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We are pleased to announce that the winners of the Nutrients 2021 Young Investigator Award are Dr. Fiona Lavelle and Dr. Matthew Snelson.
Dr. Fiona Lavelle is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom. Dr. Fiona Lavelle’s research interests are in the area of Behavioural Nutrition, focusing on culinary nutrition. Dr. Fiona Lavelle received her PhD in 2017 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 23 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Fiona Lavelle’s Scopus Scientific Citations number 648 and her Hirsch index is 12. She is clearly a rising star in the field with an outstanding record of achievement for a young investigator at this stage of her career, including eight invited presentations at international conferences, and eleven awards and prizes.
Dr. Matthew Snelson is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Diabetes, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Australia. Dr. Matthew Snelson’s research interests, the role of the microbiome in diabetic kidney disease and the study of resistant starch as a therapeutic dietary intervention, represent a critical research area in the management of diabetic complications. Dr. Matthew Snelson received his PhD in 2019 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 19 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. He is clearly a rising star in the field with an outstanding record of achievement for a young investigator at this stage of his career, including seven invited oral presentations at international conferences, and twenty awards and prizes.
This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Fiona Lavelle and Dr. Matthew Snelson for their outstanding achievements.
As the awardees, Dr. Fiona Lavelle and Dr. Matthew Snelson will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of 2022 in Nutrients after peer-review, and an engraved plaque.
We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.
Nutrients 2021 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee
Nutrients 2021 Young Investigator Award
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Francisco J. Amaro Gahete
Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada
Award Committee
Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez
Chairperson
University of Connecticut
Dr. George Moschonis
La Trobe University
Prof. Luis A. Moreno
Universidad de Zaragoza
Dr. David Nieman
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Winner
Kevin Shield
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Award Committee
Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez
Chairperson
University of Connecticut
Dr. Jaime Uribarri
Dr. David Nieman
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Prof. Dr. Philip Atherton
Nottingham Uni
Winner
Jonas Salling Quist
University of Copenhagen, and University of Leeds, Danmark
Award Committee
Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez
Chairperson
University of Connecticut
Prof. Dr. M. Luisa Bonet
Universitat de les Illes Balears
Prof. Yvan Vandenplas
UZ Brussel
Prof. Dr. Philip Atherton
Nottingham Uni
Dr. David Nieman
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Dr. Jaime Uribarri
Prof. Valerie Duffy
University of Connecticut
Prof. Luis A. Moreno
Universidad de Zaragoza
Prof. Jean-Louis Guéant
Inserm and Université de Lorraine
Prof. Dr. Kimber L. Stanhope
Dr. George Moschonis
La Trobe University
Dr. Javier Gomez-Ambrosi
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Winner
Colleen Deane
University of Southampton, UK
Award Committee
Prof. Lluis Serra-Majem
Chairperson
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Prof. Yvan Vandenplas
UZ Brussel
Prof. Antonis Zampelas
Professor of Human Nutrition
Dr. David Nieman
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Prof. Dr. M. Luisa Bonet
Universitat de les Illes Balears
Dr. Dolores del Castillo
CSIC
Dr. Francisco José Perez
University of Barcelona
Prof. Dr. Philip Atherton
Nottingham Uni
Dr. Javier Gomez-Ambrosi
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Prof. Luis A. Moreno
Universidad de Zaragoza
Winner
Fiona Lavelle
Queen's University Belfast, UK
Matthew Snelson
Monash University, Australia
Award Committee
Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez
Chairperson
University of Connecticut
Prof. Lluis Serra-Majem
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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. Ina Bergheim
University of Vienna
Winner
Luigi Barrea
University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
Paige Berger
Award Committee
Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez
Chairperson
University of Connecticut
Prof. Lluis Serra-Majem
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Prof. Dr. M. Luisa Bonet
Universitat de les Illes Balears
Dr. Francisco José Perez
University of Barcelona
Dr. Bernard Venn
Winner
Rachel Murphy
University of British Columbia, Canada
Hannah Holscher
University of Illinois, USA
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