Dr. Miyoung Suh

• PhD (Nutrition and Metabolism), University of Alberta, Canada
• MSc (Food Science and Nutrition), Hyosung Women’s University, S. Korea
• BSc (Food Science and Nutrition), Hyosung Women’s University, S. Korea
• Dietetic Internship (Clinical Nutrition), University of Alberta, Canada

• HNSC 4320 Nutrition Management of Disease States
• HNSC 4600 Practice-based Research in Human Nutritional Sciences
• HNSC 7460 Lipid Nutrition and Metabolism

Research interests

Dr. Suh’s research is in the area of lipid nutrition and metabolism with clinical and pre-clinical trials, specifically focusing on:

• Lipid metabolisms and molecular mechanisms in neural (retina and brain) and non-neural tissues (testis/sperm)
• Lipid toxicity in chronic disease states (Diabetes and metabolic syndrome)
• Nutrition and retina function (diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration)
• Alcohol and fetal brain development
• Alcohol and male reproductive function

Current research projects

• Nutrition strategies for diabetic retinopathy: DHA and lutein enriched eggs on retina health and metabolic and physical parameters in type 2 diabetes (clinical)
• Nutrition strategies for diabetes: Utilization of Smart Farm technology to create sustainable nutrient-rich plant food products for diabetes (pre-clinical and clinical)
• Mechanisms of prostate hyperplasia: Lipid metabolism and function in prostate hyperplasia in an animal model of metabolic syndrome (pre-clinical)
• Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Maternal DHA consumption on fetal brain development in rats with prenatal alcohol exposure (pre-clinical)
• Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Nutrition for Two: development of interactive nutrition research tools and a pretrial for food and nutrition intake trend among the First Nation’s pregnant women (baseline observations)

Publications

• ORCiD

Dr. Suh is a Registered Dietitian (College of Dietitians of Manitoba), and:

• Principal Investigator, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorder (DND), St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre
• Principal Investigator, Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM), St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre

Awards:

• Outstanding Teacher Award, Student-Teacher Recognition, Centre for the Advancement of Teaching & Learning, University of Manitoba (2019)
• Excellence in Teaching Award in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba (2018)
• Scientist of the Year Award, The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies, 7th Annual Canada Korea Conference, Montreal, Quebec (2017)
• Outstanding Mentorship of Graduate Students Award, Faculty of Graduate Studies (nominee) (2017)
• Outstanding Teacher Award, Student-Teacher Recognition, Centre for the Advancement of Teaching & Learning, University of Manitoba (2016)
• Merit Award for Service, University of Manitoba (2015)