Lab News
Student Presents Research at UROP Symposium 2021
Undergraduate student Sarah Liao (Nutrition/Dietetics '23) presented her research on portion size training and assessment at the Fall 2021 Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Symposium. Sarah was awarded the Student Research Award to conduct this research throughout Summer and Fall 2021. Read more about Sarah and her research on Instagram.
Graduate student collaborator wins poster award
Congratulations to Tonmoy Ghosh, graduate student in McCrory lab collaborator Dr Edward Sazonov’s laboratory at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, for winning a poster presentation award for “Fusion of sensor- and image-based deep neural networks for accurate detection of eating” authored by Ghosh T, Han Y, Raju V, Hossain D, McCrory MA, Boushey CJ, Delp E, Sazonov E, at the NIH Precision Nutrition Workshop, Jan 11-12, 2021 held virtually.
Dr McCrory to present at Global Food+ 2021
Dr. McCrory will presented a 7 minute speed talk on “Meal Timing and Weight Control” at the Global Food+ 2021 virtual conference, Feb 26, 2021, sponsored by Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. The virtual conference is free, registration required.
Student Spotlight: Kimberly Siu (’21)
Kimberly Siu (Human Physiology '21) and her mentor Dr. Megan McCrory presented their research on the validity of the AIM wearable sensor in measuring meal timing at the Fall 2019 Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Symposium. Kimberly was awarded the Student Research Award to conduct this research throughout Summer 2019. 
Undergraduate Student Presents at the Boston Nutrition and Obesity Research Center Annual Symposium 2019
Undergraduate student Hannah Bernard (Sargent ’20, B.S. Nutrition/Dietetics) presented her research on physical activity assessment at the Boston Nutrition and Obesity Research Center Annual Symposium, December 2019.
Graduate Student Presents at the Boston Nutrition and Obesity Research Center Annual Symposium 2019
Graduate student Ellie Wei (Boston University School of Medicine ’20, M.S. Nutrition & Metabolism) presented her research on hunger and meal timing at the Boston Nutrition and Obesity Research Center Annual Symposium, December 2019.
Student Spotlight: Lena Ho (’18)
Lena Ho (Nutritional Science ’18) and her mentor Dr. Megan McCrory presented their research on the timing of eating and weight status at the 2018 American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Annual Conference. Lena’s presentation in her topical category of “chrononutrition” earned her first place in the Emerging Leaders Poster Competition.
Student Presents Research at Nutrition 2018
Graduate student Stephanie Chen (Sargent ’20, MS/DPD/DI) presented her research on dietary sugars consumption at Nutrition 2018, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition.
Student Presents Research at UROP Symposium 2018
Undergraduate student Barbara Hernandez (Human Physiology ‘19) presented her research on cognitive restraint and dietary disinhibition as predictors of meal timing at the Fall 2018 Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Symposium. Barbara was awarded the Student Research Award to conduct this research throughout Summer 2018.
