Maria Nieves Garcia-Casal

Dr Maria de las Nieves Garcia-Casal (born 1962, A Coruña, Galicia (Spain), is the first nutritionist and first woman to lead the Latin American Society of Nutrition (SLAN) as its President during the period 2012 to 2015 [1] She is currently the President of the Venezuelan Chapter of the Society for the period 2014-2016. Her research includes iron nutrition and also the assessment of marine algae as a source of food for humans.[2]

She is currently the head of the Center of Experimental Medicine at Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research in Caracas, Venezuela.

Dr Maria Nieves Garcia-Casal has been awarded numerous national and international awards for her scientific contributions to health and nutrition. In 2009, Bengoa Foundation awarded Dr Garcia-Casal a research award for her research in diabetes Fundacion Seguros Caracas[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Maria Nieves Garcia Casal". Nutrition 2014. Retrieved 2016-8-23
  2. ↑ "En Venezuela hay algas marinas aptas para el consumo humano". www.el-nacional.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  3. ↑ "Premio a la Investigación en Diabetes 2009". www.fundacionbengoa.org. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  4. ↑ "Fundación Bengoa informa". Anales Venezolanos de Nutrición. 22 (2): 113–115. ISSN 0798-0752.

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