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Alice H. Lichtenstein, ScD

Gershoff Professor of Nutrition Science and Policy
Tufts University
Boston, MA, United States

At Tufts University Dr. Lichtenstein is the Stanley N. Gershoff Professor of Nutrition Science and Policy at the Friedman School and a senior scientist and leader of the Diet and Chronic Disease Directive at the Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging. She holds secondary appointments as an Associated Faculty member in the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center, and Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Lichtenstein received a B.S. from Cornell University, M.S. from Pennsylvania State University, M.S. and D.Sc. from Harvard School of Public health, and post-doctoral training at the Cardiovascular Institute at Boston University School of Medicine. In 2005 she was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from the medical faculty of the University of Eastern Finland. In 2024 she was awarded the title of University Professor at Tufts University. Lichtenstein's research group focuses on assessing the interplay between diet and cardiometablic risk. Past and current work has addressed issues related to trans fatty acids, soy protein and isoflavones, sterol/stanol esters, novel vegetable oils differing in fatty acid profile, glycemic index, taste perception, and diet quality. Selected issues have been investigated in animal models and cell systems with the aim of determining the mechanisms by which dietary factors alter cardiometabolic risk. Additional work is focused on population-based studies to assess the relationship between nutrient biomarkers and cardiometabolic risk, and on the application of systematic review methodology to the field of nutrition. Dr. Lichtenstein has received the Holman Career Achievement Award and Supelco Research Award from the American Oil Chemists Society. She has been elected as a fellow of the American Heart Association and American Society of Nutrition. Among others, she has received the David Kritchevsky Career Achievement Award, Conrad A. Elvehjem Award for Public Service and Mentorship Award from American Society for Nutrition; Special Recognition Award, Distinguished Achievement Award, Mentor of Women Award and Award of Meritorious Achievement from the American Heart Association; and Excellence in Dietary Guidance Award from the American Public Health Association. She has served on two Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committees for USDA and HHS. Dr. Lichtenstein currently serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Lipid Research and Editor-in-Chief of the Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter.

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