New Investigator Awards
These awards are made in conjunction with ISSFAL's biennial congresses. They are awarded by the meeting organisers, to encourage researchers at the start of their career to attend the meeting, and to recognise and encourage excellence in oral and poster presentations by those investigators. Those who wish to apply should check the box in the abstract submission system for the upcoming Congress.
The exact nature of the awards and their numbers depend on the sponsorship support available to fund them in any particular meeting. Though the exact criteria used to decide these awards lie with the meeting organisers of each meeting, it is generally the case that such awards are open primarily to Student members of the Society.
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For the 2021 Congress, BASF generously supported 50 new investigators registration awards and 10 awards of $1,000 each to the Top 10 New Investigators. |
To become a Student member, an applicant must provide proof of his or her status as a bona fide student on a course of study (usually a higher degree) that is relevant to ISSFAL core interests. Normally confirmation from an academic supervisor is sufficient.
The New Investigator Awardess from ISSFAL Congress 2023, Nantes, France:
Arista Nienaber, NW University Bijou Andriambelo, University of Sherbrooke Bradley Feltham, University of Manitoba Cherry Ann Durante, Emilio Aguinaldo College Cielan Henry, Ulster University Hylde Zirpoli, Columbia University Janaína Silva, University of Sao Paolo Laura Garcia Urtiaga, AZTI Mackenzie Smith, University of Toronto Marriam Liaquat, Norwich Medical School Rachel Walker, Penn State University Ruxandra Rotarescu, University of Toronto Sara Arranz, AZTI Secilia Garza, University of Texas
The New Investigator Awardees from the ISSFAL Online Congress 2021:
Nada Abuknesha, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Helena Fisk, University of Southampton, United Kingdom Chang Gao, University of Adelaide, Australia Genevieve James, University of Texas, United States Anne Manson (Mendonca), University of Manitoba, Canada Zelei Miao, Westlake University, China Mackenzie Smith, University of Toronto, Canada Elizabeth Symington, UNISA, South Africa Inge van der Wurff, Open University, Netherlands Kathryne Wierenga, Michigan State University, United States
The New Investigator Awardees from Las Vegas 2018:
Surjyadipta Bhattacharjee, LSU Health Science Center, United States of America Abhishek Desai, NIAAA, United States of America
Jessica Ferguson, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom
Kristine Gagnon, University of Moncton, Canada
Abe Kasonga, University of Pretoria, South Africa
R.J. Scott Lacombe, University of Toronto, Canada
Taeyop Park, National Institutes of Health, United States of America Rachel Walker, Penn State University, United States of America Kathryn Wierenga, Michigan State University, United States of America Inge van der Wurff, Open University, Netherlands
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The New Investigator Awardees from Stellenbosch 2016:
Juan Aristizabal Henao, University of Waterloo, Canada Christina Brei, Else Kroner-Fresenius, School of Health and Sciences, Germany Blake Hopiavuori, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, United States of America Kathryn Hopperton, University of Toronto, Canada Abe Kasonga, University of Pretoria, South Africa Michael Macartney, University of Wollongong, Australia Eline Stoutjesdijk, UMCG, The Netherlands Marc Trepanier, University of Toronto, Canada Fenglei Wang, Zhejiang University, China Annette West, University of Southampton, United Kingdom *************************************
The New Investigator Awardees from Stockholm 2014: Jeannine Baumgartner - North-West University, South Africa Célia Bidu - UMR-INSERM/University of Burgundy, France Chih-Chiang Chiu - Taipei City Psychiatric Center, Taipei City Hospital, Taiwan Raphael Chouinard-Watkins - Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada Deanna Gibson - University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada Jacqueline Gould - Women's and Children's Health Research Institute, Australia Brandon Hidaka - University of Kansas Medical Center, USA Kerry Lee - University of Auckland, New Zealand Fredrik Rosqvist - Uppsala University, Sweden Niccolo Terrando - Karolinska Institutet, Sweden *************************************
The New Investigator Awardees from Vancouver 2012: Eva-Maria Bachmair (UK) - Effect of Conjugated Linoleic Acid Supplementation on the Human Platelet Proteome Denovan Begg (USA) - Thirst Deficits in Aging are Reversed by Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids or Cyclooxygenase Inhibition Mariela Bernabe-Garcia (Mexico) - Enteral DHA Reduces the Need of Buprenorphine Dose in Surgical Neonates at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Mariela Bernabe-Garcia (Mexico) - Evidence of Beneficial Effects of Enteral Docosahexaenoic Acid on Cytokine Production and Clinical Outcomes in Surgical Neonates Camilla Damsgaard (Denmark) - The Effects of N-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Bone Formation and Growth Factors in Adolescent Boys Rachel Gow (USA) - An investigation into LC-PUFA, Event Related Potential (ERPs) assessments of brain function and behavioural measures in children and adolescents with ADHD and healthy matched controls Melissa Gregory (Australia) - Elongase Reactions as Control Points in Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Synthesis Catherine Milte (Australia) - Improvements in Childhood Learning and Behaviour Accompany Increases in Omega-3 Status Catherine Milte (Australia) - Long Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Improves Cognition and Mood in Older Australians With Memory Problems Kelly Mulder (Canada) - Evidence of Inadequate DHA During Prenatal Development Contributes to Loss of Developmental Potential in Canadian Infants Suresh Mohankumar (Canada) - Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Conjugated Linoleic Acid-Induced Skeletal Muscle Glucose Transport Zacharoula Nikolakopoulou (UK) - The Effect of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Oral and Epidermal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Sarah Orr (Canada) - Chronic and Acute Increases in Unesterified DHA are Protective in a Mouse Model of Neuroinflammation Kuan-Pin Su (UK) - Mind-Body Interface: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Somatic Symptoms in Major Depressive Disorder
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The 2010 New Investigator Awardees from Maastricht:
M. Bernabe (Mexico) - Evidence of beneficial effects of enteral docosahexaenoic acid on cytokine production and clinical outcomes in surgical neonates P. Jackson (UK) - DHA-rich fish oil modulates cerebral haemodynamics in a dose response manner in healthy young adult K. Su (Taiwan) - The effects of polymorphisms in phospholipase a2 and cyclo-oxygenase 2 genes on interferon-alphainduced depression and polyunsaturated fatty acids levels Giuseppe Astarita (USA) - Deficient liver biosynthesis of docosahexaenoic acid correlates with cognitive impairment in alzheimer’s disease M. Gregory (Australia) - Cloning and functional characterisation of the fatty acyl elovl2 and elovl5 from rat C. Coomans (Netherlands) - Brain insulin signaling promotes fatty acid uptake by adipose tissue J. Lambert (Canada) - Islet transplant patients do not respond to hypolipidemic dietary intervention role of hepatic de novo lipogenesis C. Childs (UK) - The DHA content of rat liver phospholipids are significantly higher when an alpha-linolenic acid rich diet is provided during pregnancy R. Kuipers (Netherlands) - The relation between DHA and AA is synergistic at low DHA status and antagonistic at high DHA status
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The full list of all 63 New Investigator Awardees prior to 2010 (with mentor's name) is:
Sarah Abbott, (A. J.Hulbert),University of Wollongong,Wollongong, NSW,Australia
Martin-Paul Agbaga, (Robert E.Anderson),University of Oklahoma,Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,USA
Anita Royneberg Alvheim, (Livar Froyland),University of Bergen , Bergen,Norway
Alpesh Amin, (William S.Harris),University of Kansas Medical Center and University of South Dakota,Kansas City, Kansas and Sioux Falls, South Dakota,USA
Hildur Arnardottir, (Ingibjorg Hardardottir),University of Iceland,Reykjavik, Iceland
Gwendolyn Barcelo-Coblijn, (Pablo V. Escribá),University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Maria Laura Belaunzarán, (Elvira L.Durante de Isola),University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires,Argentina
Michael Bennett, (Drake C.Mitchell),National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,NIH,Bethesda,Maryland,USA
Joanne Bradbury, (Stephen P.Myers),University of Queensland, Brisbane,Australia
Dehua Cao, (Hee-Yong Kim),National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,NIH,Rockville,Maryland,USA
Carol Cheatham, (Susan E.Carlson),University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas,USA
Jinghai Chen, (William S.Harris),University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota,USA
Dany Chevalier, (Michel Lhermitte),University of Lille, Lillle, France
Caroline Childs, (P.C.Calder),University of Southampton, Southampton,UK
Rebecca Cook-Johnson, (Les Cleland & Michael James),Royal Adelaide Hospital,Adelaide,Adelaide, SA,Australia
Camilla Damsgaard, (Lotte Lauritzen),University of Copenhagen,Copenhagen,Denmark
Jane Deeley, (Stephen Blanksby),University of Wollongong,Wollongong,NSW,Australia
James Drover, (Eileen E. Birch),University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,Dallas,Texas,USA
Carla Dullemeijer, (Frans J. Kok),Wageningen University,Wageningen,The Netherlands
Alison Fear, (P.C.Calder),University of Southampton, Southampton,UK
Cassandra Forsythe, (Jeff Volek),University of Connecticut, Storrs,Connecticut,USA
Julia Geppert, (Kebreab Ghebremeskel), London Metropolitan University, London,UK
Rachael Gibbs, (D. Ian Givens),University of Reading,Reading,UK
Melissa Gregory, (Robert Gibson), Flinders University, SA,Australia
Kei Hamazaki, (Hee-Yong Kim),National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,NIH,Rockville,Maryland,USA
Bill Huang, (Hee-Yong Kim),National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,NIH,Rockville,Maryland,USA
E-Chu Huang, (Jay Whelan),University of Tennessee, Knoxville,Tennessee,USA
Giorgis Isaac, (Ruth Welti), Kansas State University,Manhattan, Kansas,USA
Philippa Jackson, (David O. Kennedy),Northumbria University,Newcastle-upon-Tyne,UK
Susan Kary, (Susan E.Carlson),University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas,USA
Kathryn Weirenga
Abhishek Desai, NIAAA, United States of America
Abe Kasonga, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Inge van der Wurff, Open University, Netherlands
Jessica Ferguson, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom
Kristine Gagnon, University of Moncton, Canada
Rachel Walker, Penn State University, United States of America
Surjyadipta Bhattacharjee, LSU Health Science Center, United States of America
Taeyop Park, National Institutes of Health, United States of America
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