Barbara Marriage, PhD, RD    Login to edit this profile

Primary Job Title Senior Research Scientist, Pediatric Research and Development Centers & Contact Information Moffitt Cancer Center Prevention Research, Fowler Campus Tampa, FL

Biography Barbara Marriage is an Associate Director in Global Regulatory Science and Innovation involved in early stage projects in both adult and pediatric nutrition. She was previously Manager of the Pediatric Clinical Nutrition group in Scientific and Medical Affairs and was responsible for clinical research in the area of pediatrics and maternal nutrition. Barbara received a BSc in Applied Human Nutrition from the University of Guelph, an MSc in Nutrition and a PhD in Medical Sciences from the University of Alberta.  Before joining Abbott in 2002, she worked for over 20 years as a clinical research dietitian with extensive experience in the nutritional management of patients and families with inborn errors of metabolism. Her research interests include early programming, childhood obesity, maternal health and inborn errors of metabolism. Dr Marriage has published over 25 articles in peer-reviewed journals, written book chapters and newsletters, and has given many presentations on nutrition related topics. Areas of Expertise Inborn errors of metabolism, infant and maternal nutrition Education Undergraduate:                       University of Guelph, BSc (Applied Human Nutrition)                                                    1978 Dietetic Internship:                  University of Alberta Hospital                         1979 Graduate:                                University of Alberta, MSc (Nutrition)             1987                                                 MSc Thesis: The Effect of Energy Intake, Body Fat Content and                                                 Food Deprivation on Hypothalamic Norepinephrine Metabolism                                                 University of Alberta, PhD                   1996 – 2002                                                 PhD Thesis: Effect of Cofactor Treatment in Oxidative Phosphorylation Disorders Selected Publications Recent publications Hester SN, Hustead DS, Mackey AD, Singhal A, Marriage BJ. Is the Macronutrient Intake of Formula Fed Infants Greater than Breast Fed Infants in Early Infancy? J Nutr Metab, Vol 2012: Article ID891201, 13 pages, 2012. Oliveros Leal L, Paul Salto RR, Torres Cardona L, Williams JA, Marriage BJ, Ruiz Debeza R, Conde Bueso E, del Campo Yubero J, Ros Mar L. Dietary Habits and Nutrient Intakes of a Cohort of Healthy Children in Spain. The Open Nutrition J 6: 123-130, 2012. Williams JA. Yankina A, Choe YS, Dokukina L, Brazol M, Altshuler E, Gordon M, Ostrovskiy N, Kuraev E Marriage BJ. Effects of Nutritional Supplementation on Prealbumin Concentrations in Pediatric Burn Patients: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. The Open Nutrition J 7: 20-25, 2013. Ramos-Paul R, Marriage BJ, Ruiz Debeza R, Oliveros Leal L, Ros Mar L, Torres Cardona L, Williams JA. Impact of Picky Eating on Level of Family Stress in Healthy Children between the Ages of 3 and 6 Years. The Open Nutrition J 8: 13-18, 2014. Frazier DM, Allgeier C, Homer C, Marriage BJ, Ogata B, Rohr F, Splett PL, Stembridge A, Singh RH. Nutrition management guideline for male syrup urine disease: An evidence- and consensus-based approach. Mol Genet Metab 112:210-217, 2014. Sherry CL, Oliver JS, Renzi LM, Marriage BJ.Lutein supplementation increases breast milk and plasma lutein concentrations in lactating women and infant plasma concentrations but does not affect other carotenoids.J Nutr 144(8): 1256-1263, 2014. Sherry CL, Oliver JS, Marriage BJ. Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation in lactating women increases breast milk and plasma docosahexaenoic acid concentartions and alters infant omega 6:3 fatty acid ratio. Protaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 95:63-69, 2015.