Excited to host a colleague from the US CDC in our lab this week!
We were delighted and honoured about the visit of Phuong Ngac from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Laboratory Sciences, Nutritional Biomarkers Branch, this week and showing her the method set-up for the quantitative riboflavin and vitamin B6 LC-MS/MS assay.
Niklas’ research findings highlighted at the 13th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium
Niklas’ PhD research on the Longitudinal Assessment of Blood Biomarkers and Intestinal Microbiota in Children with Intestinal Failure as They Wean from Parenteral Nutrition, co-led by Dr Hannah Piper, pediatric surgeon, and Yvonne Lamers, was selected for Oral Presentation and will be highlighted at the 13th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium in Pittsburgh […]
Congratulations, Amy, to an engaging poster presentation at the FASEB SRC on B-Vitamins and One-Carbon Metabolism!
Amy Tan, PhD Candidate, and Dr Yvonne Lamers travelled to the US side of the Niagara Falls to attend the FASEB Summer Research Conference (SRC) to share findings from the EpiBrain project and network with our international colleagues in the folate, B-vitamin, and one-carbon metabolism research area. We greatly enjoyed meeting up with our EpiBrain […]
Celebration time in the Lamers Lab!
Lots of great things to celebrate in the Lamers’ Lab this summer, with gratitude for the land on which we gathered, laughed, and chatted. With the initiative to celebrate Gloria’s MSc thesis defense and completion, we launched a lab picnic at the beautiful Jericho Beach! Congratulations again, Gloria, for your stellar work! We also had […]
Congratulations, Gloria, for an outstanding MSc thesis defense!!
We are excited and proud sharing the news about Gloria’s MSc thesis completion and excellent defense. With COVID-related delays and a full-time call into the clinical workforce, Gloria had unexpected hurdles but remained dedicated to her research project and our team and we are thankful and thrilled she successfully passed the finishing line and contributed […]
Congratulations, Adrianna, for being selected as one of the CNS 2024 Poster Finalists!
Congratulations to Adrianna for a high-calibre abstract, entitled “Milk and dairy products are the largest contributors to vitamin B12 status in a cohort of healthy, Canadian 18-month-old toddlers”, which was selected as one of the eight Poster Finalists in the 2024 Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award competition, being held at the Canadian Nutrition Society […]
Leah Robinson 2024 Nutrigraphic Finalist “The Gluten Debate: For Children. Is a Gluten Free Diet Nutritionally Adequate?”
From an assignment to a national finalist! Congratulations to Leah Robinson, who was awarded one of the 2024 CNS-SCN Nutrigraphic Finalists! She created a factual, evidence-based, and visual nutrigraphic on “The Gluten Debate: For Children. Is a Gluten Free Diet Nutritionally Adequate?” Leah is a student in the UBC MND Program and took the course HUNU […]
Congratulations to Sarah for her excellent PhD defense!
Staying strong until your defense and beyond – our sincerest congratulations to Sarah Montgomery for an excellent Doctoral Examination and completing her thesis on dietary intake in toddlers! Sarah has contributed with her detail-oriented and thorough work leading a large team of students and research assistants on coding, entering, reviewing, and analysing dietary data of […]