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Faculty Profile: Alice M. Tang, M.S., Ph.D.
|  Associate
Professor
Nutrition/Infection Unit
Tufts University School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
200 Harrison Avenue
Posner 4
Boston, MA 02111
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617-636-2140 |
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617-636-6623 |
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| Education |
M.S., Biostatistics
Harvard University
Ph.D., Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins University
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| Research Focus |
Nutrition and metabolic effects of HIV and
illicit drug use; causes and consequences of HIV-related weight
loss and wasting; barriers to HIV testing in high risk populations |
| Selected Publications |
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Tang AM, Smit E, Semba RD. Nutrition and Infectious Diseases. In: Nelson KE, Williams CM, Eds. Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Theory & Practice. MD: Aspen Publishers, 2007.
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Jacobson DL, Tang AM, Spiegelman D, Thomas AM, Skinner S, Gorbach SL, Wanke C. Incidence of metabolic syndrome in a cohort of HIV-infected adults and prevalence relative to the US population (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey). J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006 Dec 1;43(4):458-66.
- Jones CY, Tang AM, Forrester JE, Huang J, Hendricks KM, Knox TA, Spiegelman D, Semba RD, Woods MN. Micronutrient Levels and HIV Disease Status in HIV-Infected Patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in the Nutrition for Healthy Living Cohort. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006 Dec 1;43(4):475-482.
- Smit E, Crespo CJ, Semba RD, Jaworowicz D, Vlahov D, Ricketts EP, Ramirez-Marrero FA, Tang AM. Physical activity in a cohort of HIV-positive and HIV-negative injection drug users. AIDS Care. 2006 Nov;18(8):1040-5.
- Tang AM, Lanzillotti J, Hendricks K, Gerrior J, Ghosh M, Woods M, Wanke C. Micronutrients: current issues for HIV care providers. AIDS. 2005 Jun 10;19(9):847-61.
- Tang AM, Jacobson DL, Spiegelman D, Knox TA, Wanke C. Increasing risk of 5% or greater unintentional weight loss in a cohort of HIV-infected patients, 1995 to 2003. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2005 Sep 1;40(1):70-6.
- Tang AM, Forrester JE, Spiegelman D, Knox TA, Tchetgen E, Gorbach SL. Weight loss and survival in HIV positive patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2002;31:230-236.
- Tang AM and Smit E. Oxidative stress and antioxidant status in HIV-infected injection drug users. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2000;25(Suppl 1):S12-S18.
- Tang AM, Graham NMH, Chandra RK, Saah AJ. Relation between serum vitamin B6, B12, and folate levels and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) disease progression. J Nutr 1997;127:345-351.
- Smit E, Graham NM, Tang A, Flynn C, Solomon L, Vlahov D. Dietary intake of community-based HIV-1 seropositive and seronegative injecting drug users. Nutrition. 1996 Jul-Aug;12(7-8):496-501.
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