News from the Program in International Nutrition at Cornell University - Issue #46
We are pleased to share this newsletter with updates and news in and around the field of international nutrition and global health. Be sure to join us for this week’s PIN Seminar with Penjani Mkambula! Thank you for your continued engagement and support!
Sincerely, Saurabh and the PIN Team
Spring PIN Seminar
All Seminars will be held 11:30AM - 12:30PM US Eastern Time On Zoom (except April 27th, which is at 8 AM)
Meeting ID: 918 5540 3575 | Passcode: 055648
April 20, 2023, Penjani Mkambula, MBA, “Large Scale Food Fortification: Are We Realizing the Full Potential?”
Global Programme Lead, Food Fortification, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
April 27, 2023, 8:00am EDT, R. Hemalatha, MBBS, MD
Director, Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Nutrition
May 4, 2023, Natasha Hochberg, MD, MPH
Director, Translational Medicine - Global Health, Novartis
with Pranay Sinha, MD, Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine
Catch up on all previous seminars through the PIN channel on Cornell Video On Demand.
Division of Nutritional Sciences Seminars
Sharon Donovan, PhD
Professor and Melissa M. Noel Endowed Chair in Nutrition and Health; Director of the Personalized Nutrition Initiative, University of Illinois
Save the date! August 29, 2023, Sharon Donovan, PhD. The Pritchard Lecture Series in Human Nutrition is sponsored by the Klingenstein Pritchard Scholarship Program and is dedicated to human nutrition, from conception through weaning onto adulthood and honors those who have made significant contributions to human nutrition. This lecture is open to the Cornell community and the public, free of charge. No registration is required for this event. This event will be held in person, 100 Savage Hall, time TBA.
Job Opportunities
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Engineering/Diagnostics, Cornell University, Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, Ithaca, NY (Hybrid). Apply here.
Evidence Methodologist, Cornell University, Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, Ithaca, NY (Hybrid). Apply here.
Senior Program Officer for Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, based in the New Delhi office. Apply here.
Professional Development Opportunities
WHO/Cochrane/Cornell University Summer Institute, July 1-7, 2023 Online and July 15-20, 2023 In Person, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. Part of the WHO Collaborating Center on Nutrition Research for Health in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, this unique 2-week summer institute is intended for nutrition scientists and practitioners with interest in the application of scientific evidence in policy making. Candidates must have a university degree in health or social sciences with interest in nutrition interventions for public health and be willing to be co-authors on a Cochrane review. Apply here.
McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health, May 23 - June 16, 2023 Online and In Person, Montreal, Canada. Multiple courses available including Advanced TB Diagnostics, Environment and Global Health, and Digital Health. Learn more about all of the 2023 courses and register here.
Upcoming Conferences and Events
Nutrition 2023, Boston, MA, USA, July 22 - 25, 2023, In Person. Register by April 28 for the best rate. The program features scientific symposia and educational sessions, unpublished research studies presented in oral and poster sessions and flash talks, award lectures delivered by distinguished leaders, professional and career development opportunities, and events with ASN’s vibrant scientific communities known as Groups Engaging Members (GEMs). Attendees also will have opportunities to network with leaders from funding agencies, industry and other organizations.
Micronutrient Forum 6th Global Conference for Nutrition for Resilience, October 16 - 20, 2023, The Hague, Netherlands, In Person and Online. Visit here for general program information and to register.
Save the Date! American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 72nd Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, October 18 - 22, 2023, In Person.The ASTMH Annual Meeting draws tropical medicine and global health professionals representing academia, foundations, government, not for profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, military and private practice. The meeting is designed for researchers, professors, government and public health officials, military personnel, travel clinic physicians, practicing physicians in tropical medicine, students and all healthcare providers working in the fields of tropical medicine, hygiene and global health. More information here.
Global Health Day 2023, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, May 4, 2023, with keynote speaker Dr. Manal El-Sayed. Register here and more details TBA.
PIN Podcast
Tune in to all of our previous episodes here! The Program in International Nutrition from Cornell University interviews leaders and rising stars in the field of nutrition and public health.
Recent Publications from the PIN Community
Fothergill, A., Crider, K. S., Rose, C. E., Bose, B., Guetterman, H. M., Johnson, C. B., Jabbar S., Zhang M., Pfeiffer C.M., Qi Y., Williams J.L., Kuriyan R., Bonam W., Finkelstein, J. L. (2023). The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.01.016. In Press.
Owais A, Rizvi A, Jawwad M, Horton S, Das JK, Merritt C, Moreno R, Asfaw AG, Rutter P, Nguyen PH, Menon P, Bhutta ZA. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Apr 12;3(4):e0001567. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001567. PMID: 37043496; PMCID: PMC10096516.
Mairbäurl H, Kilian S, Seide S, Muckenthaler MU, Gassmann M, Benedict RK. Hemasphere. 2023 Apr 5;7(4):e854. doi: 10.1097/HS9.0000000000000854. PMID: 37038466; PMCID: PMC10082317.