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As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Nutrients Travel Award in Nutrition, Education and Dietetics for 2021.
The award has been granted to Dr. Sarah Warkentin, a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto (ISPUP), Portugal. Her research focuses on investigating appetitive behaviors and its gene–environment interactions.
With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I congratulate the winner on her accomplishments.
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students, research fellows; – Plans to attend an international conference in 2021. (oral presentation or poster).
List of Documents for Application
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted; – Curriculum Vitae and list of publications; – Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words); – Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Abdu Oumer Abdu
Center for Food Science and Nutrition, Addis Ababa University
Inés Domínguez López
Universitat de Barcelona
Award Committee
Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez
Chairman
University of Connecticut
Prof. Dr. Philip Atherton
Nottingham Uni
Dr. David Nieman
Home
Dr. Javier Gomez-Ambrosi
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Prof. Luis A. Moreno
Universidad de Zaragoza
Dr. Jaime Uribarri
Prof. Dr. M. Luisa Bonet
Universitat de les Illes Balears
Winner
Gabriela de Oliveira Lemos
University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil
Ariadna Gomez Vilarrubla
INSTITUT D'INVESTIGACIÓ BIOMÈDICA DE GIRONA (IDIBGI), Spain
Award Committee
Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez
Chairman
University of Connecticut
Prof. Yvan Vandenplas
UZ Brussel
Prof. Luis A. Moreno
Universidad de Zaragoza
Dr. George Moschonis
La Trobe University
Prof. Dr. Philip Atherton
Nottingham Uni
Prof. Dr. M. Luisa Bonet
Universitat de les Illes Balears
Dr. David Nieman
Home
Dr. Jaime Uribarri
Dr. Javier Gomez-Ambrosi
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Winner
Gabriele Serreli
University of Cagliari , Italy
Jiaqi Ni
Rovira i Virgili University, Spain
Award Committee
Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez
Chairman
University of Connecticut
Dr. David Nieman
Home
Prof. Luis A. Moreno
Universidad de Zaragoza
Prof. Dr. M. Luisa Bonet
Universitat de les Illes Balears
Dr. Javier Gomez-Ambrosi
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Winner
Jacquelyn Cheng
Cornell University, USA
Maria Carpena Rodriguez
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
Award Committee
Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez
Chairman
University of Connecticut
Dr. Leanne M. Redman
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Dr. Francisco José Perez
University of Barcelona
Prof. Dr. Gunter Georg Christian Kuhnle
University of Reading
Dr. Gloria Vega
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Prof. Lluis Serra-Majem
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Prof. Ina Bergheim
University of Vienna
Dr. Javier Gomez-Ambrosi
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Dr. Dolores del Castillo
CSIC
Winner
Mrinalini Dey
Institute of Life Course & Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK
Award Committee
Prof. Ina Bergheim
Chairman
University of Vienna
Prof. Pietro Vajro
University of Salerno
Dr. Martin Hubner
CHUV
Winner
Elom Kouassivi Aglago
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), France
Bryan Gannon
Cornell University, USA
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