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Congratulations, Dr. Larissa Rossen, for being awarded the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Trainee Award!

Congratulations, Dr. Larissa Rossen, for being awarded the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Trainee Award!

Congratulations to Dr. Rossen for securing a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Trainee Award! As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr. Rossen will be investigating toddler feeding patterns, nutrient status and neuro-cognitive development in the Away We Grow Toddler Development Study.

Congratulations to Dr Fernanda Mujica-Coopman, for an excellent PhD completion!

Congratulations to Dr Fernanda Mujica-Coopman, for an excellent PhD completion!

Our heartfelt congratulations to Fernanda for an outstanding PhD defense with great discussions and a comprehensive PhD thesis with novel contributions. With sincere thanks for her hard work and team spirit, we hope her suitcase is filled with many good memories from a productive time in Vancouver and wish her the very best for her […]

Flash talk and posters online – view our latest research outcomes at the virtual Nutrition 2020 Conference (free registration)

Flash talk and posters online – view our latest research outcomes at the virtual Nutrition 2020 Conference (free registration)

With one distinguished abstract selected for flash talk and in total 5 accepted abstracts, our team will be well represented at the upcoming NUTRITION 2020 Conference, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), held online on June 01 – 04, 2020. Join (for free) the Vitamins and Minerals RIS Forum, a live […]

Save the Date – Women’s Brain Health Conference at UBC postponed to April 2021

Save the Date – Women’s Brain Health Conference at UBC postponed to April 2021

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, and with heavy hearts, we have decided to postpone the inaugural Women’s Brain Health Conference until April 12-13, 2021. We believe that postponing the conference is the correct course of action in order to protect the health of our participants and communities as the current pandemic unfolds. We are […]

Congratulations on your MSc degrees, Amy and Zubair!!!

Congratulations on your MSc degrees, Amy and Zubair!!!

An uplifting graduation ceremony and first-class West Coast weather accompanied our celebrations of the achievements of Amy and Zubair, and their MSc degrees! Congratulations and best wishes!!

Outstanding poster presentations at the European Nutrition Conference 2019 by Larisse and Amy!

Outstanding poster presentations at the European Nutrition Conference 2019 by Larisse and Amy!

Congratulations to both Larisse Melo, MSc student, and Amy Tan, PhD student, for representing our team at the 13th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2019 “Malnutrition in an Obese World”! Larisse shared first outcomes of her MSc project on the development and testing of a novel yoghurt product. Amy presented on our international research project DERiVE, […]

Outcomes of our international collaboration on riboflavin biomarkers revealed at FENS 2019!

Outcomes of our international collaboration on riboflavin biomarkers revealed at FENS 2019!

Join us at FENS 2019 – the 13th European Nutrition Conference – held in Dublin, Ireland, to hear about the first outcomes of our international project on riboflavin biomarkers, in collaboration with the team of Prof Mary Ward, Ulster University, UK, and Prof Albert Flynn, University College Cork, Ireland. DERiVE-VALID symposium poster_5

Big THANKS to all our supporters and runners of the Vitamin Challenge Team

Big THANKS to all our supporters and runners of the Vitamin Challenge Team

We were excited to participate with a team of 10 enthusiastic runners and walkers, amongst a total of 1,470 participants, at last Saturday’s Run for Women in support of Women’s Wellness Programs at BC Women’s Hospital. Our team VITAMIN CHALLENGE received numerous donations and raised a total of $435!!! Very proud of the large amount […]

DERiVE Project: Developing accessible riboflavin biomarkers for use in population surveys globally

DERiVE Project: Developing accessible riboflavin biomarkers for use in population surveys globally

The DERIVE Project is working on the DEvelopment of Riboflavin biomarkers to relate dietary sources with status, gene-nutrient Interactions and Validated health Effects in adult cohorts. This video highlights an international collaboration between UK, Ireland and Canada to find an accessible B2 biomarker for use in global surveys. The Canadian collaborator is led by the Human Nutrition and Vitamin Metabolism […]

One of two CIHR Team Grants on Nutrition & Epigenome awarded to Dr Lamers’ team

One of two CIHR Team Grants on Nutrition & Epigenome awarded to Dr Lamers’ team

Dr. Lamers is the international lead for the project “EpiBrain: Epigenetic effects of B-vitamins on brain health throughout life: scientific substantiation and translation of evidence for health-improvement strategies.” CIHR contributed $450,000 of around $1 million internationally over three years. Together with Dr Helene McNulty and Dr Colum Walsh, Ulster University, UK, and Dr Michelle Murphy’s […]