Congratulations to the 2020 CNS Award Recipients
Career Recognition Awards

Benoît Lamarche, PhD
Université Laval
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Supported by Abbott Canada

Mélanie Plourde, PhD
Université de Sherbrooke
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Supported by Abbott Canada

Kyly Whitfield, PhD
Mount Saint Vincent University
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Supported by CIHR-INMD / CNS

Cathy Alberda, RD
Alberta Health Services
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Supported by Nestlé Health Science

Deborah L. O’Connor,PhD, RD
University of Toronto
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Supported by Fresenius Kabi
Service Awards

Wendy Ward, PhD
Brock University
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Supported by the Canadian Nutrition Society
Publication Awards
Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism Award for Nutrition Translation.
We are pleased to announce a tie between three winning research teams:
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Bradley J. Baranowski PhD(c), Danny Marko PhD(c), Rebecca E.K. MacPherson, PhD -
"Healthy Brain, Healthy Life: a review of diet and exercise interventions to promote brain health and reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk"
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Stephana Cherak, PhD(c), Tanis R. Fenton, PhD, Kristen M. Fiest, PhD, Carlota Basualdo-Hammond, Diane Lorenzetti, PhD, Sue Buhler, Lorna Driedger, Lori Hands, Leah Gramlich, MD, FRCPC -
"Nutrition interventions for mental health: A scoping review"
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Alejandra M Wiedeman, PhD, Constadina Panagiotopoulos, MD, FRCPC, Angela M. Devlin, PhD -
"The role of lifestyle in mitigating treatment-related weight gain and metabolic complications in children with mental health conditions"
Supported by Canadian Science Publishers and the Canadian Nutrition Society
Abstract Awards

Joëlle Létourneau
Department of Nutrition
Universite de Montreal
Supported by the Canadian Nutrition Society

Mojtaba Shafiee
Pharmacy and Nutrition
University of Saskatchewan
Supported by The Canadian Nutrition Society

Paulina Aldana-Hernandez
Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science
University of Alberta
Supported by the Moghadasian Family

Hannah Froome
Faculty of Health Sciences
Ontario Tech University
Supported by the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto
Trainee Awards

Maude Perreault, PhD
McMaster University
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Supported by the Canadian Nutrition Society
Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award Finalist /Christine Gagnon Memorial Travel Award
Supported by Nestlé Nutrition
Announcement: CNS 2020 Competition Winners
1st place: Julia M.B. White, Memorial University of Newfoundland
2nd place: Tongzhu Meng, McGill University
3rd place: TIE: Zack M. Clancy, Memorial University of Newfoundland / Chelsia Gillis, University of Calgary
Finalists:
- Paulina Aldana-Hernandez, University of Alberta
- Zack M. Clancy, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Alexandra Dubuc, University of Ottawa
- Chelsia Gillis, University of Calgary
- Joëlle Létourneau, Université de Montreal
- Tongzhu Meng, McGill University
- Raniru Randunu, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Julia M.B. White, Memorial University of Newfoundland
CNS Poster Competition
Supported by Nestlé Nutrition
Announcement: CNS 2020 Competition Winners
1st place: Pamela Klassen, University of Alberta
2nd place: Hannah Froome, Ontario Tech University
3rd place: TIE: Camila Oliveira, University of Alberta / Beatriz Franco-Arellano, University of Toronto
Finalists:
- Olatunji Anthony Akerele, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Katherine L. Ford, University of Alberta
- Beatriz Franco-Arellano, University of Toronto
- Hannah Froome, Ontario Tech University
- Pamela Klassen, University of Alberta
- Camila Oliveira, University of Alberta
- Indrayani Phadtare, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Cynthia Yamilka Ramirez Contreras, University of British Columbia
Infographic Award Competition
Infographic Award Finalists
Supported by Mead Johnson Nutrition
Announcement: CNS 2020 Competition Winners
1st place: Kelsey Cochrane, University of British Columbia
2nd place: Alexandra Kamp, University of Guelph
3rd place: Rachael Donnelly, University of Waterloo
Finalists:
- Menatalla Abdou, Brescia University College, Western University
- Kelsey Cochrane, University of British Columbia
- Rachael Donnelly, University of Waterloo
- Jennifer Halteh, Ryerson University
- Alexandra Kamp, University of Guelph
- Dalshini Kirupananthan, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Chelsey Landry, Mount Saint Vincent University
- Qi (Annie) Liu, Ryerson University
- Camila L. P. Oliveira, University of Alberta
- Heather Resvick and Tela Verrelli, Brescia University College, Western University
- Kirstin Tearoe, Hadia Zafar and Afia Zahin, University of Alberta
- Tiffany Thai, University of Toronto
- Vanessa Trinca, University of Waterloo
- Cindy Wei, University of Waterloo
- Jessica Wood, Brescia University College, Western University