International Congress of Nutrition: IUNS-ICN2025 Edition
We are pleased to share this special edition newsletter highlighting the PIN alumni and faculty participating in the International Congress of Nutrition IUNS-ICN2025 in Paris this month. Congratulations to all!
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All the best,
Saurabh and the PIN team
IUNS-ICN2025
August 24 - August 29, 2025 | Paris, France
Palais des Congrès of Paris
Sustainable Food for Global Health
Summary of PIN alumni and faculty presentations is below. View the full scientific program here.
Monday August 25th | 11:15am - 12:45pm | 252A
Symposium: Who is being reached? Rethinking how to collect, analyze and USEDATA on the coverage of multisectoral nutrition interventions
- Rebecca Heidkamp, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, USA
Symposium Chair
Introduction: what do and don’t we currently know about who is being reached with effective nutrition interventions in LMIC
Monday August 25th | 4:45 - 6:15pm | Grand Amphitheatre
Symposium: Artificial Intelligence for Precision Nutrition - Current Status and Future Directions with Examples from the Nutrition for Precision Health Study, hosted by the Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health.
- Holly Nicastro, NIH Office of Nutrition Research, USA
Precision Health and AoU - Marie Gantz, Research Triangle Institute, Maryland, USA
Data Curation and Harmonization for Nutrition for Precision Health - Diana Thomas, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, USA
Making Data AI-ready - Rob Knight, UC San Diego, USA
AI and the Human Microbiome - Saurabh Mehta, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, New York, USA
NIH Training Program in AI and Precision Nutrition
Tuesday August 26th | 8:00 - 9:30am | 242A
Symposium: Innovations in Precision Nutrition and Health - Last Mile Examples
- Saurabh Mehta, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, New York, USA
Symposium Chair
Introduction and Last Mile Vision of the Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health - Lisa Rogers, World Health Organization, Switzerland
Last Mile Gaps and Challenges in Public Health Nutrition - Samantha Huey, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, New York, USA
Symposium Chair
AI and Large Language Models for Evidence Synthesis and Democratizing Data Access - Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, New York, USA
Evidence Synthesis for Precision Nutrition and WHO Guidelines - David Erickson, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, New York, USA
Overview of PORTENT and Opportunities to Submit Technologies for Funding - Julia L. Finkelstein, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, New York, USA
Innovations in Diagnostics and Last Mile - Example of AnemiaPhone
Tuesday August 26th | 8:00 - 9:30am | 243
Symposium: Reconsidering the potential of growth monitoring and promotion (gmp) in low-and middle-income countries
- Jef Leroy, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C., USA
Symposium Chair
Can growth monitoring and promotion accurately diagnose or screen for inadequate growth of individual children?
Tuesday August 26th | 8:00 - 9:30am | Amphitheatre Bleu
Symposium: Ultra-processed diets and the chronic disease pandemic- evidence, global policies and mobilizing collective action
- Barry Popkin, UNC Chapel Hill, USA
Symposium Chair
Tuesday August 26th | 8:00 - 9:30am | 253
Symposium: Addressing current issues for publishing nutrition science in academic journals
- Douglas Taren, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Symposium Chair
Tuesday August 26th | 11:15am - 12:45pm | 342B
Symposium: How do food environments shape adolescent diets? Evidence from Ghana, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Nepal, India, and Bangladesh
- Jef Leroy, IFPRI, Washington D.C., USA
Symposium Chair
Tuesday August 26th | 11:15am - 12:45pm | 252B
Symposium: Getting back on track to meet global anaemia reduction targets- Lancet Haematology Commission
- Pattanee Winichagoon, Mahidol University, Thailand
Panel Discussion
Wednesday August 27th | 8:00 - 9:30am | 342B
Symposium: Building sustainable leadership for sustainable nutrition
- Rebecca Heidkamp, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, USA
Panel Discussion
Wednesday August 27th | 8:00 - 9:30am | 243
Symposium: Changing food systems versus nutrition status- how novel isotopic approaches can help to assess diet quality, intake and requirements
- Pattanee Winichagoon, Mahidol University, Thailand
Determining energy expenditure of infants and young children in asia to inform the revision of energy requirements
Wednesday August 27th | 11:15am - 12:45pm | Agora 3
Oral Abstract Session: Public health and nutrition throughout life cycle
- Rukundo Benedict, Schuyler County Public Health, NY, USA
Nutrition intervention coverage and equity in sub-saharan Africa: An analysis of demographic and health surveys
Wednesday August 27th | 2:00 - 2:10pm | 242B
Oral Abstract Session: The Future of Nutrition Recommendations
- Samantha Huey, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, New York, USA
Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models to Make Nutrition Information More Accessible
Wednesday August 27th | 4:45 - 5:00pm | 241
Symposium: WHO/UNICEF Team Update: What it takes for successful global nutrition monitoring through the lifecycle - challenges and opportunities
- Kuntal Kumar Saha, World Health Organization, Switzerland
Symposium Chair
An overview of team (UNICEF/WHO technical expert advisory group on nutrition monitoring) - Rebecca Heidkamp, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, USA
Strengthening national nutrition monitoring: consolidated guidance for nutrition indicators - Jef Leroy, IFPRI, Washington D.C., USA
Monitoring child and adolescent growth
Thursday August 28th | 8:00 - 9:30am | 341
Symposium: Improving the healthiness of food environments in low- and middle-income countries-Evidence from Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Vietnam, and the Philippines
- Jef Leroy, IFPRI, Washington D.C., USA
Symposium Chair and Introduction
Improving food safety and child nutrition through training and marketing in the informal food sector: The Moremilk Project in Eldoret, Kenya
Thursday August 28th | 8:00 - 9:30am | 242B
Symposium: Understanding drivers of food choice to improve diets- opportunities and challenges across the food system
- Purnima Menon, IFPRI, Washington D.C., USA
Symposium Chair
Thursday August 28th | 8:00 - 9:30am | 242A
Symposium: Strengthening demand for vegetables-evidence, investment opportunities, and programmatic learnings
- Anthony Wenndt, GAIN, Washington D.C., USA
Using human-centered design (hcd) to co-create demand-side interventions to increase fruit and vegetable intake in Tanzania and Sri Lanka - Eva Monterrosa, GAIN, Washington D.C., USA
A brand approach for generating desire and improving purchases for vegetables in Benin, Uganda, and Kenya
E-Poster
- Djeinam Toure, Helen Keller International, Senegal
EP05-053 - Coverage, adherence, and acceptability of prenatal supplementation in 10 countries in Africa and Asia
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