Weimin Guo, MD, PhD

Research Assistant Professor (previously held), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Weimin Guo is a Research Assistant Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. His recent research interests include the impact of nutritional intervention on life and health span with particular focus on colon cancer, immune function, obesity, and age-related metabolic dysfunction as well as their underlying mechanisms.

Publications

  • Published 2/6/2025

    Guo W, Crossland N, Crott JW. Mediterranean diet improves liver health but does not protect against azoxymethane-induced colon tumorigenesis compared to Western diet in A/J mice. Exp Mol Pathol. 2025 Mar; 141:104953. PMID: 39919552.

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  • Published 8/21/2024

    Guo W, Wu D, Li L, Lewis ED, Meydani SN. Increased Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Prevents Dysregulated Immune and Inflammatory Responses in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice. J Nutr. 2024 Oct; 154(10):3144-3150. PMID: 39154866.

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  • Published 2/21/2024

    Ortega EF, Wu D, Guo W, Meydani SN, Panda A. Study protocol for a zinc intervention in the elderly for prevention of pneumonia, a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical pilot trial. Front Nutr. 2024; 11:1356594. PMID: 38450236.

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  • Published 12/6/2023

    Guo W, Ortega EF, Wu D, Li L, Bronson RT, Boehm SK, Meydani SN. Life-long consumption of high level of fruits and vegetables reduces tumor incidence and extends median lifespan in mice. Front Nutr. 2023; 10:1286792. PMID: 38125727.

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  • Published 11/29/2023

    Crossland NA, Beck S, Tan WY, Lo M, Mason JB, Zhang C, Guo W, Crott JW. Fecal microbiota transplanted from old mice promotes more colonic inflammation, proliferation, and tumor formation in azoxymethane-treated A/J mice than microbiota originating from young mice. Gut Microbes. 2023 Dec; 15(2):2288187. PMID: 38031252.

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