Oliver Chen
Professor
Tufts University
USA
Biography
The research efforts of Dr. Oliver Chen are directed at elucidating health benefits of phytochemicals in the promotion of healthy aging. The scope of his work includes characterizing phytochemicals in plant foods and investigating their bioavailability, metabolism, and mechanism of actions by which they abate biological aging process. Further, he is exploring the interrelationship between nutrition and gut bacteria in gut and systemic health. He has published more than 110 scientific articles and serves on the editorial board of scientific journals. He was selected to receive the 2012 Mary Swartz Rose Young Investigator Award, sponsored by the American Society for Nutrition. He is a member of the American Society for Nutrition and American Chemical Society.
Research Interest
Plant Science, Phytochemicals