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Friedman Faculty - Taylor
Allen Taylor
Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
  • Professor, Biochemistry, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine
Senior Scientist and Director, Nutrition & Vision Research Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Education:

Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Rutgers University

Contact Information
Phone: 
(617) 556-3156
Fax: 
(617) 556-3132
Email: 
allen.taylor@tufts.edu
Research
General Research: 

Relationship between oxidative stress, protein quality control, nutrient intake, and risk for cataract and age-related retinopathy

Professional Affiliations

Senior Fullbright Fellow; Guggenheim Fellow; Denham Harmon Award for Excellence in Aging Research; Osborn and Mendel Award for Excellence in Nutrition Research

Select Recent Publications
Chiu {C, Conley YP, Gorin MB, Gensler G, Lai {C, Shang F, et al. Associations between genetic polymorphisms of insulin-like growth factor axis genes and risk for age-related macular degeneration. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2011;52:9099-107. Abstract
Gao S, Qin T, Liu Z, Caceres MA, Ronchi CF, Chen C-, et al. Lutein and zeaxanthin supplementation reduces H(2)O(2)-induced oxidative damage in human lens epithelial cells. Molecular Vision. 2011;17:3180-90. Abstract
Weikel KA, Fitzgerald P, Shang F, Caceres AM, Bian Q, Handa JT, et al. Natural History of Age-Related Retinal Lesions that Precede AMD in Mice Fed High or Low Glycemic Index Diets. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2011. Abstract
Caceres A, Shang F, Wawrousek E, Liu Q, Avidan O, Cvekl A, et al. Perturbing the ubiquitin pathway reveals how mitosis is hijacked to denucleate and regulate cell proliferation and differentiation in vivo. PloS One. 2010;5:e13331. Abstract
Dudek EJ, Lampi KJ, Lampi JA, Shang F, King J, Wang Y, et al. Ubiquitin proteasome pathway-mediated degradation of proteins: effects due to site-specific substrate deamidation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2010;51:4164-73. Abstract
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