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Marie-Caroline Michalski is the recipient of the 2024 Ralph Holman Lifetime Achievement Award

Marie-Caroline Michalski is this year’s recipient of the Ralph Holman Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS), an international academic institution dedicated to advancing the science and technology of oils and fats for practical applications for the general public.

Published on 29 April 2024

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The distinction, awarded on 29 April 2024 in Montreal, recognizes an individual whose work has resulted in major advances in health and nutrition. Marie-Caroline Michalski, the first non-North American or British recipient, received the award for her significant contribution to new concepts in the prevention and nutritional management of obesity, such as the "food matrix effect", "fast vs slow fat" and the benefits of milk polar lipids on reducing cardiometabolic risk factors. Her work has led to several research developments and industrial applications internationally, including in infant nutrition.

Marie-Caroline Michalski is a Research Director at the Cardiovascular diseases, Metabolism, Diabetology and Nutrition Laborary (CarMeN) in Lyon.

 

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