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Friedman Faculty - Mason
Joel B Mason
Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

Staff Physician, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, Tufts Medical Center

Scientist I and Director, Vitamins & Carcinogenesis Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Education:

M.D., University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Curriculum Vitae:
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Contact Information
Phone: 
(617) 556-3194
Fax: 
(617) 556-3234
Email: 
joel.mason@tufts.edu
Research
General Research: 

Folate and carcinogenesis, intestinal metabolism of B vitamin, folate

Professional Affiliations

Member, American College of Physicians; Member, American Society of Nutrition; Member, American Gastroenterological Association; Member, American Association for Cancer Research

Select Recent Publications
Protiva P, Mason JB, Liu Z, Hopkins ME, Nelson C, Marshall JR, et al. Altered folate availability modifies the molecular environment of the human colorectum: implications for colorectal carcinogenesis. Cancer Prevention Research . 2011;4:530-43. Abstract
Liu Z, Ciappio ED, Crott JW, Brooks RS, Nesvet J, Smith DE, et al. Combined inadequacies of multiple B vitamins amplify colonic Wnt signaling and promote intestinal tumorigenesis in BAT-LacZxApc1638N mice. The FASEB Journal: Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 2011;25:3136-45. Abstract
Flood A, Mason JB, Liu Z, Cash BD, Schatzkin A, Schoenfeld PS, et al. Concentration of folate in colorectal tissue biopsies predicts prevalence of adenomatous polyps. Gut. 2011;60:66-72. Abstract
Liu Z, Brooks RS, Ciappio ED, Kim SJ, Crott JW, Bennett G, et al. Diet-induced obesity elevates colonic TNF-α in mice and is accompanied by an activation of Wnt signaling: a mechanism for obesity-associated colorectal cancer. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 2011. Abstract
Tomaszewski JJ, Cummings JL, Parwani AV, Dhir R, Mason JB, Nelson JB, et al. Increased cancer cell proliferation in prostate cancer patients with high levels of serum folate. The Prostate. 2011;71:1287-93. Abstract
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