Richard J. Wood, Ph.D.

Featured HNRCA Research Publications
	Scientist I and Director Mineral Bioavailability Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: (617) 556-3192 Fax: (617) 556-3344 E-mail: richard.wood@tufts.edu
Education	Ph.D., Nutritional Physiology University of Connecticut
Research Focus	Gene-diet interactions, micronutrient bioavailability
Academic Appointments	Associate Professor, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman Tufts University of Nutrition Science and Policy
Selected Professional Affiliations	Associate Editor, Journal of Nutrition Associate Editor, Nutrition Reviews
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Mernitz H, Smith DE, Wood RJ, Russell RM, Wang XD. Inhibition of lung carcinogenesis by 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and 9-cis retinoic acid in the A/J mouse model: evidence of retinoid mitigation of vitamin D toxicity. Int J Cancer. 2007;120(7):1402-9. Seaverson EL, Buell JS, Fleming DJ, Bermudez OI, Potischman N, Wood RJ, Chasan-Taber L, Tucker KL. Poor iron status is more prevalent in Hispanic than in non-Hispanic white older adults in Massachusetts. J Nutr. 2007;137(2):414-20. Wood RJ, Fernandez ML, Sharman MJ, Silvestre R, Greene CM, Zern TL, Shrestha S, Judelson DA, Gomez AL, Kraemer WJ, Volek JS. Effects of a carbohydrate-restricted diet with and without supplemental soluble fiber on plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and other clinical markers of cardiovascular risk. Metabolism. 2007;56(1):58-67. Wood RJ. Effect of dietary carbohydrate restriction with and without weight loss on atherogenic dyslipidemia. Nutr Rev. 2006;64(12):539-45. Martini LA, Wood RJ. Vitamin D status and the metabolic syndrome. Nutr Rev. 2006;64(11):479-86.
Other Recent Publications Taparia S, Fleet JC, Peng JB, Wang XD, Wood RJ. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D and 25-hydroxyvitamin D--mediated regulation of TRPV6 (a putative epithelial calcium channel) mRNA expression in Caco-2 cells. Eur J Nutr. 2006;45(4):196-204. Gunter MJ, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Cross AJ, Leitzmann MF, Weinstein S, Wood RJ, Virtamo J, Taylor PR, Albanes D, Sinha R. A prospective study of serum C-reactive protein and colorectal cancer risk in men. Cancer Res. 2006;66(4):2483-7. Wood RJ, Volek JS, Liu Y, Shachter NS, Contois JH, Fernandez ML. Carbohydrate restriction alters lipoprotein metabolism by modifying VLDL, LDL, and HDL subfraction distribution and size in overweight men. J Nutr. 2006; 136(2):384-9. Martini LA, Booth SL, Saltzman E, do Rosario Dias de Oliveira Latorre M, Wood RJ. Dietary phylloquinone depletion and repletion in postmenopausal women: effects on bone and mineral metabolism. Osteoporos Int. 2006;17(6):929-35. To see more of Dr. Richard J. Woods's publications, please visit PubMed and search for "Wood RJ."