FRIEDMAN FELLOWS
LATEST SYMPOSIUM: NOVEMBER 14TH 2019 ON NUTRITION, DIABETES, AND HUMAN HEALTH

2008 Symposium Presentations
Nutrition, Diabetes and Human Health

Novel Biological Roles for Vitamin K

Novel Biological Roles for Vitamin K

Ala Al Rajabi, MS
Friedman School
Tufts University
Thiazolidinediones Inhibit Aromatase Activity in Human Granulosa Cells by Interfering with Androgen Binding to Aromatases

Thiazolidinediones Inhibit Aromatase Activity in Human Granulosa Cells by Interfering with Androgen Binding to Aromatases

Takako Araki, MD
Beth Israel Medical Center
Does Women's Empowerment Really Improve Child Nutrition in Bangladesh?

Does Women's Empowerment Really Improve Child Nutrition in Bangladesh?

Lucy Bassett, MA, MS
Friedman School
Tufts University
Vitamin D: Role in Skeletal Muscle Tissue and Function in the Elderly

Vitamin D: Role in Skeletal Muscle Tissue and Function in the Elderly

Lisa Ceglia, MD
Tufts Medical Center
An Intervention Model for the Routine Diabetes Practice

An Intervention Model for the Routine Diabetes Practice

Nuha El Sayed, MD
Tufts Medical Center
Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Eileen Kennedy, DSc, RD
Dean
Friedman School
Tufts University
The Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman New York Foundation for Medical Research Programs at Tufts Medical Center

The Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman New York Foundation for Medical Research Programs at Tufts Medical Center

Ronald Lechan, MD, PhD
Director & Professor of Medicine
Tufts Medical Center
The Economics of the Thrifty Food Plan

The Economics of the Thrifty Food Plan

Joseph T. Llobrera
Friedman School
Tufts University
Treating Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Treating Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Noah Lubowsky, MD
Tufts Medical Center
Translational Research: From the Bench to the Bedside

Translational Research: From the Bench to the Bedside

Denish Moorthy, MS
Friedman School
Tufts University
Pregnant Native Americans and Diabetes

Pregnant Native Americans and Diabetes

Merle H. Muller, MD
Siouxland Medical
Education Foundation
Estimating the Benefit of Drought Tolerant Transgenic Crops for Ghana

Estimating the Benefit of Drought Tolerant Transgenic Crops for Ghana

Ashwin Mysore, MSc
Friedman School
Tufts University
Sophia A. Mayer (Neff)

Sophia A. Mayer (Neff)

Lisa Neff, MD, MA
Tufts Medical Center
Molecular Mechanisms That Link Type 2 Diabetes And Breast Cancer Progression

Molecular Mechanisms That Link Type 2 Diabetes And Breast Cancer Progression

Ruslan Novosyadlyy MD, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Urban Vegetable Production: Determining Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Concentrations

Urban Vegetable Production: Determining Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Concentrations

Jennifer Obadia, MS
Friedman School
Tufts University
Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) is Expressed in Human Ovarian Cells, likely Mediating the Effects of Vitamin D on Steroidogenesis

Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) is Expressed in Human Ovarian Cells, likely Mediating the Effects of Vitamin D on Steroidogenesis

Grishma Parikh, MD
Friedman Diabetes Institute
Lessons from Research

Lessons from Research

Anastassios G Pittas, MD MS
Tufts Medical Center
The First Annual Gerald J Friedman Fellows Symposium

The First Annual Gerald J Friedman Fellows Symposium

Leonid Poretsky, MD
Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Director, Gerald J Friedman Diabetes Institute
Beth Israel Medical Center
Community Management of Acute Malnutrition in Non-Emergency Settings

Community Management of Acute Malnutrition in
Non-Emergency Settings

Chloe Puett, MA
Friedman School
Tufts University
The Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Center of South Florida - Collaborative Outreach Program

The Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Center of South Florida - Collaborative Outreach Program

Florence L. Solages, MD, MSc, MPH
Tufts Medical Center
New insights into Metabolism from IGFBP-3 Knockout Mice

New insights into Metabolism from IGFBP-3 Knockout Mice

Paulette M. Yamada, PhD
University of California
FUS-Mediated Reversible Modulation of Region-Specific Brain Function in Animal Model

FUS-Mediated Reversible Modulation of Region-Specific Brain Function in Animal Model

Jong-Hwan Lee, PhD
Harvard Medical School