HQPA Governing Body
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Amanda Naaum
Chair
Amanda obtained a BSc in Molecular Biology from the University of Guelph. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph working on food traceability and authentication with Dr. Robert Hanner and Dr. Nick Low.
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Bibiana Garcia-Bailo
Vice Chair
Bibiana grew up in Spain, moved to the United States to attend university, and has lived in Toronto since 2008. She has a a Master’s degree in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Massachussetts at Amherst. She became interested in nutrigenomics through her work as a lab technician at Tufts University, in Boston. Since moving to Canada, she has been working in nutrigenomics at the University of Toronto and the Public Health Agency of Canada. Bibiana is pursuing her doctorat
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Voting Members
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Milana Abramovich
Training Officer
Milana is a Masters student in Human Nutritional Sciences Department in University of Manitoba. Her research project is Bioactives in Human Milk.
Milana has a B.Sc degree in Biotechnology and Food Engineering, acquired in Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. After graduation she worked for 3 years as a Food Engineer in Technology and R&D Division in Frutarom Ltd in Israel - one of the world's leading flavor and fragrance companies. Her work included development, duplication and matchin
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Nuria Acevedo
Communication Officer
Dr. Nuria C. Acevedo received her PhD in 2006 and finalized her fist post-doctoral position in Food Science at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2008. Before joining the University of Guelph as a postdoctoral fellow, she was elected for the position of Researcher Assistant of the National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET). Her current research focuses on the broad area of Lipids Technology, in particular the Nanotechnology of Fat Food Products for the enhancement of human health
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Andre Dias
Training Officer
My name is Andre Dias and I am first year masters student under Dr Ahmed El-Sohemy at the University of Toronto. The aim of my project is to examine how genetic variation affects subjective and objective measures of salty and fatty taste. Further I am interested in how this modifies consumption behavior and potentially health.
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Megan Rose
Communication Officer
I have completed my B.Sc. degree in Biochemistry with a minor in Biology at the University of Ottawa and I am currently working towards my PhD in Cellular and Molecular Medicine (CMM) at the same institution under the supervision of Dr. Maxwell Hincke. My research project involves dietary peptide- and amino acid-based interventions to improve human gut health and immunity.
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Andrea Stone
Communication Officer
Andrea is from Saskatchewan where she grew up on a grain farm. In the spring of 2010 she obtained her B.Sc. from the University of Saskatchewan with a major in Food Science and a minor in Nutrition. Andrea is now a Research Technician for Dr. Mike Nickerson at the U of S. She is currently working on salt reduction.
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