Research Interests
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Protein/Amino Acid and Energy Metabolism
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Nutrition and Aging
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Oxidative Stress in Aging and Disease
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Metabolic Regulation
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Education
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1976 M.D. Northwestern University (Honours Program in Medical Education), Chicago, IL
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1985 Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
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Postdoctoral Training
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1976-1978 Intern and Junior Assistant Resident in Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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1978-1979 Chief Resident, Pediatrics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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1981-1985 Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology/Nutrition, Harvard Medical School, The Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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1981-1984 Research Fellow, Clinical Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
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1985-1986 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
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1985-1988 Research Fellow in Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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Certification/Board Eligibility
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Diplomat, American Board of Pediatrics, 1981
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Professional Societies
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State of Vermont
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1979-1981 Vermont State Medical Society
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1979-1981 Chittenden County Medical Society, Vermont
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1995-present Vermont State Medical Society
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Scientific Societies
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1982-1993 Sigma Xi Scientific Society, MIT Chapter, MA
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1984-present American Federation for Clinical Research/American Federation for Medical Research
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1986-1993 American Federation for Aging Research
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1986-present American Diabetes Association
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1988-present American Institute of Nutrition/American Society of Nutritional Sciences
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1988-1993 The Gerontological Society of America
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1988-present American Society for Clinical Nutrition
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1996-present American Society for Clinical Investigation
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National Offices/Service
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1992-1998 Executive Board, GCRC Program Directors' Association (elected)
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1995-1999 Member of the Food Advisory Committee, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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1996 Chair, Minisymposium on Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism, American Institute of Nutrition, Experimental Biology Meeting
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1999-2002 Member, Program Planning Committee for Experimental Biology Meeting 2000, American Society for Nutritional Sciences
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1999-present Member, NIH National Center for Research Resources Clinical Research Working Group
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2000 Chair, Experimental Biology Symposium "Oxidative Stress in Diabetes and Aging"
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2000-present Institutional Representative, American Society for Clinical Investigation
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2003-present University of North Carolina K12 External Advisory Committee
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American Society for Clinical Nutrition (Office/Service)
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1995-1996 Member of the Nominating Committee (elected by membership)
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1995 Chair, Search Committee for the Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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1996-2000 Member, Committee on Professional Nutrition Education
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1998-2000 Chair, Clinical Nutrition Internship Program
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1999-2003 Member, Continuing Medical Education Advisory Committee
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2000-2004 Member, Annual Meeting Program Committee
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2000-2003 Councilor (elected by membership)
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2002-2003 Council Liaison, Publications Management Committee
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2002 Council Liaison, Committee on Clinical Practice Issues in Health and Disease
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2002 Chair, Continuing Medical Education (CME) Annual Meeting Subcommittee
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2003 Vice-President Elect (President, 2005)
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2004 Vice President
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2005 President
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Scientific Review
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1990-present NIH Research Centers in Minority Insitutions (RCMI) Ad Hoc Review Committee
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1991-1995 General Clinical Research Centers Committee of the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health
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1994-1995 Chairman, General Clinical Research Centers Committee of the National Center for Research Resources, National Institues of Health
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2001 Ad Hoc Member, NIH Metabolism Study Section
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2004-present Member, NIH Integrative Physiology of Obesity and Diabetes Study Section
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Publications
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Liang P, Hughes V, Fukagawa NK. Increased mitochondrial DNA deletions in the skeletal muscle of older individuals with impaired glucose tolerance. Diabetes 1997;46:920-923.
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Fukagawa NK, Hercules E, Ajami A. 13C-Labeled L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid: a probe for precursor mobilization for glutathione synthesis. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2000; 278: E171-E176.
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Fukagawa NK, Martin JM, Wurthmann A, Prue A, Ebenstein D, O’Rourke B. Sex-related differences in methionine metabolism and homocysteine concentrations. Am J Clin Nutr 2000;72:22-29.
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Fukagawa NK, Li M, Timblin CR, Mossman BT. Modulation of cell injury and survival by high glucose and advancing age. Free Rad Bio Med 2001; 31(12):1560-1569.
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Shukla A, Jung M, Fukagawa NK, Taajes DJ, awyer D, Van Houten B, Mossman BT. Asbestos induces mitochondrial DNA damage and oxidant localization linked to the development of apoptosis. Am J Physiol 2003;285:L1018-L1025.
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