Isabel Galicia Ernst

Ph.D. candidate in human biology with publications on obesity and malnutrition in older adults

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Isabel Galicia Ernst is an educated and experienced researcher in the field of human nutrition. She obtained her MSc in clinical nutrition from the University of Hohenheim in 2021 and completed her Bachelor's degree in dietetics and food science from Universidad Iberoamericana in 2017. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD at the Institute for Biomedicine of Aging at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. With her strong educational background and research experience, Isabel is dedicated to advancing the understanding of aging and nutrition and finding ways to promote healthy aging. As a research assistant at the university, she actively contributes to ongoing studies and publications, further cementing her expertise in this field.

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Publications

Obesity in European nursing homes participating in nutritionDay 2016–2021—Prevalence and resident characteristics

Clinical Obesity

2024

Outcomes addressed in randomized controlled lifestyle intervention trials in community‐dwelling older people with (sarcopenic) obesity—An evidence map

Obesity Reviews

2022

Education

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Institute for Biomedicine of Aging / 2025 (anticipated)

Nuremberg

University of Hohenheim

MSc in clinical nutrition (Ernährungsmedizin), Naturwissenschaften / November, 2020

Stuttgart

Universidad Iberoamericana

Bachelor in dietetics and food science, Ciencias de la Salud / December, 2017

Ciudad de Mexico

Experience

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

PhD student / April, 2021 — Present

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Research assistant / April, 2021 — March, 2024

As a research assistant, I conducted systematic reviews and analyzed data from a big data base. I wrote two scientific publications and one more is about to be finished. My areas of expertise are obesity and malnutrition in older adults, nutrition psychology, and nutrition during pregnancy

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