News from the Program in International Nutrition at Cornell University - Issue #51
We are pleased to share this newsletter with updates, news and opportunities in and around the field of international nutrition and global health. Tune in tomorrow September 28th for our next PIN seminar with Dr. Francesca Celletti of the WHO, followed by a joint seminar with Cornell DNS, Dr. Sara Bleich on Tuesday October 3rd, beginning at 11:45am. After that we will be taking a break for a couple of weeks for the Micronutrient Forum and will reconvene on October 26th with Dr. Omar Dary.
Sincerely, Saurabh, Erica, Anna, Nidhi and Andrea
All seminars will be hosted on Zoom, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET | Passcode: 055648
except for the Special Seminar on 10/3 as noted below
PIN Seminar
Francesca Celletti, MD, PhD
Senior Advisor, Office of the Director, Nutrition and Food Safety, WHO
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Title of talk: “The WHO response to the obesity epidemic as a public health emergency”
Sara Bleich, PhD start time 11:45am
Professor of Public Health Policy, Harvard Chan School of Public Health
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - Special Joint Seminar with the Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Title of talk: “Reflections on federal service and an overview of Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery initiative”
Special Zoom link for this talk only | Meeting ID: 921 0153 1029 | Passcode: 417130
Omar Dary, PhD
Senior Nutrition Science Specialist, Bureau for Global Health, USAID
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Title of talk: “Why are we not progressing in the reduction of anemia?”
Sophie Goudet, PhD
Managing Director, Dakota
Thursday, November 2, 2023
View the full schedule of seminars on our website. Past recorded seminars are available to watch on Cornell Video on Demand.
Job Opportunities
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Artificial Intelligence and Precision Nutrition T32 - Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, Cornell University. Apply here.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Maternal and Child Nutrition - Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University. Apply here.
Evidence Methodologist - Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University. Apply here.
Upcoming Conferences and Events
Micronutrient Forum 6th Global Conference for Nutrition for Resilience, October 16 - 20, 2023, The Hague, Netherlands, in person and online. The goal of this hybrid conference is to shape and establish a compelling and evidence-based agenda on the interdependence of nutrition and resilience. ALL plenaries and concurrent sessions, as well as all sponsored symposia will be live streamed, and all posters will be available to view online for registered participants. View the program to get an overview of the sessions available and register here.
American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 72nd Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, October 18 - 22, 2023, in person. View the schedule of events and register here.
Cornell University Maternal and Child Nutrition Seminar hosts Dr. Karen Switkowski, Harvard Medical School, “Allergies and complementary feeding”, online or in person, Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 1:25pm ET. Join in person, 3219 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall or online, Zoom Room Link | Meeting ID: 983 3935 1392 | Passcode: MCN.
Workshop: Use of Meta-Analyses in Nutrition Research and Policy: Interpretation and Application of Meta-Analysis to Evaluate the Totality of Evidence, online, October 3, 2023, 12pm - 2pm ET. The National Academies’ Food and Nutrition Board will be hosting their third and final workshop in a series to discuss the usefulness of meta-analysis as a tool in nutrition research and for developing nutrition policy. This workshop will explore the interpretation and application of Meta-Analyses to policy related to nutrition. More information and register here.
AI for Scientific Discovery: A workshop, online or in person, October 12-13, 2023. Hosted by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The goal for this meeting is to explore the future of AI in terms of its role as an autonomous researcher performing scientific discovery. This includes where AI stands, where it needs to go, which disciplines should there be more investment in for utilization of AI scientists. The workshop will also be exploring the ethical aspects and potential pitfalls that loom for AI scientists throughout the workshop. This workshop is intended to be inclusive to the global community and will engage with international partners. Register to attend online or in person, here.
The Food Forum 30th Anniversary Symposium, Online, November 30, 2023, 10am - 4pm ET. The National Academies’ symposium will review the history of the Food Forum, its evolution, and how it has informed research, policy, and industry practice. This virtual symposium will also feature discussions on the future of food in light of challenges such as climate change and population growth, new technologies to address these challenges, how these challenges affect and are influenced by health equity issues, and how the Food Forum will continue to approach these issues proactively and through a multi-sectoral lens. Register here.
“As leaders convene at 2nd high-level conference on tuberculosis during the UN General Assembly 2023 on Friday, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls on member states and partners to focus on those most at risk to protect them, stop tuberculosis, ensure those infected receive effective treatment and rebuild the momentum of recent scientific advances to innovate and save lives.” Read the full press release.
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Recent Publications from the PIN Community
Nicholson CF, Monterrosa E. Public Health Nutr. 2023 Sep 18:1-31. doi: 10.1017/S1368980023002033. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37721018.
Espira LM, Gessese B, Kassa BA, Wu CC, Riley J, Bedru S, Sahilu G, Desta A, Baye K, Jones AD, Love NG, Eisenberg JNS. Environ Sci Technol. 2023 Sep 12;57(36):13313-13324. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08976. Epub 2023 Aug 29. PMID: 37642551; PMCID: PMC10501120.
Kim SS, Sununtnasuk C, Berhane HY, Walissa TT, Oumer AA, Asrat YT, Sanghvi T, Frongillo EA, Menon P. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2023 Oct;7(10):686-696. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(23)00168-2. Epub 2023 Sep 1. PMID: 37666262; PMCID: PMC10509035.
Dietary greenhouse gas emissions and diet quality in a cross-sectional study of Swedish adolescents
Lindroos AK, Hallström E, Moraeus L, Strid A, Winkvist A. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 Sep 9:S0002-9165(23)66124-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.09.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37678640.
Marrero A, Haneuse S, Golden CD, Rodríguez-Orengo JF, Tucker KL, Mattei J. J Nutr. 2023 Sep 9:S0022-3166(23)72595-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.09.003. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37689268.
Rasul MG, Fahim SM, Alam MA, Das S, Mostafa I, Mahfuz M, Ahmed T. J Biosoc Sci. 2023 Sep 15:1-22. doi: 10.1017/S0021932023000160. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37712505.