Paul B. Pencharz. M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D., FRCP(C)
Professor Emeritus
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Department of Paediatrics
Faculty of Medicine

Ph: 416.813.6171
Fax: 416.813.4972
paul.pencharz@sickkids.ca


Primary Affiliations

• The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Paediatrics and Surgery   

Education/Degrees:

• B.Sc. Agriculture (University of Alberta);
• M.Sc. Animal Nutrition (University of Alberta);
• Ph.D. Nutritional Sciences (University of Illinois)

Awards/Recognition:

• Honourary Life Member of Dietitians of Canada 2006
• University of Toronto, Department of Paediatrics, Physician Research
  Award for Career Excellence 2007
• Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition 2008
• The Fellows Award for Teaching and Mentorship, Division of Gastroenterology,
  Hepatology and Nutrition 2009

Awards/Recognition:

• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons   l974-present of Canada
• Canadian Paediatric Society   1975-present
• Canadian Society for Nutritional Sciences   l98l-present
• American Society for Nutritional Sciences   l982-present
• American Society of Clinical Nutrition   l982-present
• American Academy of Pediatrics   l982-present
• Society for Pediatric Research   l983-present
• Nutrition Society of Great Britain   1985-present
• Canadian Society of Clinical Investigation   1986-present
• North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology   1988-present & Nutrition
• Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition   1990-present American Academy of Pediatrics
• The Clinical Research Society of Toronto   1991-present
• Canadian Association of Gastroenterology   2003-present

Research:

• Dr. Pencharz focus is upon amino acid metabolism and requirements across the life-cycle from newborn infants to adults. In addition, he is interested in the effects of disease on protein, amino acid and energy needs. Recent studies have included patients with inborn-errors of metabolism as well as subjects on parenteral feeding.                       

Current Students:

• Joan Herridge    

Recent Publications:                                                   

• Elango R, Humayun MA, Ball RO, Pencharz PB. Protein requirement of healthy school-age children determined by indicator amino acid oxidation method. Am J Clin Nutr 94:1545-52, 2011.
• Tomlinson C, Rafii M, Ball RO, Pencharz PB. Arginine synthesis from enteral glutamine in healthy adults in the fed state. Am J Physiol 301:E267-73, 2011.
• Tomlinson C, Rafii M, Sgro M, Ball RO, Pencharz PB. Arginine is synthesized from proline, not glutamate, in enterally fed human preterm neonates. Pediatr Res 69:46-50, 2011.
• Chapman KP, Courtney-Martin G, Moore AM, Langer JC, Tomlinson C, Ball RO, Pencharz PB. Lysine requirement of parenterally fed postsurgical neonates. Am J Clin Nutr 91:958-965, 2010
• Pillai RR, Elango R, Muthayya S, Ball RO, Kurpad AV, Pencharz PB. Lysine requirement of healthy Indian school-aged children determined by the indicator amino acid oxidation technique. J Nutr 140:54-59, 2010
  
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