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Jose Ordovas, PhD, is Professor of Nutrition, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and Professor of Genetics, Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences and the Director.

He is also senior scientist and Director of the Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA), one of six human nutrition research centers in the United States supported by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the research arm of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

His research focus includes molecular biology, nutrition and genetics; and lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease risk.

An extensive author and lecturer, Dr. Ordovas is an internationally recognized expert in the intersection of genetics, cardiovascular disease, nutrition, and aging.

He has over 400 publications, including original science, reviews, books and book chapters.