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Human Ecology faculty member awarded for scientific discovery in nutrition
The American Society for Nutrition Foundation (ASNF) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) has awarded Julia Finkelstein, associate professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, with the inaugural ASN-NNF Henrik Dam Award for Scientific Discovery in Nutrition.
The award, named in honor of Henrik Dam, a Nobel Prize winner and trailblazing Danish researcher, includes over $300,000 for research and a symposium at Cornell University, and aims to spark innovation and support the next generation of leaders in nutrition. It honors a mid-career professional who has made outstanding research contributions to our understanding of micronutrients, nutritional status or metabolism.
Finkelstein is a globally recognized expert in vitamin B12and one-carbon metabolism. She is the director of the Maternal and Child Nutrition Program and co-director of the Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health. She will deliver a plenary lecture at NUTRITION 2025, the flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition May 31-June 3, where she will receive this award.
Read more about Finkelstein's work on the Cornell Human Ecology website...
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