Will Patterson

Graduate Student

Will recently completed an MS degree in Biochemical & Molecular Nutrition at Tufts University during which he conducted research measuring the concentrations of different forms of vitamins D and K in human brain regions associated with dementia. Prior, he obtained his BA from Gettysburg College and worked in clinical research in Philadelphia for several years at the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism. Will grew up in northern New Jersey as an avid baseball and basketball player and picked up long distance running as a hobby after graduating from college. He now enjoys hiking and finding new places to eat with his girlfriend, Alexis, and hyper black lab, Ozzie. Ultimately, he is interested in the interplay of nutritional and environmental exposures and their effects on susceptibility to chronic disease throughout the lifespan.