Cassi wins a CIHR CGS-M scholarship!
Huge congratulations to Cassi Sauer, MSc Human Nutrition student in the Karakochuk lab, for winning a CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters Award. This award provides $17,500 of salary support to successful students on the basis of their academic excellence, research potential and personal characteristics. For her MSc thesis research, Cassi is spearheading a cluster-randomized […]
Brock wins prestigious new posdoc fellowship award!
I’m thrilled to announce that Dr. Brock Williams (recent graduate of the Karakochuk lab) was awarded a prestigious new postdoctoral fellowship salary award from IMPaCT (Increasing capacity for maternal and paediatric clinical trials). This is a training platform funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research to train students and early career researchers on how […]
Clara presents her work at MURC 2024!
Congrats Clara, on an excellent poster presentation at the UBC Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC) on March 16th! Clara’s work was focused on a directed studies course that she undertook in the Karakochuk lab titled: The efficacy of melatonin supplementation on improving fertility outcomes in women. Fantastic work, Clara!
Kelsey wins the 2024 CNS PhD Dissertation Award!
I’m thrilled for Dr. Kelsey Cochrane (recent graduate of the Karakochuk lab) to be selected as the 2024 recipient of the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) PhD Dissertation Award for Outstanding Research Contributing the the Degree of PhD! Dr. Cochrane’s PhD research involved a clinical trial of folic acid vs 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) supplementation during pregnancy. This […]
Graduation day!
I was proud to attend and celebrate the incredible achievements of Drs. Williams and Cochrane at our graduation ceremony last week. Congratulations to you both and I wish you all the best in your next adventures in science and in life!
Congratulations, Dr. Williams!
Huge congratulations to Brock who successfully defended his PhD on Sept 14th! Brock examined the effectiveness of folic acid supplementation in children with sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder. The findings from his clinical trial provide evidence to inform nutritional management and supplementation practices in Canadian children living with this disease. You’re an absolute […]
Thank you, ASNF!
I was honored to receive the Mead Johnson Award from the American Society for Nutrition Foundation at the NUTRITION 2023 conference in Boston this week! The award is endowed by the Mead Johnson Pediatric Nutrition Institute and is given to an investigator for a single outstanding piece of nutrition research or a series of papers […]
Officially, Dr. Leepile!
I was thrilled to celebrate with Dr. Tebby Leepile this past week, who officially graduated. Dr. Leepile, the world awaits and I’m so excited to see where it takes you next. Congratulations!!
Brock, emerging leading expert in childhood allergy
Our very own Brock Williams is emerging as a leading expert in childhood allergy. He recently co-led an informative and incredibly well-attended Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) webinar in February, which generated much buzz in this important field of nutrition research. A recent article in our Reach Out magazine highlights some of his work at BC […]
Kelsey successfully defends her PhD!
Huge congratulations to Kelsey who successfully defended her PhD on May 30th! Her dissertation is titled: “A comparison of (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid vs. folic acid and the effects on maternal folate status and the human milk folate profile: Evidence from a randomized controlled clinical trial”. Keep an eye out for her forthcoming publications. Her external examiner, […]