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Division Recognitions / Accomplishments

• Dr. Fereidoon Shahidi, the first chair of the Nutraceutical & Functional Foods Division was awarded the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of Nicolas Appert.
• Outstanding Volunteer - The Outstanding Volunteer award honors a current Division member who provided exemplary volunteer work to the Division in the current year. The 2021-2022 recipient is Emerson Nolasco.
• Outstanding Service - The Outstanding Service award honors current Division members who have demonstrated a history of service to the Division or field. The 2021-2022 recipient is Cordelia Selomulya.

Division Oral Competition Finalists

• First: Xiaoyu Bao, University of Alberta: Ovomucin hydrolysates inhibited bacterial adhesion and protected epithelial barrier integrity from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) K88 in intestinal epithelial cells
• Second: Emerson Nolasco, University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Understanding the role of the gastrointestinal microbiota in modulating the anti-hypertensive effect of egg white hydrolysate
• Third: Cydney Jackson, Cornell University: Empire Apple (Malus domestica) Juice, Pomace, and Pulp Modulate Intestinal Functionality, Morphology, and Bacterial Populations In Vivo (Gallus gallus)
• Finalist: Richmond Djorgbenoo, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University: Detoxification of lipid peroxidation aldehyde, 4-hydroxynonenal, by Flavonoids in Apple and Grapefruit
   
• Finalist: Woojeong (Chloe) Kim, UNSW Sydney (University of New South Wales): Surface composition of β-carotene microcapsules comprising pea/whey protein complexes by synchrotron-FTIR microspectroscopy