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Email

alexis.wood@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Pediatrics-Nutrition
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Houston, TX US

Addresses

Children's Nutrition Research Center (Office)

Room: CNRC-2036
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-7055

Education

BS from University of Warwick

06/2002 - Coventry, United Kingdom

Psychology and Philosophy

MS from Kings College London

10/2006 - London

Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry

PhD from Kings College London

10/2009 - London

Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry

Post-Doctoral Fellowship at University of Alabama at Birmingham

06/2012 - Birmingham, Alabama

Statistical Genetics, Epidemiology

Honors & Awards

Conference Award Finalist

MD Anderson Energy Balance Retreat (02/2014)

Scott Grundy Award for Excellence in Metabolism Research

American Heart Association (03/2013)

2nd place

UAB Annual Postdoctoral Research Day (02/2012)

1st Place

NORC “Creativity is Decision" (06/2011)

1st Place

Center for Cardiovascular Disease Biology Annual Retreat (05/2011)

2nd place

Center for Cardiovascular Disease Biology Annual Retreat (05/2011)

1st Place

SOPH 3rd Annual Public Health Research day (04/2011)

Young Investigator Award Finalist

American Heart Association EPI/NPAM conference (03/2011)

Young Investigator Award

2nd Annual International Congress on ADHD (05/2009)

Best paper winner

Our paper "Cognitive performance and BMI: shared genetics between BMI and reaction time, but not response inhibition, across childhood" was selected as one of 6 winning entries to the society's annual conference and featured in a special symposium.

The Obesity Society (11/2014)

Associate Faculty Member F1000 Prime

Appointed an Associate Faculty Member of the Faculty of 1000 http://f1000.com/

F1000 Prime (09/2014)

Mark Bieber Award for Excellence in Nutrition Research

American Heart Association (03/2015)

Fellow of The American Heart Association

09/2017

Young Investigator Award

²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú -- Department of Pediatrics (12/2020)

Top abstract

CVRI annual conference (04/2017)

Professional Statement

My research focuses on analyzing complex biological data such as genome, epigenome, transcriptome, metabolome, and proteome to explore how environmental and behavioral factors influence chronic diseases. I am particularly interested in cognitive development and decline, including Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias (ADRD), as well as type 2 diabetes (T2D). My overarching aim is to advance Precision Medicine by improving disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies.

Websites

Selected Publications

• "." JAMA Peds. 2019;173(4):311-2.
• Djonlagic I, Mariani S, Fitzpatrick AL, Van Der Klei VMGTH, Johnson DA, Wood AC, et al "." Nat Hum Behav. 2021;5(1) Pubmed PMID:
• Wood AC, Blissett JM, Brunstrom JM, Carnell S, Faith MS, Fisher JO, Hayman LL, Khalsa AS, Hughes SO, Miller AL, Momin SR, Welsh JA, Woo JG, Haycraft E "." J Am Heart Assoc. 2020;9(10) Pubmed PMID:
• Wood, A. C., Graca, G., Gadgil, M., Senn, M. K., Allison, M. A., Tzoulaki, I., ... & Herrington, D. (2023). "." AJCN. 2023;13(3):989-999. Pubmed PMID:

Memberships

American Heart Association

American Society of Nutrition

Funding

Impact of the gut microbiome and diet on change in insulin homeostasis and cardiometabolic risk - #Tf R01Actf DK109588

(04/01/2017 - 03/31/2024) Grant funding from NIH-NIDDK

Role: Subcontract PI

Eating Patterns and Obesity Prevention in Children

(08/01/2018 - 07/31/2023) Grant funding from USDA

Role: Subproject PI.

Longitudinal associations of preschoolers’ technology and digital media (TDM) use and executive functioning: a mechanism linking TDM with young children’s weight status - #NIH P01 HD109876

(09/09/2022 - 09/08/2027) Grant funding from NIH

Role: MPI (Wood, Hughes & Bridgett).

Refining metrics of food behavior in Smith-Magenis Syndrome - #NIH R21 HD106345-01A1

(08/26/2022 - 08/25/2024) Grant funding from NIH

Role: Co-investigator