Deborah L. O’Connor

Earle W. McHenry Professor, and Chair, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto

[Kathryn Walton, PhD RD @WaltonKath]

🎉🚨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 https://t.co/7tNJj93Tdm @DLOConnor0803 @katiehopperton @nutrisci_uoft

[Deborah L. O’Connor @DLOConnor0803]

@nutrisci_uoft @JoAnnaBBaxter_ Congratulations Jo-Anna on all your leadership on this paper!

[Adrianna Greco @AdriannaGreco_]

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.🍼https://t.co/6dG28WtHrZ

[U of T Nutritional Sciences @nutrisci_uoft]

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!
https://t.co/2O90viWShv

[Sara Shama @Sara_SShama]

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 🤱🏻🦠

#Tweetorial 🧵 1/10

https://t.co/KnLPOVX6Jc

[Deborah L. O’Connor @DLOConnor0803]

@Sara_SShama @CellRepMed So happy making Sara. Congrats!

[Sara Shama @Sara_SShama]

https://t.co/wurl1wp7ta

[NASEM Health @NASEM_Health]

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: https://t.co/PpiLt5JEbf

[Sara Shama @Sara_SShama]

Thanks for collaborating on this preview @MichelleAsburyR, @DLOConnor0803, @nutrisci_uoft

[Jo-Anna Baxter, PhD @JoAnnaBBaxter_]

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! https://t.co/hWtuzzjKHt

[Deborah L. O’Connor @DLOConnor0803]

@JoAnnaBBaxter_ @mtperrin @MandyBelfort_MD Thanks for coming Jo-Anna!

[Deborah L. O’Connor @DLOConnor0803]

@uwaterloohealth @CNS_SCN @UWaterlooSPHS Congrats Rhona. So well deserved.

[U of T Nutritional Sciences @nutrisci_uoft]

🔍 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: https://t.co/ic9JOEhpJb #AcademicJobs #NutritionalSciences #CareerOpportunity

[Sara Shama @Sara_SShama]

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
https://t.co/tt6JMx7v3t

[U of T Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium @UofTEPIC]

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: https://t.co/ZhLHbJeBJE

[Deborah L. O’Connor @DLOConnor0803]

@nutrisci_uoft @proofcanada @uoftmedicine @UofT @RSCTheAcademies Congratulations Val!

[The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) @SickKidsNews]

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 ➡️ https://t.co/vAx234jd9N #postdoc

[Temerty Medicine @uoftmedicine]

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
🔊: https://t.co/PzJ5foLlQa

[Deborah L. O’Connor @DLOConnor0803]

@Sara_SShama @nutrisci_uoft @IMPACTT_Canada @Dayhoff_Tech Way to go Sara! So proud❤️❤️❤️