RobertMitchellRussellMD

Gastroenterology • Boston, MA

Nutrition

professor emeritus

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Office
750 Washington St
Ne Medical Center
Boston, MA 02111
Phone+1 617-636-5000
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Education & Training

University of ChicagoFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1972 - 1974
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1974
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1969
University of ChicagoInternship, Transitional Year, 1967 - 1968
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1967

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 1977 - 2016

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Dietary vitamin A intake recommendations revisited: global confusion requires alignment of the units of conversion and expression.
Alida Melse-Boonstra, Marieke Vossenaar, Carolien A. Van Loo-Bouwman, Klaus Kraemer, Saskia de Pee, Keith P. West, Robert M. Russell, Noel W. Solomons> ;Public Health Nutrition. 2017 Aug 1
24 citations
Are dietary bioactives ready for recommended intakes
P. Courtney Gaine, Douglas A. Balentine, John W. Erdman, Johanna T. Dwyer, Kathleen C. Ellwood, Frank B. Hu, Robert M. Russell> ;Advances in Nutrition. 2013 Sep 1
17 citations
Nutrition research to affect food and a healthy lifespan
Sarah D. Ohlhorst, Robert M. Russell, Dennis M. Bier, David M. Klurfeld, Zhaoping Li, Jonathan R. Mein, John A. Milner, A. Catharine Ross, Patrick J. Stover, Emily Kon...> ;Advances in Nutrition. 2013 Sep 1
19 citations
Carotenoids and total phenolic contents in plant foods commonly consumed in Korea
Gun-Ae Yoon, Kyung-Jin Yeum, Yoon-Suk Cho, C-Y. Oliver Chen, Guangwen Tang, Jeffrey B. Blumberg, Robert M. Russell, Sun Yoon, Yang Cha Lee-Kim> ;Nutrition Research and Practice. 2012 Dec 1
2 citations
Application of Key Events Dose Response Framework to Defining the Upper Intake Level of Leucine in Young Men
Paul B. Pencharz, Robert M. Russell> ;The Journal of Nutrition. 2012 Dec 1
44 citations
β-Carotene in Golden Rice is as good as β-carotene in oil at providing vitamin A to children
Guangwen Tang, Yuming Hu, Shi-an Yin, Yin Wang, Gerard E. Dallal, Michael A. Grusak, Robert M. Russell> ;The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2012 Sep 1
12 citations
Spirulina is an effective dietary source of zeaxanthin to humans.
Bolan Yu, Jie Wang, Paolo M. Suter, Robert M. Russell, Michael A. Grusak, Yin Wang, Zhixu Wang, Shi-an Yin, Guangwen Tang> ;The British Journal of Nutrition. 2012 Aug 28
44 citations
β-Cryptoxanthin supplementation prevents cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation, oxidative damage and squamous metaplasia in ferrets
Chun Liu, Roderick T. Bronson, Robert M. Russell, Xiang-Dong Wang> ;Cancer Prevention Research. 2011 Aug 1
85 citations
Enzymatic formation of apo-carotenoids from the xanthophyll carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin and β-cryptoxanthin by ferret carotene-9',10'-monooxygenase.
Jonathan R Mein, Gregory G. Dolnikowski, Hansgeorg Ernst, Robert M. Russell, Xiang-Dong Wang> ;Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 2011 Feb 1
It's the Right Time for Advances in Nutrition
Robert M. Russell> ;The Journal of Nutrition. 2010 Dec 1
19 citations
Supplementation with lutein or lutein plus green tea extracts does not change oxidative stress in adequately nourished older adults
Lei Li, C.-Y. Oliver Chen, Giancarlo Aldini, Elizabeth J. Johnson, Helen Rasmussen, Yasukazu Yoshida, Etsuo Niki, Jeffrey B. Blumberg, Robert M. Russell, Kyung-Jin Yeum> ;The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 2010 Jun 1
Dietary lycopene and tomato extract supplementations inhibit nonalcoholic steatohepatitis-promoted hepatocarcinogenesis in rats.
Wang, Y., Ausman, L.M., Greenberg, A.S., Russell, R.M., Wang, X.> ;Int J Cancer. 2010-04-15
19 citations
Total Antioxidant Performance Is Associated with Diet and Serum Antioxidants in Participants of the Diet and Physical Activity Substudy of the Jackson Heart Study
Sameera A. Talegawkar, Giangiacomo Beretta, Kyung-Jin Yeum, Elizabeth J. Johnson, T. Carithers, Herman A. Taylor, Robert M. Russell, Katherine L. Tucker> ;The Journal of Nutrition. 2009 Oct 1
Application of a key events dose-response analysis to nutrients: a case study with vitamin A (retinol).
Ross, A.C., Russell, R.M., Miller, S.A., Munro, I.C., Rodricks, J.V., Yetley, E.A., Julien, E.> ;Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2009-09-01
12 citations
Vitamin E supplementation does not prevent ethanol-reduced hepatic retinoic acid levels in rats.
Jayong Chung, Sudipta Veeramachaneni, Chun Liu, Heather Mernitz, Robert M. Russell, Xiang-Dong Wang> ;Nutrition Research. 2009 Sep 1
40 citations
Synergistic interactions of antioxidant nutrients in a biological model system
Kyung-Jin Yeum, Giangiacomo Beretta, Norman I. Krinsky, Robert M. Russell, Giancarlo Aldini> ;Nutrition. 2009 Jul 1
Golden Rice is an effective source of vitamin A.
Tang, G., Qin, J., Dolnikowski, G.G., Russell, R.M., Grusak, M.A.> ;Am J Clin Nutr. 2009-06-01
4 citations
Regarding the Conversion of β-Carotene to Vitamin a
Norman I. Krinsky, Robert M. Russell> ;Nutrition Reviews. 2009 Apr 27
25 citations
Opportunities and challenges in conducting systematic reviews to support the development of nutrient reference values: vitamin A as an example
Robert M. Russell, Mei Chung, Ethan M Balk, Stephanie A. Atkinson, Edward Giovannucci, Stanley Ip, Alice H. Lichtenstein, Susan T. Mayne, Gowri Raman, A. Catharine Ros...> ;The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009 Mar 1
10 citations
A fluorometric assay to determine antioxidant activity of both hydrophilic and lipophilic components in plant foods.
Lei Li, C.-Y. Oliver Chen, Hye-Kyung Chun, Soo-Muk Cho, Ki-Moon Park, Yang Cha Lee-Kim, Jeffrey B. Blumberg, Robert M. Russell, Kyung-Jin Yeum> ;The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 2009 Mar 1
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis induced by a high-fat diet promotes diethylnitrosamine-initiated early hepatocarcinogenesis in rats.
Wang, Y., Ausman, L.M., Greenberg, A.S., Russell, R.M., Wang, X.> ;Int J Cancer. 2009-02-01
Increased apoptosis in high-fat diet-induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in rats is associated with c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase activation and elevated proapoptotic Bax.
Wang, Y., Ausman, L.M., Russell, R.M., Greenberg, A.S., Wang, X.> ;J Nutr. 2008-10-01
7 citations
Determination of 9-cis β-carotene and ζ-carotene in biological samples
Jian Qin, Kyung-Jin Yeum, Elizabeth J. Johnson, Norman I. Krinsky, Robert M. Russell, Guangwen Tang> ;The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 2008 Sep 1
3 citations
Current framework for Dri development: what are the pros and cons?
Robert M. Russell> ;Nutrition Reviews. 2008 Aug 1
High dose lycopene supplementation increases hepatic cytochrome P4502E1 protein and inflammation in alcohol-fed rats.
Veeramachaneni, S., Ausman, L.M., Choi, S.W., Russell, R.M., Wang, X.> ;J Nutr. 2008 Jul
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Grant Support

Research Training Program In Nutrition And Chronic DiseaseNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2003–2006
Biologic Activity Of Beta-Carotene MetabolitesNational Cancer Institute1998–2005
Research Training Program In Nutrition And AgingNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2002
Research Training Program In Nutrition And AgingNational Institute On Aging1995–1999
Intestinal Metabolism Of Beta-CaroteneNational Cancer Institute1995–1997
Nutrition And AgingNational Institute On Aging1990–1994
Intestinal Metabolism Of B-CaroteneNational Cancer Institute1991–1993