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Meredith A. Worthington, Ph.D.

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Dr. Worthington joined ConsumerLab.com in 2020, from Therapeutic Research Center, where she was a director and associate clinical editor. Since 2012, Dr. Worthington been actively involved in critically reviewing literature related to dietary supplements in an effort to provide clear and concise information for healthcare providers and patients about the safety and effectiveness of dietary supplement ingredients. She began her career in dietary supplement research with Natural Standard Research Collaboration and later joined Natural Medicines following acquisition of Natural Standard Research Collaboration by Therapeutic Research Center. She earned her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Texas A&M University in 2009 and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Boston University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2011. Dr. Worthington has published over 15 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Worthington joined ConsumerLab.com in 2020, from Therapeutic Research Center, where she was a director and associate clinical editor. Since 2012, Dr. Worthington been actively involved in critically reviewing literature related to dietary supplements in an effort to provide clear and concise information for healthcare providers and patients about the safety and effectiveness of dietary supplement ingredients. She began her career in dietary supplement research with Natural Standard Research Collaboration and later joined Natural Medicines following acquisition of Natural Standard Research Collaboration by Therapeutic Research Center. She earned her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Texas A&M University in 2009 and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Boston University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2011. Dr. Worthington has published over 15 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

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