Crystal Karakochuk
(She/her)
MSc, PhD, BSc
Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Registered Dietitian
CIHR Project Grant (2024): Non-inferiority of (6S)-5-MTHF as compared to synthetic folic acid in increasing maternal folate status during pregnancy: A randomized controlled trial
CIHR Project Grant (2018): Is iron supplementation harmful in populations where iron deficiency is not the cause of anemia? A 12 week RCT in Cambodia.
CIHR Project Grant (2019): Folic acid supplementation in children with sickle cell disease: a double-blind randomized crossover trial
The Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award (2018). High-dose folic acid supplementation in sickle cell disease: Friend or foe?
Canadian Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund. The Nutritional Hematology (NUTRI-HEME) Laboratory at UBC.
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute - Healthy Starts Catalyst Grant.Is natural folate as effective as synthetic folic acid in increasing plasma and red blood cell folate concentrations during pregnancy? A proof-of-concept pilot study.
International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI North America) Future Leader Award. Investigating the potential risk of iron supplementation in Cambodian women.
2023, Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Micronutrients and Human Health
2023, American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Mead Johnson Award
2019, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award
2018, International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI North America) Future Leader Award.
2016, Early Career Award for Contribution to Alleviation of Micronutrient Malnutrition International Life Sciences Institute.
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