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2011-2013 Advisory Council

President’s Message

President Katherine Gray-Donald, Ph.D.

Greetings and best wishes for a very happy 2012. The CNS Executive and Advisory Councils have been busy, operating with a new streamlined Executive, an impressive hardworking Advisory Council and numerous volunteers.

Past President Leah M. Gramlich, MD, FRCPC President-Elect / VP - Research Robert Bertolo, Ph.D. VP - Clinical Young-In Kim, MD, FRCPC Treasurer Janis Randall Simpson, RD, Ph.D. Secretary Lindsay Robinson, Ph.D. Awards Co-Chairs Linda McCargar, Ph.D. Guylaine Ferland, Ph.D. Membership Chair Pauline Darling, Ph.D., RD Communications Chair David W. L. Ma, Ph.D. Councillors Johane Allard, MD, FRCPC Pauline Darling, Ph.D. John Drover, MD, FACS, FRCSC Donald R. Duerksen, MD FRCPC Alison Duncan, RD, Ph.D. Guylaine Ferland, Ph.D. Jim House, Ph.D. Khursheed Jeejeebhoy, MD, FRCPC Mary L'Abbé, Ph.D. David W. L. Ma, Ph.D. Valerie Marchand, MD, FRCPC Angelo Tremblay, Ph.D. Gord Zello, Ph.D.

Student involvement is increasing with an expanding student leadership. All of our volunteers have worked hard for CNS this fall, despite their busy schedules. Planning of the May Annual Meeting in Vancouver is in full swing and picking up the flavour of the West Coast! Due to our overwhelming number of submissions for abstracts for the meeting last year we are moving up the date for abstract submission, so do watch for the deadlines. Our enthusiastic membership committee is doing a great job in recruiting members from across the country, our website is active with careers, timely announcements of webinars and is growing as our members send us their interesting information to post. There is a lot to be done, room for volunteers in different areas to grow. All the best, Katherine Gray-Donald President, CNS

Congratulations to our 2011 Award recipients!

Upcoming Events Fifth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: It's a Matter of Justice

Earle Williard McHenry Award Recipient - Dr. Peter Jones

April 18-21, 2012 Hyatt Regency Hotel,Vancouver, BC, Canada This conference will provide a forum to share research, experience and practice in order to discuss how we can effectively sustain and enhance the lives of adolescents and adults with FASD, their families, service providers, and communities.

Khush Jeejeebhoy Award Recipient - Dr. Paul Pencharz

Mohammed Moghadasian Award Recipient - L. Jane Paterson

George Beaton Award

For complete details and to register, go to: http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/AdultsWithFASD/

Recipient - Teri E. Emrich

Joanne Schweitzer Award Recipient - Alyson Martinez

The 4th Conference on Recent Advances in the Prevention and Management of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity

The Centrum Foundation New Scientist Award Recipient - Benoît Lamarche, Ph.D.

October 24th- 26th, 2012 The Lord Nelson Hotel & Suites, Halifax, Nova Scotia This conference brings together an interdisciplinary group of professionals and policy makers working in the field of childhood and adolescent obesity. The 4th conference will focus on strategies and solutions - from practice to policy.

The Ph.D. Dissertation Award

Recipient - R. Christopher K.Tomlinson, Ph.D.

Nestlé Graduate Student Competition

For complete details and to register, go to: http://www.cns-scn.ca/HOME/event-Nov24-26-2011.asp

1st place: Mira B. MacLennan (U. Guelph; David W. L. Ma ) 2nd place: Carla Rodriguez Dimitrescu1 (U. Alberta; Diana Mager) 3rd place: Melinda Mintarno (U. Manitoba; Peter J. H. Jones)

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions on the Nurtirition Forum de Nutrition, please contact the Editor:

The winners of the

CNS 2011 Poster Competition:

Gordon A. Zello, Ph.D. Head and Professor Division of Nutrition and Dietetics College of Pharmacy and Nutrition 110 Science Place Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C9 Canada

1st place: Howe-Ming Yu (U. Alberta; Catherine Field) 2nd place: Jennifer Ball (McGill University; Linda Wykes) 3rd place tie: L. Jane Paterson (University of Toronto; Pauline Darling is senior author),

Telephone: (306) 966-5925 Facsimile: (306) 966-6377 Email: gordon.zello@usask.ca

Bimal Tennakoon (Memorial University; Janet Brunton)

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CNS-SCN 2012

Conference Topics Include:

2012 CNS-SCN Annual Meeting May 23-26, 2012 The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia

• Cancer Therapy • Celiac Disease • Diet and Health in Aboriginal Populations • Health Claims and Glycemic Index • Body Composition and Disease Risk • Gut Microbiome and Health • Surgical Nutrition • Food Labeling and Eating Behaviour

www.cns-scn.ca Watch the CNS-SCN Website for Exciting News on the 2012 CNS-SCN Annual Meeting. CNS/SCN Nutrition Forum de Nutrition • Winter 2012 • Page 3

From the Student Representative • Network with student colleagues and professionals in

Dear Student Members,

diverse fields of nutrition.

My name is Ashley Patterson and I am a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Waterloo. I am also the student representative on the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) Advisory Council and Membership committee.

• Receive preferential conference rates. The Student Symposium

At the 2011 Annual Meeting, a symposium for the professional development of student members was initiated. Dr. Richard Bazinet, Editor of Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, presented a candid and engaging behind-the-scenes view of the peer-review process. The symposium provided students with invaluable advice for successful manuscript publication. Stay tuned for future student events during the CNS 2012 Annual Meeting in Vancouver.

Member Benefits

Access member opportunities and online resources including:

Contribute to the CNS Community

The CNS is pleased to provide numerous resources and opportunities to student members with the goal of supporting professional development and fostering the next generation of Canadian nutrition professionals and scientists. To help students benefit from CNS membership, I would like to highlight some of these resources and opportunities below:

• Student Awards

• We are specifically seeking input from students on the member survey coming soon.

(http://www.cns-scn.ca/AWARDS/default.asp).

• Help extend the CNS student network. Tell your colleagues

• Ph.D. Dissertation Award for Outstanding Research

about the member benefits CNS offers students and encourage them to join.

Contributing to the Degree of Ph.D.

• George Beaton Award for Student Work in Public Health

• Reminder: renew your 2012 membership now and take

Nutrition.

advantage of the low $35/year student rate. Membership year runs January to December.

• Mohammed Moghadasian Award for Student Research in the Application of Nutrition in Cardiovascular Disease.

• Members-only job postings, educational materials and

Ashley Patterson

presentations.

• Subscription to peer-reviewed journals: Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism and Nutrition in Clinical Practice.

CNS Student Representative & Ph.D. Candidate (University of Waterloo) apatters@uwaterloo.ca

The Annual Meeting Plan to attend the Annual Meeting at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, May 23-26, 2012, to:

• Present your research with abstracts published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism.

• Abstract submission period: January 9 – February 6, 2012 (http://www.cns-scn.ca/ABSTRACTSUB/Abstracts.asp).

• Apply for the Nestlé Nutrition Student/Trainee Awards & Christine Gagnon Travel Awards.

• Attend sessions to hear about the latest nutrition research findings and perspectives.

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From the Regional Correspondents British Columbia Region University of British Columbia Correspondent: Dr.Tim Green Human Nutrition Faculty of Agricultural Sciences The University of British Columbia 2205 East Mall,Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 (604) 822 0421 tim.green@ubc.ca

Dr. Gwen Chapman has taken over as Director of the Food, Nutrition, and Health Program from Dr. David Kitts. We welcome three new faculty members to the UBC nutrition community: Drs. Jennifer Black, Rajavel Elango and Yvonne Lamers.

on “Sodium: Setting the context” at the Health Care Insights Conference in Toronto as well as “Value, utility and limitations of food guides in attaining cardiovascular health” at the International Society of Hypertension, in Vancouver, B.C. Dr.Yvonne Lamers was an invited speaker on folate recommendations at the EURRECA / ENA Scientific Workshop on Critical micronutrients in pregnancy, lactation and infancy in Tutzing, Germany, in 2011. Dr. Elango was an invited speaker at an international symposium held in conjunction with the 5th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Amino Acid Sciences (JSAAS) in November 2011 at Nagoya University, Japan. Congratulations to:

Award Winners

Dr. Jennifer Black, Ph.D. RD, joined the Food, Nutrition and Health Program at the University of British Columbia as an Assistant Professor in January 2010. Dr. Black completed dietetics training and a master's degree from Columbia University, a Ph.D. from New York University and post-doctoral training in the Department of Sociology at UBC. Her research focuses broadly on the social determinants of health and dietary choices and she is currently investigating the connections between neighborhood context, school food environments and diet-related knowledge, attitudes and practices.

Dian Sulistyoningrum was a finalist at the American Society for Nutrition Graduate student competition at EB 2011 and winner of the student award at the Canadian Society for Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology meeting, October 2011.

Dr. Rajavel Elango, Ph.D., joined the Department of Paediatrics as an Assistant Professor in January 2010. Dr. Elango completed his Ph.D. at the University of Alberta and a post-doctoral fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children. The goal of his research program is to identify protein and amino acid requirements across the lifecycle, including key life stages of growth such as pregnancy and in childhood malnutrition.

Susan Barr received funding from Dairy Farmers of Canada for a project titled “Canadian adults' attitudes, perceived benefits and barriers, stage of change, self-efficacy and subjective norms towards milk products, and how these relate to milk product intake”.

Dr.Yvonne Lamers, Ph.D., joined the Food, Nutrition and Health Program at the University of British Columbia as an Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Human Nutrition and Vitamin Metabolism in July 2010. She completed her Ph.D. at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Germany) and a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on B-vitamins and their kinetics and functions in human metabolism. Her research projects aim to investigate metabolic and functional effects of nutritional inadequacies and micronutrient interactions in various population groups. She applies stable isotope tracer protocols to determine the metabolic consequences of high and low B-vitamin intake in healthy individuals. Dr. Angela Devlin was an invited speaker at the President’s Symposium, at the Canadian Society of Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 2011. She has also been asked to Chair and speak at a symposium on DNA Methylation and disease at the FASEB Summer Conference on One-Carbon Metabolism to be held in Crete later this year. Dr. Tim Green gave invited talks to Obstetricians and Gynecologists on the importance of pre-natal nutrition in Sri Lanka and Vietnam last summer. Dr. Susan Barr was an invited speaker on Vegan diets and bone health at the Society of Clinical Densitometry Meeting in Miami, Florida. She also spoke

Melissa Glier was an award winner in the Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism Research Interest Section, American Society for Nutrition, EB 2011. Melissa was also selected to attend the Canadian Obesity Network summer boot camp.

Funding

Yvonne Lamers and co-investigator received funding from CIHR for a project titled “Metabolic consequences of high-dose folic acid supplementation on kinetics of one-carbon metabolism”. Rajavel Elango received funding from the Ajinomoto Amino Acid Research Program (3ARP) - Young Investigator Research Grant for a project titled “Protein requirements in chronically malnourished school-aged Indian children determined using the indicator amino acid oxidation technique”.

Graduate Students Ph.D. Jennifer Bedford (Advisor: Susan Barr) “Can eating and body attitudes affect physiological health outcomes in premenopausal women? Prospective 2-year changes in bone health, and relationships with ovulation, cortisol and blood pressure”. Gail Hammond (Advisor: Gwen Chapman) “Midlife women, food choice, and bone health: a qualitative case study of using a participatory practice approach to develop targeted nutrition education resources”. Lawrence Mróz (Advisor: Gwen Chapman) “Diet after prostate cancer: gender influences on men’s food perceptions and practices”. Elizabeth Novak (Advisor: Sheila Innis) “Dietary omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and neonatal liver metabolism”.

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From the Regional Correspondents British Columbia Region cont'd. M.Sc. Sarah Harvey (Advisor: Tim Green) “The short-term bioavailability of microencapsulated folic acid and L-5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate”. Jennifer Krempien (Advisor: Susan Barr) “Nutrient intakes of elite Canadian athletes with a spinal cord injury”. Wangyang Li (Advisor: Tim Green) “Vitamin D status of pregnant women in Vancouver”. Sylvia Lymburner (Advisor: Zhaoming Xu) “Zinc inhibits magnesiummediated human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cell migration on fibronectin”. Amrit Malkin (Advisor: Susan Barr) “What adult insulin pump users know and do? - the role of nutrition and carbohydrate counting in diabetes management”. Mandeep Sanghera (Advisor: Susan Barr) “The effect of food and weight-related cues on physiological stress measures in premenopausal women with high versus low levels of cognitive dietary restraint”. Julia Wei (Advisors: Angela Devlin and Tim Oberlander) “Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Depression, Methyl Nutrient Metabolism, and SLC6A4 Methylation and Depression”.

Congratulations to Dolan Saha (Postdoctoral Fellow) who has been awarded an Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions Fellowship for three years, and to Danielle Reid (Ph.D.) who has been awarded an NSERC Doctoral Scholarship. The following student successfully defended her thesis: Danielle Reid, M.Sc. - “Prebiotic Fiber Supplementation Differentially Affects Metabolic Parameters Regulating Obesity in Rats Raised in Small versus Large Litters (Supervisor: Raylene Reimer)

Saskatchewan Region University of Saskatchewan Correspondent: Dr. Brian Bandy College of Pharmacy and Nutrition University of Saskatchewan 110 Science Place Saskatoon SK S7N 5C9 Fax: (306) 966-6377 brian.bandy@usask.ca

Faculty Activities: • Dr. Gordon Zello has been reappointed as Head of the Division of Nutrition and Dietetics.

• Shawna Berenbaum finished her term as Chair of DC Board of

Alberta Region

Directors, and was invited to sit on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

• Dr. Hassan Vatanparast spoke at the June 2011 meeting of the

University of Calgary Correspondents: Dr. Raylene Reimer Faculty of Kinesiology & Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4 Fax: (403) 284-3553 reimer@ucalgary.ca Dr.Vickie Baracos Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2M8 Fax: (780) 492-9130 vickie.baracos@ualberta

Dr. Raylene Reimer was appointed Associate Dean Graduate in the Faculty of Kinesiology for the term 2011-2016. Dr. Reimer secured a CIHR operating grant titled “Dietary manipulation of gut microbiota to manage obesity and insulin resistance” for the period of 2011-2016. Dr. Reimer was promoted to Professor effective April 1, 2011. Dr. Reimer and Jane Shearer were both awarded five-year NSERC Discovery Grants for the period of 2011-2016. Dr. Shearer secured an Alberta Diabetes Institute grant with collaborator Dr.Vera Mazurak titled “Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in insulin resistance”.

Canadian Nutrition Society in Guelph in a symposium that he organized on “Nutrition and Health Status of Immigrants”.

• Dr. Susan Whiting spoke in June 2011 at the annual meeting

and food exposition of the Institute of Food Technologists in New Orleans in the symposium “Evidence based reviews to determine nutrition policy:Vitamin D as a case study”.

Research Funding: In the last year our research faculty received funding for several initiatives:

• Phyllis Paterson was awarded funding (2011-2015) from CIHR

to investigate “Nutritional status as a determinant of recovery after stroke”, and additionally (2011-2014) from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan for “Recovery after stroke as influenced by nutritional status”.

• Drs. Hassan Vatanparast and Carol Henry received funds

from the Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration to study “Link: Healthy Food-Healthy Newcomer Family” and Dr. Vatanparast received CIHR Café Scientifique Program funds for a workshop on “Our responsibility: healthy welcoming community for newcomer children”.

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From the Regional Correspondents Saskatchewan Region cont'd. • Drs. Henry, Zello,Vatanparast, and Whiting received funds

from the Dairy Farmers of Canada to study “Chocolate Milk: Contributions to overall nutrient intake for school-aged children”.

award is given in recognition of distinguished service in the field of nutrition.

• Drs. Henry and Vatanparast along with partners in Brazil and

• Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) awarded Dr. Michel Aliani $159,974 to establish a functional food research laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art mass spectrometry technology. The new infrastructure will use mass spectrometric techniques to understand how flavours are formed in functional foods at the molecular level.

• Susan Whiting, Carol Henry and Gord Zello are co-investigators

• Congratulations to all faculty members who successfully received funding through programs offered through CIHR, NSERC, as well as continued partnerships within food and health sectors.

Wanuskewin Heritage Park, SK received funding from the University International Partnerships Program to study “Factors Influencing Dietary Practices of Indigenous/Aboriginal Peoples in Saskatchewan, Canada and in Northern Brazil”. on a CIDA-IDRC grant starting in 2012 for the initiative “Healthy ecologies: Linking agro-food systems and community equity for food security in rural Ethiopia”.

Graduate Students: • Christine Nisbet (advisor Dr. Vatanparast) received a CIHR-

IHDCYH travel award to present her work at the September meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research in San Diego, and a Prairie Metropolis Center Travel Award to present her work in November at the Prairie Metropolis Center in Edmonton. In October Christine defended her thesis “Have We Forgotten the Children? Health and Nutrition Issues in Refugee and Immigrant Newcomer Children” to complete her M.Sc. degree.

• Navita Viveky (advisor Dr. Whiting) received a travel award to present her work at the 6th Annual Obesity Summer Boot Camp sponsored by the Canadian Obesity Network and the Université Laval.

• Samantha Mitchell, M.Sc. (advisor Dr. Henry) defended her thesis “A tool to assess nutrition and physical intervention for school-aged children”.

• Megan Koo, M.Sc. (advisor Dr. Whiting) defended her thesis “Consumers’ Need for Information on Supplements”.

• Theodesia Phillips, M.Sc. (advisor Dr. Zello) defended her thesis “Diet Approaches to Increase Lentil Consumption in Youth - The D.A.I.L.Y. Project”.

Manitoba Region

2) Major Achievements

Students

A) Awards MHRC (Manitoba Health Research Council) Fellowships Danielle Stringer. Department of Human Nutritional Sciences [Supervisor: Dr. Peter Zahradka]. Project Title: “Modulation of Hepatic and Intestinal Glucose Metabolism by Bioactives in Buckwheat”. FAST (Food Advancement through Science and Training) Fellowships Starting in 2011, the Food Advancement through Science and Training (FAST) program was opened to undergraduate and graduate students in Human Nutritional Sciences. The FAST program is a multidisciplinary training program aimed at responding to the pressing needs for highly qualified personnel in the Canadian agri-food, natural health products and biopharmaceutical sectors. The health foods and related technologies sector is characterized by a multidisciplinary research and development environment that relies on the food and nutritional sciences, process engineering, and a strong component related to the medical sciences. The new training opportunities generated by FAST will ease the transition of program participants to their future jobs in the health foods and related technologies sector. The FAST program is a joint initiative of the Laval University’s Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (INAF), the University of Manitoba, the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (RCFFN), and the Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM). This program is funded through the NSERC CREATE program.

University of Manitoba

List of FAST Studentships from the Department of Human Nutritional Sciences:

For the Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, 2011 was a year marked with significant achievements.

• Erin Goldberg [Supervisors: Drs. James D. House and Michel Aliani].

1) Major Achievements

Faculty

• Dr. Peter Jones was awarded the Earle Willard McHenry Award in 2011 at the CNS Annual Meeting in Guelph, Ontario. The

• Dylan MacKay [Supervisor: Dr. Peter Jones]. • Naser Ibrahim [Supervisor: Dr. Harold Aukema]. • Jessay Devassy [Supervisor: Dr. Harold Aukema].

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From the Regional Correspondents Manitoba Region cont'd.

• Hong Shi, M.Sc. - “The Effects of Conjugated Linoleic Acid on Eicosanoids Metabolism in Kidney and Liver Tissues of Obese Zucker Rats” – [Advisor – Dr. Harold Aukema].

B) 2011 Recent Graduates Congratulations go out to the following students who successfully completed their programs: • Jillian Einarson, M.Sc. – “The Food Choice Map as a Diet Assessment Tool for Older Adults” – [Advisor – Dr. Gustaaf Sevenhuysen]. • Jinya Chen, M.Sc. – “The Effects of Short-Term Sleep Restriction on Energy Balance in Healthy Young Adults” – [Advisor – Dr. Peter Jones]. • Melinda Mintarno, M.Sc. – “Effects of Weight Loss and Phenotype Traits on Changes in Body Composition and Cholesterol Metabolism in Overweight Individuals” – [Advisor – Dr. Peter Jones]. • Jennifer Williamson, M.Sc. – “Formation of Key Flavour Precursors in Bison longissimus dorsi Muscle: Effect of Chilled Storage Conditioning” – [Advisor – Dr. Michel Aliani]. • Leah Peters, M.Sc. - “The Effects of Conjugated Linoleic Acid on Spermatogenesis in db/db Mice” – [Advisor – Dr. Miyoung Suh]. • Natalie Prairie, M.Sc. - “The cardio-renal effect of pea protein hydrolysate in a chronic kidney disease rat model” - [Advisors – Drs Harold Aukema and Paramjit Tappia]. • Adriana Mudryj, M.Sc. - “Pulse Consumption in Canada: Analysis of Pulse Consumption in the Canadian Community Health Survey” – [Advisor – Dr. Harold Aukema]. • Grace Isinguzo, M.Sc. - “Physicochemical, Functional and in vitro Bioactive Properties of Hempseed (Cannabis sativa) Protein Isolates and Hydrolysates” – [Advisor – Dr. Rotimi Auko]. • Jacqueline Bugera, M.Sc. - “Formulating a Pasta Sauce with Added Health Benefits for the Aging Baby Boomer Population” – [Advisor – Dr. Christina Lengyel]. • Karin Dunthorne, M.Sc. - “The Treatment Effects of Dietary Oils on Diet-Induced Obesity, Lipidemia, and Insulin Resistance in Skeletal Muscle Tissue of Obese Prone Rats” – [Advisors – Drs Carla Taylor and Peter Zahradka]. • Jessica Rutherford, M.Sc. - “Understanding Key Informant’s Perceptions of School Nutrition Policy Impact and Implementation in Manitoba Schools: A Qualitative Case Study Approach” - [Advisor – Dr. Paul Fieldhouse]. • Lisa Huminski, M.Sc. - “Effects of pearling level and genotype on physical grain characteristics, composition, and technological and sensory properties of selected western Canadian barley varieties” – [Advisor - Drs. Linda Malcolmson and Marta Izydorczyk]. • Lin Lin, M.Sc. - “Mechanisms of Action of Dietary Fatty Acids in a Syrian Hamster Model:The Role of Fatty Acid Ethanolamides on Feeding Intake, Body Composition and Energy Expenditure” – [Advisor – Dr. Peter Jones].

3) Major Achievements

Department

Progress continues on the renovations to our main departmental laboratories and offices, with an anticipated occupancy date of June 2012. While recovery efforts from the major fire event of March 2009 have created challenges, a number of serendipitous outcomes have resulted: • Relocation of Human Nutritional Sciences researchers and students to labs at both the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, and the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine has resulted in new collaborations, funding successes and a strong collegial environment. The successful partnership between Human Nutritional Sciences, RCFFN and CCARM, and INAF at the University of Laval on a new NSERC CREATE training program (FAST) is testament to this fact. • Greater interaction between the departments in the Duff Roblin Building, particularly Human Nutritional Sciences and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, led to the development of a joint proposal for a new Canada Research Chair in Environmental Dynamics and Metabolism. Dr. Jason Treberg, Department of Biological Sciences with a cross-appointment in Human Nutritional Sciences, took up this position in July, 2011, and his expertise in mitochondrial metabolism is already creating opportunities for new research collaborations.

London Region Brescia University College Correspondent: Dr. Paula Dworatzek Division of Food & Nutritional Sciences Brescia University College University of Western Ontario 1285 Western Road London, ON N6G 1H2 519-432-8353 ext. 28020 pdworatz@uwo.ca

Dr. Danielle Battram received funding from the Goodlife Fitness Kids Foundation to conduct a comprehensive schoolbased obesity prevention program for children and youth. This funding was initiated by the Children’s Hospital Foundation and includes collaborators from UWO (Drs. Alan Salmoni and Kevin Shoemaker, Faculty of Kinesiology), the London Children’s Hospital (Drs. David Hill and Guido Filler), and the London District Catholic School Board and is in direct partnership with ‘NSTEP Eat Walk Live’ (Deb Hymers, founder).

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From the Regional Correspondents London Region cont'd. Dr. Len Piché’s textbook, Nutrition Concepts and Controversies: Second Canadian Edition by F Sizer, E Whitney & L Piché, 2012, was recently published by Nelson Education. Ms. Lucyna Mahood, food science laboratory instructor, received the “Ontario Home Economics Association Founder’s Honour Award” in recognition of outstanding and sustained volunteer contributions to the Ontario Home Economics Association and to the community in which she practices.The award was presented during the OHEA Conference 2011 and 32nd Annual General Meeting on March 26, 2011 at the University of Guelph. Congratulations to our recent M.Sc.FN graduate, Cherie Dolmage, RD, M.Sc. (Advisor: Dr. Danielle Battram) for successfully defending her thesis: “Assessing the impact of a nutrition education and skillbuilding intervention on diet quality in obese individuals: A pilot study”.

Kitchener-Waterloo Region University of Waterloo

Guelph Region University of Guelph: Applied Human Nutrition Correspondent: Dr. Janis Randall Simpson Department of Family Relations & Applied Nutrition University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Phone: (519) 824-4120 Ext: 53843 Fax: (519) 766-0691 Email: rjanis@uoguelph.ca

Dr. Paula Brauer has been working on a number of initiatives which have received external funding: Planning and Dissemination: Knowledge Translation Supplement. Building Consensus for Interdisciplinary Obesity Management in Primary Care, CIHR Meetings; FHT Members’ Opinions of Web-based Dietary Assessment Programs. Primary Health Care System (PHCS) Program, Ontario; and, Consumers’ perceptions, purchasing, and consumption of vegetables in Ontario. University of Guelph / OMAFRA. Michelle Marcinow, a Ph.D. student with Dr. Andrea Buchholz has secured a three-year doctoral scholarship from Dairy Farmers of Ontario.

Correspondent: Dr. Ken Stark Department of Kinesiology Faculty of Applied Health Sciences University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 kstark@uwaterloo.ca

Recent Thesis Defences:

Dr. Robin Duncan joined the Department of Kinesiology as an Assistant Professor July 1, 2011. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Toronto with Dr. Michael Archer and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California Berkeley with Dr. Hei Sook Sul. Dr. Duncan’s research is focused on the identification and characterization of novel genes in lipid and energy metabolism. Katie Di Sebastiano received the M.Sc. Poster award at the 2010 Canadian Society for Exercise Science meeting for her poster titled “Enhanced glutamate availability may interact with glucose metabolism”. Co-authors included Anushka Weeraratne and Dr. Marina Mourtzakis. CIHR operating grants were recently awarded to Dr. David Rose for “Molecular Mechanism of Intestinal Glycosidases: Nutritional Starch Digestion and Regulation of Blood Glucose Levels” and Dr. Leonard Tsuji, Dr. Bruce Wainman and Dr. Rhona Hanning for “Sharing the Harvest: A Community and Regionally-Based Intervention Strategy Addressing Food Security and Sustainability Issues in First Nations of the Mushkegowuk Territory”. Dr. Ken Stark recently received an NSERCCRD grant for “Automation Amenable Adaptations to Novel High Throughput Solid Matrix Nutrient and Drug Extraction Methods”. Dr. Rhona Hanning was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research (2010-2012) and she delivered invited talks related to her research on school nutrition programs at the Poverty within First Nation Community North Shore Tribal Council and for the CIHR Population Health Intervention Casebook Webinar.

Tamara Marsden, M.Sc., “Sleeping habits of individuals involved in a weight loss program: Prevalence and association with weight loss success” - Advisor: Dr. Paula Brauer Olivia O’Young, M.Sc., “Promising Weight Management Strategies for Program Development in Inter-professional Primary Care: An Augmented Scoping Review” - Advisor: Dr. Paula Brauer Laura Chouinard, M.Sc., “Predictors of bone mineral density in young, healthy Canadian men and women” - Advisor: Dr. Andrea Buchholz

University of Guelph: Human Health and Nutritional Sciences Correspondent: Dr. Lindsay Robinson Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences University of Guelph Guelph ON N1G 2W1 (519) 824-4120 x52297 lrobinso@uoguelph.ca

Congratulations to Justine Tishinsky for being selected as a recipient of a 2011 Honored Student Award from the American Oil Chemists’ Society. Justine was also awarded the Health and Nutrition Division Award from AOCS. Both awards will be given at the Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio in May, where Justine will present her work: “Fish oil prevents high fat diet-induced impairments in adiponectin and insulin response in rodent skeletal muscle”. Coauthors on the abstract are Rob Gulli, Kerry Mullen, David Dyck and Lindsay Robinson.

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From the Regional Correspondents Guelph Region cont'd. David Mutch presented his research on “Identifying diet-sensitive predictors for weight maintenance” at Manitoba International Nutrigenomics Workshop in Winnipeg, May 2011 and “Predicting Changes in Body Weight in Response to Diet using Transcriptomics” to the Public Health Agency of Canada - Office of Biotechnology, Genomics and Population Health in Toronto, January 2011. Lindsay Robinson presented her work on “Fish Oil and Metabolic Syndrome” sponsored by the American Gastroenterological Association at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago in May 2011.

M.Sc. (Thesis) Sarah Langmaid (Advisor: Dr. Amanda Wright) – December 3, 2010 – “Solid lipid nanoparticles stabilized with poloxamer 188 and Tween 20; beta carotene stability and bioaccessibility”. Jeff Vandermey (Advisors: Dr. Alison Duncan, Dr. Lindsay Robinson) – January 18, 2011 – “The Acute Effects of Breads of Varying Carbohydrate Quality on Incretins in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes”. John Paul Girardi (Advisor: Dr. Marica Bakovic) – February 4, 2011 - “The Role of Phospholipids in Autophagosome Formation”. Roberto Gulli (Advisor: Dr. David Dyck) – April 19, 2011 – “Exercise-Induced Recovery of Skeletal Muscle Insulin Response is Independent of Adiponectin Response in High-Fat Fed Rodents”. Mira MacLennan (advisor: Dr. David Ma) - May 18, 2011 “Mammary Tumour Development in Fat-1 x MMTV-neu(ndl)-YD5 Mice”.

and co-chaired a satellite workshop, “Breaking the obesity cycle: Understanding the origins in the maternal/infant dyad”, under the sponsorship of the Maternal, Infant, Child and Youth Research Network (MICYRN) and funded by a meeting grant from CIHR. Dr. Sandeep Raha (Pediatrics) was one of the speakers on the topic of the role of the placenta in obesity in the offspring based on his research in animal models. A summary of the Workshop including speaker slides will be posted on the MICYRN website (www.micyrn. ca) in the near future. A complimentary mini-review on “Maternal & Fetal Origins of Obesity” was part of the Summit program cochaired by Stephanie Atkinson and Lise Dubois (U. Ottawa). Andrea Josse, Ph.D. student in Kinesiology with Dr. Stuart Phillips, won the award for best student presentation for her poster on “Multimodal measurement of body composition change with diet and exercise-induced weight loss in obese women”. Dr. Brian Timmons, Department of Pediatrics, has been awarded a CIHR Young Investigator personnel award to support his research on various aspects of exercise and nutrition in children, particularly in the area of obesity. At the meeting of the American Society For Nutrition (ASN) at Experimental Biology in Washington in April, Dr. Philip Sherman, Scientific Director, Mary-Jo Makarchuk, Assistant Director, and Dr. Stephanie Atkinson, Chair of the Institute Advisory Board, hosted a table sponsored by the CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) at the ASN University Mixer and Membership Reception. This was the inaugural participation by INMD in this event and we were thrilled to have so many Canadian scientists drop by our table, including Dr. Hasan Hutchinson, Director General of the Office of Nutrition Policy and Programs of Health Canada, shown with us in the picture below.

Hamilton Region McMaster University Correspondent: Dr. Stephanie Atkinson Department of Pediatrics McMaster University Medical Centre 1200 Main Street West, Rm 3V42 Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5 satkins@mcmaster.ca

Nutrition faculty members and hospital dietitians organized the Pediatric Nutrition Days meeting, June 7-8, 2011, at the Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University (www.nutritiondays.ca ). We were particularly pleased to welcome several nutrition scientists from outside of McMaster Pediatrics as speakers at the meeting, including Dr. Tanis Fenton, University of Calgary, Dr. Rhona Hanning, University of Waterloo, and Dr. Stuart Philips from Kinesiology at McMaster.

Left to right: Dr. Phil Sherman, Mary-Jo Makarchuk, Dr. Stephanie Atkinson, Dr. Hasan Hutchinson.

Several McMaster faculty participated in the 2nd National Obesity Summit in Montreal (April 28-May1, 2011) organized by the Canadian Obesity Network. Dr. Stephanie Atkinson organized CNS/SCN Nutrition Forum de Nutrition

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From the Regional Correspondents Toronto Region Ryerson University: School of Nutrition Correspondents: Dr.Yvonne Yuan School of Nutrition Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 (416) 979-5000 ext. 6827, FAX (416) 979-5204 yyuan@ryerson.ca

Congratulations to 1st and 4th year students Susan Trang and Carmen Kwok, respectively, who each received an NSERC USRA to pursue research in Yvonne Yuan’s Food Science lab this Spring/ Summer 2011. Enza Gucciardi recently received a Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement (CERIS) grant of $19,975 for a project entitled: “Migration and Diabetes: Diabetes Prevention and Management in the Black Caribbean Communities in Toronto”. In December 2010,Yvonne Yuan was invited to give two conference presentations; the first entitled “Mycosporine-like amino acid (MAA) profiles of selected wild and cultivated red algae from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada” to the Understanding the Chemistry of Phytochemical Antioxidants and their Role in Human Health and Wellness Symposium at the Pacifichem 2010 Conference, December 15-20, in Honolulu, Hawaii; the second entitled “Mycosporine-like amino acid (MAA) profiles, antioxidant and anti-proliferative activities of wild and cultivated red algae from Atlantic Canada” to the Mini-Symposium on Seafood and Health hosted by the Shanghai Ocean University, December 21, in Shanghai, PRC.

Emrich who was the recipient of the George Beaton Award. Within the department, Sarah Orr won the Lillian Thompson Seminar Award and Xiao Miao Lan-Pidhainy was the recipient of the Michael Archer Excellence in Research Award.

Ottawa Region Correspondent: Dr. Kylie Scoggan Nutrition Research Division Health Canada 2203E Banting Research Centre 251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 (613) 957-0931 FAX: (613) 941-6182 kylie_scoggan@hc-sc.gc.ca

University of Ottawa Professor Alvin Chan retired in December 2010 after 30 years of teaching, research and service at University of Ottawa. Enjoy your retirement Alvin!

Health Canada / Santé Canada In May 2011, as a result of the completion of a recent competitive staffing process, Ms. Maya Villeneuve and Dr. Kevin Cockell have been appointed to the positions of Associate Director, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Food Directorate and Chief, Nutrition Research Division, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Food Directorate respectively. Kevin began his career at Health Canada as a Toxicologist Evaluator in 1993 in the Food Directorate’s Bureau of Chemical Safety. In 1995, he joined the Bureau of Nutritional Sciences’ Nutrition Research Division as a Research Scientist specializing in the area of mineral nutrients. Kevin’s research programs involve analysis of mineral nutrients in foods, determination of their biological effects, requirements and interactions, and investigation of the relationships of mineral nutrients to selected chronic disease conditions.

University of Toronto Dr. Richard P. Bazinet Department of Nutritional Sciences Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto FitzGerald Building 150 College St., Room 306 Toronto, ON, M5S 3E2 416-946-8276 fax: 416-978-5882 richard.bazinet@utoronto.ca

It has been a busy time in Toronto since our last update, with 24 students picking up graduate awards including a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship to Julie Mason in the Thompson laboratory. The Department of Nutritional Sciences would like to acknowledge Dr. Bernadene Magnuson who has recently became a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences and Dr. Lawrence Leiter, who was elected for a two-year term as the President of the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism. The Department was well represented at the recent Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) meeting. While Dr. Paul Pencharz was the recipient of the CNS’s Khush Jeejeebhoy Award, Dr. Christopher Tomlinson, from the Pencharz lab, was the recipient of the Ph.D. dissertation award. Rounding out the CNS meeting was Teri

Maya began her career at Health Canada as a Nutrition Research Officer in 2000 in the Food Directorate’s Bureau of Nutritional Sciences. In 2003, Maya was appointed as Acting Head of the Nutrition Survey Section, a position that she was officially appointed to in 2006. In March 2009, Maya was appointed as the Acting Chief of the Nutrition Research Division and subsequently Acting Associate Director of the Bureau of Nutritional Sciences in July 2010. •••

Suite à l’achèvement d’un récent processus de dotation, en mai 2011, Mme Maya Villeneuve et le Dr. Kevin Cockell ont été nommés respectivement dans les positions de Directrice associée du Bureau des sciences de la nutrition, Direction des aliments, et de Chef de la Division de la recherche sur la nutrition, Bureau des sciences de la nutrition, Direction des aliments.

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From the Regional Correspondents Ottawa Region cont'd. C’est en 1993 que Kevin a entrepris sa carrière à Santé Canada en tant que évaluateur toxicologique au Bureau d’innocuité des produits chimiques de la Direction des aliments. En 1995, il s’est joint à la Division de la recherche sur la nutrition du Bureau des sciences de la nutrition en tant que chercheur scientifique spécialisé dans le domaine des minéraux nutritifs. Kevin dirige des programmes de recherche sur l’analyse des minéraux nutritifs dans les aliments, leurs effets biologiques, les besoins et interactions en plus d’étudier les relations entre les minéraux nutritifs et certaines maladies chroniques. C’est en 2000 que Maya a entrepris sa carrière à Santé Canada en tant qu’agente de recherche en nutrition au Bureau des sciences de la nutrition de la Direction des aliments. En 2003, Maya a accepté le poste par intérim de sous-chef de la Section des enquêtes sur la nutrition, poste dans lequel elle a été nommée officiellement en 2006. En mars 2009, Maya a accepté le poste par intérim de chef de la Division de la recherche sur la nutrition et par la suite, celui de Directrice associée par intérim du Bureau des sciences de la nutrition en juillet 2010.

was recently approved for Dr. Marquis and colleagues to develop international stage experiences for interns in dietetics. Marion Roche joined the Micronutrient Initiative in Ottawa as of October 2011. Dr. Marquis with Anna Lartey received funding to sponsor a meeting to finalize a Canadian – US – Ghanaian international community nutrition stage for dietetic interns. The program will be run out of the University of Ghana’s new Nutrition Research and Training Centre in Asesewa, Ghana, two hours outside of Accra and will provide an international experience for North American students, a rural community nutrition experience for Ghanaian students, and will bring, for the first time, nutrition services to the residents in the district. Grace Marquis was also renewed as Canadian Research Chair in Social and Environmental Aspects of Nutrition. Hope Weiler was renewed as Canada Research Chair in Nutrition, Development and Aging. Linda Wykes visited Universitätsspital Basel in Basel, Switzerland to begin a new collaboration with Andrea Kopp Lugli.

Recent Graduates: Ph.D. Program Bassil, Maya (R. Gougeon) “Protein and glucose metabolism in response to hyperinsulinemia with and without hyperaminoacidemia in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus”.

Montreal Region McGill University: School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition Correspondent: Dr. Stan.Kubow School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition Macdonald Campus, McGill University 21,111 Lakeshore Rd. Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9 stan.kubow@mcgill.ca

Hariri, Niloofar (L. Thibault) “High-fat feeding and obesity in rats”. Zhao, Jinping (H. Weiler) “Interrelationships among diabetes, long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid nutrition and brain development in rodents”. Zhou,Yuan (G. Egeland/S. Kubow) “Obesity and dietary transition and their correlates with fatty acids and desaturases in three distinct populations”.

Mary R. L’Abbé is the 2011-2012 recipient of the Earle W. Crampton Award for Distinguished Service in Nutrition. Dr. L’Abbé is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, having served previously as Director, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Health Canada, Health Products and Food Branch. Mary obtained her Ph.D. from McGill in 1988 in the field of nutrition. She is an accomplished and internationally renowned scholar, and has made significant scientific contributions to the field of mineral nutrition and modelling of population intakes using national food consumption survey data. Her previous awards include the Canadian Nutrition Society’s Earle Willard McHenry Award for Distinguished Service in Nutrition. The Crampton Award presentation and Crampton Lecture will take place in March 2012. As Chair for the International Nutrition Council of the American Society for Nutrition, Dr. Grace Marquis is working to improve coordination among nutrition researchers and academic programs to better share resources and increase opportunities for young scholars around the world. A CIHR-funded grant for a planning meeting “Collaborative workshop on international training in dietetics”

M.Sc. Thesis Program Bou Raad, Samira (H. Weiler) “Nutrient intake of lactating women in Montreal with emphasis on calcium, vitamin D and omega fatty acids”. Huet, Catherine (G. Egeland) “Prevalence and correlates of food insecurity in Inuit communities”. Khalil, Norine (R. Andersen/L. Wykes) “Breast cancer survivors’ perceived and actual fruit and vegetable consumption and its association with diet- and weight-related stressors”. Lazzinaro, Rob (G. Egeland) “Identifying the extent to which diet quality and physical activity levels relate to obesity and insulin resistance in liyiyiu Aschii (Cree) adults”. Makarem, Nour (H. Weiler) “Dietary intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids in relation to red blood cell membrane fatty acids and bone health in healthy men: a cross-sectional study”. Molla, Haneen (J. Morais/A.Vigano) “Investigating the link between nutritional status and surgical outcomes in patients with liver or pancreatic cancer: a pilot study”.

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From the Regional Correspondents Montreal Region cont'd. Murphy, Jessica (J. Morais) “Whole-body protein metabolism in obese elderly women with type 2 diabetes”. Munshi, Shirin (S. Kubow/ D.Donnelly) “Quantification of antioxidant capacity and phytonutrients in four Québec-grown potato cultivars”. Salewski, Erinn (K. Gray-Donald) “Provincial evaluation of the Eat Smart! Healthy workplace program using cafeteria purchasing records”. Tabib, Christine (T. Johns) “Understanding cultural adherence and the use of traditional medicine in Waskaganish first nation”. Winter, Aaron (S. Chevalier) “Protein metabolism and insulin resistance in non-small cell lung cancer cachexia”. Zienczuk, Natalia (G. Egeland) “High-sugar drinks, acculturation and obesity in the Canadian high Arctic: International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey, 2007-2008”.

M.Sc. Applied Program Beggs, Megan (L. Agellon) “Differential risk of gallstone development between sexes and in response to dietary fatty acid saturation”. Boqaileh, Fedaa (H. Plourde) “Implementation and preliminary results from the nutrition and performance”. Carlson, Kathleen (T. Johns) “A current look at First Nations traditional medicine in Type 2 diabetes mellitus prevention and treatment in North America”. Chan, Hiu Tung (M. Rose) “A pilot study investigating nutrition policy for food service in residences for non-autonomous seniors with celiac disease”. Elradri, Ramia (H. Plourde) “Trends of Psychosocial correlates of excess weight in Canadian adolescents: 1997-2007”. Fahmy, Magda (K. Gray-Donald) “How to prevent gestational diabetes mellitus in a subsequent pregnancy: Implications for dietitians”. Hunting, Tiffany (H. Plourde) “Exploring correlates associated with eating habits of university athletes to improve nutritional intervention”. Laohaviraphab,Valinthorn (K. Gray-Donald) “Top dietary sources of sodium and patterns of intake among hypertensive and non-hypertensive elderly”.

Université de Montréal Correspondante: Dre Geneviève Mailhot Département de Nutrition Université de Montréal C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7 Tél : (514) 343-6111 (ext.27897) genevieve.mailhot@umontreal.ca Nous tenons à féliciter nos collègues, Marie Marquis qui a été récemment promue au rang de professeur titulaire et Jean-Claude Lavoie dont le mandat comme chercheur agrégé au Département a été renouvelé. Notre directrice, Marielle Ledoux a remporté Le prix du Mérite du Conseil Interprofessionnel du Québec remis en novembre dernier lors de la soirée de remise des prix de l’Ordre professionnel des diététistes du Québec. L’équipe d’Extenso dirigée par Marie Marquis et ses collaborateurs : Élodie Gelin, Philippe Grand, Julie Deschamps, Mylène Duplessis Brochu, Stéphanie Côté et MarieJosée Leblanc s’est également méritée le Prix des Producteurs laitiers du Canada lors de cette soirée. Nous tenons à souligner le succès de plusieurs de nos étudiants aux derniers concours provinciaux et nationaux de bourses. Le laboratoire du Dr. Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret s’est particulièrement démarqué avec Belinda Elisha et Katherine Desjardins qui ont obtenu respectivement la prestigieuse bourse d’études supérieures du Canada Vanier et une bourse de maîtrise du Fonds de recherche Santé du Québec (FRSQ). Nathalie St-Pierre de l’équipe du Dr. May Faraj s’est également méritée une bourse de maîtrise du FRSQ de même que Marie-Claude Denis, une étudiante au doctorat du laboratoire du Dr. Émile Lévy qui a obtenu une bourse du Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (FQRNT). Finalement, Benjamin Lauzier, un stagiaire postdoctoral du laboratoire du Dr. Christine Desrosiers est récipiendaire d’une bourse du FRSQ. Toutes nos félicitations aux personnes suivantes qui ont reçu un diplôme d’études supérieures en nutrition depuis novembre 2010.

Ph.D.

Monk, Gina (T. Johns) “Evaluation of the anti-oxidant activity of Picea mariana”.

NTimbane Mintya, Thierry Blaise: “Importance du stress oxydant dans le diabète secondaire à la fibrose kystique”. Directeur : Émile Lévy. Codirecteur : Blandine Comte.

Ong, Angel (T. Johns) “Use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) among Montreal TCM Practitioners to treat diabetes mellitus: A survey”.

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Zamora, Emily (H. Plourde) “The potential use of low-carbohydrate diets in the spinal cord injury population: Practicality, safety and sustainability”.

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Juteau, Susannah (M. Rose). Montpetit, Amy (M. Rose).

Jabbour, Mira : “Les facteurs ayant une influence négative sur la qualité alimentaire chez les personnes âgées vivant dans la communauté au Québec”. Directeur : Bryna Shatenstein. Jomphe,Valérie : “Impact de l’évolution du statut nutritionnel durant l’attente d’une transplantation pulmonaire sur la mortalité postopératoire”. Directeur : Olivier Receveur. Co-directeur : Pasquale Ferraro.

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From the Regional Correspondents Montreal Region cont'd. Rivard, Marie-Éve : “Impact des facteurs sanguins et agents thérapeutiques sur la survie des fibroblastes de sujets LSFC (Syndrome de Leigh version canadienne française)”. Directeur : Christine Des Rosiers. Co-directeur : Lise Coderre. Sangare, Cheick Papa Oumar : “Capacité de deux accéléromètres (Sensewear Armband et l’Actical) à estimer la dépense énergétique totale chez les adultes sains.” Directeur : Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret. Shirkhodaei, Niloofar : “Association between diet quality and metabolic syndrome in overweight and obese postmenopausal women”. Directeur: Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret. Co-directeur : Lise Coderre. Tremblay, Stéphanie : “Évaluation des éléments facilitateurs et des barrières à l’implantation du programme Camille, Antoine et l’archipel ÔLait”. Directeur : Olivier Receveur. Co-directeur : Julie Paquette.

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Dr. Marquis joined Drs. Hélène Delisle and Lynnette Neufeld at the Canadian Nutrition Society Annual Meeting in Guelph in June on a panel to discuss “What is the contribution of Canadian academic institutions to international nutrition for development?”.

Maritime Region Correspondent: Dr. Laurie Wadsworth Department of Human Nutrition St. Francis Xavier University Box 5000, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5 (902) 867-2190 FAX: (902) 867-2389 lwadswor@juliet.stfx.ca

University of Prince Edward Island Carolanne Nelson was promoted to Associate Professor.

Garcia Montoya, Ana Maria : “L’influence de la santé buccodentaire sur les changements alimentaires et l’état nutritionnel lors du vieillissement”. Directeur : Bryna Shatenstein. Lévesque, Marie-Audrey : “Comprendre les éléments permettant de renforcer la capacité des écoles à implanter l’initiative des écoles amies de la nutrition à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso”. Directeur : Olivier Receveur. Pelletier, Karine : “Contribution au développement du volet nutrition de l’IEAN dans dix écoles primaires de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso”. Directeur : Olivier Receveur. Co-directeur : Hélène Delisle.

Bob Deziel (co-supervised by K. Gottschall-Pass) successfully defended his M.Sc. thesis "The effects of cranberry phytochemicals on the behaviour of prostate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo.' The Department of Family & Nutritional Sciences accepted ten students into their dietetic internship program this year. An additional three students were accepted into graduate dietetic internship programs.

St. Francis Xavier University

Perreault, Judith : “Évaluation de la perte sodique et du maintien de l’équilibre hydrique de cyclistes à l’entraînement”. Directeur : Marielle Ledoux.

The Department of Human Nutrition accepted nine students into the Integrated Dietetic Internship program. Students will begin their first placements in May, 2012.

Salloum, Cynthia : “L’approche cognitivo-comportementale pour le traitement de l’obésité : recensement des écrits”. Directeur : MarieClaude Paquette.

Laurie A. Wadsworth and Angie Thompson (Department of Human Kinetics) were invited to present preliminary findings from the Keeping Pace survey to provincial government program and policy planners. These data dealt with dietary intake of Nova Scotian students in grades 7 and 11 and physical activity levels of students in grades 3, 7, and 11.

Thouin, Justine : “Caractéristiques des stratégies employées par les nutritionnistes/diététistes du Québec, membre de l’OPDQ dans le traitement des troubles alimentaires”. Directeur : Geneviève Mailhot. Verville, Jessica : “Au-delà des triglycérides et du cholestérol : y a-t-il un lien entre les acides gras plasmatiques et le pourcentage de risques calculés ?” Directeur : Christine Des Rosiers.

Newfoundland and Labrador Region Memorial University

Quebec Region Université Laval Correspondante: Dr. Hélène Jacques Professeur titulaire Département des sciences des aliments et de la nutrition Université Laval Québec G1K 7P4 (418) 656-2131, poste 3864 FAX: (418) 656-3353 Helene.Jacques@aln.ulaval.ca

Correspondent: Dr. Sukhinder Kaur Cheema Department of Biochemistry, BT 3012 Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NF, Canada A1B 3X9 (709) 737-3987 FAX: (709) 737-2422 skaur@morgan.ucs.mun.ca

Dr. Richard Lehner from the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Cell Biology at the University of Alberta visited the Department of Biochemistry in November and presented a seminar on his research into the Regulation of Lipid Metabolism.

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