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Ann Prentice

b. 1952

Nutritionist

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About Ann Prentice

Born 1952. Ann Prentice is a nutritionist and researcher.

Ann Prentice, (born 1952) is a British nutritionist.

Education Prentice studied chemistry at the University of Oxford, then medical physics at the University of Surrey, and natural sciences at the University of Cambridge.

Career Since 1978, her career has been with the Medical Research Council, both in the United Kingdom and The Gambia

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).

Prentice is the recipient of numerous honours, awards and prizes; 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. On 7 December 2020, she delivered her Widdowson Award lecture entitled "Hard facts and misfits: essential ingredients of public health nutrition research".

She holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Surrey, and Honorary Professorships at the University of the Witwatersrand and at Shenyang Medical College in addition to her Professorship at the University of Cambridge.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nutritionist, researcher
Nationality
British people
Education
University of Cambridge, University of Oxford
Employers
University of Cambridge, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council The Gambia Unit, MRC Human Nutrition Research
Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences; Fellow of the Association for Nutrition; Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ann Prentice's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ann Prentice?

nutritionist

When was Ann Prentice born?

Ann Prentice was born on 17 January 1952.

What is Ann Prentice's occupation?

Ann Prentice is a nutritionist and researcher.

What nationality is Ann Prentice?

Ann Prentice's recorded nationality: British people.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ann Prentice

· Wikidata: Q29643461

· DBpedia: Ann Prentice

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