Gil Hardy PhD, FRSC, FASPEN
Director, Ipanema Research Trust; Emeritus Professor of Clinical Nutrition, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Gil Hardy is Emeritus Professor of Clinical Nutrition in New Zealand. He carried out research with Nobel Prize Winner, Professor Sir Hans Krebs, in Oxford and with colleagues in London developed the first 3L PN bag. A founder member of BAPEN and BPNG, Gil served on AuSPEN, UK and NZ Nutrition Society Councils and is an ESPEN faculty member. Since the first clinical congress in 1977 he has been associated with ASPEN serving on various committees, the Board of Directors 2020-2022 and the international human rights for clinical nutrition working group. He has an international reputation with 260+ publications on lipids, glutamine, selenium and chyme reinfusion therapy with awards from Asia, Australasia, Europe and Latin America including the Distinguished International Nutrition Support Specialist Award from ASPEN in 2014 and was founder and first chairman of the international clinical nutrition section (ICNS). Gil is the 2025 ASPEN Nutrition Champion.
Email: gil.hardy50@gmail.com