. Microsomal quercetin glucuronidation in rat small intestine depends on age and segment. Drug Metab Dispos. 2011 Aug;39(8):1406-14.

Dohadwala MM, Holbrook M, Hamburg NM, Shenouda SM, Chung WB, Titas M, Kluge MA, Wang N, Palmisano J, Milbury PE, Blumberg JB, Vita JA. Effects of cranberry juice consumption on vascular function in patients with coronary artery disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 May;93(5):934-40.

Biesalski HK, Grune T, Tinz J, Z?llner I, Blumberg JB. Reexamination of a meta-analysis of the effect of antioxidant supplementation on mortality and health in randomized trials. Nutrients. 2010 Sep;2(9):929-49.

Milbury PE, Vita JA, Blumberg JB. Anthocyanins are bioavailable in humans following an acute dose of cranberry juice. J Nutr. 2010 Jun;140(6):1099-104.

Li L, Chen CY, Aldini G, Johnson EJ, Rasmussen H, Yoshida Y, Niki E, Blumberg JB, Russell RM, Yeum KJ. Supplementation with lutein or lutein plus green tea extracts does not change oxidative stress in adequately nourished older adults. J Nutr Biochem. 2010 Jun;21(6):544-9.

Bolling BW, Court MH, Blumberg JB, Chen CY. The kinetic basis for age-associated changes in quercetin and genistein glucuronidation by rat liver microsomes. J Nutr Biochem. 2010 Jun;21(6):498-503.

McKay DL, Chen CY, Yeum KJ, Matthan NR, Lichtenstein AH, Blumberg JB. Chronic and acute effects of walnuts on antioxidant capacity and nutritional status in humans: a randomized, cross-over pilot study. Nutr J. 2010 May 12;9:21.

McKay DL, Chen CY, Saltzman E, Blumberg JB. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. tea (tisane) lowers blood pressure in prehypertensive and mildly hypertensive adults. J Nutr. 2010 Feb;140(2):298-303.

Bolling BW, McKay DL, Blumberg JB. The phytochemical composition and antioxidant actions of tree nuts. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2010;19(1):117-23.

Chung SK, Chen CY, Blumberg JB. Flavonoid-rich fraction from Sageretia theezans leaves scavenges reactive oxygen radical species and increases the resistance of low-density lipoprotein to oxidation. J Med Food. 2009 Dec;12(6):1310-5.

Hollis JH, Houchins JA, Blumberg JB, Mattes RD. Effects of concord grape juice on appetite, diet, body weight, lipid profile, and antioxidant status of adults. J Am Coll Nutr. 2009 Oct;28(5):574-82.

Bolling BW, Blumberg JB, Chen CY. Extraction methods determine the antioxidant capacity and induction of quinone reductase by soy products in vitro. Food Chem. 2009 Sep 1;116(1):351-355.

Botero D, Ebbeling CB, Blumberg JB, Ribaya-Mercado JD, Creager MA, Swain JF, Feldman HA, Ludwig DS.Acute effects of dietary glycemic index on antioxidant capacity in a nutrient-controlled feeding study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Sep;17(9):1664-70.

Bortolini MJ, De Agostini GG, Reis IT, Lamounier RP, Blumberg JB, Espindola FS. Total protein of whole saliva as a biomarker of anaerobic threshold. Res Q Exerc Sport. 2009 Sep;80(3):604-10.