Biography
BSc, General, University of Alberta; BSc, Home Economics, University of Alberta; Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Dr. Nelson completed her BSc (General) in 1986 and her BSc (Home Economics) in 1988 at the University of Alberta, followed by a Dietetic Internship at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, BC. She worked for a couple of years as a clinical dietitian, then entered graduate school. She completed her Ph.D. in Nutrition at the University of British Columbia in 1999 and then did a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Texas prior to joining the Department of Family and Nutritional Sciences in 2001.
Recent Publications
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Dietary triacyglycerols rich in sn-2 palmitate alter post-prandial lipoprotein and unesterified fatty acids in term infants
- Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids (PLEFA), 2013
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Serum insulin is lowered by rosehips in Sprague Dawley rats
- FASEB Journal, 2007
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Fatty acid regulation of gene expression
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2002
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Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid regulation of gene expression
- Current Opinion in Lipidology, 2000
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Plasma lipoprotein fatty acids are altered by the positional distribution of fatty acids in infant formula triacylglycerols and human milk
- The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1999
Research Classification
- no classification
Research Interests
- Fatty acids
- Gene-nutrient interactions
- Celiac disease
Current Scholars in Applied Human Sciences
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