Chung-Yen (Oliver) Chen, Ph.D.

Selected Research Publications
	Scientist III Antioxidants Research Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: (617) 556-3136a Fax: (617) 556-3344 E-mail: oliver.chen@tufts.edu
Education	Ph.D., Nutrition and Exercise, Virginia Tech
Research Focus	Antioxidant actions and bioavailability of dietary flavonoids
Chen C-Y, Blumberg JB. Oxidative Stress Status in Clinical Signs of Metabolic Syndrome. In: Obesity Epidemiology, Inherent Mechanisms and Novel Ingredients in Weight Management. Bagchi D and Preuss H (eds.). CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Books, Inc. Boca Raton, FL. 2007. pp 123-37. Chen C-YO, Milbury PE, Collins FW, Blumberg JB. Pharmacokinetics and antioxidant capability of oat avenanthramides in humans. J Nutr. 2007;137:1375-82. Chen C-Y, Milbury PE, Chung S-K, Blumberg JB. Effect of almond skin flavonoids and quercetin on human LDL and apolipoprotein B-100 oxidation and conformation. J Nutr Biochem. 2007; 18:785-794. Li N, Jia X, Chen C-YO, Blumberg JB, Song Y, Zhang W, Zhang X, Ma G, Chen J. Almond consumption reduces oxidative DNA damage and lipid peroxidation in male smokers. J Nutr. 2007; 137:2717-2722. Chen C-Y, Milbury PE, Lapsely K, Blumberg JB. Flavonoids from almond skins are bioavailable and act synergistically with vitamins C and E to enhance hamster and human LDL resistance to oxidation. J Nutr. 2005;135:1366-73.
Other Recent Publications McKay D L, Chen O C-Y. Veggies for Victory. Pediatric Basics. 2007;118:2-13. Cho Y-S, Yeum KJ, Chen C-Y, Beretta G, Tang G, Krinsky NI, Yoon S, Lee-Kim YC, Blumberg J, Russell RM. Phytonutrients Affecting Hydrophilic & Lipophilic Antioxidant Activities in Fruits, Vegetables and Legumes. J Sci Food Agricult. 2007;87(6):1096-1107. Milbury PE, Chen CY, Dolnikowski GG, Blumberg JB. Determination of flavonoids and phenolics and their distribution in almonds. J Agric Food Chem. 2006;54(14):5027-33. Kwak HK, Blumberg JB, Chen CY, Milbury PE. Microplate-based oxygen radical absorbance capacity (orac) assay of hydrophilic and lipophilic compartments in plasma. Nutr Sci. 2006;9(1):48-54. Graf BA, Ameho C, Dolnikowski GG, Milbury PE, Chen CY, Blumberg JB. Rat gastrointestinal tissues metabolize quercetin. J Nutr. 2006;136(1):39-44. Engler MB, Engler MM, Chen CY, Malloy MJ, Bowne A, Chiu EY, Kwak HK, Milbury PE, Blumberg JB, Mietus-Snyder ML. Flavonoid-rich dark chocloate improves endothelial function by increasing plasma epicatechin concentration in health adults. J Am Coll Nutr. 2004;23(3):197-204. Chen J, Hunter DJ, Stampfer ME, Kyte C, Chan W, Wetmur JG, Mosig R, Selhub J, Ma J. Polymorphism in the thymidylate synthase promoter enhancer region modifies the risk and survival of colorectal cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Pr. 2003;12(10):958-962. To see more of Dr. Chung-Yen Chen's publications, please visit PubMed and search for "Chen CY."