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She has served on the UK scientific advisory committee in Nutrition and, 2004 to 2007, as president of the [[Nutrition Society]].<ref name="HoMBRG" /> |
She has served on the UK scientific advisory committee in Nutrition and, 2004 to 2007, as president of the [[Nutrition Society]].<ref name="HoMBRG" /> |
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She was made an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2006 Birthday Honours]]. She is an Honorary [[Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health]], a [[Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences]] (FMedSci), a [[Fellow of the Association for Nutrition]] (FAfN), and a [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology]] (FRSB).<ref name="HoMBRG" /><ref name="EWL">{{cite web|title=Dr Ann Prentice|url=http://www.mrc-ewl.cam.ac.uk/people/ann-prentice/|publisher=[[Cambridge University]]|accessdate=30 June 2017}}</ref> |
She was made an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2006 Birthday Honours]]. She is an Honorary [[Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health]], a [[Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences]] (FMedSci), a [[Fellow of the Association for Nutrition]] (FAfN), and a [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology]] (FRSB).<ref name="HoMBRG" /><ref name="EWL">{{cite web|title=Dr Ann Prentice|url=http://www.mrc-ewl.cam.ac.uk/people/ann-prentice/|publisher=[[Cambridge University]]|accessdate=30 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830031140/http://www.mrc-ewl.cam.ac.uk/people/ann-prentice/|archive-date=30 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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She received the [[British Nutrition Foundation Prize]] in 2011, the [[Institut Candia]]'s [[Laureate de Le Prix Scientifique]] in 1998, and the [[Robert and Edna Langholz Award for International Nutrition]] in 2004.<ref name="EWL" /> |
She received the [[British Nutrition Foundation Prize]] in 2011, the [[Institut Candia]]'s [[Laureate de Le Prix Scientifique]] in 1998, and the [[Robert and Edna Langholz Award for International Nutrition]] in 2004.<ref name="EWL" /> |
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Ann Prentice | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Nutritionist |
| Employer | Medical Research Council |
Dr Ann Prentice OBE, FMedSci, FAfN, FRSB (born 1952) is a British nutritionist.
Prentice studied chemistry at the University of Oxford, then medical physics at the University of Surrey, and natural sciences at Cambridge University.[1]
Since 1978, her career has been with the Medical Research Council, both on the United Kingdom and in China and The Gambia.[1] Since 1998 she has been the head of the MRC's collaborative centre for human nutrition research (latterly called the "Elsie Widdowson Laboratory").[1]
She has served on the UK scientific advisory committee in Nutrition and, 2004 to 2007, as president of the Nutrition Society.[1]
She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2006 Birthday Honours. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci), a Fellow of the Association for Nutrition (FAfN), and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB).[1][2]
She received the British Nutrition Foundation Prize in 2011, the Institut Candia's Laureate de Le Prix Scientifique in 1998, and the Robert and Edna Langholz Award for International Nutrition in 2004.[2]
She holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Surrey, and Honorary Professorships at the University of the Witwatersrand and at Shenyang Medical College.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Stefania Crowther; Lois Reynolds; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2009). The Resurgence of Breastfeeding, 1975-2000. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. London: History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-85484-119-6. Wikidata Q29581763.
- ^ a b c "Dr Ann Prentice". Cambridge University. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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