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Jose M. Ordovas, Ph.D.

Jose M. Ordovas Senior Scientist and Director
Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory
Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
711 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111-1524
Phone: (617) 556-3102
Fax: (617) 556-3103
E-mail: jose.ordovas@tufts.edu
Education Ph.D., Biochemistry
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Research Focus Molecular biology, nutrition and genetics; and lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease risk
Academic Appointments Professor, Nutrition and Genetics, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University

 

Featured HNRCA Research Publications

Corella, D., Arnett, D.K., Tsai, M.Y., Kabagambe, E.K., Peacock, J.M., Hixson, J.E., Straka, R.J., Province, M., Lai, C., Parnell, L.D., Borecki, I., Ordovas, J.M.  The-256T>C Polymorphism in the Apolipoprotein A-II Gene Promoter Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Food Intake in the Genetics of Lipid Lowering Drugs and Diet Network Study. Clinical Chemistry. 2007;53:1144-1152.

Corella, D., Ordovas, J.M.  Single nucleotide polymorphisms that influence lipid metabolism: interaction with dietary factors. Annual Review of Nutrition. 2005; Available online 5/2/2005 at http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.nutr.25.050304

Corella, D., Qi, L., Sorli, J.V., Godoy, D., Portoles, O., Coltell, O., Greenberg, A.S., Ordovas, J.M.  Obesesubjectscarryingthe11482g>a polymorphism at the perilipin (plin) locus are resistant to weight loss following dietary energy restriction. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2005;90(9):5121-6.

Lai, C., Corella, D., Demissie, S., Cupples, A., Adiconis, X., Zhu, Y., Ordovas, J.M.  Dietary intake of n-6 fatty acids modulates effect of apolipoprotein a5 gene on plasma fasting triglycerides, remnant lipoprotein concentrations, and lipoprotein particle size: the framingham heart study. Circulation. 2006;113(17):2062-70.

Corella, D., Qi, L., Tai, E., Deurenberg-Yap, M., Tan, C.E., Chew, S.K., Ordovas, J.M.  Perilipin gene variation determines higher susceptibility to insulin resistance in asian women when consuming a high-saturated fat, low-carbohydrate diet. Diabetes Care. 2006;29(6):1313-9.


Other Recent Publications

Delgado-Lista J, Perez-Jimenez F, Tanaka T, Perez-Martinez P, Jimenez-Gomez Y, Marin C, Ruano J, Parnell L, Ordovas JM, Lopez-Miranda J.
An Apolipoprotein A-II Polymorphism (-265T/C, rs5082) Regulates Postprandial Response to a Saturated Fat Overload in Healthy Men. J Nutr. 2007;137(9):2024-2028.

Shen J, Arnett DK, Peacock JM, Parnell LD, Kraja A, Hixson JE, Tsai MY, Lai CQ, Kabagambe EK, Straka RJ, Ordovas JM. Interleukin1beta genetic polymorphisms interact with polyunsaturated fatty acids
to modulate risk of the metabolic syndrome.
J Nutr. 2007;137(8):1846-51.

Lai CQ, Arnett DK, Corella D, Straka RJ, Tsai MY, Peacock JM, Adiconis X, Parnell LD, Hixson JE, Province MA, Ordovas JM. Fenofibrate effect on triglyceride and postprandial response of apolipoprotein A5 variants: the GOLDN study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27(6):1417-25.

Moreno-Luna R, Perez-Jimenez F, Marin C, Perez-Martinez P, Gomez P,
Jimenez-Gomez Y, Delgado-Lista J, Moreno JA, Tanaka T, Ordovas JM, Lopez-Miranda J.Two independent apolipoprotein A5 haplotypes modulate postprandial lipoprotein metabolism in a healthy Caucasian population. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007;92(6):2280-5.

Tanaka T, Ordovas JM, Delgado-Lista J, Perez-Jimenez F, Marin C, Perez-Martinez P, Gomez P, Lopez-Miranda J. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha polymorphisms and postprandial lipemia in healthy men. J Lipid Res. 2007;48(6):1402-8.

Jang Y, Chae JS, Hyun YJ, Koh SJ, Kim JY, Ko MJ, Rim SJ, Shin HJ, Ordovas JM, Lee JH. TheRANTES-403G>A promoter polymorphism in Korean men: association with serum RANTES and coronary artery disease. Clin Sci (Lond). 2007;113(8):349-56.

Franco OH, Kirkwood TB, Powell JR, Catt M, Goodwin J, Ordovas JM, van der Ouderaa F. Ten commandments for the future of ageing research in the UK: a vision for action. BMC Geriatr. 2007;7:10.

Perez-Martinez P, Perez-Jimenez F, Ordovas JM, Moreno JA, Moreno R, Fuentes F, Ruano J, Gomez P, Marin C, Lopez-Miranda J. The APOB -516C/T polymorphism is associated with differences in insulin sensitivity in healthy males during the consumption of diets with different fat content. Br J Nutr. 2007;97(4):622-7.

Tai ES, Ordovas JM. The role of perilipin in human obesity and insulin resistance. Curr Opin Lipidol. 2007;18(2):152-6.

Tanaka T, Delgado-Lista J, Lopez-Miranda J, Perez-Jimenez F, Marin C,
Perez-Martinez P, Gomez P, Ordovas JM. ScavengerreceptorclassBtypeI(SCARB1)c.1119C>T polymorphism affects postprandial triglyceride metabolism in men. J Nutr. 2007;137(3):578-82.

To see more of Dr. Jose Ordovas' publications, please visit PubMed and search for "Ordovas J.