Jeffrey B. Blumberg
Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Senior Scientist, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging - Tufts University.
Area of Expertise: Antioxidants and Aging.
Jeffrey Blumberg received Bachelor of Science degrees in Pharmacy and Psychology in 1969 from Washington State University and a PhD in Pharmacology in 1974 from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He also received postdoctoral training in cyclic nucleotide metabolism at the Tennessee Neuropsychiatric Institute and the University of Calgary.
Dr. Blumberg is a Professor in the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and also serves as the Director of the Antioxidants Research Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. His research has focused on the biochemical basis for the role of antioxidant nutrients and their dietary requirements in promoting health and preventing disease during the aging process via changes in status of oxidative stress. He has published more than 180 scientific articles and serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals. Dr. Blumberg has served as a member of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Health Promotion and Aging, Sports Medicine Committee of the U.S. Olympic Committee, WHO/FAO Consultation on Preparation and Use of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines, Food Advisory Committee of the FDA, and other committees.
