Our Team
More than 200 faculty and scientists at Tufts focus at least some of their research to the theme of Healthy and Active Aging. Add yourself to the Director of Researchers/Investigators working on aging issues by filling out the form.
Chair of the Steering Committee
Roger Fielding, PhD
Senior Scientist Director, Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, and Sarcopenia Laboratory
Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, and Sarcopenia Laboratory
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
Steering Committee
David Gute, PhD
Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tufts University School of Engineering
Lisa Freeman, PhD
Professor
Department of Clinical Studies
Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
John Leong, MD, PhD
Professor
Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Tufts University School of Medicine
Athena Papas, DMD, PhD
Professor
Diagnostic Sciences- Oral Medicine
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Paola Sebastiani, PhD
Director: Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies (ICRHPS) Director: Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Director: Center for Quantitative Methods and Data Science (QM&DS) Faculty: Data Intensive Studies Center (DISC)
Tufts Medical Center
Allen Taylor, PhD
Senior Scientist, Director, and Professor
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging and Nutrition, Biochemistry, and Ophthalmology
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Chenchen Wang, MD MSc
Director and Associate Professor
Center for Integrative Medicine Program
School of Medicine
