Earle W. McHenry Professor, and Chair, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto
Joined April 2020
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Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
Edna Park Lecture 2026! Join us for an inspiring talk by Dr. Ciarán Forde of Wageningen University on how the sensory properties of food influence calorie selection, eating behaviour, energy intake, and metabolism in adults and children. Registration link coming soon!
Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
We are excited to welcome Dr. Alexandre Caron from Université Laval as the keynote speaker for the Department of Nutritional Sciences Research Day 2026! Stay tuned for more details, including the registration link coming soon!
#DNSResearchDay2026 #UofT #UniversitéLaval
Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
🎉🚨New Paper:Caregiver feeding practices were associated with very low birthweight kids’ nutrition risk & BMI.These practices may be an important focus for intervention to mitigate cardiometabolic disease risk sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @DLOConnor0803 @katiehopperton @nutrisci_uoft
Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
I’m excited to share that my first-author publication from my MSc is out! 🎉 We validated a new, faster machine to assess vitamin B12 in human milk *and* assessed the vitamin B12 concentrations of samples donated to a Toronto milk bank.🍼clinicalnutritionjournal.com…
Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
8th Annual Food as Medicine Update 2024! Explore nutrition across the entire life cycle, from childhood to older adulthood. Hear from local and international experts and enhance understanding of nutrition in clinical practice. Don't miss it!
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Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
Excited to share the first of my PhD studies exploring relationships between the #microbiota in preterm mother’s milk and the very low birth weight (VLBW) #infant gut across hospitalization - published today in @CellRepMed 🤱🏻🦠
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Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
Two years after the #InfantFormula shortage, the U.S. #SupplyChain remains vulnerable to disruption, especially for low-income families & those in #WIC. Our new report recommends actions to protect consumers. Explore the report & additional resources: ow.ly/Fu8B50SJvuQ
Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
New research suggests maternal adiposity influences lactation, onset of copious human milk production and volume - with a need for further understanding among those with a higher BMI. Congrats on the first pub, Amanda Montana! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
🔍 Job Opportunity Alert! 🌟Full-time tenure-stream position of Assistant Professor in the area of nutritional sciences, UoFT, TFoM, Department of Nutritional Sciences
Check out details and apply here: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto… #AcademicJobs #NutritionalSciences #CareerOpportunity
Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
Does folic acid supplementation impact the regulation of folate transporters in your gut🤔? Check out our lab's recently published clinical trial in @AJCNutrition to find out! @cc_farrell @DLOConnor0803 @nutrisci_uoft
#FolateResearch #ClinicalTrial
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Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
How do #COVID19 infection and vaccination affect antibodies in breastmilk? And what effect does that breastmilk have on SARS-CoV-2?
A new @UofT study highlights the potential protective effects of breastmilk against #COVID19.
Read more: bit.ly/3OhpKXL
ALT Samantha Ismail is the first author of a new U of T study looking at antibodies in breastmilk.
Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
We are proud to share that Drs. @meggabeggs & @BNRosenblm have been awarded 2022-2023 #BantingCanada Fellowships from @CIHR_IRSC🎉
Learn about their #SKResearch on predicting #ChronicPain risk & measuring #nutrition for preterm infants ➡️ bit.ly/3YWPdK7 #postdoc
Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
How bad is aspartame for you? Does it lead to cancer? #TemertyMed Prof. Vasanti Malik explains new @WHO report that links high levels of aspartame consumption to increased health risks
🔊: bit.ly/3NVLtDz
Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
Thank you to @IMPACTT_Canada for selecting me for this award and to @Dayhoff_Tech for sponsoring it! This year’s conference was amazing, already looking forward to next year! 👩🏻🔬🧫🧬
Graduate Travel Award, sponsored by @Dayhoff_Tech: @Sara_SShama, a PhD Candidate @UofT who presented about characterizing the microbiota shared between mother’s milk and the very-low-birth-weight infant gut
Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
We're learning that some Loblaw employees have no choice but to rely on food banks. As one of Canada's largest retailers, this just doesn't look good.
Despite generous donations to food banks, Loblaws has employees who rely on them to eat. How do they justify this? @spaikin asks Alain Brandon (@loblawco) at 8/11pm w/ @ssstrn (@feedopportunity), @tebrons (@DailyBreadTO) & Valerie Tarasuk (@proofcanada) | Producer @harrisonlowman
Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
Check out this article published today by @CBCLondon about increasing #plantbased options at university dining halls in Ontario, featuring chef/PhD student @amysymington 👩🍳🌱
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Deborah L. O’Connor retweeted
And don't forget to register for the DNS alumni reunion event happening this Thursday in Quebec City! #DNSatCNS @CNS_SCN
Event details & registration page are linked below👇
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Calling all DNS Alumni and any prospective DNS students who will be attending @CNS_SCN this week 📣 Join us on May 4th for refreshments, opportunities to catch up and learn more about what makes the DNS special! Space is limited! Sign up here: forms.gle/rtDK5bp1kDtpWFEk8