Diane L. McKay, Ph.D.

Recent Publications
	Scientist III Antioxidants Research Laboratory 711 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: (781) 608-7183 Fax: (617) 556-3344 E-mail: diane.mckay@tufts.edu
Education	Ph.D., Human Nutrition Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Research Focus	Human studies of antioxidant-rich foods and formulas on oxidative stress and clinical outcomes; multivitamin supplementation; nutrition communications
Academic Appointments	Assistant Professor, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Selected Professional Affiliations	American College of Nutrition (Fellow), American Society for Nutrition
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. 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. Nashan B, Saliba F, Durand F, Barcena R, Herrero JI, Mentha G, Neuhaus P, Bowles M, Patch D, Bernardos A, Klempnauer J, Bouw R, Ives J, Mamelok R, McKay D, Truman M, Marotta P. Pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety of mycophenolate mofetil in combination with standard-dose or reduced-dose tacrolimus in liver transplant recipients. Liver Transpl. 2009 Feb;15(2):136-47.