Silvina Choumenkovitch, Ph.D.

Selected Research Publications
	Research Associate Vitamin Metabolism Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: (617) 556-3288 Fax: (617) 556-3344 E-mail: silvina.choumenkovitch@tufts.edu
Education	Ph.D., Nutritional Sciences The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
Research Focus	Folic acid in health and disease
Poo-Prieto, R., Haytowitz, D.B., Holden, J.M., Rogers, G., Choumenkovitch, S.F., Jacques, P.F., Selhub, J. Use of the affinity/HPLC method for quantitative estimation of folic acid enriched cereal grain products. Journal of Nutrition. 2006;136:3079-3083. Jacques PF, Choumenkovitvch SF. Mild methylenetetrahydrofolate deficiency and folate status. In: MTHFR Polymorphisms and Disease. Ueland, PM (Ed), Georgetown, TX: Landes Bioscience (Eureka.com). 2004:54-71. Choumenkovitch SF, Selhub J, Wilson PWF, Rader JI, Rosenberg IH, Jacques PF. Folic acid intake from fortification in United States exceeds predictions. Journal of Nutrition. 2002;132(9):2792-8. Choumenkovitch SF, Selhub J, Bagley PJ, Maeda N, Nadeau MR, Smith DEH, Choi SW. In the cystathionine beta-synthase knockout mouse, elevations in total plasma homocysteine increase tissue S-adenosylhomocysteine, but responses of S-adenosylmethionine and DNA methylation are tissue specific. Journal of Nutrition. 2002;132:2157-60. Choumenkovitch SF, Jacques PF, Nadeau MR, Wilson PWF, Rosenberg IH, Selhub J. Folic acid fortification increases red blood cell folate concentrations in the Framingham study. Journal of Nutrition. 2001;131:3277-80. To see more of Dr. Silvina Choumenkovitch's publications, please visit PubMed and search for "Choumenkovitch SF."