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The Nutrition Society of Australia (Adelaide branch), and Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) welcome you to a free seminar by Professor Sharon Donovan President of the American Society of Nutrition Sharon will also provide insight into current activities in the American Society of Nutrition.
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The Nutrition Society of Australia (Adelaide branch), and Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) welcome you to a free seminar by Professor Sharon Donovan President of the American Society of Nutrition Sharon will also provide insight into current activities in the American Society of Nutrition. Students are encouraged to join in the ‘Meet the Professor’ session. Babies and ‘Bugs’ What’s going on in baby’s gut? Monday 23 July, 11:30am – 2:30pm Institute Building, Basil Hetzel Lecture Theatre State Library of South Australia (Corner of Kintore Avenue and North Terrace) RSVP essential for seat confirmation and catering: Please let us know if you will be attending the Meet the Professor session RSVP by 18 July to anne.jurisevic@adelaide.edu.au (email preferable) – Ph: 8313 8222
All welcome: 11:30 am Registration 12:00 Welcome by Prof. Gordon Howarth, University of Adelaide 12:05 Prof. Sharon Donovan, University of Illinois, USA 12:45 Lunch For students (undergrad & postgrad) only: 1:30 Student Networking ‘Meet the Professor’ session 2:30 Close Professor Sharon M. Donovan Ph.D., R.D. Melissa M. Noel Endowed Chair in Nutrition and Health University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Sharon Donovan received her B.S. and Ph.D. in Nutrition from the University of California, Davis. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at Stanford University School of Medicine, then accepted a faculty position at the University of Illinois, Urbana in 1991. She is actively involved in her professional societies and served as the President of the American Society for Nutrition(ASN) (June 2011 - June 2012). Her research compares the biological effects of human milk and infant formulas on intestinal function in human infants, neonatal piglets and in various models of Intestinal disease. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has garnered ~ $20M in research funding from NIH, USDA, private industry and foundations. Dr Donovan has received several awards in recognition of her research, including the Mead Johnson Award and the Norman A. KretchmerAward.