Nutrition/Infection

The Nutrition/Infection Unit was established in 1986 to research the relationship between nutrition and various diseases. Since 1994 the division has specialized in nutrition & HIV disease. Visit their Nutrition & HIV Research section for more on their HIV research studies, information on HIV nutrition and health, and links to HIV websites. Their most recent initiative is the Tufts Nutrition Collaborative - Center for Drug Abuse and AIDS Research (TNC-CDAAR), a joint project on HIV infection and drug abuse by Tufts, Brown, and Johns Hopkins universities. The Nutrition/Infection Unit also develops and implements the nutrition curriculum for medical students and residents at Tufts School of Medicine, in part through the Nutrition Academic Award Program. Additionally, the microbiology laboratory conducts studies on diarrhea, lactobacilli strains, and antimicrobial drugs. The biochemistry laboratory is engaged in fatty acid analyses, lipid research, and hormone studies.

View the Nutrition/Infection Unit Site.