26-28 Sept 2007: International Seafood Congress, Dublin29-31 Aug 2007: SSA GutImpact Conference, Haikko - ‘From <strong>research</strong> to products’Publications:Barnes MS, Bonham MP, Robson PJ, Strain JJ, Lowe-Strong AS, Eaton-Evans J, Ginty F and Wallace JMW; Assessment<strong>of</strong> 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 concentrations in male and female multiple sclerosis patientsand control volunteers, Multiple Sclerosis, 13: 670-672, 2007Harvey LJ, Dainty JR, Hollands WJ, Bull VJ, Hoogewerff JA, Foxall RJ, McAnena L, Strain JJ and Fairweather-Tait SJ; Effect<strong>of</strong> high-dose iron supplements on fractional zinc absorption and status in pregnant women, American Journal <strong>of</strong>Clinical Nutrition, 85: 131-136, 2007Hodkinson CF, Kelly M, Alexander HD, Bradbury I, Robson PJ, Bonham, MP, O’Connor JM, Coudray C, Strain JJ andWallace JMW; Effect <strong>of</strong> zinc supplementation on the immune status <strong>of</strong> healthy older individuals aged 55 - 70 years:the ZENITH study, Journal <strong>of</strong> Gerontology: Biological Sciences, 62A, 6: 598-608, 2007Hoey L, McNulty H, Askin N, Dunne A, Ward M, Pentieva K, Strain JJ, Molloy AM, Flynn C, Scott JM. Impact <strong>of</strong> avoluntary food fortification policy on folate, related B-vitamin status and homocysteine in healthy adults, AmericanJournal <strong>of</strong> Clinical Nutrition, 86: 1405-1413, 2007Myers GJ, Davidson PW, Strain JJ; Nutrient and methyl mercury exposure from consuming fish, Journal <strong>of</strong> Nutrition,137: 2805-2808, 2007Stewart-Knox BJ, Simpson EEA, Parr H, Rae G, Polito A, Intorre F, Meunier M, Andriollo M, O’Connor JM, Coudray C,Strain JJ; Taste acuity in response to zinc in older Europeans, British Journal <strong>of</strong> Nutrition, 99: 129-136, 2007Bonham MP, Duffy EM, Robson PJ, Wallace JM, Myers GJ, Davidson PW, Clarkson TW, Shamlaye CF, Strain JJ, LivingstoneMB; Contribution <strong>of</strong> fish to intakes <strong>of</strong> micronutrients important for fetal development: a dietary survey <strong>of</strong> pregnantwomen in the Republic <strong>of</strong> Seychelles, Public Health Nutrition, 6: 1-9, 2008Bonham MP, Duffy EM, Wallace JM, Robson PJ, Myers GJ, Davidson PW, Clarkson TW, Shamlaye CF, Strain JJ; Habitual fishconsumption does not prevent a decrease in LCPUFA status in pregnant women (the Seychelles Child DevelopmentNutrition Study), Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids, 78: 343-350, 2008Cashman KD, Hill TR, Lucey AJ, Taylor N, Seamans KM, Muldowney S, Fitzgerald AP, Flynn A, Barnes MS, Horigan G,Bonham MP, Duffy EM, Strain J, Wallace JM, Kiely M; Estimation <strong>of</strong> the dietary requirement for vitamin D in healthyadults, American Journal <strong>of</strong> Clinical Nutrition, 88: 1535-1542, 2008Cashman KD, Hill TR, Cotter AA, Boreham CA, Dubitzky W, Murray L, Strain J, Flynn A, Robson PJ, Wallace JM, Kiely M;Low vitamin D status adversely affects bone health parameters in adolescents, American Journal <strong>of</strong> Clinical Nutrition,87: 1039-1044, 2008Choi SW, Benzie IF, Ma SW, Strain JJ, Hannigan BM; Acute hyperglycemia and oxidative stress: direct cause and effect?,Free Radic Biol Med, 44: 1217-1231, 2008Davidson PW, Strain JJ, Myers GJ, Thurston SW, Bonham MP, Shamlaye CF, Stokes-Riner A, Wallace JM, Robson PJ,Duffy EM, Georger LA, Sloane-Reeves J, Cernichiari E, Canfield RL, Cox C, Huang LS, Janciuras J, Clarkson TW;Neurodevelopmental effects <strong>of</strong> maternal nutritional status and exposure to methylmercury from eating fish duringpregnancy, Neurotoxicology, 29: 767-775, 2008Hill TR, Cotter AA, Mitchell S, Boreham CA, Dubitzky W, Murray L, Strain JJ, Flynn A, Robson PJ, Wallace JM, Kiely M,Cashman KD; Vitamin D status and its determinants in adolescents from the Northern Ireland Young Hearts 2000cohort, British Journal <strong>of</strong> Nutrition, 99: 1061-1067, 2008Hoey L, McNulty H, Askin N, Dunne A, Ward M, Pentieva K, Strain J, Molloy AM, Flynn CA, Scott JM, Effect <strong>of</strong> a72
voluntary food fortification policy on folate, related B vitamin status, and homocysteine in healthy adults, AmericanJournal <strong>of</strong> Clinical Nutrition, 86: 1405-1413, 2008Simpson EE, McConville C, Rae G, O’Connor JM, Stewart-Knox BJ, Coudray C, Strain JJ; Salivary cortisol, stress andmood in healthy older adults: the Zenith study, Biol Psychol, 78: 1, 1-9, 2008Stanisławska-Sachadyn A, Brown KS, Mitchell LE, Woodside JV, Young IS, Scott JM, Murray L, Boreham CA, McNulty H,Strain JJ, Whitehead AS; An insertion/deletion polymorphism <strong>of</strong> the dihydr<strong>of</strong>olate reductase (DHFR) gene is associatedwith serum and red blood cell folate concentrations in women, Human Genetics, 123: 289-295, 2008Stanisławska-Sachadyn A, Woodside JV, Brown KS, Young IS, Murray L, McNulty H, Strain JJ, Boreham CA, ScottJM, Whitehead AS, Mitchell LE; Evidence for sex differences in the determinants <strong>of</strong> homocysteine concentrations,Molecular Gen Metab, 93: 355-362, 2008Stewart-Knox BJ, Bunting BP, Gilpin S, Parr HJ, Pinhão S, Strain JJ, de Almeida MD, Gibney M; Attitudes toward genetictesting and personalised nutrition in a representative sample <strong>of</strong> European consumers, British Journal <strong>of</strong> Nutrition, 8:1-8, 2008Stewart-Knox BJ, Simpson EE, Parr H, Rae G, Polito A, Intorre F, Andriollo Sanchez M, Meunier N, O’Connor JM,Maiani G, Coudray C, Strain JJ; Taste acuity in response to zinc supplementation in older Europeans, British Journal <strong>of</strong>Nutrition, 1: 129-136, 2008Strain JJ, Davidson PW, Bonham MP, Duffy EM, Stokes-Riner A, Thurston SW, Wallace JM, Robson PJ, Shamlaye CF,Georger LA, Sloane-Reeves J, Cernichiari E, Canfield RL, Cox C, Huang LS, Janciuras J, Myers GJ, Clarkson TW;Associations <strong>of</strong> maternal long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, methyl mercury, and infant development in theSeychelles Child Development Nutrition Study, Neurotoxicology, 29: 5, 776-782, 2008Wallace JM, Bonham MP, Strain J, Duffy EM, Robson PJ, Ward M, McNulty H, Davidson PW, Myers GJ, Shamlaye CF,Clarkson TW, Molloy AM, Scott JM, Ueland PM; Homocysteine concentration, related B vitamins, and betaine inpregnant women recruited to the Seychelles Child Development Study, American Journal <strong>of</strong> Clinical Nutrition, 87:391-397, 2008Dr Maria Barnes<strong>Research</strong> AssociateContact Details:T: +44 (0)28 70323539m.barnes@ulster.ac.ukDr Barnes has been a member <strong>of</strong> NICHE since 2004 and her <strong>research</strong> primarily focuses on dietary modulation <strong>of</strong>immune function and bone health. Dr Barnes’ PhD <strong>research</strong> focused on the vitamin D status <strong>of</strong> the general populationand the role <strong>of</strong> vitamin D in immune and bone health. From 2006, Dr Barnes was involved in a Food StandardsAgency funded project entitled: “Dietary requirements for vitamin D: An investigation <strong>of</strong> the relative significance <strong>of</strong>dietary intake and sunlight on vitamin D status in young and elderly adults.” This was a large intervention study incollaboration with <strong>University</strong> College Cork investigating the intake <strong>of</strong> vitamin D required to prevent seasonal vitaminD deficiency in adults aged 20-40 and 65-85 years, to aid in the development <strong>of</strong> a dietary reference value for vitaminD in these age groups. Dr Barnes is currently working on the follow-up to this study which is also funded by the FoodStandards Agency and is entitled: “Vitamin D status and associated health outcomes: Towards an evidence basis forredefining vitamin D status sufficient to reduce risk <strong>of</strong> chronic disease”. This study focuses on the impact <strong>of</strong> vitaminD status on metabolic health, bone health, cardiovascular disease and inflammation. Vitamin D variability parametersincluding vitamin D receptor genotyping are also being assessed.73
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