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Davidson Hamer
Adjunct Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Professor of International Health and Medicine, Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine

Visiting Scientist, Nutritional Immunology Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Education:

M.D., University of Vermont

Curriculum Vitae:
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Contact Information
Phone: 
(617) 414-1267
Email: 
dhamer@bu.edu
Research
General Research: 

Interventions to prevent or treat specific micronutrient deficiencies and to evaluate their impact on infections and anemia in children; malaria (malaria in pregnancy, case management, and antimmalarial drug resistance); interventions to reduce neonatal mortality; antiretroviral adherence; and prevention of infections in the elderly with nutritional interventions.

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Academy of HIV Medicine; Member, International Society of Travel Medicine

Select Recent Publications
Sempértegui F, Estrella B, Tucker KL, Hamer DH, Narvaez X, Sempértegui M, et al. Metabolic syndrome in the elderly living in marginal peri-urban communities in Quito, Ecuador. Public Health Nutrition. 2011;14:758-67. Abstract
Sempértegui F, Estrella B, Tucker KL, Hamer DH, Narvaez X, Sempértegui M, et al. Metabolic syndrome in the elderly living in marginal peri-urban communities in Quito, Ecuador. Public Health Nutrition. 2011;14:758-67. Abstract
Vergidis P, Hamer DH, Meydani SN, Dallal GE, Barlam TF. Patterns of Antimicrobial Use for Respiratory Tract Infections in Older Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2011:no–no.
Osei AK, Rosenberg IH, Houser RF, Bulusu S, Mathews M, Hamer DH. Community-level micronutrient fortification of school lunch meals improved vitamin A, folate, and iron status of schoolchildren in Himalayan villages of India. The Journal of Nutrition. 2010;140:1146-54. Abstract
Belisle SE, Hamer DH, Leka LS, Dallal GE, Delgado-Lista J, Fine BC, et al. IL-2 and IL-10 gene polymorphisms are associated with respiratory tract infection and may modulate the effect of vitamin E on lower respiratory tract infections in elderly nursing home residents. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2010;92:106-14. Abstract
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