The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Awards $10.5 Million to new Allen Distinguished Investigators. Research funding will support four projects focused on extracellular vesicles and three on sex hormones.
The Journal of Nutrition’s Editor-in-Chief, Teresa A. Davis, PhD, is pleased to welcome Daniela Hampel, PhD, and three other individuals as Editorial Board Members.
Daniela Hampel, PhD, Department of Nutrition, University of California, USDA/ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, CA. Her expertise is in human milk, lactation, food chemistry, analytical chemistry, minerals, and vitamins.
Daniela joined along with the following individuals:
Dr. Lauren Au is one of 10 recipients of the 2023 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Healthy Eating Research Grants. Her project aims to determine whether length of participation in Medicaid, SNAP, and WIC is associated with diet quality and weight status at 2-5 years, and whether there is a synergistic benefit of safety net program participation on diet quality and health.
Thank you to all of the GradSAC members who worked tirelessly in planning and executing the 10th annual GGNB Research Symposium on Friday; and thanks to all of the presenters, judges, and all of those in attendance at Walker Hall. It was fabulous to have such a large number of student and faculty attendees – we are fairly certain we may have had record attendance/participation!
It was an excellent primer to the active research in the graduate group and dedication of our graduate students that will continue in the coming academic year(s).
Every year, the four American Society for Nutrition journals identify up to five ad hoc reviewers to be named a Top Reviewer from the previous year. Selections are based on the quality, number, and timeliness of manuscript reviews completed.
The ASN editors are grateful for the support of our many reviewers, and especially grateful to those who go above and beyond by providing multiple well-written and punctual reviews in a single year. Anonymous, conscientious, fair, and timely peer review is the lifeblood of our journals. Top 2022 Reviewers for JN are listed below.
Lauren Au, PhD, RD has received the 38th annual Huddleson Award for the article, “A Qualitative Examination of California WIC Participants’ and Local Agency Directors’ Experiences during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic,” which was featured in the December 2022 issue of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2022:122(12), 2218-2227).
Dr. Au is an assistant professor of nutrition at the University of California, Davis. Au is a registered dietitian with expertise in maternal and child nutrition.
Every year, outstanding individuals are recognized for their dedication to guiding and mentoring graduate students. Their exceptional guidance and unwavering support have profoundly impacted the lives of those they have mentored. The winners of the 2023 Graduate Program Advising and Mentoring Award were commended for their unparalleled dedication and commitment to the growth and success of others.
Dr. Christine Stewart has been elected to serve on the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Board of Directors starting on August 1, 2023. Dr. Stewart will serve a two year term as Director-at-Large for Global Nutrition. This role serves as a board liaison to ASN at it relates to the scientific discipline.
Current Developments in Nutrition Editor-in-Chief, Jack Odle, PhD, is pleased to welcome Reina-C. Engle-Stone, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Nutritionist in the Department of Nutrition at the University of California, Davis, as an Academic Editor for CDN.
The UC Davis Department of Nutrition hosted the 2nd annual Diversify Dietetics Meetup on May 11th with a great turnout of students and local dietitians. Diversify Dietetics local meetups occur all across the country and are a chance for students, educators, and professionals to build community with one another at casual and fun meet-ups.
Dr. Carl Keen, Professor Emeritus, has been selected by the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and ASN Foundation as one of 16 individuals who will be inducted into its class of 2023 Fellows. To be inducted as a Fellow of the Society is the highest honor ASN bestows, recognizing individuals for significant discoveries and distinguished careers in the field of nutrition.
My first week as an intern at UC Davis Magazine took me on a food-tasting adventure on campus. As a nutrition major, I was excited to dissect the dietary complexities of creating a plant-based meal, and as a college student, I was ecstatic about a free meal.
