• Dr. Semone Myrie, Associate Professor, department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences.
  • Associate Professor, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences

    University of Manitoba (Fort Garry Campus)
    Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
    W565 Duff Roblin Building
    190 Dysart Road
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Canada

    T: 204-474-7290
    semone.myrie@umanitoba.ca

Education

  • PhD Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador
  • MSc University of Alberta, Canada
  • BSc University of Alberta, Canada

Teaching

  • HNSC 3400 Nutrition Assessment and Counselling
  • HNSC 4350 Nutrition in Exercise and Sports

Research

Research interests

Dr. Myrie's interests are in the areas of nutrition and developmental origins of adult diseases and   nutrition and Inherited metabolic diseases, more specifically:

  • The role of early neonatal nutrition impact on metabolic system during early development and in to adulthood
  • Inherited metabolic diseases
  • Nutrient absorption and bioavailability, particularly amino acids

Current research projects

  • Sitosterolemia and plant sterols

Publications