Faculty Directory
Professor — Status Only
David W.L. Ma PhD
Research Interests
bioactive fatty acids, bone development, brain health, breast cancer, childhood obesity, determinants of health, dietary interventions, fatty liver disease, nutrigenomics
Professor — Status Only
|
Lawson Family Foundation Chair in Patient Engagement in Childhood Nutrition
Jonathon Maguire MD
Research Interests
clinical trials, patient-oriented research, paediatric nutrition
Adjunct Professor
Sara Mahdavi RD, MSc, PhD
Research Interests
Cardiovascular, endocrine, and nephrology research across the lifespan, Women’s health, hormonal transitions, and healthy aging trajectories, Micronutrient signaling, bioavailability, and bioefficacy in humans across the lifespan, Kidney health as a mechanistic model of human aging and Bone-Mineral Disorders, Precision medicine, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence in n of 1 trials, Multi-omics infrastructure development in human genomics, proteomics, and tissue biobanking, Nutritional modulation of skin integrity, wound healing, aging and regenerative medicine in dermatology, Longitudinal bioactive exposures—including coffee—in personalized nutrition, systemic aging, and cognitive outcomes, Lifestyle and whole foods dietary interventions for multidomain healthy aging, Reproductive health, fertility, and preconception nutrition, Men’s health, healthy aging, and long-term disease prevention, Sports nutrition optimization, musculoskeletal health, and performance recovery across the lifespan
Assistant Professor
|
Canada Research Chair in Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention
Vasanti Malik ScD
Research Interests
diet quality, environmental sustainability, global health, obesity prevention, cardiometabolic health, nutrition policy
Assistant Professor
Adam Metherel PhD
Research Interests
blood biomarkers, docosahexaenoic acid , eicoapentaenoic acid , metabolism, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, sex differences, synthesis, genetics
Assistant Professor
Kozeta Miliku MD, PhD
Research Interests
adolescent nutrition, asthma, child nutrition, DOHaD, growth trajectories, nutrition through the life course, paternal diet, preconception nutrition, cardiometabolic health, child health, obesity
Adjunct Professor
Kathy Musa-Veloso PhD
Research Interests
clinical trials, dietary supplements, nutrition and health claim regulations
Professor
|
Earle W. McHenry Professor, and Chair I Canada Research Chair in Human Milk and Infant Nutrition
Deborah O'Connor PhD, RD
Research Interests
human milk composition, impact of diet on colonic folate biosynthesis and absorption, nutrient fortification of human milk for hospitalized infants, nutrition during pregnancy and lactation , promotion of human milk feeding in vulnerable populations, very low birth weight infants
Professor — Status Only
Zdenka Pausova MD, FAHA
Professor Emeritus