An annual award is presented to an investigator conducting clinical, translational, in vitro and/or ex vivo research, whose scientific contributions have advanced the understanding of the potential health benefits of culinary herbs and spices. For more information, please see the ASN website.
Dr. Majeti is the 13th recipient of the ASN McCormick Science Institute Research Award. He is Professor and Founding Director of The Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. More
Dr. Zhaoping Li is the 12th recipient of the ASN McCormick Science Institute Research Award. She is Professor of Medicine, Lynda and Steward Resnick Endowed Chair in Human Nutrition at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. More
Dr. Anderson is the 11th recipient of the ASN McCormick Science Institute Research Award. He is a Lead Scientist at the USDA-ARS Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center. More
Dr. Peters is the tenth recipient of the ASN McCormick Science Institute Research Award. He is Professor of endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes at The University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus. More
An annual award to support scientific endeavors including in vitro experiments, epidemiologic studies, spice and herb intake data collection, systematic reviews and/or evidence-based analysis. The principal investigator must be a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or a Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) and a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). For more information, please see the ANDF website.
Dr. Shannon Gaylean, RDN, is the recipient of the 2021 ANDF research award to help research the effects of eCulinary medicine emphasizing herbs and spices to increase vegetable consumption More
Dr. Leslie Redmond, RDN, is the recipient of the 2020 ANDF research award to help support a nutrition education program to increase the utilization of herbs and spices among food pantry clients... More
Dr. Cynthia Blanton, RD, is the recipient of the 2019 ANDF research award for her project titled "Improving the anti-inflammatory action of curcumin by synchronizing intake to circadian rhythms"... More
Dr. Robin M. Tucker, RD, is the recipient of the 2018 ANDF research award for her project titled "Anti-inflammatory effects of daily red chili pepper consumption on colonic mucosa"... More
