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Friedman Faculty - Fielding
Roger A Fielding
Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
  • Director, Human Studies, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
  • Lecturer, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Senior Scientist and Director, Nutrition, Exercise, Physiology & Sarcopenia Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Education:

Ph.D. in Nutrition, Tufts University

Contact Information
Phone: 
(617) 556-3016
Fax: 
(617) 556-3083
Email: 
roger.fielding@tufts.edu
Research
General Research: 

Impact of exercise and physical activity on successful human aging; skeletal muscle alterations with advancing age in disabled and non-disabled populations; and age-related alterations in the control of skeletal muscle protein turnover.

Professional Affiliations

Member, Brookdale Institute on Aging; Charter Member, Aging Systems and Geriatrics Study Section, PHS National Institutes of Health; Member, American Federation for Aging Research, National Scientific Advisory Council

Select Recent Publications
Lustgarten MS, Fielding RA. Assessment of Analytical Methods Used to Measure Changes in Body Composition in the Elderly and Recommendations for their Use in Phase {II} Clinical Trials. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. 2011;15:368-75. Abstract
Choi SJ, Jae-Young, Nibaldi EG, Phillips EM, Frontera WR, Fielding RA, et al. Eccentric contraction-induced injury to type I, IIa, and IIa/IIx muscle fibers of elderly adults. Age . 2011. Abstract
Liu CK, Fielding RA. Exercise as an intervention for frailty. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 2011;27:101-10. Abstract
Sparrow D, Gottlieb DJ, Demolles D, Fielding RA. Increases in muscle strength and balance using a resistance training program administered via a telecommunications system in older adults. The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2011;66:1251-7. Abstract
Rivas DA, Morris EP, Fielding RA. Lipogenic regulators are elevated with age and chronic overload in rat skeletal muscle. Acta Physiologica . 2011. Abstract
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