Nutrition 2019 • June 8-11, 2019 • Baltimore,

2019 American Society for Nutrition Foundation Honorees

Celebrating 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 Members and Past community with distinction follow in this brochure. 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 ASN President who annually support our efforts to advance the Society’s role as a global leader in nutrition, RECOGNITION OF , 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 ASN Membership giving and planned giving campaigns to sustain 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 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-

#Nutrition2019 3 Nutrition 2019 n June 8-11, 2019 n Baltimore, MD 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 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

#Nutrition2019 5 Nutrition 2019 n June 8-11, 2019 n Baltimore, MD 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 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

8 Nutrition.org/N19 American Society for Nutrition Foundation n 2019 Honorees 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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*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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MILTON L. SUNDE AWARD Special Awards & 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 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 Investigator Award Supercomputing Applications Fellow. 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 Kinesiology at McMaster University. Supported by Ajinomoto Health and 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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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. 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 in the development of successful Mentor Awards 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

20 Nutrition.org/N19 American Society for Nutrition Foundation n 2019 Honorees 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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bestowed an Honorary PhD from Senior Investigator 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 . 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 continued Awards 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,

24 Nutrition.org/N19 American Society for Nutrition Foundation n 2019 Honorees 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 continued Awards 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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