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Scientist I Lipid Metabolism Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: (617) 556-3105 Fax: (617) 556-3103 E-mail: stefania.lamon-fava@tufts.edu |
| Education | M.D., University of Padua School of Medicine, Padua, Italy Ph.D., Molecular Biology and Cellular Pathology, University of Modena, Italy |
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| Research Focus | Hormonal replacement, nutrition, lipoproteins, and cardiovascular disease risk; molecular aspects of the regulation of apolipoprotein A-I gene expression by sex hormones |
| Academic Appointments | Associate Professor, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University |
| Selected Professional Affiliations | Member, Massachusetts Medical Society Fellow, American Heart Association |
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Kuang YL, Eric Paulson K, Lichtenstein AH, Lamon-Fava S. Regulation of the expression of key genes involved in HDL metabolism by unsaturated fatty acids. Br J Nutr. 2012 Jan 6:1-9. [Epub ahead of print] Corcoran MP, Lichtenstein AH, Meydani M, Dillard A, Schaefer EJ, Lamon-Fava S.The effect of 17{beta}-estradiol on cholesterol content in human macrophages is influenced by the lipoprotein milieu. J Mol Endocrinol. 2011 Aug 3;47(1):109-17. Kuang YL, Paulson KE, Lichtenstein AH, Matthan NR, Lamon-Fava S.Docosahexaenoic acid suppresses apolipoprotein A-I gene expression through hepatocyte nuclear factor-3beta. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Aug;94(2):594-600. Ai M, Otokozawa S, Asztalos BF, White CC, Cupples LA, Nakajima K, Lamon-Fava S, Wilson PW, Matsuzawa Y, Schaefer EJ. Adiponectin: an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease in men in the Framingham offspring Study. Atherosclerosis. 2011 Aug;217(2):543-8. Lamon-Fava S, Marcovina SM, Albers JJ, Kennedy H, Deluca C, White CC, Cupples LA, McNamara JR, Seman LJ, Bongard V, Schaefer EJ. Lipoprotein(a) levels, apo(a) isoform size, and coronary heart disease risk in the Framingham Offspring Study. J Lipid Res. 2011 Jun;52(6):1181-7. Corcoran MP, Lichtenstein AH, Meydani M, Dillard A, Schaefer EJ, Lamon-Fava S. The effect of 17 beta-estradiol on cholesterol content in human macrophages is influenced by the lipoprotein milieu. J Mol Endocrinol. 2011;47(1):109-117. Lamon-Fava S, Herrington DM, Horvath KV, Schaefer EJ, Asztalos BF. Effect of hormone replacement therapy on plasma lipoprotein levels and coronary atherosclerosis progression in postmenopausal women according to type 2 diabetes mellitus status. Metabolism. 2010 Dec;59(12):1794-800. Corcoran MP, Meydani M, Lichtenstein AH, Schaefer EJ, Dillard A, Lamon-Fava S. Sex hormone modulation of proinflammatory cytokine and C-reactive protein expression in macrophages from older men and postmenopausal women. J Endocrinol. 2010 Aug;206(2):217-24. Wang S, Wu D, Matthan NR, Lamon-Fava S, Lecker JL, Lichtenstein AH. Enhanced aortic macrophage lipid accumulation and inflammatory response in LDL receptor null mice fed an atherogenic diet.Lipids. 2010 Aug;45(8):701-11. Lamon-Fava S, Asztalos BF, Howard TD, Reboussin DM, Horvath KV, Schaefer EJ, Herrington DM. Association of polymorphisms in genes involved in lipoprotein metabolism with plasma concentrations of remnant lipoproteins and HDL subpopulations before and after hormone therapy in postmenopausal women. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2010 Feb;72(2):169-75. Otokozawa S, Ai M, Diffenderfer MR, Asztalos BF, Tanaka A, Lamon-Fava S, Schaefer EJ. Fasting and postprandial apolipoprotein B-48 levels in healthy, obese, and hyperlipidemic subjects. Metabolism. 2009 Nov;58(11):1536-42. Wang S, Wu D, Lamon-Fava S, Matthan NR, Honda KL, Lichtenstein AH. In vitro fatty acid enrichment of macrophages alters inflammatory response and net cholesterol accumulation. Br J Nutr. 2009 Aug;102(4):497-501. Lamon-Fava S, Herrington DM, Reboussin DM, Sherman M, Horvath K, Schaefer EJ, Asztalos BF. Changes in remnant and high-density lipoproteins associated with hormone therapy and progression of coronary artery disease in postmenopausal women.Atherosclerosis. 2009 Jul;205(1):325-30. Wang S, Wu D, Matthan NR, Lamon-Fava S, Lecker JL, Lichtenstein AH. Reduction in dietary omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids: eicosapentaenoic acid plus docosahexaenoic acid ratio minimizes atherosclerotic lesion formation and inflammatory response in the LDL receptor null mouse. Atherosclerosis. 2009 May;204(1):147-55. |
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