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Nutrition 2019 • June 8-11, 2019 • Baltimore, Maryland
2019 American Society for
Nutrition Foundation Honorees
C e l e b r at i n g
outstanding contributions to
the nutrition science
community
Fellows, 50-Year Awards
Members and Past Ceremony
Presidents Luncheon Sunday, June 9, 2019
Sunday, June 9, 2019 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Baltimore
Hilton Baltimore Convention Center
Hilton Key Ballroom 7 Ballroom I//II
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Welcome
The American Society for Nutrition Foundation’s
awards program recognizes scientists, clinicians,
and scholars for significant achievements in
nutrition research and practice. It is our distinct
honor to welcome the new ASN Class of Fellows
and congratulate the recipients of 2019 national
scientific achievement awards.
The ASN Fellow designation is the highest
honor bestowed by the Society in recognition of
significant discoveries and distinguished careers
in nutrition. Brief bios on the newly recognized Fellows, 50-Year
Fellows who have served ASN and the nutrition
community with distinction follow in this brochure.
Members and Past
Also included is information on more than 40 Presidents Luncheon
awards administered by our ASN Foundation and Sunday, June 9, 2019
the 2019 recipients, as well as recognition of both
Hilton Baltimore
50-year ASN members and ASN Past Presidents.
Please join me in congratulating and honoring Hilton Key , Ballroom 7
these esteemed groups. Welcome & Introductions
Catherine Field, PhD
Thank you to the many ASN Foundation donors
who annually support our efforts to advance
ASN President
the Society’s role as a global leader in nutrition, RECOGNITION OF
health, and wellness. It is through your unwavering 50 YEAR MEMBERS
generosity that the ASN’s Fellows and awards Kevin Schalinske, PhD
programs thrive. We ask for your continued
ASN Secretary
support through the ASN Foundation’s annual
giving and planned giving campaigns to sustain
ASN Membership
and grow these wonderful programs in nutrition Committee Chair
science and practice for many years to come. RECOGNITION OF PAST
PRESIDENTS
Congratulations to all!
John Courtney, PhD
ASN Chief Executive Officer
CLASS OF FELLOWS
Robert M. Russell, MD INDUCTION
Chair, American Society for Nutrition Foundation Catherine Field, PhD
ASN President
CLOSING REMARKS
Catherine Field, PhD
ASN President
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The American Society for Nutrition
Class of 2019 Fellows
To be inducted as a Fellow of the Society is the highest honor ASN bestows. The
ASN Fellows program, in existence since 1952, recognizes the following members
of the Class of 2019 for their distinguished careers.
Michele R. Forman, PhD dietary interventions amongst high-
Purdue University risk groups such as chronic renal
disease patients. She was part of
Dr. Michele Forman is a Distinguished
the team at the Centers for Disease
Professor and Head, Department of
Control and Prevention to develop the
Nutrition Science at
Behavioral Risk Factors Surveys and
Purdue University. Dr.
Surveillance System, where her focus
Forman received her
was obesity and the national maps are
PhD in Nutritional
part of the fabric of our knowledge of
Epidemiology from
the obesity epidemic in the U.S. She
the University of
and her team at the National Children’s
North Carolina
Study developed a validated paper grid
at Chapel Hill. Dr.
to assess recumbent length and height
Forman’s 42-year career in global
in children under six years of age. She
nutritional epidemiology and clinical
has mentored over 100 students and
nutrition examines early life exposures
postdoctoral fellows, published 200
and chronic disease risk, and the role
publications, and chaired advisory
of nutrition in growth and health
committees for the NIH.
across the life course. As her research
foci shifted from low birth-weight
to chronic disease, the stillpoint has
Douglas Heimburger, MD
remained fixed; she examines the
Vanderbilt Institute for
developmental origins of disease. The
Global Health
research is designed as longitudinal
prospective cohort studies that span Dr. Douglas Heimburger is Professor
the peri-conceptional period through of Medicine and Associate Director
adulthood or dietary interventions for Education and
under free-living or controlled Training in the
feeding conditions. Her work in Vanderbilt Institute
Bedouin Palestinian Arabs, Norwegian for Global Health,
Preeclampsia, Pima Indians, Pediatric where he directs
Cancer, and the Newborn Epigenetic education and
Study have contributed to knowledge training programs for
of nutritional life course epidemiology. Vanderbilt trainees
Her laboratory addresses nutritional and research training programs for
assessment of individuals and tests colleagues from low- and middle-
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income countries. His principal Michael F. Holick, MD, PhD
research interests are nutritional Boston University
influences on HIV treatment outcomes,
Dr. Michael Holick has made
including non-communicable
numerous contributions to the fields
conditions, in African adults, and
of biochemistry,
global health education and training.
physiology,
Dr. Heimburger received his MD from
metabolism, and
Vanderbilt University and completed
photobiology
an internal medicine residency at St.
of vitamin D for
Louis University and clinical nutrition
human nutrition. He
fellowship and MS in nutrition
established global
sciences at the University of Alabama
recommendations
at Birmingham (UAB). From 1981 to
advising sunlight exposure as an
2009, he served on the faculty of the
integral source of vitamin D, and has
Departments of Nutrition Sciences
helped increase awareness of the
and Medicine at UAB. Dr. Heimburger
health effects of vitamin D deficiency.
has been very active in advocating for
Dr. Holick is a Diplomate of the
medical nutrition education nationally.
American Board of Internal Medicine,
For 20 years he directed a required
a Fellow of the American College
first-year UAB medical school course in
of Nutrition, and a member of the
nutrition. He was the principal editor
American Association of Physicians. He
of the Handbook of Clinical Nutrition
is the recipient of numerous awards
and contributed clinical nutrition
and honors, including the General
chapters to the Cecil Textbook of
Clinical Research Centers Program
Medicine, Harrison’s Principles of Internal
Award for Excellence in Clinical
Medicine, Medicine for the Practicing
Research from NIH, American College
Physician, and Modern Nutrition in
of Nutrition’s Communication Media
Health and Disease. He received
Award, Best Docs in America, the
the American Society for Clinical
Linus Pauling Functional Medicine
Nutrition’s Dannon Institute Award for
Award from the Institute for Functional
Excellence in Medical/Dental Nutrition
Medicine and the Linus Pauling Prize
Education. Dr. Heimburger founded
for Human Nutrition. Dr. Holick serves
the Intersociety Professional Nutrition
on a number of national committees
Education Consortium and the
and editorial boards and has
American Board of Physician Nutrition
organized and/or co-chaired several
Specialists, and served on the Advisory
international symposia. He served as
Board of the Fogarty International
the chair for the Endocrine Society’s
Center (NIH), the governing Council
Practice Guidelines on Vitamin D. He
of the American Society for Clinical
has authored more than 400 peer-
Nutrition, the U.S. FDA’s Food Advisory
reviewed publications and written
Committee, and a Test Materials
more than 200 review articles, as well
Development Committee for the U.S.
as numerous book chapters.
Medical Licensing Examination.
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Gordon L. Jensen, MD, PhD of a highly innovative approach to
University of Vermont the diagnosis of clinical malnutrition
syndromes that is based on a modern
In January 2016, Dr. Gordon Jensen
understanding of inflammatory
became Senior Associate Dean
response. Dr. Jensen has authored
for Research and
more than 195 journal articles, reviews,
Professor of Medicine
and book chapters. His contributions
and Nutrition at the
were recently recognized with the
Larner College of
2014 Jonathan Rhoads Lecture,
Medicine, University
ASPEN’s most prestigious award.
of Vermont. From
2007-2015, he served
as Professor and
Nancy Krebs, MD, MS
Head of Nutritional Sciences at Penn
University of Colorado
State University. He was at Vanderbilt
School of Medicine
University Medical Center from 1998-
2007 where he was Director of the Nancy Krebs, MD, MS is a Professor
Vanderbilt Center for Human Nutrition. of Pediatrics and Head of the Section
Dr. Jensen received his medical degree of Nutrition in the
from Cornell University Medical Department of
College and his PhD in nutritional Pediatrics at the
biochemistry from Cornell University. University of Colorado
He completed residency training in School of Medicine.
Internal Medicine and fellowship She obtained her MD
training in Clinical Nutrition at New from the University
England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard of Colorado and is
Medical School. Dr. Jensen is a Past- board certified in General Pediatrics,
President of the American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Clinical
Nutrition and a Past-President of the Nutrition. Dr. Krebs’ research has
American Society for Parenteral and focused on the impact of nutrition and
Enteral Nutrition. A widely recognized feeding on both impaired and excessive
nutrition researcher and educator, he growth of infants and young children
has made numerous presentations at in U.S. and international settings. She
national and international meetings. has conducted extensive research
He served two terms as a member applying stable isotope methodologies
of the Food and Nutrition Board of to characterize zinc homeostasis
the National Academies of Science, and requirements in vulnerable
Engineering and Medicine. He also has populations, including infants and
served on several editorial boards for young children in austere settings
leading nutrition journals. His research consuming supplements, micronutrient
interests have focused on the impact powders, and biofortified foods. Current
of nutritional status on health and research investigates the influence
functional outcomes in older persons. of maternal phenotype on bioactive
He has also led global development components of human milk; effects
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of complementary food choices on Nutrition from Cornell University, an
infant growth and body composition; MS in Social Work from Columbia
effects of dietary exposures on infants’ University, and an MPH from Johns
enteric microbiome; and impact of a Hopkins University. Her research
pre-conception nutrition intervention over several decades has focused
to improve fetal growth in low resource on identifying effective strategies to
settings. She has over 300 research and reduce obesity and other nutrition-
scholarly publications. In more than related chronic disease risks, with
two decades of ASN membership, she particular emphasis on health equity
has served on multiple committees issues. An internationally-recognized
and received several awards for scholar, Dr. Kumanyika is a nutrition
accomplishments in medical Nutrition policy advisor to the World Health
education, including receiving the first Organization and the World Cancer
“Physician Nutrition Specialist Award.” Research Fund, co-chair of the Policy
Other national leadership roles have and Prevention Section of the World
included the Committee on Nutrition Obesity Federation and a member of
for the American Academy of Pediatrics; the Lancet Commission on Obesity.
the Food and Nutrition Board; Technical She is a past Chair of the American
Expert Collaborative for the Dietary Public Health Association (APHA) Food
Guidance Development Project for and Nutrition Section, a past president
Infants and Toddlers (B-24); and NIH of the APHA, and previously served
Nutrition Research Thought Leader on two Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Panel. Committees. Dr. Kumanyika is a
member of the National Academy of
Medicine and is currently chair of the
Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH NAM Food and Nutrition Board.
Drexel University
Dr. Shiriki Kumanyika is Research
Simin Meydani, DVM, PhD
Professor in the Department of
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition
Community Health
Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at
and Prevention at
Tufts University
the Dornsife School
of Public Health at Dr. Simin Nikbin Meydani is Vice
Drexel University and Provost of Research at Tufts University,
Professor Emerita Director of the
of Epidemiology Immunology
at the University Laboratory at Jean
of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Mayer USDA Human
Medicine. She founded and chairs Nutrition Research
the Council on Black Health (formerly Center on Aging at
the African American Collaborative Tufts University, and
Obesity Research Network (AACORN)). professor of nutrition
Dr. Kumanyika has a PhD in Human and immunology at Tufts’ Friedman
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School of Nutrition Science and Policy Alanna Moshfegh, MS, RD
and Sackler Graduate Program in USDA Agricultural Research Service
Immunology. Dr. Meydani holds a DVM
Alanna Moshfegh is Research Leader,
(Tehran University), an MS in Nutrition
Food Surveys Research Group at the
(Colorado State University) and a PhD
Beltsville Human
in Nutrition (Iowa State University).
Nutrition Research
Her scientific interests include the
Center for the
impact of nutrition on aging and age-
U.S. Department
associated diseases, its role in immune
of Agriculture, a
and inflammatory responses and
position she has held
predisposition to infectious diseases.
since 1994. She leads
She is an internationally recognized
a staff of nutritionists,
scholar with over 300 publications
food technologists, and statisticians
and continuous federal and non-
in planning and directing a national
federal funding. Her honors include
program of research in monitoring
the American Aging Association
food consumption behavior and
Denham Harman Lifetime Research
assessing nutritional adequacy of
Achievement Award; American
American diets. Ms. Moshfegh is
Society of Nutrition Herman Award in
responsible for directing What We
clinical nutrition; ASN Lederle Award
Eat in America, the dietary interview
in Human Nutrition Research; Fellow
component of the U.S. Federal
of Hedwig van Amerigen Executive
government’s primary health survey—
Leadership in Academic Medicine;
the National Health and Nutrition
American College of Nutrition Grace
Examination Survey. For that program,
Goldsmith Award; International
she directed the development and
HERMES Vitamin Research Award.
validation of USDA’s Automated
Dr. Meydani served as President of the Multiple-Pass Method, a 5-step 24-
American Society for Nutrition (2014- hour dietary recall system that is used
2015) and President of the American in What We Eat in America. Prior to
Aging Association (2005-2006). She her current position, Ms. Moshfegh
has served academic, government and served in numerous positions in
corporate communities as a member USDA including Assistant to the
of grant review panels and advisory Administrator in the Human Nutrition
boards, editorial boards of several Information Service and nutritionist in
journals, and has chaired several the Food and Nutrition Service.
national and international meetings.
Ms. Moshfegh received her M.S.
in nutrition and food service
management from the University of
Nebraska and her B.S. in nutrition and
dietetics from North Dakota State
University. She is a member of the
American Society for Nutrition, the
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
and the AND Council on Research, and The PKU research has resulted in a new
is a Registered Dietitian. Her research paradigm for the PKU diet currently
interests and responsibilities focus used by PKU families around the world.
on food consumption behavior and Dr. Ney led the development of medical
nutritional adequacy of American diets, foods made with glycomacropeptide
food and nutrition policy, and dietary (GMP), a protein in cheese whey that
guidelines. Ms. Moshfegh has published is devoid of phenylalanine and can be
and presented extensively on nutrition made into tasty foods as a substitute
monitoring, food consumption, and for amino acid formula. Dr. Ney is a
dietary status co-inventor on a GMP Medical Foods
patent held by the Wisconsin Alumni
Research Foundation and licensed to
Denise M. Ney, PhD Ajinomoto Cambrooke, Inc.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Ney has authored over 130 papers
Dr. Denise Ney is Professor of and 10 book chapters, mentored 20
Nutritional Sciences at the University of graduate students in her research
Wisconsin-Madison lab, and taught several thousand
where she has served undergraduate students. She received
as Department Chair the 2013 Rare Disease Hero Award from
(1997-2003), Director the FDA and the 2015 Mary Swartz
of the campus NIH Rose Senior Investigator Award from
Nutrition Training the ASN, among others.
Program (1998-2008),
and Director of the
Didactic Program in Dietetics. She Andrew Prentice, PhD
received her PhD in Nutrition from London School of
the University of California-Davis. Dr. Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Ney’s research program addresses Born and raised in Uganda, Dr. Andrew
two areas: gastrointestinal physiology, Prentice was trained in biochemistry
with a focus on the neuroendocrine and then nutritional
regulation of intestinal adaptation; and physiology at
the nutritional management of the Cambridge University.
genetic disorder phenylketonuria (PKU). His immediate
Her studies led to an understanding of post-doc years
the actions of glucagon-like peptide-2 were spent in rural
(GLP-2) in mediating intestinal adaptive Gambia undertaking
growth in concert with parenteral and intervention studies in
enteral nutrition. This research has led pregnancy and lactation. He returned
to the first drug, an analog of GLP- to the UK to lead the Energy Regulation
2, to successfully treat human short and Obesity Group at the MRC Dunn
bowel syndrome with transition from Clinical Nutrition Centre, Addenbrooke’s
parenteral to enteral nutrition. Hospital. During this period, he was
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involved in the development and traineeship at the
exploitation of numerous novel Wistar Institute in
technologies including stable isotope Philadelphia and
methods for assessing breastmilk intake remained there as
and free-living energy expenditure a research assistant
(2H218O), and whole-body calorimetry. professor until 1977,
when he moved to
In 1999, Dr. Prentice left Cambridge
the Department of
to re-focus his attention exclusively
Foods and Nutrition (now Nutrition
on studying diet-disease relationships
Science) at Purdue. Dr. Story is currently
in mothers and children in low-
Professor of Nutritional Physiology
income countries by taking the Chair
in that department and has served
of International Nutrition at LSHTM
in several administrative positions
and establish the MRC International
at Purdue, most recently as Senior
Nutrition Group. The emphasis is
Associate Dean of the Graduate School
on discovery science in response to
from 2000-2016. His research interests
a conviction that the development
involve nutritional regulation of
of more effective public health
cholesterol and bile acid metabolism
interventions is still greatly hampered by
focusing primarily on the role of dietary
critical knowledge gaps. His particular
fiber in regulation of the enzymes
areas of focus are on the interplay
involved in sterol balance in both
between iron, infection and anemia
experimental animals and humans.
and on how maternal diet affects the
This work enhanced our understanding
epigenome of offspring.
of the involvement of bile acid
Dr. Prentice has been a member of metabolism as mechanism for dietary
numerous national and international management of hypercholesterolemia.
advisory committees on nutrition and During his time in the Graduate School,
is a past Chair of ASN’s International he led in the development of the Office
Nutrition Council. His work has been of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
recognized by numerous international as well as Purdue’s Interdisciplinary Life
awards. He is a Fellow of the UK Science Program (PULSe). Since 2008,
Academy of Medical Sciences. Dr. Dr. Story has served as the director
Prentice recently returned to take up of the TL1 Predoctoral Program of
permanent residence in rural Gambia. the Indiana Clinical and Translational
Sciences Institute which supports
graduate students at Purdue as well
Jon Story, PhD as Indiana University-Bloomington, IU
Purdue University School of Medicine, and Notre Dame.
Since his arrival at Purdue, Dr. Story
Dr. Jon Alan Story completed his BS
has been involved in teaching both
in 1968, MS in 1970 and PhD in 1972
graduate and undergraduates for which
in the Department of Zoology and
he was named to Purdue’s Book of
Entomology at Iowa State University.
Great Teachers in 2015.
He then completed a postdoctoral
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50-Year
Members
of the American Society for Nutrition
Celebrating 50 Years
*
of Membership in 2019
ASN congratulates each of these members
for their long-term commitment to advancing
excellence in nutrition science and practice.
Lilla Aftergood, PhD Madhu L. Kakade, PhD*
Richard A. Ahrens, PhD Roland M. Leach, PhD
Norlin J. Benevenga, PhD Gilbert A. Leveille, DSc, PhD
Richard C. Bozian, MD Alfredo Lopez-S, MD/PhD
Margaret E. Briley, PhD, RD Donald B. McCormick, PhD
Oscar Brunser, MD* Padmanabhan P. Nair, PhD
George E. Bunce, PhD Malden C. Nesheim, PhD
T. Colin Campbell, PhD* Anthony W. Norman, PhD*
Lyndon B. Carew, Jr., PhD Ananda S. Prasad, MD, PhD
George Christakis, MD, MPH Norton S. Rosensweig, MD
Harry R. Conrad, PhD Harold H. Sandstead, Sr., MD
Nuhad J. Daghir, PhD* Shantilal N. Shah, PhD
Jacqueline Dupont, PhD James C. Smith, PhD
Charles Elson, PhD Robert E. Smith, PhD
Hans Fisher, PhD Jean T. Snook, PhD
Martin H. Floch, MD Bruce R. Stillings, PhD*
Samuel W. French, MD Peruvemba R. Sundaresan, PhD
Helene N. Guttman, PhD Leon Swell
Robert W. Harkins, PhD Jean K. Tews, PhD
Sami A. Hashim, MD Donald E. Turk, PhD
David C. Herting, PhD Barbara A. Underwood, PhD
G. Richard Jansen, PhD Jan Van Eys, MD, PhD
Khursheed N. Jeejeebhoy, John E. Vanderveen, PhD
MD, PhD* Mary Ann Williams, PhD
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ASN Past Presidents
Our Society’s success in advancing excellence in nutrition research and
practice is due in large part to the dedication of our volunteer leaders. ASN
extends its appreciation to the following living Past Presidents. More than
130 scientists and clinicians have served as President of ASN or a predecessor
Society since 1928. A complete list is available at nutrition.org.
American Society for Nutrition ASN
American Society for Nutritional Sciences ASNS
American Society for Clinical Nutrition ASCN
Society for International Nutrition Research SINR
American Institute of Nutrition AIN
Lindsay H. Allen, PhD (ASNS, SINR) Gordon Jensen, MD, PhD (ASN)
Richard L. Atkinson, MD (ASCN) Mary Ann Johnson, PhD (ASN)
Stephanie A. Atkinson, PhD (ASN) Janet C. King, PhD (ASNS)
Dale E. Bauman, PhD (ASNS) Samuel Klein, MD (ASCN)
Dennis M. Bier, MD (ASCN, ASN) Gilbert A. Leveille, PhD (AIN)
Bruce R. Bistrian, MD, PhD (ASCN) Joanne R. Lupton, PhD (ASN)
George A. Bray, MD (ASCN) Reynaldo Martorell, PhD (SINR)
Kenneth H. Brown, MD (SINR) Donald B. McCormick, PhD (AIN)
Benjamin Caballero, MD (SINR) Simin Nikbin Meydani, DVM, PhD (ASN)
Robert J. Cousins, PhD (ASNS) Malden C. Nesheim, PhD (AIN)
Teresa A. Davis, PhD (ASN) Marian L. Neuhouser, PhD, RD (ASN)
Kathryn G. Dewey, PhD (SINR) Boyd L. O’Dell, PhD (AIN)
William H. Dietz, MD (ASCN) Robert E. Olson, MD, PhD (ASCN, AIN)
Sharon M. Donovan, PhD, RD (ASN) Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD (ASCN)
Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD (AIN) Kathleen M. Rasmussen, ScD (ASNS)
John W. Erdman, Jr, PhD (ASNS) Richard S. Rivlin, MD, FACP (ASCN)
Naomi K. Fukagawa, MD, PhD (ASN) Dale R. Romsos, PhD (AIN)
Harry L. Greene, MD (ASCN) Irwin H. Rosenberg, MD (ASCN)
M. R. C. Greenwood, PhD (ASCN) Robert B. Rucker, PhD (ASNS)
Helen A. Guthrie, PhD, RD (AIN) Robert M. Russell, MD (ASCN, ASN)
Jean-Pierre Habicht, MD, PhD (SINR) Harold H. Sandstead, MD (ASCN)
Charles H. Halsted, MD (ASCN) Dale A. Schoeller, PhD (ASCN)
Barbara C. Hansen, PhD (ASCN) Maurice E. Shils, MD (ASCN)
Alfred E. Harper, PhD (AIN) Judith S. Stern, ScD (ASCN)
Gail G. Harrison, PhD (SINR) Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, PhD (SINR)
Steven B. Heymsfield, MD (ASCN) Patrick J. Stover, PhD (ASN)
James O. Hill, PhD (ASN) John W. Suttie, PhD (AIN)
Jules Hirsch, MD (ASCN) Connie M. Weaver, PhD (ASNS)
Edward S. Horton, MD (ASCN) Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD (ASNS)
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Special Awards & MILTON L. SUNDE AWARD
Given for publication in The Journal of
Competitions Nutrition of outstanding experimental,
applied or fundamental research in
KOREAN NUTRITION SOCIETY (KNS) nutrition that uses an avian species
AWARD In honor of M.L. Sunde, PhD (1921-2015)
Given to improve understanding and Endowed by the Sunde Family
co-operation between KNS and ASN in
nutritional matters of common interest Yun Hu
and concern to promote excellence in Nanjing Agriculture University
nutrition research .................................
Soonkyu Chung, PhD SCIENCE POLICY FELLOWSHIPS
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Organized by the ASN Committee on
................................. Advocacy and Science Policy
SUSTAINING PARTNER ROUNDTABLE Rebecca Hagedorn, PhD
AWARD OF DISTINCTION West Virginia University
Given for outstanding contributions of Jessica Soldavini, MPH, RD, LDN
time, talent and leadership made by an University of North Carolina at
individual ASN member representing Chapel Hill
an ASN Sustaining Partner
.................................
Ratna Mukherjea, PhD
GLOBAL NUTRITION EARLY CAREER
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences
SCHOLAR AWARD
.................................
Supported by Mondelēz International
ASN VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Organized by the Global Nutrition
AWARD Council
Given for outstanding contributions to
enhance, promote, and support ASN Nyahabeh Anthony, PhD
activities and programs Sierra Leone Agricultural Research
Institute
Dennis Bier, MD
.................................
Baylor College of Medicine
................................. CLINICAL EMERGING LEADER
AWARD
W.O. ATWATER LECTURESHIP Organized by the Medical Nutrition
Supported and managed by the USDA Council
Agricultural Research Service
Shue Huang, PhD
George A. Bray, MD Pennsylvania State University
Pennington Biomedical Research
Center Yi-Hsuan Liu, MS, RD
................................. Pennsylvania State University
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Sharon Thompson, MS, RD YOUNG MINORITY INVESTIGATOR
University of Illinois at Urbana- ORAL COMPETITION AWARD
Champaign Supported by DSM Nutritional
Products
Jin-Seon Yook, MS
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Organized by the Minority and
Diversity Affairs Committee
Xuhuiqun Zhang, PhD
Illinois Institute of Technology Alyssa Abreu
................................. University of Rhode Island
GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Maribel Barragan
AWARD University of Illinois at Urbana-
Organized by the Nutritional Sciences Champaign
Council Gabriella Hernandez
Djibril Ba, MPH California Polytechnic State University
Pennsylvania State University College Doreen Larvie
of Medicine University of North Carolina,
Charlotte Bahnfleth Greensboro
Cornell University Abrania Marrero-Hernandez
Rola Hammoud Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public
University of Toronto Health
Hyunju Kim, MPH Salima Taylor
Johns Hopkins University Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition
Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at
Car Reen Kok, MS Tufts University
University of Nebraska-Lincoln .................................
Jihye Lee
STUDENT INTEREST GROUP (SIG)
University of Maryland
TRAVEL AWARD
Jelena Mustra Rakic, MS Organized by the Student Interest
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Group (SIG) and supported by the
Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at National Dairy Council
Tufts University
Mengxi Du
Maryam Razaghi Tufts University
McGill University
Carlos Andres Gallegos
Yi Zhao, MSc Washington University in St. Louis
Tufts University, Friedman School of
Judy Kim
Nutrition
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
.................................
Emanuela Pannia
University of Toronto
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Special Awards & Mengying Li, PhD
NICHD
Competitions continued
Lichchavi Rajasinghe, PhD
Michigan State University
Sumira Phatak
Utah State University HyunGyu Suh, PhD
Arizona State University
Nikoleta Stamataki
University of Manchester Angela Trude, PhD
................................. University of Maryland School of
Medicine
PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
Danyue Zhao, PhD
Mars, Inc. Predoctoral Fellowship Rutgers University
Amy Nichols, MS, RD .................................
University of Texas at Austin
NUTRITION TRANSLATION AWARD
Pfizer Predoctoral Fellowship COMPETITION
May Cheung Supported by the National Dairy
Drexel University Council
Organized by the Nutrition Translation
The Gerber Foundation Predoctoral
RIS in partnership with the Public
Fellowship
Information Committee
Kalhara Menikdiwela
Texas Tech University Ling-Wei Chen, PhD
................................. University College Dublin
HERBALIFE NUTRITION Rachel Deer, PhD
SCHOLARSHIP University of Texas Medical Branch
Supported by Herbalife Nutrition Karen Lindsay, PhD, RD
Nicole Litwin, MS, RD University of California, Irvine
Colorado State University Xian Wu, PhD
................................. Tufts University
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARD .................................
COMPETITION UNDERSTANDING NUTRITIONAL
Endowed by DuPont Nutrition and SCIENCE VIDEO COMPETITION
Biosciences
First Place: TX Sprouts:
Organized by the Early Career Cultivating Healthier Lives
Nutrition Interest Group
Matthew Landry
Laura Hopkins, PhD, MSPH, RDN, University of Texas at Austin
LDN
The Ohio State University Sarvenaz Vandyousefi
University of Texas at Austin
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Reem Ghaddar Third Place: Germ Free Mice in
University of Texas at Austin Research
Fiona Asigbee Lauren Brink
University of Texas at Austin University of Arkansas for Medical
Science
Jaimie Davis
University of Texas at Austin V. Laxmi Yeruva, PhD
Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center
Second Place: The Science of a
Katelin Matazel, MS
Calorimeter
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Deb Dutcher
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition
Research Center on Aging at Tufts
University
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Young Investigator E.L.R. Stokstad Award
Given for outstanding fundamental
Awards research in nutrition, with for early
stage scientists
Bio-Serv Award in
Experimental Animal Young Ah-Seo, PhD
Nutrition University of Michigan
Given for meritorious research Young Ah-Seo, PhD, is an Early Stage
in nutrition accomplished by an Investigator at the University of
investigator within 10 years Michigan School of
of postgraduate training. The work Public Health. Her
recognized must involve the nutrition research focuses on
of experimental animals used the roles of iron and
as models manganese in health
and disease. Using
Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, PhD cellular, molecular,
University of Illinois at Urbana- and genetic
Champaign approaches, she aims to discover the
Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, PhD, is mechanisms of iron and manganese
Assistant Professor of Nutrition and the transport and homeostasis, and how
Director of Women’s disturbances in these mechanisms
Health, Hormones lead to metabolic and neurological
and Nutrition Lab disorders. Dr. Seo received a PhD
at the University of in Nutritional Sciences at the
Illinois at Urbana- Pennsylvania State University and
Champaign (UIUC). completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship
Her lab uses a in Departments of Genetics and
systems biology Complex Diseases and Nutrition at
approach to understand how nutrients the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public
and hormones impact metabolic health Health.
and breast cancer outcomes, and to In Memory of E.L.R. Stokstad (1913-1995)
identify biomarkers and associated Endowed by the Stokstad Family
molecular mechanisms driving disease
in pre- and postmenopausal women.
Mary Swartz Rose Young
She is currently a National Center for
Supercomputing Applications Fellow.
Investigator Award
Given to an investigator within 10
She received a BS degree in Molecular
years of postgraduate training, for
Biology and Genetics from Bilkent
outstanding research
University and completed her PhD and
on the safety and efficacy of bioactive
postdoctoral studies on Mechanisms of
compounds for human health
Estrogen Receptor Action at UIUC.
Supported by Bio-Serv Inc.
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Aditi Das, PhD Heather A. Eicher-Miller, PhD
University of Illinois College of Purdue University
Veterinary Medicine
Heather A. Eicher-Miller, PhD, is
Aditi Das, PhD, is Associate Professor Associate Professor of Nutrition
in the Department of Comparative Science at Purdue
Biosciences and University. Her
a member of research focuses
the Division of on improving the
Nutritional Sciences diet, health, and
at University of food security of
Illinois at Urbana low-resource U.S.
Champaign. populations. She has
Her research determined the role of food insecurity
investigates the biochemistry behind as a risk factor for suboptimal dietary
the physiological effects of dietary intakes, iron deficiency, and low bone
consumption of omega-3 and mass among children and pregnant
omega-6 fatty acids, especially focused women. Her research has brought
on discovering new bioactive lipids public attention to the effectiveness of
that can be exploited to design new the nutrition educational component
therapeutics targeting inflammation. of the Supplemental Nutrition
Her laboratory demonstrated that Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed).
the metabolism of omega-3 fatty acid Additionally, her investigation of the
endocannabinoids by cytochrome food pantry food environment has
P450s leads to downstream signaling critically informed our knowledge of
molecules that can potentially be the contributions of this resource to
anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer. Dr. clients’ dietary intake and how the
Das received her PhD in Chemistry at food pantry environment may be
Princeton University. improved to enhance health among
high-risk populations. Dr. Eicher-
In Memory of MS Rose (1874-1941)
Miller serves as Director of Indiana’s
Supported by the Council for Responsible Emergency Food Resource Network.
Nutrition
Endowed by the Mead Johnson Pediatric
Mead Johnson Award Nutrition Institute
Given to an investigator for a single
outstanding piece of nutrition Peter J. Reeds Young
research or a series of papers on the Investigator Award
same subject accomplished within 10 Given for outstanding research
years of postgraduate training in macronutrient metabolism
accomplished within five years of
receiving a PhD or completing a
residency training
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Young Investigator Vernon R. Young International
Awards continued Award for Amino Acid
Research
Given to an investigator within 10 years
Tyler A. Churchward-Venne, PhD of postgraduate training for a single
McGill University outstanding piece of research or for
Tyler A. Churchward-Venne, PhD, a series of papers in a related area of
is a William Dawson Scholar and amino acid metabolism
Assistant Professor
in the Department Bradley S. Gordon, PhD
of Kinesiology and Florida State University
Physical Education Bradley S. Gordon, PhD, is Assistant
at McGill University. Professor at Florida State University. His
His research areas research is focused
include skeletal on understanding
muscle loss in how stimuli such as
humans that occurs with aging and nutrients, hormones,
muscle disuse and identifying optimal and physical activity
exercise and nutritional approaches regulate changes in
to protect and restore skeletal muscle skeletal muscle mass
mass and strength. Prior to his role and muscle function in
at McGill University, he performed diseased and non-diseased conditions.
postdoctoral research at Maastricht Dr. Gordon earned a BA from Millersville
University’s Department of Human University of Pennsylvania and an MS
Biology and Movement Sciences, from East Stroudsburg University of
where he applied state-of-the art Pennsylvania. He earned a PhD in Exercise
stable isotope tracer methodology to Science from the University of South
better understand the regulation of Carolina and completed postdoctoral
protein and amino acid metabolism studies in Cell and Molecular Physiology
within the context of exercise, aging, at the Pennsylvania State University
and muscle disuse. Dr. Churchward- College of Medicine.
Venne completed his PhD in
Supported by Ajinomoto Health and
Kinesiology at McMaster University.
Nutrition North America
In Memory of Peter J. Reeds, PhD
(1945-2002) Norman Kretchmer Memorial
Partially endowed with an initial Award in Nutrition and
contribution in 2002 from the Children’s Development
Nutrition Research Center at Baylor
Given to a young investigator for a
College of Medicine
substantial body of independent
research in the field of nutrition and
development with potential relevance
to improving child health
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2019 Honorees
Amanda L. Thompson, PhD, MPH Laura E. Murray-Kolb, PhD, MS
University of North Carolina Gillings Pennsylvania State University
School of Global Public Health
Laura E. Murray-Kolb, PhD, MS, is
Amanda L. Thompson, PhD, MPH, is Associate Professor and Professor-
Associate Professor in the Department in-Charge of the
of Anthropology, Graduate Program in
University of North the Department of
Carolina at Chapel Nutritional Sciences
Hill, Associate at The Pennsylvania
Professor in the State University.
Department of Additionally,
Nutrition, Gillings she holds an
School of Global adjunct faculty appointment in
Public Health, University of North the Department of International
Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Faculty Health at the Johns Hopkins
Fellow at the Carolina Population Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Center. Trained in human biology Dr. Murray-Kolb’s research focuses
and nutritional epidemiology, she on the neurophysiological and
focuses on the biological pathways neuropsychological consequences
linking early life social, behavioral of iron deficiency with the aim of
and physical environments to the informing the development of policies
development of obesity and chronic designed to improve maternal and
disease across a range of national and child health. Much of her research
international settings, including North is conducted in Southeast Asia
Carolina, China, and Ecuador. She and Sub-Saharan Africa where the
received her undergraduate degree integration of her training in nutrition,
from Harvard University and her MPH child development, and cognitive
and PhD from Emory University. psychology has helped advance our
In memory of Norman Kretchmer understanding of the contextual
(1923 – 1995) variables that modify the effects
of iron deficiency and the neural
correlates underlying the detrimental
Mid-Career Award consequences of iron deficiency.
Supported by the Sight and Life
Nevin Scrimshaw Mid-Career Foundation and contributions from
Award in Global Nutrition Global Nutrition Council members
Given to a mid-career professional
who has done innovative work to
advance the field of global nutrition
and is a current member of ASN’s
Global Nutrition Council
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Senior Investigator – ASN Foundation Mentorship
Award
Educator and Given for outstanding mentorship
Mentor Awards in the development of successful
nutrition science investigators
The Excellence in Nutrition Jose M. Ordovas, PhD
Education Award Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition
Given for outstanding contributions to Research Center on Aging at Tufts
teaching nutrition University
Stephen Hursting, PhD, MPH José M. Ordovás, PhD, is Professor
University of North Carolina of Nutrition and Genetics at Tufts
at Chapel Hill University and
Senior Scientist at
Stephen Hursting, PhD, MPH, is the USDA Human
Professor in the Department of Nutrition Research
Nutrition at the Center on Aging in
University of North Boston, where he
Carolina (UNC) at also is the Director
Chapel Hill. He is also of the Nutrition
Professor at the UNC and Genomics Laboratory.
Nutrition Research Additionally, he is a Senior Scientist
Institute and the at IMDEA Alimentaciόn in Madrid.
UNC Lineberger His research focuses on the genetic/
Comprehensive Cancer Center. His epigenetic factors predisposing to
research centers on precision nutrition cardiovascular disease and obesity
as applied to cancer prevention, and their interaction with the
particularly the molecular and environment and behavioral factors
metabolic mechanisms underlying with emphasis on diet. Dr. Ordovás
obesity-cancer associations, and completed undergraduate studies in
the interplay between obesity, Chemistry and earned a PhD from the
metabolism, host genetics and University of Zaragoza and completed
cancer. Dr. Hursting earned his PhD postdoctoral work at MIT and Harvard
in Nutritional Biochemistry and MPH University.
in Nutritional Epidemiology from
UNC-Chapel Hill, and he completed
postdoctoral training in Molecular Senior Investigator –
Biology and Cancer Prevention at the
National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Lectureships
Supported by the Nestle Nutrition W.O. Atwater Lectureship
Institute To recognize scientists who have
made unique contributions toward
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improving the diet and nutrition of Gilbert A. Leveille Lectureship
people around the world. Atwater, and Award
considered the father of modern Recognizes outstanding research in
nutrition research and education, was nutrition science and food technology.
the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s This award was created in 2009, is
first chief of nutrition investigations. sponsored by a group of ASN and
IFT (Institute of Food Technologists)
George A. Bray, MD corporate partners, and is co-
Pennington Biomedical Research administered by ASN and IFT.
Center
George A. Bray, MD, is Professor Mario Ferruzzi, PhD
Emeritus at the Pennington North Carolina State University
Biomedical Research Mario Ferruzzi, PhD, is Professor
Center and Louisiana at Purdue University. Dr. Ferruzzi’s
State University. research focuses
He has been at on identifying food
the forefront of science strategies
advancing the field’s that will contribute
understanding of to the development
what causes obesity of products that
and what can be done about it. prevent chronic
His work has demonstrated many disease and enhance
of the relationships between diet the quality of life for populations
composition and weight loss, across the globe. His main efforts
including the association between have been primarily on plant foods
high fructose corn syrup consumption and the chemistry of their bioactives,
and obesity. Dr. Bray completed carotenoids and polyphenols in
undergraduate work at Brown particular, through post-harvest, food
University and earned his medical processing and consumption. He
degree from Harvard Medical School. has placed a particular emphasis on
He completed an internship at Johns studying how food formulation and
Hopkins Hospital, served as a Research processing impacts the bioavailability,
Associate at the National Institute of metabolism and potential impacts of
Health, and completed fellowships health promoting phytochemicals and
at the National Institute for Medical micronutrients. Dr. Ferruzzi earned a
Research and the New England BS in Chemistry at Duke University,
Medical Center. and an MS and PhD in Food Science
Supported & Managed by USDA and Nutrition at The Ohio State
Agricultural Research Service University.
Supported by ASN and the Institute of
Food Technologists
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Senior Investigator – Kellogg Prize for Lifetime
Lectureships continued Achievements in International
Nutrition
Awarded to a member of ASN’s Global
Robert Suskind and Nutrition Council (GNC) actively
Leslie Lewinter-Suskind engaged in research to benefit
Pediatric Nutrition Lifetime populations in non-industrialized
Achievement Award countries
Presented to a clinician or investigator
who has made a significant lifetime Marie T. Ruel, PhD
contribution to the field of pediatric International Food Policy Research
nutrition, particularly to the role of Institute
childhood nutrition in health and Marie T. Ruel, PhD, is Director of IFPRI’s
disease Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division.
Dr. Ruel’s research
Bo Lönnerdal, PhD focuses on policies
University of California, Davis and programs to
Bo Lönnerdal, PhD, is Distinguished alleviate poverty,
Professor Emeritus at the University of food insecurity
California, Davis. Dr. and malnutrition
Lönnerdal’s research in developing
program is focused countries. A
on two main areas: common thread across her research
infant/pediatric portfolio is program evaluation and
nutrition and trace implementation science research for
element metabolism. a range of multi-sectoral, nutrition-
Dr. Lönnerdal has sensitive programs in the areas of
extensively studied how maternal agriculture, social protection, and
factors affect the composition of health, to assess their role in reducing
breast milk. His subsequent research maternal and child malnutrition
focused on bioactive components in globally. Dr. Ruel received an MS in
breast milk, the effect of breast milk on Health Sciences from Laval University
the recipient infant and mechanisms in Canada and a PhD in International
underlying the milk bioactivities. He Nutrition from Cornell University.
received his BS, MS, and doctorate Supported by Kellogg Company
degrees in Biochemistry from
University of Uppsala in Sweden.
Endowed by Robert Suskind and Leslie
Lewinter-Suskind
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Senior Investigator bestowed an Honorary PhD from
the University of Eastern Finland.
Awards Dr. Lichtenstein is a Fellow of the
American Society for Nutrition.
Conrad A. Elvehjem Award for Supported by Mondelēz International
Public Service in Nutrition
Given in recognition of specific and David Kritchevsky Career
distinguished service to the public Achievement Award in
through the science of nutrition Nutrition
Presented in recognition of an
Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc outstanding career in nutrition
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition
Research Center on Aging at Tufts Amy F. Subar, PhD, MPH, RD
University National Cancer Institute
Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, is the Amy F. Subar, PhD, MPH, RD, is Acting
Gershoff Professor of Nutrition Science Chief of the Risk Factor Assessment
and Policy at the Branch at the
Friedman School, National Cancer
and Director of Institute. Dr. Subar
the Cardiovascular has been pivotal
Nutrition Laboratory in advancing
and Senior Scientist dietary assessment
at the Jean Mayer methods, in addition
USDA Human to numerous
Nutrition Research Center on Aging contributions to nutrition surveillance
at Tufts University. She holds a and epidemiology. Dr. Subar was
secondary appointment as Professor a primary investigator on the
of Medicine at Tufts Medical Center. Observing Protein and Energy
Dr. Lichtenstein’s research focuses Nutrition (OPEN) Study, the first large
on assessing the interplay between recovery biomarker study to assess
diet and heart disease risk factors, measurement error in self-report
specifically addressing issues related dietary assessment instruments. She
to trans fatty acids, soy protein and also contributed to the design of the
isoflavones, sterol/stanol esters, NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, the
novel vegetable oils differing in largest prospective dietary cohort in
fatty acid profile and glycemic the United States. She received her BS
index, in postmenopausal females in Dietetics from the State University
and older males. She earned a BS College at Buffalo, MPH from the
from Cornell University, MS degrees University of Minnesota, and PhD from
from Pennsylvania State University Syracuse University.
and Harvard University, and a DSc
from Harvard. Additionally, she was Supported by Mondelēz International
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Senior Investigator for reducing muscle wasting. Dr.
Deutz obtained his MD and PhD at the
Awards continued University of Amsterdam.
In memory of E.V. McCollum, Ph D
E.V. McCollum Award (1879-1967)
Given to a clinical investigator who is
perceived as a major creative force, General Mills Bell Institute
actively generating new concepts in of Health and Nutrition
nutrition and personally seeing to Innovation Award
the execution of studies testing the Given to an investigator whose
validity of these concepts scientific contributions advance the
understanding of healthy dietary
Nicolaas E. Deutz, MD, PhD patterns, which includes whole grains,
Texas A&M University cereals, fruits, vegetables and/or dairy
Nicolaas E. Deutz, MD, PhD, currently
serves as Professor and Ponder Susan Roberts, PhD
Endowed Chair in Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition
the Department Research Center on Aging at Tufts
of Health and University
Kinesiology in the Susan B. Roberts, PhD, is Senior
College of Education Scientist and Director of the Energy
and Human Metabolism
Development Laboratory at the
at Texas A&M Jean Mayer USDA
University. He also serves as Director of Human Nutrition
the Center for Translational Research Research Center
in Aging and Longevity. His research on Aging at Tufts
focuses on nutrition, metabolism, University. She also
and physiology studies involving the holds positions
use of stable isotope methodologies, as Professor of Nutrition at Tufts
both in humans and animals. Dr. University, Professor of Psychiatry
Deutz has extensive experience with at Tufts School of Medicine, and
isotopic calculations, validation and scientific staff member in Pediatrics
data interpretation. The stable isotope at the Tufts Medical Center. She is
approaches are used in several studies internationally renowned for her
to unravel the metabolic changes work related to weight regulation
in patients with chronic diseases. and obesity that combines nutrition
This research leads to new insights science and behavioral interventions.
in protein and amino acid kinetics Dr. Roberts completed graduate
in subjects with chronic disease and work at the University of Cambridge,
resulted in specific recommendations and her postdoctoral training at the
to nutritional supplements as method Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
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before moving to Tufts University to Osborne and Mendel Award
start her research career. Given for outstanding recent basic
Endowed by the General Mills Bell research accomplishments in
Institute of Human Health & Nutrition nutrition
Mary Swartz Rose Senior Janos Zempleni, PhD
Investigator Award University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Given to an investigator for Janos Zempleni, PhD, is Willa Cather
outstanding research on the safety Professor of Molecular Nutrition and
and efficacy of bioactive compounds Director of the
for human health Nebraska Obesity
Prevention Center
Catharine Ross, PhD in the Department
Pennsylvania State University of Nutrition and
Catharine Ross, PhD, is Professor and Health Sciences at
Occupant of the Dorothy Foehr Huck the University of
Chair of Nutrition, Nebraska-Lincoln.
and Head of the Dr. Zempleni has pioneered a new
Department of field of research by demonstrating
Nutritional Sciences that natural nanoparticles (exosomes)
at The Pennsylvania and their RNA cargos from milk are
State University. Her bioavailable and regulate genes and
research focuses metabolism within and across species
on molecular boundaries. His research suggests
and cellular factors involved in the that consumption of an exosome
biosynthesis, storage and transport and RNA-depleted diet causes a
of vitamin A molecules, linking depletion of microRNAs in mice and
biochemical findings with nutritional elicits phenotypes such as aberrant
studies to better understand how purine metabolism in infants and
vitamin A homeostasis is regulated mice. Dr. Zempleni received a BS
by dietary status and metabolic in Nutrition Science and a PhD in
conditions. Dr. Ross received her Nutrition Science from the University
PhD from Cornell University in of Giessen in Germany.
Biochemistry and Molecular and Cell Supported by ILSI North America
Biology.
Supported by the Council for Responsible
Nutrition
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Senior Investigator Heart Study. She received her PhD
in Nutritional Sciences from Cornell
Awards continued University and her undergraduate
degree in Nutritional Sciences from
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare the University of Connecticut.
Nutritional Sciences Award Supported by Pfizer Consumer
Given for recent investigative Healthcare
contributions of contemporary
significance to the understanding of Robert H. Herman Memorial
human nutrition Award
Given to a clinical investigator whose
Katherine L. Tucker, PhD research work has contributed
University of Massachusetts Lowell importantly to the advancement
Katherine L. Tucker, PhD, is Professor of clinical nutrition, particularly the
of Nutritional Epidemiology in the biochemical and metabolic aspects of
Department of human nutrition
Biomedical and
Nutritional Sciences Jacob Selhub, PhD
at the University Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition
of Massachusetts Research Center on Aging at Tufts
Lowell. She University
holds an adjunct Jacob Selhub, PhD, is Professor
appointment at the Emeritus at the Friedman School of
University of Massachusetts Medical Nutrition Science
School. She was previously a research and Policy at Tufts
scientist at the Jean Mayer Human University and
Nutrition Research Center on Aging at served as a Senior
Tufts University. Her research focuses Scientist and
on dietary intake and risk of chronic Laboratory Director
disease, including osteoporosis, in the Vitamin
cognitive decline, obesity, metabolic Metabolism
syndrome, and heart disease, with an Laboratory. His research is focused on
emphasis on health disparities. She is the relationship between B vitamin
the Director of an NIH-funded Center nutriture, homocysteine, and vascular
on Population Health and Health disease. Dr. Selhub earned his PhD
Disparities and serves as a scientific in Biochemistry from Case Western
adviser for and leads a Vanguard Reserve University.
data analysis center with the Jackson
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