Department of Nutritional Sciences Research Days and Edna W. Park Lectures
The Department of Nutritional Sciences Research Day at the University of Toronto is an annual event that showcases the latest research in the field of nutritional sciences. It provides a platform for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty to present their research findings, foster scientific discussion, and engage with the broader academic community. The event includes presentations on a wide range of topics related to nutrition, metabolism, public health, and disease prevention. The Research Day typically features both oral and poster presentations, along with keynote lectures from renowned experts in the field. This event is a highlight for the department, allowing students and researchers to network, collaborate, and share knowledge. It has grown over the years into a key event in the department's academic calendar, highlighting the University of Toronto's leadership in nutrition and health research.
The Household Science & Nutritional Sciences Alumni Association University of Toronto presents the Professor Edna W. Park Lecture. The Professor Edna W. Park Lecture was established in the spring of 1974 by the Household Science Alumni to honour one of its outstanding members, Professor Edna W. Park, for her notable contribution to the field of Home Economics in Canada. Edna Park was a Professor Emerita of the University of Toronto whose teaching career spanned almost half a century.
2024
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2024 Department of Nutritional Sciences Research day and Edna Park Lecture. This free full-day event showcased trainee research; a presentation by Dr. Daniel Drucker, University Professor in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Endocrinology, the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre-Novo Nordisk Chair in Incretin Biology, and a Senior Investigator at Sinai Health’s Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute; and the delivery of the annual Edna Park Lecture from Dr. Eileen Kennedy, Professor, Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Boston, MA, USA.
2023
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2023 Department of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) Research Day.
This free full-day event showcased trainee research; a presentation by Dr. Amanda MacFarlane, founding director of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Centre at Texas A&M University; and the delivery of the annual Edna Park Lecture from Dr. Mary L'Abbe, DNS professor emerita and director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Nutrition Policy for Chronic Disease Prevention.
2022
The inaugural Department of Nutritional Sciences Research Day occurred on Thursday, October 20, 2022 from 11 AM - 7PM ET at the Chestnut Conference Centre (with virtual attendance options available). This full-day event showcased trainee research and featured invited speakers, including our annual Edna Park Lecture from Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor in the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University.
2019
2019 PROFESSOR EDNA W. PARK LECTURE
Rigor in Obesity Research and Its Communication: A Call for Renewed Commitment
Presented by:
Dr. David B. Allison, PhD
Dean, Distinguished Professor, & Provost Professor
Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
Nov 21, 2019
5:15pm–8:00pm
JJR MacLeod Auditorium Room 2158
Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario
2018
Role of Diet in Preventing Osteoporosis
Connie M. Weaver, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Department of Nutrition Science
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Medical Sciences Building, JJR MacLeod Auditorium, Room 2158
1 King's College Circle, University of Toronto
5:30 pm, November 8, 2018
2017
When too much isn’t enough: the intersection between food systems, sustainability and health
Evan Fraser, PhD
Director, The Arrell Food Institute
Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in Global Food Security
Full Professor of Geography
Fellow of the Trudeau Foundation
Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society
Member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars
Medical Sciences Building, Rm . 2172
1 King's College Circle, University of Toronto
5:30 pm, November 23, 2017
2016
How Pop Culture Twists Health and Nutrition Information (And Why This Matters)
Timothy Caulfield, LLM, FRSC, FCAHS
Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy
Trudeau Fellow and Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health
Research Director, Health Law Institute, University of Alberta
Medical Sciences Building, Rm . 2172
1 King's College Circle, University of Toronto
5:30 pm, November 10, 2016
2015
Sports Nutrition Today: Hydrating and Fueling Your Athletes for Success
Lawrence L. Spriet, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences University of Guelph
Medical Sciences Building, Rm . 2172
1 King's College Circle, University of Toronto
5:00 pm, November 19, 2015
2014
F. Bhutte, PhD, RD, MPH
Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
November 17, 2014
2013
Growth Standards: a new paradigm's early lessons
Dr. Cutberto Garza
Provost and Dean of Faculties at Boston College
October 31, 2013