Jian Shen, Ph.D.

	Postdoctoral Fellow Nutritional Genomics Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington St. Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: 617-556-3286 Fax: 617-556-3344 E-mail: jian.shen@tufts.edu
Education	Ph.D., Biochemical & Molecular Nutrition, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University M.D., Anhui Medical University, China
Research Focus	Nutrition and genetics, population genetics, and risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Selected Professional Affiliations	American Society of Nutrition American Heart Association
Selected Research Publications
Jian Shen, Donna Arnett, James Peacock, Laurence Parnell, Aldi Kraja, James Hixson, Michael Y. Tsai, Chao-Qiang Lai, Edmond Kabagambe, Robert Straka, Jose M. Ordovas. Interleukin1beta genetic polymorphisms interact with polyunsaturated fatty acids to modulate risk of the metabolic syndrome. J Nutri. 2007;137(8):1846-51. Jian Shen, Donna Arnett, Laurence Parnell, James Peacock, Chao-Qiang Lai, James Hixson, Michael Y. Tsai, Michael Province, Robert Straka, Jose M. Ordovas. Association of common C-reactive protein (CRP) gene polymorphisms with baseline plasma CRP levels and fenofibrate response: The GOLDN Study. Diabetes Care. 2008;31(5):910-5. Jian Shen, Donna Arnett, Pablo Pérez-Martínez, Laurence Parnell, Chao-Qiang Lai, James Peacock, James Hixson, Michael Y. Tsai, Robert Straka, Paul Hopkins, José M. Ordovás. The effect of IL6-174C/G polymorphism on postprandial triglycerides metabolism in the GOLDN study. J Lipid Res. 2008;49(8):1839-45.