Catherine Field

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept

PhD, FCAHS, CRC Tier 1 Chair in Human Nutrition and Metabolism

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Contact

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept

Email: cjfield@ualberta.ca
Phone: (780) 492-2597
Address: 4-126C Li Ka Shing Centre For Research
8602 112 St NW

Edmonton AB

T6G 2E1

PhD, FCAHS, CRC Tier 1 Chair in Human Nutrition and Metabolism

Email: catherine.field@ualberta.ca
Address: 4-126A Li Ka Shing Centre For Research
8602 112 St NW

Edmonton AB

T6G 2E1

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

nutrition immunity lipids development cancer allergy

About

Degree

PhD, University of Alberta

Job/Research Area

Nutritional Immunology

Research

Major Responsibilities/Research Interests

My research program centers on the effect of nutrition on the immune system. Current areas of research are the role of polyunsaturated fats on the development of the infant’s immune system, the use of specific fatty acids in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer and identifying the association between nutritional status and maternal mental health and the neuro-physical development of infants.

Announcements

CRC Tier 1 Chair, Human Nutrition and Metabolism

Courses

INT D 408 - Interprofessional Health Education Elective

Application of interprofessional competencies within a specific health care context. Content topics vary from year to year. Topics announced prior to registration period. The student's transcript carries title descriptive of content. May be repeated. Prerequisite or corequisite: INT D 403, or equivalent introductory interprofessional health education course, or approval of Health Sciences Education and Research Commons, Health Sciences Council. (Offered jointly by the following faculties: Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences; Medicine and Dentistry; Nursing; Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation; and Rehabilitation Medicine.) [Health Sciences Council].

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Featured Publications

Determinants of maternal and infant omega-3 status at 3 months postpartum: findings from the APrON longitudinal cohort study

Jaqueline Munhoz, Nour Wattar, Susan Goruk, Mohammadreza Pakseresht, Megan Jarman, Laura Forbes, Rhonda C Bell, Fatheema B Subhan, Catherine J Field

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2025 March; 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.01.002

Feeding Docosahexaenoic Acid and Arachidonic Acid during Suckling and Weaning Contributes to Oral Tolerance Development by Beneficially Modulating the Intestinal Cytokine and Immunoglobulin Levels in an Allergy-Prone Brown Norway Rat Model

Ren Wang, Dhruvesh Patel, Susan Goruk, Caroline Richard, Catherine J Field

The Journal of Nutrition. 2024 December; 10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.10.021

Maternal iron and Vitamin D status during the second trimester is associated with third trimester depression symptoms among pregnant participants in the APrON cohort

Evanchuk JL, Kozyrskyj A, Vaghef-Mehrabani E, Lamers Y, Giesbrecht GF, Letourneau NL Aghajafari F, Dewey D, Leung B, Bell RC, Field CJ.

2024 January; 154 (1):174-184 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.10.029

Combined Supplementation with Arachidonic and Docosahexaenoic Acids in T Helper Type-2 Skewed Brown Norway Rat Offspring is Beneficial in the Induction of Oral Tolerance toward Ovalbumin and Immune System Development

Dhruvesh Patel, Susan Goruk, Caroline Richard, Catherine J Field

The Journal of Nutrition. 2022 September; 10.1093/jn/nxac118

Protocol of a double blind, phase II randomized controlled trial to compare Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) concomitant with neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone in the treatment of breast cancer

Newell M, Mackey J, Bigras G, Alvarez-Camacho M, Goruk S, Ghosh S, Schmidt A, Miede D, Chisotti A, Postovit L, Baker K, Mazurak V, Courneya K, Basi S, Abraham Joy A, King K, Meza-Junco J, Price-Hiller J, Zhu X, Field CJ

BMJ Open. 2019 January;

Role of docosahexaenoic acid in enhancement of docetaxel action in patient derived breast cancer xenografts

Newell M, Goruk S, Mazurak V, Postovit L, Field CJ

Breast Cancer Treatment. 2019 January; 177

Treatment with DHA modifies the response of MDA-MB-231 cells and tumors from nu/nu mice to doxorubicin through apoptosis and cell cycle arrest

Newell M, Brun M, Field CJ

Journal of Nutrition. 2019 January; 49 ((1)):46-56

The dietary form of choline during lactation affects maternal immune function in rats

Dellschaft NS, Richard C, Lewis E, Goruk S, Jacobs R, Curtis J, Field CJ

European Journal of Nutrition. 2018 January; 57 ((6)):2189-2199

A dietary supply of docosahexaenoic acid early in life is essential for immune development and the establishment of oral tolerance

Richard C, Lewis ED, Goruk S, Field CJ

Journal of Nutrition. 2017 January; 146 (11):2398-2406

The importance of human milk for immunity in preterm infants

Lewis ED, Richard C, Larsen BM, Field CJ

Clinics in Perinatology. 2017 January; 44 (1):23-47

A critical review on the effect of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on cancer cell cycle progression

2. Newell M, Baker K, Postovit L, Field CJ

International Journal of Molecular Science. 2017 January; 18 (8):1784-1798

Determination of the relative efficacy of long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids for anti-cancer effects in human breast cancer models

VanderSluis L, Mazurak VC, Damaraju S, Field CJ,

International Journal of Molecular Science. 2017 January; 18 (12):2607

Feeding a mixture of choline forms during lactation improves offspring growth and maternal lymphocyte response to ex vivo immune challenges

Lewis ED, Richard CR, Goruk S, Wadge E, Curtis JM, Jacobs RL, Field CJ

Nutrients. 2017 January;

Feeding a mixture of choline forms to lactating dams improves the development of the immune system in offspring

Richard CR, Lewis ED, Goruk S, Wadge E, Curtis JM, Jacobs RL, Field CJ

Nutrients. 2017 January; 9 (6):567

Evidence for the essentiality of arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acid in the postnatal maternal and infant diet for the development of the infant’s immune system early in life

11. Richard C, Lewis ED, Field CJ

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism . 2016 January; 41 ((5)):461-75

Feeding a diet devoid of choline during suckling restricts growth and impairs T cell expansion and function in offspring

Lewis ED, Goruk S, Dellschaft N, Jacobs RL, Curtis JM, Field CJ

British Journal of Nutrition. 2016 January; 116 (6):1001-1012

Feeding a diet enriched in docosahexaenoic acid to lactating dams improves the tolerance response to egg protein in suckled pups

Richard C, Lewis ED, Goruk S, Field CJ.

Nutrients. 2016 January; 8

A dietary supply of docosahexaenoic acid early in life is essential for immune development and the establishment of oral tolerance

Richard C, Lewis ED, Goruk S, Field CJ

Journal of Nutrition. 2016 January; 146 ((11)):2398-2406

The form of choline in the maternal diet affects immune development in the suckled offspring

Lewis ED, Richard C, Goruk S, Dellschaft NS, Curtis JM, Jacobs RL, Field CJ

Journal of Nutrition. 2016 January; 146 (4):823-30

The content of docosahexaenoic acid in the suckling and the weaning diet differentially program the ability of immune cells to respond to stimuli

Richard C, Lewis ED, Goruk S, Field CJ

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 2016 January; 35

The content of docosahexaenoic acid in the maternal diet differentially affects the immune response in lactating dams and suckled offspring. European

Richard C, Lewis ED, Goruk S, Field CJ.

European Journal of Nutrition. 2016 January; 55 (7):2255-2264

Women who take omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements during pregnancy and lactation meet the recommended intake

Jia X, Pakseresht M, Wildgrube J, Sontag S, Andrews M, Wattar N, Begum Subhan F, McCargar L, Field CJ and the APrON study team

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism. 2015 January; 40 (5):474-81

Choline is required in the diet of lactating dams to maintain maternal immune function

Dellschaft NS, Ruth MR, Goruk S, Lewis E, Richard C, Jacobs RL, Curtis JM, Field CJ

British Journal of Nutrition. 2015 January; June 113 (11):1723-31

Bypassing the Delta 6-desaturase enzyme and directly providing n-3 and n-6 PUFA pathway intermediates reduces the survival of two human breast cancer cell lines

Yu H-M, Newell M, Subedi K, Weselake RJ, Mazurak V, Field CJ

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 2015 January; 117

A stearidonic acid - enriched flax oil reduces the growth of human breast cancer in vitro and in vivo

Subedi K, Yu H-M, Newell M, Weselake R, Meesapyodsuk D, Qiu X, Shah S and Field CJ

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2015 January; 149

Folate, vitamin B12 and vitamin B6 status in pregnant Albertan women

16. Fayyaz F, Wang F, Jacobs RC, O’Connor D, Bell RC, Field CJ and the APrON study team

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism . 2014 December; 39 (12):1402-8

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