Tran Thi Ngoc Chau

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School: School of Science, Engineering and Technology
Department:  Dean Office
Position: Doctoral Research Fellow, Health and Science
Location: RMIT Saigon South
Email: chau.tran33@rmit.edu.vn

Ms. Chau has over 10 years of experience in Nutrition - Dietetics, specializing in nutritional assessment, counseling, and intervention planning for various age groups, pregnant women, and medical conditions. She has extensive experience in nutrition education, media consultation on health programs (HTV, VTV), and expert contributions to newspapers (Dân Trí, Tuổi Trẻ, Alobacsi, Vnexpress, Sai Gon Tiếp Thị). She has also worked as an expert speaker, sharing evidence-based nutrition information with health professionals and the public.

  • Master of Human Nutrition, Ghent University, Belgium

  • Nutrition Physiology
  • Applied Nutrition
  • Nutrition, Health and Disease
  • Community Nutrition

  • Nutrition biochemistry
  • Public Health Nutrition
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Nutritional epidemiology
  • Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

  • Promotion of the consumption of local foods to improve the diet of Vietnamese children. Master thesis - Ghent University, Bioversity International libstore.ugent.be/fulltxt/RUG01/002/275/168/RUG01-002275168_2016_0001_AC.pdf
  • Improve the rate of nutritional screening for inpatients. (Internal research - American International Hospital)
  • Improve the implementation of the patient's dietary education before discharge. (Internal research - American International Hospital)
  • Improve the compliance rate of dietary orders for inpatients. (Internal research - American International Hospital)

  • Received two fully-funded scholarships from the Belgian government for pursuing a Master's degree: Belgium-Vietnam Bilateral (BBS) Scholarship and Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) Scholarship.
  • Awarded the WOMEN IN STEM Fellowship for pursuing a PhD degree.

  • Graduated with Distinction Grade in the Master of Human Nutrition

  • Group Nutrition Manager, Hoan My Medical Corporation (2023 – 2024)
  • Head of Nutrition Department, American International Hospital (2017-2023)
  • Director of Nutrition, Imperial Group (2022-2023)
  • Nutritionist-Dietitian, FV Hospital (2011-2014)
  • Consultant and Project Planner: Extensive experience in planning, consulting, and implementing community nutrition projects for Bioversity International and the Vietnam National Institute of Nutrition.

  • Hoan My Medical Corporation: Group Nutrition Manager, 2023-2024
  • American International Hospital: Head of Nutrition Department, 2017-2023
  • Imperial Group: Director of Nutrition, 2022-2023
  • FV Hospital: Nutritionist-Dietitian, 2011-2014