About Us

Elango Lab Research Overview

Our lab is passionate about a variety of topics relating to human nutrition. We are currently studying: 

• Protein and amino acid requirements at different stages of the life-cycle
• Amino acid bioavailability of different foods
• Inborn errors of metabolism, including:
  • Phenylketonuria (PKU)
  • Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
  • Propionic Acidemia (PA)
  • Pyridoxine-Dependent Epilepsy (PDE) 
• Global health and influence of maternal nutrition on women’s health
• Human milk and preterm infant nutrition 

Partnerships

The Elango Lab works closely with research groups and partners:

• University of British Columbia
• Women’s Health Research Institute
• BC Children’s Hospital Biobank
• ACMaN
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit & Milk Handling Room, BC Women’s Hospital
• Biochemical Diseases Clinic, BC Children’s Hospital
• Adult Metabolic Diseases Clinic, Vancouver General Hospital
• Dr. Glenda Courtney-Martin, Hospital for Sick Children & University of Toronto
• Dr. Carla Prado, University of Alberta

Grants

Research in the Elango Lab is funded by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canada Foundation for Innovation, BC Knowledge Development Fund, Ajinomoto Amino Acid Research Program (Japan), International Council on Amino Acid Science, Dairy Farmers of Canada and National Dairy Council (US), BCCHRI Healthy Starts Grants, Rare Disease Foundation, Vitaflo USA, LLC and Propionic Acidemia Foundation.