Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Nutrients 2024 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Nutrients in 2022. Three research articles or reviews will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after thorough evaluation by the Nutrients Award Committee led by the EiCs, Prof. Dr. Maria Luz Fernandez and Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem, and the winners will be announced on 30 August 2024.

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Nutrients from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the Nutrients Award Committee according to the following criteria (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citation and download rates in 2023.

Prizes:
– First Award: CHF 1000;
– Second Award: CHF 800;
– Third Award: CHF 600;
– Each winner will also receive a certificate, and an opportunity to publish one paper free of charge in Nutrients before 31 December 2025.

The winners will be announced on the journal website on 31 August 2024.

Dear Colleagues

We are pleased to announce that Nutrients is now inviting nominations for the Nutrients 2023 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be given to one young investigator in recognition of their excellence in the field of human nutrition. All nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Maria Luz Fernandez and Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem.

The Prize
– CHF 2000;
– Option to publish one paper free of charge in Nutrients after peer review before 31 December 2024;
– An electronic certificate.

Eligibility and Requirements for Candidates
– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 30 September 2023;
– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of human nutrition;
– Must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Nomination
– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Schedule
Open for nomination: 28 February 2023
Nomination deadline: 30 September 2023
Winner announcement: 30 November 2023

How to Submit Nominations?
Nominations must be submitted online.

Contact
[email protected]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Nutrients 2023 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Nutrients from 1 January to 31 December in 2021. Three research articles or reviews will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after thorough evaluation by the Nutrients Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Maria Luz Fernandez, and Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem.

Eligibility for the award:
– Papers published from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the Nutrients Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Prizes:
– First Award: CHF 1000;
– Second Award: CHF 800;
– Third Award: CHF 600;
– Each winner will also receive a certificate and an opportunity to publish one paper free of charge in Nutrients before 30 December 2024.

The winners will be announced on the journal website on 30 August 2023

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of Prof. Dr. Maria Luz Fernandez and Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who so generously offer their time to review the papers submitted to Nutrients by presenting an award to the reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for Nutrients.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?
– All of the reviewers for Nutrients in 2022 will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

What will the winners receive?
There will be five winners this year, and each will receive the following:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate.

When will the winners be announced?
– The winners will be announced in April 2023 on the journal website.

How can I make myself eligible?
– If you have not yet reviewed papers for Nutrients, but would like to do so, you can register as a reviewer at the following link: https://susy.mdpi.com/ volunteer/profile/edit.

Dear Colleagues,

As Editors-in-Chief of Nutrients, we are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Travel Awards. The award has been granted to Dr. Gabriele Serreli, a postdoctoral fellow in Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy, who will attend the FBHC 2023 International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health, Prague, Czech Republic; and Miss Jiaqi Ni, a PhD student from Rovira i Virgili University, Spain, who will attend the 40th International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition, Dubrovnik, Croatia. As the awardee, they will receive an honorarium of CHF 800 and a certificate.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were incredibly 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 would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Maria Luz Fernandez and Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem
Editors-in-Chief, Nutrients
On behalf of the Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

The journal Nutrients is inviting applications for the Nutrients 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a PhD student or doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by Editors-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Maria Luz Fernandez and Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem.

Eligibility and Requirements:
– The candidate must be a PhD student or a doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2022;
– Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

1. An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
2. A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
3. The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
4. An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
5. A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Selection Criteria:
– Quality of resume and publications;
– Relevance of the candidate and research description;
– Novelty of the candidate’s PhD thesis;
– Strength of the recommendation letter;
– Anticipated academic potential;
– Originality and impact of the research.

Prizes
– Bonus (CHF 800);
– Certificate;
– Offer to publish a featured paper in Nutrients with the article processing charge (APC) waived before the end of 30 April 2024. The application deadline is 28 February 2023. The winner will be announced on the Nutrients website by the end of 30 April 2023.

Prof. Dr. Maria Luz Fernandez and Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem
Editors-in-Chief, Nutrients

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Nutrients 2022 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Colleen Deane.

Dr. Colleen Deane is a lecturer in muscle cell biology at the University of Southampton, Exeter, UK. Her research interests include skeletal muscle metabolic/molecular physiology, with a focus on skeletal muscle mitochondrial function in older adults, and skeletal muscle remodelling in the context of ageing, exercise, disuse, and nutrition. Dr. Deane received her PhD in 2017 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 29 publications in international peer-reviewed journals. Her Scopus scientific citation number is 452 and her Hirsch index is 10. She is evidently a rising star in the field, with a remarkable record of achievement for a young investigator in this stage of her career, especially in light of the competitive environment of scientific research today. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Colleen Deane for her outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Colleen Deane will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge in Nutrients following peer review before the end of 2023, and an electronic certificate.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of research for their participation, and all the Award Committee members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.

Nutrients 2022 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Nutrients 2022 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2020 in Nutrients were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, three winners were selected.

The First Prize: CHF 1000 plus one free publication
Effects of COVID-19 Home Confinement on Eating Behaviour and Physical Activity: Results of the ECLB-COVID19 International Online Survey
By Achraf Ammar* et al.
Nutrients 2020, 12(6), 1583; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12061583

The Second Prize: CHF 800 plus one free publication
Dietary Choices and Habits during COVID-19 Lockdown: Experience from Poland
By Aleksandra Sidor and Piotr Rzymski
Nutrients 2020, 12(6), 1657; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12061657

The Third Prize: CHF 600 plus one free publication
Immunologic Effects of Vitamin D on Human Health and Disease
By Nipith Charoenngam and Michael F. Holick
Nutrients 2020, 12(7), 2097; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12072097

Please join us in congratulating the winners of Nutrients 2022 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Nutrients.

Kind regards,
Nutrients Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editors-in-Chief of Nutrients, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Nutrients 2022 Travel Awards.

The awards have been granted to Miss Maria Carpena Rodriguez, a PhD student from Food Science Technology, University of Vigo, Spain; and Miss Jacquelyn Cheng, a PhD student from Department of Food Science, Cornell University, New York, USA.

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 winners on their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Maria Luz Fernandez and Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem
Editors-in-Chief, Nutrients
On behalf of the Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editors-in-Chief of Nutrients, it is our great pleasure to announce the winner of the Nutrients 2021 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award. The aim of this prize was to grant it to a Ph.D. student or a doctor who produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis.

The award has been granted to:

“Gut microbiota, its modifications and the gut-brain axis”

By Dr. Julia Rode, Örebro University, Sweden.

The winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate and a chance to publish a paper in Nutrients in 2022.

On behalf of the Evaluation Committee, I congratulate the winner on her accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the nominated research groups of the above exceptional thesis for their contributions to Nutrients, and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Prof. Dr. Maria Luz Fernandez and Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem
Editors-in-Chief, Nutrients

Dear Colleagues,

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

Dear researchers,

The Editorial Team would like to congratulate the winners of the Nutrients 2021 Best Paper Awards, who were chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Editors-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem and Prof. Maria Luz Fernandez. Following a review process by the Evaluation Committee, three winners were selected.

The awards have been granted to:

First Award: (1000 CHF + one free publication)
Gut Microbiome: Profound Implications for Diet and Disease
Authors: Ronald D. Hills, Benjamin A. Pontefract, Hillary R. Mishcon, Cody A. Black, Steven C. Sutton and Cory R. Theberge
Nutrients 2019, 11(7), 1613; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11071613
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/7/1613

Second Award: (800 CHF + one free publication)
Vitamin C Can Shorten the Length of Stay in the ICU: A Meta-Analysis
Authors: Harri Hemilä and Elizabeth Chalker
Nutrients 2019, 11(4), 708; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11040708
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/4/708

Third Award: (700 CHF and one free publication)
Early Time-Restricted Feeding Improves 24-Hour Glucose Levels and Affects Markers of the Circadian Clock, Aging, and Autophagy in Humans
Authors: Humaira Jamshed, Robbie A. Beyl, Deborah L. Della Manna, Eddy S. Yang, Eric Ravussin and Courtney M. Peterson
Nutrients 2019, 11(6), 1234; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11061234
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/6/1234

Please join us in congratulating the winners of Nutrients 2021 Best Paper Awards. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Nutrients.

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem
Prof. Maria Luz Fernandez
Editors-in-Chief, Nutrients

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Nutrients 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Awards. The Nutrients Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Nutrients. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of Nutrients and quick turnaround are maintained.

Dr. Jadwiga Hamułka
Affiliation: Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland.
Research Interest: bioactive substances in food and nutrition; dietary habits; nutritional epidemiology; nutrition and cognitive functions; dietary supplements; food fortification; diet-related chronic diseases.

Dr. Grace Campbell
Affiliation: University of Sydney, Australia.
Research Interest: metabolism; mice; rats; glycaemic index; epigenetics.

Dr. Nicholas Norwitz
Affiliation: Harvard Medical School, USA.
Research Interest: ketogenic diet; lipid metabolism; neurodegenerative diseases.

Dr. Stefan Kabisch
Affiliation: Charité University Hospital Berlin, Germany.
Research Interest: type 2 diabetes; NAFLD; nutrigenetics; intervention studies; dietary fibre; sweeteners and sugars; low-carb; dietary intervention; RCTs.

Prof. Dr. Luis Rodrigo
Affiliation: University of Oviedo, Spain.
Research Interest: general nutrition; gastroenterology; hepatology.

This award is also to celebrate the newly released impact factor 5.717 (2020) and strengthen the relationship with reviewers.

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem
Prof. Maria Luz Fernandez
Editors-in-Chief, Nutrients

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Nutrients Travel Award in Sports Nutrition for 2021.

The award has been granted to Dr. Ben Kirk, a post-doctoral research fellow from the Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Kirk’s research focuses on identifying the risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatments for sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass and function) and osteosarcopenia (loss of bone density and muscle mass and function) to avert falls and fractures in older adults and geriatric patients.

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 his accomplishments.

Nutrients 2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Nutrients Travel Award in Macronutrients and Human Health for 2021.

The award has been granted to Dr. Kirrilly Pursey, an Associate Lecturer from the School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia. Her research focuses on nutrients associated with addictive eating, specifically the macronutrients fat and sugar.

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.

Nutrients 2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Nutrients Travel Award in Micronutrients and Human Health for 2021.

The award has been granted to Dr. Dieuwertje Kok, a postdoctoral researcher from Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Her research focuses on B-vitamins, and especially folate and folic acid, in relation to cancer.

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.

Nutrients 2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Nutrients Travel Award in Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics for 2021.

The award has been granted to Miss Marlene Lages, a PhD student in the Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal. Her research focuses on the area of personalized nutrition, particularly on metabolic diseases.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I congratulate the winner on her accomplishments.

Nutrients 2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

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.

Nutrients 2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Nutrients Travel Award in Clinical Nutrition for 2021.

The award has been granted to Dr. Mrinalini Dey, who is a National Institute for Health Research-funded Academic Clinical Fellow and Registrar in Rheumatology, working in Liverpool, UK. She is extremely active in many areas of rheumatology research, including having an interest in comorbidities and nutritional aspects of rheumatic disease.

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.

Nutrients 2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Nutrients Travel Award in Nutrition and Metabolism for 2021.

The award has been granted to Dr. Hanna Huber, who is a PhD student from University of Bonn (Germany). Her current research focuses on the influence of the gut-brain axis in neuroprotection in dependence of healthy dietary patterns.

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.

Nutrient 2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Nutrients Travel Award in Nutrition and Public Health for 2021.

The awards has been granted to Dr. Zohra S. Lassi, who is a post-doctoral fellow from Robinson Research Instituteat the University of Adelaide, Australia. Her research interests include reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition.

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.

Nutrients 2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Nutrients Travel Award in Nutrition Methodology&Assessment for 2021.

The award has been granted to Dr. Rik Olde Engberink, who is a post-doctoral fellow from Amsterdam University Medicial Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands. His research is developing new methods for estimation of sodium and potassium intake.

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 his accomplishments.

Nutrients 2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Nutrients Travel Award in Nutritional Epidemiology for 2021.

The award has been granted to Dr. Álvaro Hernáez (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway; research fellow in IDIBAPS, Spain). His research is focused on the diet modulation of emergent and classic cardiovascular risk factors (lipoprotein biology, thrombosis, low-grade inflammation).

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 his accomplishments.

Nutrients 2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Nutrients Travel Award in Nutritional Immunology for 2021.

The award has been granted to Dr. Leila Abdelhamid, from Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (Dr. Xin Luo's group), Virginia Tech, USA. Her research explores the complex cellular and molecular pathways of how vitamin A modulates the inflammation-associated with systemic autoimmunity.

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.

Nutrients 2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Nutrients Travel Award in Phytochemicals and Human Health for 2021.

The award has been granted to Dr. Maria Michela Cesare, a PhD student from Department of Life Science, University of Siena, Italy. Her research focuses on characterization and evaluation of the nutraceutical capacity of plant extracts from Tuscan native plants.

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.

Nutrients 2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Nutrients Travel Award in Prebiotics and Probiotics for 2021.

The award has been granted to Dr. Kaisa Hiippala, a PhD student in Human Microbiome Research Program, University of Helsinki, Finland. Her research focus on the “next-generation probiotics”, “post-biotics” and their potentially health-promoting molecules.

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.

Nutrients 2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winners of the Nutrients 2020 Young Investigator Award are Dr. Paige Berger and Dr. Luigi Barrea.

Dr. Paige Berger is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA. Dr. Paige Berger’s research interests are in developmental nutrition and obesity prevention, and the role of human milk composition during early lactation. In support of this research, she recently received an NIH-sponsored K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award entitled “Role of Human Milk Oligosaccharides on Infant Brain Development” (HD098288).

Dr. Luigi Barrea is Assistant Professor at Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Endocrinology, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, Naples, Italy. Dr. Luigi Barrea’s research interests are in the influence of nutrition on the endocrine system (with implications for obesity, osteoporosis, hypovitaminosis D, breast cancer, polycystic ovary syndrome, somatotropic axis, and gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors) and chronic inflammatory skin diseases (psoriasis, acne, and hidradenitis suppurativa) and, in particular, the role of Mediterranean diet in different endocrine diseases.

Dr. Paige Berger and Dr. Luigi Barrea will each receive an honorarium of 2000 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free of charge in Nutrients, and a certificate.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their careful evaluation of the many excellent nominations.

Editors-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem and Prof. Maria Luz Fernandez, on behalf of Nutrients 2021 Young Investigator Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of Nutrients 2020 Best Paper Awards. Three papers were selected for these awards. All papers published in 2018 in Nutrients were considered for the awards. An Evaluation Committee considered the originality and significance of the papers as well as the citations and downloads in 2019 in choosing the winners.

1. The Western Diet–Microbiome-Host Interaction and Its Role in Metabolic Disease
Authors: Marit K. Zinöcker and Inge A. Lindseth
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/3/365
Award: 1000 Swiss Francs and a quota of one free publication before 30 October 2021

2. The Immunomodulatory and Anti-Inflammatory Role of Polyphenols 
Authors: Nour Yahfoufi, Nawal Alsadi, Majed Jambi and Chantal Matar
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/11/1618
Award: 800 Swiss Francs and a quota of one free publication before 30 October 2021

3. The Potential of Gut Commensals in Reinforcing Intestinal Barrier Function and Alleviating Inflammation
Authors: Kaisa Hiippala, Hanne Jouhten, Aki Ronkainen, Anna Hartikainen, Veera Kainulainen, Jonna Jalanka and Reetta Satokari
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/8/988
Award: 700 Swiss Francs and a quota of one free publication before 30 October 2021

We believe that the above papers represent valuable contributions to Nutrients and scientific literature. The awards also celebrates our new impact factor [4.546(2019)] and meanwhile strengthens friendly authorship. Warm congratulations to Dr. Marit K. Zinöcker, Dr. Chantal Matar, and Dr. Reetta Satokari and their groups.

Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem
Prof. Maria Luz Fernandez
Editors in Chief 

Dear Colleagues,

The Nutrients Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy given by reviewers in assessing the manuscripts submitted to the journal. With their great support, many interesting papers of high quality have been published in Nutrients and quick peer review process is maintained.

The following five referees have been selected by the Committee of Nutrients, to be awarded “Nutrients 2020 Outstanding Reviewers” for the quantity, timeliness and quality of their reviews in 2019. Each of them will receive 500 Swiss Francs and a certificate for their outstanding review work:

1. Dr. Dominika Guzek
Affiliation: Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Department of Food Market and Consumer Research, Poland

2. Dr. Mojtaba Kaviani
Affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Acadia University, Canada

3. Dr. Steve Simpson, Jr
Affiliation: Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

4. Dr. Maria Elisabetta Baldassarre
Affiliation: Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70100 Bari, Italy

5. Dr. Naoki Ito
Affiliation: Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation (IBRI), Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI), Japan

This award is also to celebrate the journal Nutrients is refined to 13 sections according to the subject and object areas and meanwhile strengthen the friendly authorship. Warmly congratulate Dr. Dominika Guzek, Dr. Mojtaba Kaviani, Dr. Steve Simpson, Jr, Dr. Maria Elisabetta Baldassarre and Dr. Naoki Ito.

Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem 
Prof. Maria Luz Fernandez 
Editors in Chief

Dear Colleagues,

The Nutrients Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy given by reviewers in assessing the manuscripts submitted to the journal. With their great support, many interesting papers of high quality have been published in Nutrients and quick peer review process is maintained.

The following five referees have been selected by the Committee of Nutrients, to be awarded “Nutrients 2019 Outstanding Reviewers” for the quantity, timeliness and quality of their reviews in 2018. Each of them will receive 300 Swiss Francs and a certificate for their outstanding review work:

1. Dr. Dominika Głąbska
Affiliation: Warsaw University of Life Sciences WULS-SGGW; Department of Dietetics, Poland

2. Dr. Giuseppe Losurdo
Affiliation: Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Italy

3. Dr. Jennifer Protudjer
Affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden

4. Dr. Cynthia Blanton
Affiliation: Nutrition and Dietetic Programs, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA

5. Dr. Alessandra Durazzo
Affiliation: CREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina, Rome, Italy

This award is also to celebrate the newly released impact factor [4.171 (2018)] and meanwhile strengthen the friendly authorship. Warmly congratulate Dr. Dominika Głąbska, Dr. Giuseppe Losurdo Dr. Jennifer Protudjer, Dr. Cynthia Blanton and Dr. Alessandra Durazzo.

Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem
Prof. Maria Luz Fernandez
Editors in Chief

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Best Paper Award. Three papers were selected for this award. All papers published in 2017 and 2018 in Nutrients were considered for the award. An Evaluation Committee considered the originality and significance of the papers as well as the citations and downloads in 2019 in choosing the winners.

1. Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Risk of Cancer: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Lukas Schwingshackl, Carolina Schwedhelm, Cecilia Galbete and Georg Hoffmann
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/10/1063
Award: The value of the Award is 1000 Swiss Francs and one free publication quota

2. Vitamin A Supplementation Programs and Country-Level Evidence of Vitamin A Deficiency
Authors: James P. Wirth, Nicolai Petry, Sherry A. Tanumihardjo, Lisa M. Rogers , Erin McLean, Alison Greig, Greg S. Garrett, Rolf D. W. Klemm and Fabian Rohner
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/3/190
Award: The value of the Award is 800 Swiss Francs and one free publication quota

3. Inflammation, not Cholesterol, Is a Cause of Chronic Disease
Authors: Alexandros Tsoupras, Ronan Lordan and Ioannis Zabetakis
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/5/604
Award: The value of the Award is 700 Swiss Francs and one free publication quota

We believe the above papers represent valuable contribution to Nutrients and the scientific literature. This award is also to celebrate the newly released impact factor [4.171 (2018)] and meanwhile strengthen the friendly authorship. Warmly congratulate Dr. Lukas Schwingshackl, Dr. James P. Wirth and Dr. Ioannis Zabetakis and their groups.

Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem
Prof. Maria Luz Fernandez
Editors in Chief

Dear Colleagues,

All the applications were evaluated by evaluation committee members, who ranked the applicants according to their CV and scholarly achievements, their research, the significance of the conference, and their career aspirations. On behalf of the Editors-in-Chief of Nutrients, Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem and Prof. Maria Luz Fernandez, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Nutrients 2019 Travel Awards:

Dr. Elom K. Aglago, from International Agency for Research on Cancer (France). His current research centers on dietary advanced glycation end-products (AGEs)/fatty acids intake and metabolism and colorectal cancer risk.

Dr. Bryan M Gannon, from Cornell University (USA). His current research centers on a translational approach to positively impacting nutritional status and outcomes.

We congratulate them on their excellent work and would further like to thank all applicants for their interesting and high-quality contributions. We also wish to thank the Evaluation Committee members, Editors-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Maria-Luz Fernandez and Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem, and also including Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Grosso, Prof. Dr. David Nieman, Dr. Bahram H. Arjmandi, and Dr. Therese O’Sullivan, for their evaluation of the candidates.

Nutrients Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Best Paper Award. Three papers were selected for this award. All papers published in 2015 and 2016 in Nutrients were considered for the award. An Evaluation Committee considered the originality and significance of the papers as well as the citations and downloads in 2017 in choosing the winners.

1. An Increase in the Omega-6/Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio Increases the Risk for Obesity
Author: Artemis P. Simopoulos
Available online: www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/3/128 
Award: The value of the Award is 1000 Swiss Francs and one free publication quota

2. Dietary Gut Microbial Metabolites, Short-chain Fatty Acids, and Host Metabolic Regulation
Authors: Mayu Kasubuchi, Sae Hasegawa, Takero Hiramatsu, Atsuhiko Ichimura, and Ikuo Kimura
Available online: www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/4/2839 
Award: The value of the Award is 1000 Swiss Francs and one free publication quota

3. The Role of Microbial Amino Acid Metabolism in Host Metabolism
Authors: Evelien P. J. G. Neis, Cornelis H. C. Dejong and Sander S. Rensen
Available online: www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/4/2930 
Award: The value of the Award is 500 Swiss Francs and one free publication quota

We believe the above papers represent valuable contribution to Nutrients and the scientific literature. This award is also to celebrate the newly released impact factor [4.196 (2017)] and meanwhile strengthen the friendly authorship. Warmly congratulate Dr. Artemis P. Simopoulos, Dr. Ikuo Kimura and Dr. Evelien P. J. G. Neis and their groups.

Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem
Prof. Maria Luz Fernandez
Editors in Chief

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winners of the 2018 Nutrients Young Investigator Award are Dr. Rachel Murphy and Dr. Hannah Holscher.

Dr. Rachel Murphy is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia in the School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine. During her postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, Rachel expanded her skillset to population-level nutrition, formed international collaborations, was awarded a $100,000 USD grant as PI, and continued to publish her work in high-impact scientific journals including three as senior author. She has now published a remarkable 53 papers over just eight years, many of which (even recent ones) are highly cited—22 as first author and four as senior author, (Citations: 2,308 since 2010, h-index: 22 via Google Scholar). Her ongoing work reveals novel information about nutrition, body composition, and metabolism and continues to have a significant impact in the areas of aging, chronic disease risk, and oncology. The independent research program she has developed is translational in nature by addressing major gaps in our understanding of nutrition and cancer risk at a population level, the mechanisms through which preventive behavior (diet, body weight, and physical activity) alters cancer development, and how research findings can be translated into effective health promotion programs. Importantly, she is also addressing a major area of controversy in nutrition research, which is the application of new ways to assess dietary exposures. Her research goes beyond science, and she has participated in knowledge translation activities by developing partnerships with knowledge users to improve the delivery of evidence-based nutrition services to people with cancer and other chronic diseases.

Dr. Hannah Holscher is an Assistant Professor of Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois. She is also a member of the interdepartmental Nutritional Sciences graduate program. Over the past 2½ years, Hannah has established an independent research program that focuses on the clinical application of nutritional sciences in healthy and diseased populations with an overarching goal of improving human health through the dietary modulation of the gastrointestinal microbiome. In addition, she has been recognized for her scholarly accomplishments in terms of grant funding, honors, and awards. To date, she has garnered over $2M in internal and external grant support (~50%% as PI). Most impressively, Hannah was selected as a New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award (~$600,000) from the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research. Hannah has published 29 total peerreviewed publications, 10 as first-author and eight as senior/corresponding author. Her work is well-regarded by her peers and is highly cited as evidenced by her 471 citations to date and an h-index of 11 and an i10-index of 12. Of the 29 publications, 23 are directly related to human nutrition. Her three most highly cited publications (60–90 citations each), of which she is the first author, are randomized, controlled, feeding trials investigating the impact of specific probiotics or prebiotics on the human microbiota. Her fourth most cited publication is a sole author review of dietary fiber and prebiotics and the gastrointestinal microbiota in a supplement in Gut Microbes on nutrition and the microbiome. This paper been already been cited an impressive 50 times since February 2017.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Rachel Murphy and Dr. Hannah Holscher for their outstanding achievements.

As the awardees, Dr. Murphy and Dr. Holscher will receive an honorarium of 2000 Swiss Francs and a waiver of the 1800 Swiss Francs article processing fee for a manuscript accepted for publication in Nutrients.

We would like to thank all the applicants in various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent applications.

Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra-Majem
Prof. Maria Luz Fernandez
Editors in Chief

Dear Colleagues,

The Nutrients Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy given by reviewers in assessing the manuscripts submitted to the journal. With their great support, many interesting papers of high quality have been published in Nutrients and quick peer review process is maintained.

The following five referees have been selected by the Committee of Nutrients, to be awarded “Nutrients 2018 Outstanding Reviewers” for the quantity, timeliness and quality of their reviews in 2017. Each of them will receive 500 Swiss Francs and a certificate for their outstanding review work:

1. Prof. Ludovico Abenavoli
Affiliation: Universita’ degli Studi “Magna Græcia” di Catanzaro Department of Health Sciences Catanzaro, Italy.

2. Prof. Phil Chilibeck
Affiliation: College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

3. Dr. Hafiz Suleria
Affiliation: Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, The University of Melbourne, Parkville Victoria, 3010 Australia.

4. Dr. Lyudmila Rachek
Affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of South Alabama, USA.

5. Dr. Jamie I. Baum
Affiliation: Univ Arkansas, Dept Food Sci, Div Agr, Fayetteville, AR 72703 USA.