Jennie Brand-Miller

Janette Cecile Brand-Miller AO FAA (born 1952), also known as Jennie Brand-Miller, Janette Cecile Brand and GI Jennie, is an Australian academic who holds a chair in human nutrition in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Sydney.^[1] She is best known for her research and publications on the glycemic index, a term originated by David J. Jenkins of the University of Toronto, and its role in human health.^{[2][3][1][4][5][6]}

Jennie Brand-Miller AO FAA
Born	1952 (age 72–73)
Alma mater	University of New South Wales
Spouse	Dr John James Miller (1)
Awards	Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2018) Officer of the Order of Australia (2022)
Scientific career
Fields	Nutrition
Institutions	University of Sydney (1978–present)
Website	sydney.edu.au/science/about/our-people/academic-staff/jennie-brandmiller.html

Awards and recognition

• 2003: Received a Clunies Ross Medal for Science and Technology
• 2004: Received the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Award of Merit
• 2009: Received the Sir Kempson Maddox Award for her significant contribution to the diabetes movement and towards helping to improve the lives of people living with diabetes^[7]
• 2011: Appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), for her research into human nutrition and as a supporter of people with a hearing impairment.^[8]
• 2018: Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA).^[1]
• 2022: Upgraded to Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to science, notably in the field of human nutrition, and as an advocate for people with disability".^[9]