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[email protected] ASN ANNOUNCES 2014 CLASS OF FELLOWS April 1, 2014—The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) is pleased to announce the Class of 2014 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. Members of this year’s class join 392 other ASN Fellows who have been recognized since the program began in 1952. The ASN Class of 2014 Fellows will be inducted into ASN Fellowship on Monday, April 28, 2014 at the Fellows, 50-Year Members and Past Presidents Luncheon during EB 2014 in San Diego. ASN expresses appreciation to Nestlé USA for support of this event. “One of the highlights as ASN President is to honor the Fellows, whose lifetime contributions to the field we all should strive to emulate,” said Gordon Jensen, MD, PhD, ASN President. This year’s Fellows are an impressive cadre of nutrition leaders, representing a number of important research areas including: More than 30 years of folate research (Lynn Bailey, PhD, University of Georgia) The biology of taste and food preferences (Adam Drewnowski, PhD, University of Washington) Obesity/nutrition for cancer prevention and treatment (David Heber, MD, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles) Cystic fibrosis and nutritional modulation of disease risk (Van Hubbard, MD, PhD, National Institutes of Health) Copper physiological chemistry (Joseph R. Prohaska, PhD, University of Minnesota Medical School) Maternal and child nutrition/pregnancy (Kathleen Rasmussen, ScD, Cornell University) International nutrition and food policy (Beatrice Rogers, PhD, Tufts University) Dietary fiber and gastrointestinal function (Barbara Schneeman, PhD, University of California, Davis) 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3990 · Tel (301) 634-7050 · FAX (301) 634-7892
Obesity and the energy balance equation (Dale A. Schoeller, PhD, University of Wisconsin) Food safety and Dietary Reference Intakes (Allison A. Yates, PhD, RD, U.S. Department of Agriculture) NOTE: PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS REPRESENTING THE HOME INSTITUTIONS OF AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT ASN TO PUBLICIZE THESE HONORS IN INDIVIDUAL RELEASES. ASN is the authoritative voice on nutrition and publisher of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The Journal of Nutrition, and Advances in Nutrition. Established in 1928, ASN's more than 5,100 members in more than 80 countries work in academia, practice, government, and industry. ASN advances excellence in nutrition research and practice through its publications, education, public affairs and membership programs. Visit us at www.nutrition.org.
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