Jessica Alvarez, PhD, RD
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Jessica Alvarez, PhD, RD, is an associate professor in the Division Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids of the Department of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Alvarez is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Dr. Alvarez is a registered dietitian with a master's in Clinical Nutrition and a PhD in Nutrition Sciences from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Alvarez's research focuses on the role of nutrition and body composition on metabolism in chronic diseases, including cystic fibrosis and cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. Her research integrates state-of-the-art metabolomics with many aspects of nutrition research including rigorous clinical trials, body composition analysis, biomarker assessment, analysis of dietary intake and physical activity. Specific research foci include: 1) use of plasma high-resolution metabolomics, redox and bioenergetic assessment to identify targets for nutritional intervention to optimize health in adults with cystic fibrosis and cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, 2) role of vitamin D in sulfur/disulfide thiol redox, insulin sensitivity, vascular function, and clinical outcomes in the general population and various clinical diseases (e.g., cystic fibrosis and chronic kidney disease, 3) role of diet, body composition, and energy metabolism in ethnic health disparities of chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease, and 4) role of diet in sulfur/disulfide thiol redox-mediated pathophysiology. Dr. Alvarez is currently supported by a NIH/NIDDK K01 grant entitled, "Integration of Nutritional Metabolomics with Bioenergetics in Cystic Fibrosis."
Title/Journal | Authors | Publication Date |
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Vitamin D status in young adults with cystic fibrosis on highly effective CFTR modulator therapy. The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology |
C Cobb, JA Alvarez, WR Hunt, T Daley, S Bai, V Tangpricha | 10/01/2025 |
Obesity and its management in primary care setting. Journal of diabetes and its complications |
M Ibrahim, EM Ba-Essa, JA Alvarez, J Baker, V Bruni, A Cahn, A Ceriello, F Cosentino, MJ Davies, F De Domenico, RH Eckel, AN Friedman, J Goldney, O Hamtzany, S Isaacs, S Karadeniz, RD Leslie, I Lingvay, S McLaughlin, O Mobarak, S Del Prato, F Prattichizzo, M Rizzo, RD Rötzer, CW le Roux, O Schnell, PM Seferovic, VK Somers, E Standl, A Thomas, D Tuccinardi, P Valensi, GE Umpierrez | 07/01/2025 |
Biology of sex differences |
A Arnold, H Wang, CC Mehta, PC Nesbeth, B Bedi, C Kirkpatrick, CA Moran, A Powers, AK Smith, K Hagen, MN Weitzmann, I Ofotokun, CD Lahiri, JA Alvarez, AA Quyyumi, GN Neigh, V Michopoulos | 03/28/2025 |
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America |
CD Lahiri, CC Mehta, Q Yang, T Maramba, J Musonge-Effoe, CA Yang, JB Dumond, ML Alcaide, JE Lake, LH Rubin, AL French, J Cocohoba, SG Kassaye, A Sharma, FJ Palella, J Mellors, D Konkle-Parker, E Topper, M Augenbraun, MK Ali, AN Sheth, TR Ziegler, I Ofotokun, JA Alvarez | 03/17/2025 |
Non-invasive markers of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis following INSTI initiation in women with HIV. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America |
MA Yu, L Gerig, CC Mehta, J Musonge-Effoe, JA Alvarez, I Ofotokun, AN Sheth, MK Ali, TR Ziegler, Q Yang, AB Spence, ML Alcaide, JB Dumond, AG Abraham, AL French, M Augenbraun, K Anastos, JC Price, PC Tien, CD Lahiri | 02/03/2025 |
The Journal of nutrition |
BA Cousineau, EL Mitchell, RA Hodge, V Vaccarino, JA Alvarez, WD Flanders, AD Stein, DC Mitchell, ML McCullough, TJ Hartman | 02/01/2025 |
BMJ open |
S Zaveri, A Stecenko, WR Hunt, A Goss, P Sharma, TJ Hartman, K Easley, JD Chandler, TM Burley, C Driggers, A Ciccarella, H Zhou, K Narlow, TR Ziegler, T Daley, P Vellanki, J Alvarez | 12/26/2024 |
Cell death & disease |
AK Tripathi, S Dabeer, J Song, T Vikulina, S Roser-Page, JA Alvarez, DR Archer, MN Weitzmann | 12/18/2024 |
Sex Differences in Metabolic Disorders of Aging and Obesity in People with HIV. Current HIV/AIDS reports |
JA Alvarez, CA Yang, V Ojuri, K Buckley, B Bedi, J Musonge-Effoe, A Soibi-Harry, CD Lahiri | 11/21/2024 |
Nutritional status in the era of highly effective CFTR modulators. Pediatric pulmonology |
R Bass, JA Alvarez | 09/01/2024 |
High-resolution plasma metabolomics and thiamine status in critically Ill adult patients. Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society |
K Gundogan, MM Nellis, NT Ozer, SS Ergul, GG Sahin, S Temel, RC Yuksel, S Teeny, JA Alvarez, M Sungur, DP Jones, TR Ziegler | 07/27/2024 |
A new framework for exploratory network mediator analysis in omics data. Genome research |
Q Cai, Y Fu, C Lyu, Z Wang, S Rao, JA Alvarez, Y Bai, J Kang, T Yu | 05/15/2024 |
Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI |
SJ Edwards, J Yao, MC Schechter, M Fayfman, G Santamarina, T Feiweier, G Blanco, J Alvarez, BB Risk, R Rajani, DA Reiter | 05/01/2024 |
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences |
AK Sivapiromrat, WR Hunt, JA Alvarez, TR Ziegler, V Tangpricha | 03/10/2024 |
Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids |
PC Nesbeth, TR Ziegler, AK Tripathi, S Dabeer, D Weiss, L Hao, MR Smith, DP Jones, KM Maner-Smith, CL Tu, W Chang, MN Weitzmann, JA Alvarez | 02/01/2024 |
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences |
AK Sivapiromrat, P Suppakitjanusant, Y Wang, J Binongo, WR Hunt, A Gewirtz, JA Alvarez, C Hu, S Weinstein, I Jathal, TR Ziegler, V Tangpricha | 01/05/2024 |
AIDS research and human retroviruses |
CD Lahiri, CC Mehta, C Sykes, SD Weiser, F Palella, JE Lake, JW Mellors, D Gustafson, AL French, AA Adimora, D Konkle-Parker, A Sharma, H Bolivar, SG Kassaye, LH Rubin, JA Alvarez, ET Golub, I Ofotokun, AN Sheth | 12/01/2023 |
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) |
KR Taibl, MP Bellissimo, MR Smith, KH Liu, VT Tran, DP Jones, TR Ziegler, JA Alvarez | 12/01/2023 |
High-Resolution Plasma Metabolomics and Thiamine Status in Critically Ill Adult Patients. Research square |
K Gundogan, MM Nellis, NT Ozer, SS Ergul, GG Sahin, S Temel, RC Yuksel, S Teeny, JA Alvarez, M Sungur, DP Jones, TR Ziegler | 11/15/2023 |
The American journal of clinical nutrition |
JJ Heindel, JA Alvarez, E Atlas, MC Cave, VL Chatzi, D Collier, B Corkey, D Fischer, MI Goran, S Howard, S Kahan, M Kayhoe, S Koliwad, CM Kotz, M La Merrill, T Lobstein, C Lumeng, DS Ludwig, RH Lustig, P Myers, A Nadal, L Trasande, LM Redman, MS Rodeheffer, RM Sargis, JM Stephens, TR Ziegler, B Blumberg | 07/01/2023 |
Diabetes care |
MS Putman, AW Norris, RL Hull, MR Rickels, L Sussel, SM Blackman, CL Chan, KL Ode, T Daley, AA Stecenko, A Moran, MJ Helmick, S Cray, JA Alvarez, VA Stallings, KL Tuggle, JP Clancy, TL Eggerman, JF Engelhardt, A Kelly | 06/01/2023 |
Diabetes.. |
MS Putman, AW Norris, RL Hull, MR Rickels, L Sussel, SM Blackman, CL Chan, KL Ode, T Daley, AA Stecenko, A Moran, MJ Helmick, S Cray, JA Alvarez, VA Stallings, KL Tuggle, JP Clancy, TL Eggerman, JF Engelhardt, A Kelly | 06/01/2023 |
Increased adiposity is associated with altered skeletal muscle energetics. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) |
DA Reiter, MP Bellissimo, L Zhou, S Boebinger, GD Wells, DP Jones, TR Ziegler, JA Alvarez, CC Fleischer | 05/01/2023 |
Untargeted, High-Resolution Metabolomics in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition |
EM Sinclair, CC Cohen, V Tran, DP Jones, JA Alvarez, R Kamaleswaran, MG Rad, PG Kruszewski, MB Vos | 03/01/2023 |
Antiracist Structural Intervention at the Emory University Institutional Review Board. Ethics & human research |
F Rollin, V Van Doren, J Alvarez, R Rousselle, J Bussey-Jones | 01/01/2023 |
Nutrition & metabolism |
MP Bellissimo, CC Fleischer, DA Reiter, AM Goss, L Zhou, MR Smith, J Kohlmeier, R Tirouvanziam, PH Tran, L Hao, BH Crain, GD Wells, DP Jones, TR Ziegler, JA Alvarez | 05/21/2022 |
Microbial metabolite delta-valerobetaine is a diet-dependent obesogen. Nature metabolism |
KH Liu, JA Owens, B Saeedi, CE Cohen, MP Bellissimo, C Naudin, T Darby, S Druzak, K Maner-Smith, M Orr, X Hu, J Fernandes, MC Camacho, S Hunter-Chang, D VanInsberghe, C Ma, T Ganesh, SM Yeligar, K Uppal, YM Go, JA Alvarez, MB Vos, TR Ziegler, MH Woodworth, CS Kraft, RM Jones, E Ortlund, AS Neish, DP Jones | 12/01/2021 |
Nutrients |
Y Peng, M Wu, JA Alvarez, V Tangpricha | 11/12/2021 |
Plasma high-resolution metabolomic phenotyping of lean mass in a United States adult cohort. JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition |
MP Bellissimo, DP Jones, GS Martin, JA Alvarez, TR Ziegler | 11/01/2021 |
Plant food intake is associated with lower cadmium body burden in middle-aged adults. European journal of nutrition |
KK Dennis, SE Judd, JA Alvarez, K Kahe, DP Jones, TJ Hartman | 09/01/2021 |
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics |
CM McDonald, JA Alvarez, J Bailey, EK Bowser, K Farnham, M Mangus, L Padula, K Porco, M Rozga | 08/01/2021 |
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics |
CM McDonald, EK Bowser, K Farnham, JA Alvarez, L Padula, M Rozga | 08/01/2021 |
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics |
J Bailey, M Rozga, CM McDonald, EK Bowser, K Farnham, M Mangus, L Padula, K Porco, JA Alvarez | 07/01/2021 |
AIDS research and human retroviruses |
CD Lahiri, Y Xu, K Wang, JA Alvarez, AN Sheth, J O'Halloran, AB Spence, P Tien, DR Gustafson, J Milam, MA Fischl, D Konkle-Parker, AA Adimora, A Sharma, KM Weber, I Ofotokun, LH Rubin | 06/01/2021 |
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
MP Bellissimo, TR Ziegler, DP Jones, KH Liu, J Fernandes, JL Roberts, MN Weitzmann, R Pacifici, JA Alvarez | 02/01/2021 |
The American journal of the medical sciences |
A Bhimavarapu, Q Deng, M Bean, N Lee, TR Ziegler, J Alvarez, V Tangpricha | 01/01/2021 |
Physical Fitness but Not Diet Quality Distinguishes Lean and Normal Weight Obese Adults. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics |
MP Bellissimo, EL Bettermann, PH Tran, BH Crain, EP Ferranti, JN Binongo, TJ Hartman, DP Jones, TR Ziegler, JA Alvarez | 12/01/2020 |
Metabolomic Associations with Serum Bone Turnover Markers. Nutrients |
MP Bellissimo, JL Roberts, DP Jones, KH Liu, KR Taibl, K Uppal, MN Weitzmann, R Pacifici, H Drissi, TR Ziegler, JA Alvarez | 10/16/2020 |
Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology |
P Suppakitjanusant, Y Ji, MO Stevenson, P Chantrapanichkul, RC Sineath, M Goodman, JA Alvarez, V Tangpricha | 09/01/2020 |
BMJ open diabetes research & care |
CE Cioffi, KMV Narayan, K Liu, K Uppal, DP Jones, V Tran, T Yu, JA Alvarez, MP Bellissimo, KM Maner-Smith, B Pierpoint, S Caprio, N Santoro, MB Vos | 07/01/2020 |
Unusual Variants of Follicular Lymphoma: Case-based Review. The American journal of surgical pathology |
JR Chapman, JP Alvarez, K White, S Sanchez, M Khanlari, K Algashaamy, D Cassidy, JH Peng, YS Fan, A Alencar, JP Alderuccio, IS Lossos, F Vega | 03/01/2020 |
Current developments in nutrition |
CE Cioffi, JA Welsh, JA Alvarez, TJ Hartman, KMV Narayan, MB Vos | 12/01/2019 |
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) |
MP Bellissimo, Q Cai, TR Ziegler, KH Liu, PH Tran, MB Vos, GS Martin, DP Jones, T Yu, JA Alvarez | 11/01/2019 |
Pediatric obesity |
CE Cioffi, JA Alvarez, JA Welsh, MB Vos | 07/01/2019 |
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society |
MP Bellissimo, I Zhang, EA Ivie, PH Tran, V Tangpricha, WR Hunt, AA Stecenko, TR Ziegler, JA Alvarez | 05/01/2019 |
Assessment and Treatment of Problem Behavior Maintained by Termination of Interruptions. Developmental neurorehabilitation |
T Cariveau, SJ Miller, NA Call, J Alvarez | 04/01/2019 |
The American journal of clinical nutrition |
V Tangpricha, J Lukemire, Y Chen, JNG Binongo, SE Judd, ES Michalski, MJ Lee, S Walker, TR Ziegler, R Tirouvanziam, SM Zughaier, S Chesdachai, WA Hermes, JF Chmiel, RE Grossmann, A Gaggar, PM Joseph, JA Alvarez | 03/01/2019 |
Chronic kidney disease attenuates the plasma metabolome response to insulin. JCI insight |
B Roshanravan, LR Zelnick, D Djucovic, H Gu, JA Alvarez, TR Ziegler, JL Gamboa, K Utzschneider, B Kestenbaum, J Himmelfarb, SE Kahn, D Raftery, IH de Boer | 08/23/2018 |
European journal of clinical nutrition |
JE Han, JA Alvarez, B Staitieh, V Tangpricha, L Hao, TR Ziegler, GS Martin, LAS Brown | 05/01/2018 |
Journal of clinical and translational science |
DL Comeau, JA Alvarez, P Bhatti, DF Paulsen, A Quarshie, C Escoffery, I Ofotokun, H Eisen, TR Ziegler, HM Blumberg | 02/01/2018 |
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism |
M Kanhere, J He, B Chassaing, TR Ziegler, JA Alvarez, EA Ivie, L Hao, J Hanfelt, AT Gewirtz, V Tangpricha | 02/01/2018 |
The Journal of nutrition |
EL Bettermann, TJ Hartman, KA Easley, EP Ferranti, DP Jones, AA Quyyumi, V Vaccarino, TR Ziegler, JA Alvarez | 02/01/2018 |
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition |
EM Smith, JL Jones, JE Han, JA Alvarez, JH Sloan, RJ Konrad, SM Zughaier, GS Martin, TR Ziegler, V Tangpricha | 01/01/2018 |
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology |
JA Alvarez, JR Grunwell, SE Gillespie, V Tangpricha, KB Hebbar | 01/01/2018 |
Metabolism: clinical and experimental |
JA Alvarez, EY Chong, DI Walker, JD Chandler, ES Michalski, RE Grossmann, K Uppal, S Li, JK Frediani, R Tirouvanziam, VT Tran, V Tangpricha, DP Jones, TR Ziegler | 09/01/2017 |
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
EM Smith, JA Alvarez, MD Kearns, L Hao, JH Sloan, RJ Konrad, TR Ziegler, SM Zughaier, V Tangpricha | 08/01/2017 |
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition |
WA Hermes, JA Alvarez, MJ Lee, S Chesdachai, D Lodin, R Horst, V Tangpricha | 08/01/2017 |
Contemporary clinical trials communications |
V Tangpricha, EM Smith, J Binongo, SE Judd, TR Ziegler, S Walker, R Tirouvanziam, SM Zughaier, MJ Lee, S Chesdachai, WA Hermes, JF Chmiel, A Gaggar, RE Grossmann, PM Joseph, JA Alvarez | 06/01/2017 |
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) |
JE Han, JA Alvarez, JL Jones, V Tangpricha, MA Brown, L Hao, LAS Brown, GS Martin, TR Ziegler | 06/01/2017 |
Metabolism: clinical and experimental |
JA Alvarez, EY Chong, DI Walker, JD Chandler, ES Michalski, RE Grossmann, K Uppal, S Li, JK Frediani, R Tirouvanziam, VT Tran, V Tangpricha, DP Jones, TR Ziegler | 05/01/2017 |
Autism : the international journal of research and practice |
NA Call, JP Alvarez, CA Simmons, JE Lomas Mevers, MC Scheithauer | 04/01/2017 |
Dr. Alvarez received the 2017 Distinguished Service by a Researcher Award from the Georgia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This award recognizes a dietetics professional for their research accomplishments related to food and nutrition.