News from the Program in International Nutrition, Cornell University | Issue #67
We are pleased to share this newsletter with updates and activities in and around the field of international nutrition and global health. Please join us as we mark World Obesity Day with a series of talks in partnership with the World Health Organization Collaborating Center at the Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health. The first talk is this Thursday, March 13th with Dr. Mirna P. Amaya, sharing perspectives on people-centered approaches to managing obesity, with an introduction by Dr. Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas.
As always, we welcome your continued engagement and support.
Saurabh and the PIN Team
Spring 2025 PIN Seminar Series
Note - A one time registration per semester is now required to join the PIN Seminar on Zoom. Register here: https://bit.ly/3EdIaX1. Then follow instructions to join sent by email.
All Spring PIN Seminars will be held on Zoom Thursdays, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET.
World Obesity Day Series in partnership with the World Health Organization Collaborating Center at the Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health.
March 13, 2025, Dr. Mirna P. Amaya, PhD, MPH, Group Lead, Health Systems, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health
“People Centered Approach in Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition” with introduction by Dr. Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas, MD, PhD, MPH, Head, Global Health Initiatives, Office of the Director, Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, World Health Organization.March 20, 2025, Dr. Samantha L. Huey, PhD, Research Associate and Group Lead, Precision Nutrition, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health
“Current evidence on precision nutrition-based interventions for children and adolescents with obesity”March 27, 2025, Dr. Shah M. Fahim, MBBS, Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
“Current evidence on gut microbiome-based interventions for children and adolescents with obesity”April 10, 2025, Dr. Kripa Rajagopalan, PhD, MSc, MSPH, Lecturer, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health with Dr. Srishti Sinha, PhD, Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health
“Current Evidence on Diet Therapy for Managing Obesity in Children and Adolescents”View the full schedule of PIN Seminars on our website.
Register for the PIN Seminar: https://bit.ly/3EdIaX1Other Events of Interest
Review of applications for the 2025 WHO/Cochrane/Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health Summer Institute for Systematic Reviews in Nutrition for Global Policy Making is ongoing until the course is full. Week one begins May 19, 2025 with asynchronous online training; Week two begins June 15, 2025 with in-person training at Cornell University campus, Ithaca, NY. Apply here.
Nutrition 2025, May 31 - June 3, 2025, Orlando, Florida. Join the American Society for Nutrition’s annual meeting. More information here.
Job Opportunities
Please send us your postings to include in the newsletter, including any full time and part time positions, consultancies and postgraduate fellowships, to pindirector@cornell.edu.
Assistant Professor in Precision Nutrition, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, nine-month, tenure-track appointment involving research and teaching. Apply here.
Global Adjunct Faculty, Nutrition (Remote), Purdue University, School of Health Sciences, fully remote non-tenured adjunct teaching position in the Bachelor in Nutrition program. Apply here.
Deputy Director of Nutrition, Gates Foundation, full time, Seattle, WA, USA. Apply here.
Country Program Manager, Philippines, Sight and Life, full time in-person. Apply here.
Browse careers and vacancies at other international organizations:
Recent Publications from the PIN Community
The promise and pitfalls of "Make America Healthy Again"
Tallie LS, Popkin B. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2025 Mar 6:S2213-8587(25)00060-9. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(25)00060-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40058394.
Is it time to take a closer look at ultraprocessed foods?
Tucker KL. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Mar 6:S0002-9165(25)00075-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.02.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40055067.
Komati N, Riboli E, Dore J, Boyland E, Cravedi JP, Folkvord F, Lecerf JM, Lescourret F, Peeters A, Reynolds C, Alles B, Amiot MJ, Binard P, Delzenne N, Forouhi N, Giner C, Giyose B, Gonzalez CG, Gunter MJ, Kahane R, Herforth A, et al. Eur J Nutr. 2025 Mar 5;64(3):108. doi: 10.1007/s00394-025-03610-3. PMID: 40042527; PMCID: PMC11882631.