Alexis Wood, Ph.D, F.A.H.A.
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Alexis Wood, Ph.D, F.A.H.A.
Assistant Professor
Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Pediatrics-Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Member
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Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
- Biostatistician
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RRO Office, Baylor College of Medicine
Addresses
- Children's Nutrition Research Center (Office)
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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
- Baylor College of Medicine -- Department of Pediatrics (12/2020)
- Top abstract
- CVRI annual conference (04/2017)
Websites
Selected Publications
- Momin SR, Senn MK, Buckley S, Buist NRM, Gandhi M, Hair AB, Hughes SO, Hodges KR, Lange WC, Papaioannou MA, Phan M, Waterland RA, Wood AC. "Rationale and design of the Baylor Infant Twin Study (BITS) - A study assessing obesity-related risk factors from infancy." Obes Sci Pract. 2021 11 (7): Pubmed PMID: 33680493
- Momin, S.R., Hughes, S.O., Elias, C., Papaioannou, M.A., Phan, M., Vides, D., Wood, A.C. "Observations of Toddlers' sensory-based exploratory behaviors with a novel food." Appetite. 2018 131 : 108-16.
- Wood, A.C., Vainik, U., Engelhardt, L.E., Briley, D.A., Groetzinger, A., Church, J.A., Harden, K.P., Tucker-Drob, E.M. "Genetic overlap between executive functions and BMI in childhood.." AJCN. 2019 110 (4): 814-22.
- Merino, J., Guasch-Ferre, M., Ellervik, C., Dashti, H.S., Sharp, S.J., Wu, P., … Frazier-Wood, A.C., … Florez,, J.C. "Quality of dietary fat and genetic risk of type 2 diabetes: Individual participant data meta-analysis." BMJ. 2019 266 : 366:14292.
- Wood, A.C., Wren, J.D., Allison "The need for greater rigor in childhood nutrition and obesity research." JAMA Peds. 2019 173 (4): 311-2.
- Harris WS, Tintle NL, Imamura F, Qian F, Korat AVA et al. "Blood n-3 fatty acid levels and total and cause-specific mortality from 17 prospective studies." Nat Commun. 2021 12 (1): Pubmed PMID: 33888689
- Djonlagic I, Mariani S, Fitzpatrick AL, Van Der Klei VMGTH, Johnson DA, Wood AC, et al "Macro and micro sleep architecture and cognitive performance in older adults." Nat Hum Behav. 2021 5 (1): Pubmed PMID: 33199858
- Klimentidis YC, Arora A, Newell M, Zhou J, Ordovas JM, Renquist BJ, Wood AC. "Phenotypic and genetic characterization of lower LDL cholesterol and increased type-2 diabetes risk in the UK Biobank." Diabetes. 2020 69 (10): Pubmed PMID: 32493714
- 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 "Caregiver influences on eating behaviors in young children: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association." J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 9 (10): Pubmed PMID: 32389066
Memberships
- American Heart Association
- member (01/2009)
- Behavior Genetics Association
- Member (01/2006)
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Funding
- Early Genetic and Environmental Influences on Adiposity:The Baylor Infant Twin (BITS) Study (10/01/2014 - 09/30/2018) Grant funding from USDA
- Role: PI
- Hummus for Health: Dietary Quality and Gut Microbiota in Toddlers (01/01/2016 - 12/31/2017) Grant funding from Sabra Dipping Company
- Role: Co-PI
- ROLE OF PUFA-GENE INTERACTIONS IN HEALTH DISPARITIES (12/01/2015 - 03/31/2022) Grant funding from NIH
- Role: Subcontract PI
- Ethnic Differences in Lipoprotein Risk Factors - #14BGIA18740011 (03/01/2014 - 12/31/2016) Grant funding from American Heart Association
- Role: PI
- Overcoming Obstacles in Epigenetic Analysis of Human Twins (04/14/2016 - 04/13/2020) Grant funding from NIH
- Role: Co-PI
- Novel Multimodal Postoperative Arrhythmia Detection Tool in Children with Congenital Heart Disease (07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020) Grant funding from Baylor College of Medicine Pilot Awards
- Role: Biostatistician
- Evaluation of an Educational Intervention to Improve Early Detection of Childhood Cancers and Blood Disorders Among Front-Line Health Workers in Botswana (07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020) Baylor College of Medicine Pilot Award
- Role: Biostatistician
- Associations between blood fatty acids and sleep duration: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies (06/25/2018 - 12/31/2019) International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) North America
- Role: Biostatistician
- Impact of the gut microbiome and diet on change in insulin homeostasis and cardiometabolic risk (04/01/2017 - 03/31/2023) NIH
- Role: Subcontract PI
- Genetics at the interface of lipid and glycemic traits (04/01/2018 - 03/31/2021) NIH
- Role: Co-investigator
- Avocado Intake and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: A Metabolomic Enhanced Analysis (01/01/2020 - 12/31/2021) Hass Avocado Board
- Role: PI
- Improving Repair of Female Congenital Reproductive Anomalies (09/01/2017 - 08/31/2021) NIH
- Role: Biostatistician
- Mark Bieber Award (03/01/2015 Unrestricted funding from American Heart Association
- This award adds an epigenetic arm to the Baylor Infant Twin Study (BITS).
- Understanding the ethnic specific aspects to cardiovascular disease risk (05/01/2014 - 12/31/2015) Grant funding from Burroughs-Wellcome Fund
- This travel grant fosters inter-laboratory collaboration with the University of Virginia to help answer questions surround ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease risk.
- Clinical Readiness for MCEP2 Duplication Therapy Trial: Clinical and Molecular Biomarkers (01/01/2020 - 12/31/2021) Grant funding from Ionis Pharmaceuticals
- Eating Patterns and Obesity Prevention in Children (08/01/2018 - 07/31/2023) Grant funding from USDA
- Role: Subproject PI. Project title: "Temperament, Feeding Behaviors, and Adiposity in Infancy: The Baylor Infant Orometer (BIO) Study"
- Use of engaging online videos in conjunction with new feeding content to enhance a current EFNEP program in the prevention of child obesity (04/01/2015 - 03/31/2022) USDA
- Role: Biostatistician / co-investigator
- Addressing maternal mental health needs during pediatric acute care hospitalizations (07/01/2018 - 06/30/2019) Baylor College of Medicine - Pilot Awards
- Role: Biostatistician
- Handling the food insecurity giant (01/01/2016 - 12/31/2018) American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Role: Biostatistician
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