Lauren Thompson, MS

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Bio
Affiliation

Graduate Group in Epidemiology

Major professor

Reina Engle-Stone and Christine McDonald (UCSF)

Graduate degree

M.S. Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition
Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, 2020

Undergraduate degree

B.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology/Nutritional Sciences
University of Arizona, 2018

Previous relevant employment and international experience

Graduate Research Assistant, University of California Davis, Davis CA, 2021-Present

  • Multiply Fortified Salt (MFS) Study, based in India from May-August 2022
  • West Africa Condiment Micronutrient Innovation Trial (CoMIT) Study Micronutrient Intervention Modeling Project (MINIMOD).

Research Associate, Nutrition and Innovation Lab, Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, Boston, MA, 2020-2022.

Research Associate, Food Aid Quality Review (FAQR) project, Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, Boston, MA, 2019-2021.

Research interests

Research interests: Nutritional epidemiology, global health, micronutrient fortification, cost-effectiveness of public health interventions, infant, child and maternal nutrition.