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TENURED PROFESSOR

Edna Magaly

Gamboa Delgado

School of Nutrition and Dietetics

Profesor sin foto

CONTACT

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emgamboa@uis.edu.co

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+57 (607) 634 4000
Ext. 3178

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GENERAL

Biography

Professor Laureate of the Universida Industrial de Santander (UIS), entity with which she works since 1987, occupying the position of Director of the School of Physiotherapy on several occasions. She is currently the Director of Postgraduate Studies at UIS, a role she has held since 2016. Senior Researcher recognized by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Colombia (Minciencias). Leader of a research group with classification A, Minciencias. Academic peer of the National Accreditation Council. Author of articles and national research projects and international cooperation. She was elected to the presidency of the executive committee of Red Colombiana de Posgrados for the period 2021-2024.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Population Nutrition Sciences

    Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de México, 2014

  • Master in Epidemiology

    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2006

  • Nutritionist and Dietician

    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1999

CONTACT

Information

Envelope

emgamboa@uis.edu.co

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+57 (607) 634 4000 Ext. 3178

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ORCID
Google Scholar

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Population Nutrition
  • Research
    Nutritional
  • Epidemiology
  • Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Food and Nutrition Programs
  • Obesity
  • Chronic Diseases and Diet
  • Interventions in Food and
  • Nutrition Education

OFFICE

Hours

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – 12 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Facultad de Salud, Cra 32 # 29-31, Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética

Research

Group

CICTA
OENEC
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Outstanding

Works

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

  • Honorable Mention for the Doctoral Thesis " Evaluation of design, process and Impact of the Food Support Program, PAL, on the risk of overweight and obesity in children under 5 years of the beneficiary households "

    Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México. 2014

  • First Place: "Best Poster", for the work: "Childhood Obesity and parental feeding practices in a Colombian vulnerable population"

    12th International Conference on Childhood Obesity and Nutrition. Conference Series. Roma, Italia. 2019

  • Second Place, ACODIN- ILSI NORANDINO Award in Food and Nutrition, Professional Category, for the work: "Nutritional status of university students living in internal student migration conditions beneficiaries of an institutional feeding program"

    XVIII Congreso Colombiano de Nutrición y Dietética y II Internacional de Alimentación y Nutrición. 2019.

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