Yvonne Lamers

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Associate Professor; Canada Research Chair

The University of British Columbia

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Yvonne Lamers is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on nutrition, health disparities, and the impact of dietary components on health outcomes, particularly within vulnerable populations. Recent studies include exploring health research priorities in the South Asian community, the effects of maternal nutrition on mental health, and the role of vitamins in neuroplasticity and inflammation. She is dedicated to advancing the understanding of nutrition-related health issues and contributing to public health strategies in Canada.

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Minding the Brain Gap: A National Meeting on Advancing Women's Brain Health

Open Date: 2020-01-01

Close Date: 2020-12-31

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Folic acid supplementation in children with sickle cell disease: A double-blind randomized crossover trial

Open Date: 2019-10-01

Close Date: 2022-09-30

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EpiBrain: Epigenetic effects of B-vitamins on brain health throughout life: scientific substantiation and translation of evidence for health-improvement strategies

Open Date: 2019-01-01

Close Date: 2021-12-31

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Periconceptional intake of folic acid among low-risk women: aligning prenatal supplement content with current expert guidelines.

Open Date: 2017-05-01

Close Date: 2018-04-30

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DERIVE: DEvelopment of Riboflavin biomarkers to relate dietary sources with status, gene-nutrient Interactions and Validated health Effects in adult cohorts

Open Date: 2017-01-01

Close Date: 2018-12-31

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Mary Ward

IRELAND

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Aoife Caffrey

University of Ulster

UNITED KINGDOM

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Hilary Vallance

Division Head

CANADA

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Kristina Pentieva

Professor of Human Nutrition

Ulster University - Belfast Campus

UNITED KINGDOM

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Martha Field

Assistant Professor

Cornell University

UNITED STATES

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David Klurfeld

Adjunct Professor

Indiana State University

UNITED STATES

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Helene McNulty

Director of NICHE; Professor of Human Nutrition & Dietetics

University of Ulster

UNITED KINGDOM

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Michelle Murphy

Profesora Agregat

Universitat Rovira i Virgili

SPAIN

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Rachelle Irwin

Lecturer in Genomic Medicine

University of Ulster

UNITED KINGDOM

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Diane Lees-Murdock

Professor

University of Ulster

UNITED KINGDOM

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Richard Finnell

Professor

Baylor College of Medicine

UNITED STATES

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Exploring the Health Research Priorities of the South Asian Community in British Columbia

Multiomics profiling and parenteral nutrition weaning in pediatric patients with intestinal failure: A longitudinal cohort study

Nutrition biomarker assessment and exploration of the role of country foods to improve food security in the Sahtú Region, Canada

Paving the way for improved action: how nuclear techniques can advance the assessment of malnutrition

Is the Generation of Active Vitamin B6 Dependent upon Riboflavin Status? New Analysis of Data from RCTs of Riboflavin Supplementation

Exploring the parity paradox: Differential effects on neuroplasticity and inflammation by APOEe4 genotype at middle age

Maternal Iron and Vitamin D Status during the Second Trimester Is Associated with Third Trimester Depression Symptoms among Pregnant Participants in the APrON Cohort

Epigenetic effects of folate and related B vitamins on brain health throughout life: Scientific substantiation and translation of the evidence for health improvement strategies

Early Pregnancy Folic Acid Supplement Use and Folate Status in the Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) Study

Cellular and molecular signatures of motherhood in the adult and ageing rat brain

Folic acid intervention during pregnancy alters DNA methylation, affecting neural target genes through two distinct mechanisms

Vitamin B-12 Requirements in Older Adults - Increasing Evidence Substantiates the Need To Re-Evaluate Recommended Amounts and Dietary Sources

Vitamin B-6 and riboflavin, their metabolic interaction, and relationship with MTHFR genotype in adults aged 18-102 years

Detectable Unmetabolized Folic Acid and Elevated Folate Concentrations in Folic Acid-Supplemented Canadian Children With Sickle Cell Disease

Impact of high-dose folic acid supplementation in pregnancy on biomarkers of folate status and 1-carbon metabolism: An ancillary study of the Folic Acid Clinical Trial (FACT)

Maternal vitamin B 12 status in early pregnancy and its association with birth outcomes in Canadian mother-newborn Dyads

Postpartum corticosterone and fluoxetine shift the tryptophan-kynurenine pathway in dams

Knowledge gaps in understanding the metabolic and clinical effects of excess folates/folic acid: a summary, and perspectives, from an NIH workshop

Maternal plasma folate concentration is positively associated with serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein across the three trimesters of pregnancy.

Collaborators (11)

Mary Ward

Aoife Caffrey

Hilary Vallance

Kristina Pentieva

Martha Field

David Klurfeld

Helene McNulty

Michelle Murphy

Rachelle Irwin

Diane Lees-Murdock

Richard Finnell

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