Caren E. Smith, M.S., D.V.M

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Scientist III
Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory
Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
711 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02111-1524
Phone: 617-556-3102
Fax: 617-556-3344
E-mail: caren.smith@tufts.edu
Education DVM,? MS Tufts University
Research Focus Nutrient-gene interactions in cardiovascular disease, exercise-gene interactions in cardiovascular disease.
Recent Publications

Garaulet M, Smith CE, Hern?ndez-Gonz?lez T, Lee YC, Ordovas JM. PPARgamma Pro12Ala interacts with fat intake for obesity and weight loss in a behavioural treatment based on the Mediterranean diet. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2011 Dec;55(12):1771-9.

Huang T, Tucker KL, Lee YC, Crott JW, Parnell LD, Shen J, Smith CE, Ordovas JM, Li D, Lai CQ. Interactions between genetic variants of folate metabolism genes and lifestyle affect plasma homocysteine concentrations in the Boston Puerto Rican population. Public Health Nutr. 2011 Oct;14(10):1805-12.

Huang T, Tucker KL, Lee YC, Crott JW, Parnell LD, Shen J, Smith CE, Ordovas JM, Li D, Lai CQ. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase variants associated with hypertension and cardiovascular disease interact with dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids to modulate plasma homocysteine in puerto rican adults. J Nutr. 2011 Apr 1;141(4):654-9.

Sanchez-Moreno C, Ordovas JM, Smith CE, Baraza JC, Lee YC, Garaulet M. APOA5 gene variation interacts with dietary fat intake to modulate obesity and circulating triglycerides in a Mediterranean population. J Nutr. 2011 Mar;141(3):380-5.

Garaulet M, Sanchez-Moreno C, Smith CE, Lee YC, Nicolas F, Ordovas JM. Ghrelin, sleep reduction and evening preference: relationships to CLOCK 3111 T/C SNP and weight loss. PLoS One. 2011 Feb 28;6(2):e17435.

Smith CE, Tucker KL. Health benefits of cereal fibre: a review of clinical trials. Nutr Res Rev. 2011 Feb 15:1-14.

Ordovas JM, Smith CE. Epigenetics and cardiovascular disease. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2010 Sep;7(9):510-9.

Smith CE, Ordovas JM. Fatty acid interactions with genetic polymorphisms for cardiovascular disease. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2010 Mar;13(2):139-44.

Ordovas JM, Smith CE. PLIN1 gene: fat keeper and prevention switcher. J Appl Physiol. 2010 Mar;108(3):477-8.

Smith CE, Tucker KL, Lai CQ, Parnell LD, Lee YC, Ordovas JM. Apolipoprotein A5 and lipoprotein lipase interact to modulate anthropometric measures in Hispanics of Caribbean origin. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Feb;18(2):327-32.

Smith CE, Arnett DK, Tsai MY, Lai CQ, Parnell LD, Shen J, Laclaustra M, Junyent M, Ordovas JM. Physical inactivity interacts with an endothelial lipase polymorphism to modulate high density lipoprotein cholesterol in the GOLDN study. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Oct;206(2):500-4.

Junyent M, Parnell LD, Lai CQ, Lee YC, Smith CE, Arnett DK, Tsai MY, Kabagambe EK, Straka RJ, Province M, An P, Borecki I, Ordovas JM. Novel variants at KCTD10, MVK, and MMAB genes interact with dietary carbohydrates to modulate HDL-cholesterol concentrations in the Genetics of Lipid Lowering Drugs and Diet Network Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Sep;90(3):686-94.

Junyent M, Tucker KL, Smith CE, Garcia-Rios A, Mattei J, Lai CQ, Parnell LD, Ordovas JM. The effects of ABCG5/G8 polymorphisms on plasma HDL cholesterol concentrations depend on smoking habit in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. J Lipid Res. 2009 Mar;50(3):565-73.

Smith CE, Tucker KL, Scott TM, Van Rompay M, Mattei J, Lai CQ, Parnell LD, Junyent M, Lee YC, Garcia-Bailo B, Ordovas JM. Apolipoprotein C3 polymorphisms, cognitive function and diabetes in Caribbean origin Hispanics. PLoS One. 2009;4(5):e5465.