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Friedman Faculty - S Meydani
Simin Nikbin Meydani
Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
  • Director, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
  • Professor, Immunology, Tufts University Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
Senior Scientist and Director, Nutritional Immunology Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Education:
  • Ph.D. in Nutrition, Iowa State University
  • D.V.M., University of Tehran
Contact Information
Phone: 
(617) 556-3129
Fax: 
(617) 556-3224
Email: 
simin.meydani@tufts.edu
Research
General Research: 

Nutrient- and age-induced changes in immune response and their underlying mechanisms and clinical implications. The experimental approaches utilized by the laboratory extend from molecular and cellular mechanisms of nutrient-induced immune enhancementto the clinical and public health implications of these findings in developed and developing countries.

Professional Affiliations

American Aging Association, Board Member; American College of Nutrition, Chair, Council on Immunology, Hematology, and Oncology

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
Molano A, Meydani SN. Vitamin E, signalosomes and gene expression in T cells. Molecular Aspects of Medicine. 2012;33:55-62. 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
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
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