Teresa A. Davis, Ph.D., D.F.A.S.N., F.A.S.A.S.,
Director
Teresa A. Davis, Ph.D., D.F.A.S.N., F.A.S.A.S..
Director
Teresa Ann Davis, Ph.D., D.F.A.S.N., F.A.S.A.S., is the Director of Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, IHA. Davis is recognized internationally for her studies on the nutritional regulation of protein and amino acid metabolism and growth in humans and animals. She is an established expert on amino acid and insulin signaling and the metabolic effects of nutrients, hormones and growth factors on muscle growth. She was elected President of both the American Society for Nutrition and the American Society of Animal Science and is a Fellow of both societies. She served as Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Nutrition for 10 years and is currently Editor-in-Chief of Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. The American Society for Nutrition created the Teresa A. Davis Award in Growth and Protein Nutrition in honor of her national leadership and service in nutrition science. She is an elected member of both the National Academy of Medicine and the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology.
2025 Publications
*Committee on Protein Quality and Growth Monitoring Studies to Satisfy Quality Factor Requirements for Infant Formula. Protein Quality and Growth Monitoring Studies: Quality Factor Requirements for Infant Formula. Consensus Study Report. Food and Nutrition Board, Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, edited by Atkinson SA, Yaktine AL, Landolt SP, Stephenson JK. National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2025.
*TA Davis was a member of the Committee who wrote the Report.
Watts SA, Allison DB, Beitz DC, Booth SL, Coates PM, D’Abramo LR, Davis TA, Dilger RN, Erdman JW, Fahey Jr GC, Fiorotto ML, Gregory JF, Hill JO, Klurfeld DM, Leach SD, Miller PS, Nielsen FH, Schalinske KL, Smith Jr D, Varga ZM. Maximizing the value of pre-clinical and translational animal research models via next generation standardized reference diets: a white paper from the lab animal nutrition taskforce for an education and research network (LANTERN). Journal of Nutrition. 2025 Dec 31:101309. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.101309. (PMID: 41482233).
Ramos dos Santos AC, Suryawan A, Jang KB, Fiorotto ML, Davis TA. Amino acid signaling in skeletal muscle is blunted in a piglet model. Journal of Nutrition. 156(2):101303, 2026. Epub Dec 27 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.101303. (PMID: 41461269 / PMCID: PMC12975357).
Ramos dos Santos AC, Fiorotto ML, Davis TA. Amino acids and lean mass accretion in preterm neonates. Current Opinions in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care. Jan 1;29(1):89-97. 2026. DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000001178. (PMID: 41057241 / PMCID: PMC12700696).
Ramos dos Santos AC, Jang KB, Fiorotto ML, Davis TA. Impact of prematurity on nutrient signaling in skeletal muscle. Annual Review of Nutrition. Accepted. Dec 2025.
Kanter M, Aaronb S, Austad SN, Brownd AW, Burde NA, Campbell WW, Copeg M, Davis TA, Erdman Jr JW, Freitasi M, Hicks-Roofj K, Kleink S, Kriengsinyosl W, Lammingm DW, Layman DK, Leidy HJ, Makio KC, Mattes RD, McNeill SM, Moore DR, Pasiakos SM, Phillips SM, Raubenheimert D, Reinhardt W, Rodriguez NR, Simpsont S, Steine HH, van Loon LJC, Weaver CM, Allison DB. Examining Widely Held Propositions on Human Dietary Protein Needs and Benefits: A Critical Review of the Science That Shapes Both the Data and Our Understanding of an Essential Macronutrient. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. Accepted. April 2026.
Ferruzzi M, Bailey R, Davis TA, Leidy H, Baum JI, Castle J, De Leon A. Diaz EC, Fulgoni V, Gunther C, Kaplan L, Kopstick B, Masterson T, Militano S, Moore L, Oden JD, Larson-Prior L, Thomsen M, Wright I, Borsheim E. Nourish Now: A science dialogue on improving adolescent health through nutrition. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2026 March 25: 1-13. Online ahead of print. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2026.2643318. (PMID: 41878864)
Bailey RL, Leidy HJ, Shlisky J, Davis TA. Call to Action: The future of evidence-based, adolescent-focused dietary guidance. Critical Reviews in Food Scence and Nutrition. 2026: April 15: 1-3. Online ahead of print. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2026.2653115. (PMID: 41983695).