Caren E. Smith, M.S., D.V.M

	Postdoctoral Associate Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington St. Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: 617-556-3102 Fax: 617-556-3344 E-mail: caren.smith@tufts.edu
Education	DVM, MS Tufts University
Research Focus	Nutrient-gene interactions in cardiovascular disease, exercise-gene interactions in cardiovascular disease.
Selected Research Publications
Cunninham SM, Rush JE, Freeman LM, Brown DJ, Smith CE. Echocardiographic ratio indices in overtly healthy Boxer dogs screened for heart disease. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2008;22:924-930. Smith CE, Freeman LM, Meurs KM, Rush JE, Lamb A. Plasma fatty acid concentrations in Boxers and Doberman Pinschers. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2008;232:195–198. Smith CE, Freeman LM, Rush JE, Cunningham SM, Biourge V. Omega-3 fatty acids in Boxer dogs with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2007;21(2):265-73. Smith CE, Freeman LM, Meydani M, Rush JE. Myocardial concentrations of fatty acids in dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 2005;66(9):1483-6. Smith CE, Rozanski EA, Freeman LM, Brown DJ, Goodman JS, Rush JE. Use of low molecular weight heparin in cats: 57 cases (1999-2003). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2004;225(8):1237-41.