Harvey Anderson
PhD
Qualification
- PhD, Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois (1969)
- MSc, Animal Nutrition, University of Alberta (1966)
- BSc, Agriculture, University of Alberta (1964)
Other Academic Appointments
Professor, Department of Physiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (1980 – present)
At a Glance
- Dr. Anderson’s research program focuses on the underlying mechanisms affecting the relationship between food and metabolic disease
About Dr. G. Harvey Anderson
Dr. G. Harvey Anderson is Professor of Nutritional Sciences and Physiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. His holds a BSc and MSc from the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alberta and PhD, Nutritional Biochemistry from the University of Illinois and completed postdoctoral studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is Director of the NSERC University-Industry Program in Food Safety, Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs (PFSNRA). He has served the University as Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies, Dean and Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine, Chair, Department of Nutritional Sciences, elected member of the Governing Council and Executive Director of the Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition. Dr. Anderson’s advocacy for university, industry and government partnerships in developing food and nutrition solutions is shown by his leadership in the formation of the University of Toronto’s PFSNRA and as Chair of the Board of the International Life Sciences Institute, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Anderson has held visiting professor appointments at many universities, including in several in China where he led the development of an academic program in clinical and public health nutrition at Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou.
Research Synopsis
Dr. Harvey Anderson's research has led to over 390 publications and the training of more than 115 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. He was the first to report protein selective appetites in rats and humans, the unique composition of milk from mothers of premature babies, formulate and test the first defined amino acid solution for use in total parental nutrition and chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, the benefits of infant cereal for babies in China, and the effect of gestational diets high in vitamins and soy protein on programming obesity in rodents. Dr. Anderson's recent preclinical research has focused on the role of folate and choline in maternal diets consumed during pregnancy, and their effects in programming the future of offspring as well as mothers. His current clinical research is focused on the production and utilization of agricultural commodities to produce foods to reduce obesity and diabetes. His research has received continuous peer-reviewed grant support since 1970. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Nutrition Society and the American Society of Nutrition.
Recent Awards and Distinctions (Selected)
Inaugural Fellow, Canadian Nutrition Society (2020)
The Khursheed Jeejeebhoy Award for Best Application of Clinical Nutrition Findings to Clinical Practice, Canadian Nutrition Society (2016)
President's Society, University of Alberta (2016)
In the News
The science behind why everyone is suddenly baking bread. The Globe and Mail. April 8, 2020.
Current Lab Members
Dr. Ruslan Kubant - Senior Research Associate
Dr. Amira Amr - Research Associate
Corrina Zhou - Research Officer
Shekoufeh Salamat - Postdoctoral Fellow
Eva Kranenburg - PhD student
Alaa Awad - PhD student
Courtney Leung - MSc student
Teaching Appointments
Course Instructor, NFS1212H – Regulation of Food Composition, Health Claims and Safety (graduate), Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto