First Annual Gerald J. Friedman Fellows Symposium 2008

Nutrition, Diabetes and Human Health


Greetings from President William Jefferson Clinton

Presentations

Novel Biological Roles for Vitamin K

– Ala Al Rajabi, MS
   Friedman School
   Tufts University
   2007–2008

Thiazolidinediones Inhibit Aromatase Activity in
Human Granulosa Cells by Interfering with Androgen Binding to Aromatases

– Takako Araki, MD
   Beth Israel Medical Center
   2008–2009

Does Women's Empowerment Really Improve Child Nutrition in Bangladesh?

– Lucy Bassett, MA, MS
   Friedman School
   Tufts University
   2008–2010

Vitamin D: Role in Skeletal Muscle Tissue and
Function in the Elderly

– Lisa Ceglia, MD
   Tufts Medical Center
   2004–2007

An Intervention Model for the Routine Diabetes Practice

– Nuha El Sayed, MD
   Tufts Medical Center
   2007–2010

Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of
Nutrition Science and Policy

– Eileen Kennedy, DSc, RD
   Dean
   Friedman School
   Tufts University

THE GERALD J. AND DOROTHY R. FRIEDMAN
NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER

– Ronald Lechan, MD, PhD
   Director & Professor of Medicine
   Tufts Medical Center

The Economics of the Thrifty Food Plan

– Joseph T. Llobrera
   Friedman School
   Tufts University
   2007–2009

Treating Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Patients with
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

– Noah Lubowsky, MD
   Tufts Medical Center
   2006–2008

Translational Research: From the Bench to the Bedside

– Denish Moorthy, MS
   Friedman School
   Tufts University
   2005–2006

Pregnant Native Americans and Diabetes

– Merle H. Mueller, MD
   Siouxland Medical
   Education Foundation
   2008–2009

Estimating the Benefit of Drought Tolerant Transgenic Crops for Ghana

– Ashwin Mysore, MSc
   Friedman School
   Tufts University
   2005–2007

Sophia A. Mayer (Neff)

– Lisa Neff, MD, MA
   Tufts Medical Center
   2003–2006

Molecular Mechanisms That Link Type 2 Diabetes And Breast Cancer Progression

– Ruslan Novosyadlyy MD, PhD
   Mount Sinai School of Medicine
   2008–2009

Urban Vegetable Production: Determining Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Concentrations

– Jennifer Obadia, MS
   Friedman School
   Tufts University
   2006–2008

Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) is Expressed in Human
Ovarian Cells, likely Mediating the Effects of Vitamin D
on Steroidogenesis

– Grishma Parikh, MD
   Friedman Diabetes Institute
   2007–2008

Lessons from Research

– Anastassios G Pittas, MD MS
   Tufts Medical Center
   2000–2002

THE FIRST ANNUAL GERALD J. FRIEDMAN
FELLOWS SYMPOSIUM

– Leonid Poretsky, MD
   Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Director, Gerald J. Friedman Diabetes Institute
   Beth Israel Medical Center

Community Management of Acute Malnutrition in Non-Emergency Settings

– Chloë A. Puett, MA
   Friedman School
   Tufts University
   2006–2008

The Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Center of
South Florida - Collaborative Outreach Program

– Florence L. Solanges, MD, MSc, MPH
   Tufts Medical Center
   2000–2004

New insights into Metabolism from IGFBP-3
Knockout Mice

– Paulette M. Yamada, PhD
   University of California
   2008

New insights into Metabolism from IGFBP-3
Knockout Mice

– Seung-Schik Yoo, PhD, MBA
   Associate Professor of Radiology
   Brigham and Women's Hospital
   Harvard Medical School