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PRIZE COMMITTEES & JURIES

The 2001 Prize Committe & Jury

Organization Committee

- Prof. Barbara Schneeman, University of California, USA (President)
- Prof. Manuel Serrano Rios, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain (Vice-President)
- Prof. Hector Bourges Rodriguez, National Institute of Nutrition, Mexico
- Prof. Zuzana Brazdova, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
- Prof. José Dutra De Oliveira, University of Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
- Prof. Marcello Giovannini, University of Milan, Italy
- Prof. Dieter HötzeL, University of Bonn, Germany
- Prof. André Uyghebaert, University of Ghent, Belgium
- Prof. Peter Jones, McGill University, Canada
- Prof. Emanuel Lebenthal, University Medical Center, Israel
- Prof. Yasutoshi Muto, Sugiyama Yogakuen University, Japan
- Prof. Daniel Rigaud, University of Dijon, France
- Prof. Jerzy Socha, Institute of Child Health, Poland
- Prof. Kean Wang, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, China

Pre-selection Committee

- Prof. Barbara Schneeman, University of California, USA
- Prof. J. Harvey Anderson, University of Toronto, Canada
- Prof. Hector Bourges Rodriguez, National Institute of Nutrition, Mexico
- Prof. Chunming Chen, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, China
- Prof. John Gay, Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Cuba
- Prof. André Uyghebaert, University of Ghent, Belgium
- Prof. Peter Jones, McGill University, Canada
- Dr. Janet King, University of California, USA
- Prof. Ermanno Lanzola, University of Pavia, Italy
- Prof. Emanuel Lebenthal, University Medical Center, Israel
- Prof. Bo Lindquist, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden
- Prof. Yasutoshi Muto, Sugiyama Yogakuen University, Japan

Jury

- Prof. Barbara Schneeman, University of California, USA
- Prof. George Beaton, University of Toronto, Canada
- Prof. Dennis Bier, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
- Prof. Yehudith Birk, The Hebrew University, Israel
- Prof. Denis Lairon, Institute National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, France
- Prof. Andrew Prentice, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Great Britain
- Prof. Ricardo Uauy Dagach, University of Chile, Chile
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