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Friedman Faculty - Wu
Dayong Wu
Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Scientist I, Nutritional Immunology Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Education:
  • Ph.D. in Immunology, Jilin University, Bethune School of Medicine
  • M.D., Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences
Contact Information
Phone: 
(617) 556-3388
Fax: 
(617) 556-3224
Email: 
dayong.wu@tufts.edu
Research
General Research: 

Dietary lipids and antioxidant nutrients in immune and inflammatory responses; nutritional regulation of eicosanoid metabolism as a means to improve cell-mediated immune function and suppress the inflammatory response; age-related changes in immune cells, including changes in cell function, molecular signaling, and transcription regulation.

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Society for Nutritional Sciences; Member, American Aging Association

Select Recent Publications
Wang J, Ren Z, Xu Y, Xiao S, Meydani SN, Wu D. Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Altering Balance among CD4(+) T-Cell Subsets. The American Journal of Pathology. 2012;180:221-34. Abstract
Wu D, Wang J, Pae M, Meydani SN. Green tea EGCG, T cells, and T cell-mediated autoimmune diseases. Molecular Aspects of Medicine. 2012;33:107-18. Abstract
Pae M, Ren Z, Meydani M, Shang F, Smith DE, Meydani SN, et al. Dietary supplementation with high dose of epigallocatechin-3-gallate promotes inflammatory response in mice. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 2011. Abstract
Guo W, Nie L, Wu D, Wise ML, Collins WF, Meydani SN, et al. Avenanthramides inhibit proliferation of human colon cancer cell lines in vitro. Nutrition and Cancer. 2010;62:1007-16. Abstract
Ren Z, Pae M, Dao MC, Smith DE, Meydani SN, Wu D. Dietary supplementation with tocotrienols enhances immune function in C57BL/6 mice. The Journal of Nutrition. 2010;140:1335-41. Abstract
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