Research Grants
| 1990-2 / 1991-7 | Forget PP, University of Liege Influence of milk polyamines on intestinal development and function. |
| 1990-8 / 1992-22 | Bishop N, Dunn Nutrition Unit, Cambridge Aluminium contamination of infant milk formulas. |
| 1991-1 | Van der Meer J, Blok, WL, University of Nijmegen Dietary fish oil supplement and resistance to infection. |
| 1991-9 / 1992-1 | Deurenberg PRM, University of Wageningen Resting metabolic rate, diet induced thermegenesis and body composition in elderly people. |
| 1991-4 | Vanderpas J, University Hospital Mons Interactions of iodine and selenium deficiency on thyroid hormone metabolism with perculiar focus on endemic myxedematous cretinism. |
| 1991-6 | Kist-van Holthe tot Echter JE, Erasmus University Rotterdam Effect of protein restriction on renal function and growth of children with chronic renal failure. |
| 1992-2 / 1993-8 | Vandenbroeck J, University of Leuven Maternal determinants of child health and caring in a rural tropical setting. |
| 1992-7 | Silk DBA, Central Middlesex Hospital Londen Enteral feeding related diarrhoea: investigation of influence of eternal feeding on colonic functions. |
| 1992-9 / 1993-23 | Ciclitira P, St. Thomas's Hospital London Investigation on small intestinal T-cell receptors in celiac disease. |
| 1992-17 | Brown KH, Griman MIS, University of California, Davis / Lima Peru Optimal energy density of weaning foods for older infants and young children in less developed countries |
| 1993-6 | Nyhan W, University of California, La Jolla The effects of early enteral feedings on nitrogen balance and plasma amino acids in infants and young children following thermal injury. |
| 1993-10 / 1994-17 | Woodward B, University of Guelph, Canada Surface marker analysis of lymphocyte subsets in weaning protein energy malnutrition. |
| 1993-13 | Walker S, Powell C, Grantham-McGregor S, Kingston Jamaica A follow up study of the functional effects of stunting and the impact of supplementation. Goodship THJ, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK The effects of acidosis on nutritional status in haemodialysis patients. |
| 1993-22 | Cooke RJ, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Calcium and vitamin D metabolism in the preterm infant. |
| 1994-12 | Fletcher A, London School of Hygiene and Tropicl Medicine Study on the anti-oxidant status, ultraviolet light and diarrhoe in patients with cataracts: a case control study in Spain (Valencia district). |
| 1994-15 / 1995-1 | Sherman PM, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada Inhibition of Enteropathogenic E.coli adhesion to epithelial cells. |
| 1994-26 / 1995-16 | Newell S, Mc Clure RJ, University Hospital Leeds, St. James's University Hospital London Hypocaloric enteral feeding in the very low-birth weight infant. |
| 1994-30 / 1995-28 | Folts JD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Studies of antiatherogenic/antithrombotic foods and vitamins in an animal model. |
| 1995-10 | Powers HJ, Sheffield Children's Hospital Sheffiel, UK An investigation into the association between high-plasma vitamin C concentrations and poor outcome in premature babies. |
| 1995-23 | Horslen S, Dept. Paediatrics, Children's Hospital Sheffield, UK Effect of taurine supplementation on bile salt metabolism in premature infants receiving intravenous nutrition and in children with liver disease due to cystic fibrosis. |
| 1995-26 / 1996-24 | Heyman M, INSERM U 290, Hôpital St-Lazare, Paris, France Interaction between food proteins and intestine: antigen absorption and processing. |
| 1995-31 | Vermaak WJ, Chemical Pathology, University of Pretoria, South Africa Plasma homocysteine levels as a metabolic marker for suboptimal vitamin B12 and folate intake and its application to identify individuals at high risk for neural tube defects (NTD). |
| 1996-1 | Woodward W, University of Guelph, Canada Blood as a window on lymphoid organs in waiting malnutrition: quiescent lymphocytes. |
| 1996-2 | Shen X, Shanghai Institute of Ped. Research, Shanghai 2nd Medical University Calcium supplementation as a nutritional intervention to environmentally lead exposed children: a randomised controlled study in Shanghai, China. |
| 1996-3 | Weaver LT, Yorkhill Hospital, University of Glasgow Site and extent of complex carbohydrate digestion in early life measured using 13C-labelled substrates. |
| 1996-17 / 1998-51 | Walker S, Powell C, Grantham-McGregor S, University of the West Indies, Jamaica Long-term follow-up of children who were stunted in early childhood and the effects of nutritional supplementation and psychosocial stimulation. |
| 1996-20 | Forget PP, Buurman WA, Steege JCA ter, University of Maastricht A study on the usefulness of spermine as an additive to infant formulas. |
| 1996-21 | Geissler CA, Carvalho-Smith CC, Davies SP, King's College London The effect of multivitamin/mineral supplementation on immune and cognitive function in older people. |
| 1997-14 | Mehalanabis D, Society for Applied Studies, Calcutta, India Zinc and vitamin A supplementation of infants and young children with pneumonia: effect on clinical outcome and oxidative stress. |
| 1997-23 | Meer K de, Okken A, Children's Hospital, Utrecht University Validation of intragastrical administration of 13C-valine to estimate fractional synthesis of plasma and bone proteins in growing piglets. Development of a minimally invasive method to measure protein synthesis in plasma and bone in children. |
| 1998-1 | Grimble RF, University of Southampton, UK Investigation of specialised requirements for essential amino acids during inflammation in the young. |
| 1998-18 | Chowienczyk P, London, UK Effects of dietary supplementation with phytoesterogens on endothelial function of healthy middle aged Brittish men. |
| 1998-22 | Davis BA, Blacksburg, VA, USA Cytokine gene expression during vitamin B-6 deficiency |
| 1998-27 | Evans RW, London, UK Lactoferrin - a missing nutrient in formulation milk and its bactericidal role in vivo |
| 1998-50 | Carnielli VP, University of Padova, Italy Effect of diet on the brain lipid composition of small preterm infants |
| 1999-2 | Kumar S, University of Manchester, UK The relevance of CD105 and its ligand TGF-b to dietary antecedents of coronary heart disease in a population of British immigrants compared to contempories still living in their Indian village of origin |
| 1999-6 | Baqui AH, ICDDR, Dhaka, Bangladesh A community based randomised controlled trial to asses the efficacy of iron and/or zinc supplementation to reduce anemia, diarrhea and ARI morbidity and to improve growth in Bangladesh |
| 1999-7 | Yaqoob P, University of Reading, UK The effects of tea polyphenols on aspects of human monocyte formation |
| 1999-20 | Evans RW, London, UK Identification of antimicrobial peptides derived from human lactoferrin within stool and urine samples of breast fed infants |
| 1999-25 | Wapnir RA, New York, USA Mechanism of nitric oxide induced intestinal secretion: modulation of soluble fiber |
| 1999-31 | Bhuta ZA, Aga Kahn University, Karachi, Pakistan A randomised double-blind, placebo controlled trial of multiple micronutrient supplementation of small-for-date infants in Karachi: impact on growth, morbidity and neurodevelopmental outcome in infancy. |
| 1999-32 | Sauer PJJ, University of Groningen, the Netherlands The role of nutrition in the regulation of human cholesterol and fat metabolism in neonatal life |
| 2000-10 | Lafeber HN, Free University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Studies on protein metabolism and urea cycle synthesis in the normal and growth retarded ovine fetus: intervention with ornithine-keto-glutaric acid and arginine |
| 2000-12 | Frühbeck G, University of Pamplona, Spain Effect of fasting and satiety on regional cerebral blood flow changes as determined by positron emission tomography. Comparative study in normal-weight and obese women |
| 2000-14 | Powers HJ, University of Sheffield, UK Vitamin C as a determinant of the integrity of aniotic membranes |
| 2000-15 | Heyman M, INSERM, Paris, France The role of gut epithelium in the transport and processing of gliadin peptides in coeliac disease |
| 2001-06 | Cummins A, Queen Elisabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia Epithelial growth of the small intestine in human infants |
| 2001-09 | Haggerty P. Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, UK Maternal nutritional status at conception, maternal genotype and fetal growth. |
| 2001-12 | Langley-Evans S, University College Northampton, UK Role of salivary antioxidants in protection against periodontal disease |
| 2001-17 | Sanderson I, University of London, UK Lactoferrin: a signal from breast milk to intestinal cell nuclei |
| 2001-23 | Raito H, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland Immunology of human breast milk - Interaction between the leukocytes of breast milk and the immune system of the healthy or cow's milk allergic suckling infant. |
| 2002-01 | Benmerah A, INSERM, Paris, France Role of the low-affinity IgE receptor, CD23, in intestinal transport of IgE and allergens. |
| 2002-04 | Dupertuis Y, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland Does immunonutrition modulate the proliferation of gastrointestinal cancer cells ? |
| 2002-07 | van Goudoever JB, Acad. Hospital Rotterdam, Netherlands Splanchnic substrate oxidation in preterm infants. |
| 2002-12 | Kuipers F, Academic Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands Does fetal cholesterol exposure affect the susceptibility to develop diet-induced hyperlipidemia in mice ? The molecular basis of "metabolic programming". |
| 2002-15 | Pierik FH, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands Phytoestrogens and reproductive health. |
| 2002-18 | Tappy L, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Role of VLDL-triglyceride production and de novo lipogenesis in insulin resistance. |
| 2002-19 | Thompson D, University of Bath, UK Lycopene supplementation and exercise-induced oxidative stress. |
| 2002-23 | Yaqoob P, University of Reading, UK The effect of fish oil supplementation of oxidised LDL. |
| 2003-06 | Symonds M, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK Maternal nutrient restriction during pregnancy and the programming of adult cardiovascular disease risk. |
| 2003-07 | de Groot LCPGM, Wageningen University, The Netherlands Mild vitamin B12 deficiency and impaired cognitive function in old age: the efficacy of oral vitamin B12 supplementation |
| 2003-09 | van Goudoever JB, Acad. Hospital Rotterdam, Netherlands Cysteine requirements for preterm infants |
| 2003-13 | Thies F, University of Aberdeen, UK Lipoprotein-lymphocyte interaction: influence of the fatty acid composition of the phospholipid moiety from HDL on human lymphocyte activity |
| 2003-14 | Rimbach G, University of Reading, UK / University of Kiel, Germany Molecular mechanisms by which isoflavones protect against coronary artery diseases. Studies in cultured cells and in humans. |
| 2004-03 | Sjöholm S, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden Nutrient sensing by protein phosphorylation cascades in the human insulin-secreting B-cell |
| 2004-04 | Pentilla I, University of Adelaide, Australia Maternal milk derived dendritic cells and regulation of infant mucosal immune responses |
| 2004-08 | Heyman M, INSERM / Hôpital Necker, Paris, France Nutrition and immunity: The involvement of intestinal epithelial exosomes in the information of the mucosal immune system on dietary antigens |
| 2004-14 | McDonald S, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada The incidence of placental abruption pre- and post-folate fortification |
| 2004-16 | Rees G, London Metropolitan University, London, UK An investigation into vitamin D deficiency and effect of supplementation in pregnant women of different ethnic origins |
| 2004-34 | Bassi Z, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK Neurodevelopmental status and cardiac outcomes following nutritional interventions in children with cardiac defects and feeding dysfunction. |
| 2004-37 | Kikafunda J, Makarere University, Kampala, Uganda Neurodevelopmental status and cardiac outcomes following nutritional interventions in children with cardiac defects and feeding dysfunction. |
| 2005-05 | Calis J, Blantyre, Malawi / Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The pathogenisis of severe anemia in HIV infected children Malawi |
| 2005-10 | Maccallan D, St. George’s Hospital Medical School
London, UK. Effects of Malnutrition on lymphocyte function: role of reduced substrate availability in suppressing lymphocyte division and metabolic acitivity. |
| 2005-18 | Ma G, National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety,
Bejing, China School Based Child Obesity Prevention study in Urban Beijing |
| 2005-26 | Burcelin R, INSERM / Hôpital Ranguei, Toulouse, France. Role of the high fat diet mediated enteric inflammatory reaction on the development of obesity/diabetes. |
| 2006-02 | Froy O, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. The effect of the biological clock on food consumption and longevity |
| 2006-09 | Delporte C, ULB, Campus Ersasme, Brussels, Belgium. Effects of n-3 PUFA deficiency+supplementation on the expression of AQP7, AQP9 and ghrelin |
| 2006-10 | Goudoever-van J, ErasmusMC Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Nutrition and Metabolism in the Human Fetus |
| 2006-13 | Kolsteren P, Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine., Antwerp, Belgium. Qualitative and quantitative assessment of nutritional status and lifestyles of Vietnamese adolescents |
| 2006-17 | Slimani N, Int. Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France. The Influence of Total Dietary Iron Intake and Dietary Iron from Various Food Sources on Colorectal Cancer Risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study |
| 2006-24 | Saeland E, Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Glycoproteins in human breast milk: interation with dendritic cells in health and disease |
| 2006-28 | Tang G, Tufts University, Boston MA, USA. Vitamin A value of high beta-carotene plant food in humans |
| 2007-02 | Babajide JM, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. Quantitative effect of Piliostigma thonnigii and Khaya ivorensis leaves as local preservatives on the quality of traditional dry-yam |
| 2007-12 | Heinrich J GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health, Neuherberg, Germany. Influence of genetic variants of bitter-taste receptor gene TAS2R38 on acceptance of hydrolysed infant formula and weight gain during the first 4 months of life |
| 2007-17 | Larson G, Umea University, Sweden. Structural studies on Ber e 1, the major allergen from Brazil-nut – Molecular insights into food allergy |
| 2007-33 | Weiler H, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Vitamin D dose-response study to establish dietary requirements in infants |
| 2007-37 | Krauss-Etschmann S. Munich University, Germany. Effects of n3/n6-polyunsaturated fatty acids on the placental immune response |
| 2007-41 | Redegeld F. Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Novel insights in cow’s milk allergy: role of Immunoglobulin free light chains |