Congratulations to the 2023 CNS Award Recipients
2023 Fellows
Johane Allard, FRCPC, MD Professor of Medicine
Department of Nutritional Sciences
University of Toronto
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James D. House, PhDProfessor
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences
University of Manitoba
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Deborah O'Connor, PhD, RDEarle W. McHenry Professor and Chair
Department of Nutritional Sciences
University of Toronto
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Career Recognition Awards
Khursheed Jeejeebhoy Award for Best Application of Clinical Nutrition Research Findings to Clinical PracticeMaitreyi Raman, MD MSc FRCPC CAGF
University of Calgary
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Supported by Abbott Laboratories Co.
Young Investigator Award for Outstanding ResearchRussell de Souza, ScD, RD
McMaster University
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Supported by Abbott Laboratories Co.
INMD / CNS – Early Career Researcher Partnership PrizeDaiva Nielsen, PhD
McGill University
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Supported by CNS and CIHR-INMD
Earle Willard McHenry Award for Distinguished Service in NutritionJames D. House, PhD
University of Manitoba
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Supported by Fresenius Kabi
Allied Health Award in Nutrition CareMichele McCall MSc, RD
McCall Dietetics
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Supported by Nestlé Health Science
President's Volunteer Leadership AwardBohdan Luhovyy, PhD
Mount Saint Vincent University
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Supported by the Canadian Nutrition Society
Trainee AwardCanadian Nutrition Society Postdoctoral Award
Emanuela Pannia, PhD
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Supported by the Canadian Nutrition Society
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Trainee AwardPhD Dissertation Award for Outstanding Research
Didier Brassard, RD PhD
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Supported by Centrum
Abstract Awards
Clinical Nutrition Research Abstract AwardKelsey Cochrane, RD, PhD(c) - University of British Columbia
Supplementation with (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid appears as effective as folic acid in maintaining maternal folate status while reducing unmetabolized folic acid in maternal plasma and human milk
Supported by the Canadian Nutrition Society
Thematic Conference Abstract AwardManon Bordeleau, MSc - Université Laval
Impact of a web-based nutrition intervention on eating behaviors and body size preoccupations among adolescents
Supported by the Canadian Nutrition Society
George Beaton Award for Student Work in Public Health NutritionNikki Webb, MSc, PhD(c), RD - University of Manitoba
Food insecurity, health determinants, and adolescent academic achievement: a cross-sectional study linking a Manitoba survey and administrative health data
Supported by the University of Toronto - Department of Nutritional Sciences
The Gordon F. Mutch Young Investigator Award in Diabetes ResearchIsabelle Petitclerc - Université Laval
The association between maternal exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus and gut microbiota composition
Supported by the Mutch Family
Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award /
Christine Gagnon Memorial Travel Award
Supported by Haleon
Winners
Announced at the CNS Awards Banquet
1st Place: Matineh Rastegar Panah, University of Toronto
Biomarkers of iron are associated with anterior pituitary gland produced reproductive hormones among infertile males
2nd Place: Jaqueline Munhoz, University of Alberta
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation during breast cancer neoadjuvant chemotherapy increases pro-inflammatory cytokines toward a T helper type-1 (Th1) response. Results from the double-blind and randomized controlled DHA-WIN trial
3rd Place: Kelsey Cochrane, University of British Columbia
Supplementation with (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid appears as effective as folic acid in maintaining maternal folate status while reducing unmetabolized folic acid in maternal plasma and human milk
Finalists
Abstract Title
Amélie Bélanger, Université Laval
Relationship between diet quality and statin use among adults with metabolic syndrome from Quebec
Manon Bordeleau, Université Laval
Impact of a web-based nutrition intervention on eating behaviors and body size preoccupations among adolescents
Jessi Lau, University of Guelph
n-3 PUFA ameliorates physiological outcomes and inflammatory markers following repetitive mTBI in the fat-1 mouse model
Jennifer Lee, University of Toronto
Development and Validation of Canada’s Food Guide 2019 Nutrient Profiling Model using a national food composition database and Canadian Community Health Survey dietary data
Nikki Webb, University of Manitoba
Food insecurity, health determinants, and adolescent academic achievement: a cross-sectional study linking a Manitoba survey and administrative health data
CNS Poster Award
Supported by Haleon
Winners
Announced at the CNS Awards Banquet
1st Place: Benoît Boulanger, Université Laval
A latent profile analysis based on diet quality and eating behaviours in participants of the PREDISE study characterized by overweight or obesity
2nd Place: Eva Kranenburg, University of Toronto
Folic acid supplementation decreases body weight and alters fat accumulation induced by high-fat feeding of male C57BL/6J mice post-weaning
3rd Place: Ren Wang, University of Alberta
A small amount of docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid supplementation during suckling and weaning period altered intestinal fatty acid composition but not intestinal immune environment of 8-week Brown Norway offspring
Finalists
Abstract Title
Nadia Faucher, Université Laval
Identification of predictors of adverse health outcomes in acute care dysphagic patient
Martin Holmes, University of Waterloo
Construct validity of a multi-dimensional measure of food literacy among post-secondary students
Emily Meier, Mount Saint Vincent University
Positive attitudes, but poor knowledge and practices, of infant and young child feeding and maternity labour laws among Cambodian factory workers
Isabelle Petitclerc, Université Laval
The association between maternal exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus and gut microbiota composition
Raniru Randunu , Memorial University
Low activity levels of methionine cycle enzymes in intrauterine growth restricted piglets do not persist into adulthood
Nutrigraphic Award Competition
Supported by Reckitt / Mead Johnson Nutrition
Winners
Announced at the CNS Awards Banquet
1st Place: Jocelyne Labonté, Mount Saint Vincent University
How to practice responsive breastfeeding
2nd Place: Kristy Yee, Toronto Metropolitan University
Weight Bias Among Family Physicians
3rd Place: Mélissa Bélanger, Université Laval
Becoming a Parent - Duality of Healthy Eating
Finalists
Nutrigraphic Title
Nadia Anvari, University of Saskatchewan
Food For Thought
Maria Kinasih, University of Guelph
Intermittent fasting - is it for you
Sophie Lalonde-Bester, University of Alberta
Spotting the Signs of an Eating Disorder
Lulu Pei, University of British Columbia
Nutrition Considerations for Pregnancy