We are pleased to share this newsletter with updates on news and upcoming events from Cornell and the international nutrition community. Thank you to all of our Spring PIN Seminar speakers for sharing your insights and exciting work with us!

Looking forward to the Fall - stay tuned for our Seminar lineup, speakers and dates to be announced soon! As always, we welcome feedback from the PIN community on what you’d like to see from the program, including content for the newsletter and nominations for seminar speakers.

Saurabh and the PIN team

Spring 2026 PIN Seminar Series | Recap

Thank you to our Spring Seminar speakers for sharing your time and insights with us! All Spring Seminars are now available to watch on Cornell Video on Demand - Program in International Nutrition Channel.

PIN Podcast | New Episodes

The PIN Podcast, streamed in over 90 countries, talks to leaders and rising stars in international nutrition and global health to explore their career journeys, current work, and lessons from the field.

Four new episodes dropped this Spring! Tune in to these engaging conversations with Diego Moretti, Barry M. Popkin, Jane Hirst, and Vanessa Garcia Larsen.

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Events and Opportunities

Webinar: Strengthening Nutrition through Food Fortification: Insights from New Global Modelling, July 16, 2026, 8:00 am EDT

Hosted by the World Bank Group and GAIN, this webinar will present the findings and recommendations of the Lancet study "Impact of large-scale food fortification programmes on micronutrient inadequacies and their implementation costs: a modelling analysis," followed by a panel presentation featuring work in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Nigeria putting the recommendations of the Lancet study into practice. Learn more and register.

2026 FASEB B Vitamins and One-Carbon Metabolism Conference, August 9-13, 2026, Washington D.C

This event brings together biochemists, clinicians, epidemiologists, and public health professionals from around the world to evaluate the latest research in B-vitamins and one-carbon metabolism. Keynotes by Dr. David Rosenblatt and Dr. Gerta Hoxhaj and a Plenary Session reflecting on 40 years of achievements and future directions in the field. Learn more and register.

FASEB Science Research Conference: Nutritional Modulation of Inflammation and Immunity, August 3-6, 2026, Niagara Falls, NY

Formerly The Nutritional Immunology Across the Lifespan Conference, this returning meeting will focus on how diet affects immunity in diseases such as cancer, obesity, neurodegeneration, asthma, gastrointestinal conditions, and infectious diseases. Learn more and register.

Micronutrient Forum 7th Global Conference, September 28 - October 1, 2026, Accra, Ghana and Online

Under the theme “Nutrition at the Frontiers of a Changing Environment,” the conference will unite global and regional leaders to explore solutions for sustaining and financing nutrition in a rapidly changing world. Learn more and register.

Job Opportunities

Please share your vacancies with us including any full or part time positions, consultancies and fellowships to [email protected].

• Postdoctoral Fellow and Postdoctoral Associate - AI, Technology, Precision Nutrition and Health, the Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health is seeking applications for two postdoctoral positions. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply here.

• Postdoctoral Research Associate - the Johnson Lab is seeking a postdoctoral research associate who specializes in microbiome science with an emphasis on host-microbe interactions. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply here.
• International Consultant: Global Education Policy & Liaison, UNICEF, New York, NY, United States, remote based position with travels to New York and key global engagements. Advanced university degree (Master's or higher) in education, public policy, international relations, international development, or related field required. Apply here.
• Senior Research Scientist, Population Health Modeling (Nutrition and Disease), Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA. Apply here. View additional vacancies at Gates Foundation here.

Publications from the PIN Community

Applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Precision Nutrition Massara P, Kirkland J, Pagani I, Huey SL, Hirsh H, McDonald D, Patel L, Finkelstein JL, Gantz M, Wang F, Erickson D, Wells MT, Elemento O, Knight R, Mehta S. Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 6;17(1):5880. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-75004-w. PMID: 42409828.

What Do Nova and the Ultraprocessed Food Concept Offer to Policymakers? From Updating Dietary Guidance to Regulatory Action and Advancing Sustainable Food System Transitions. Monteiro CA, Baker P, Corvalan C, Popkin BM. Am J Public Health. 2026 Jul;116(7):932-939. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308509. Epub 2026 Jun 3. PMID: 42233194; PMCID: PMC13277450.

Exploring the needs of technical developers and stakeholders in point-of-care technology development: a qualitative study Rukh-E-Qamar H, Mohan V, Eraslan M, Erickson D, Mehta S, Pai N. BMJ Open. 2026 Jun 4;16(6):e109905. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109905. PMID: 42242742; PMCID: PMC13239379.

Vitamin B12 supplementation for growth, development, and cognition in children.
Larvie DY, Güitrón Leal CE, Venkatramanan S, Palma Molina XE, Steel LB, Kuriyan R, Finkelstein JL. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2026 Jun 2;6(6):CD015264. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015264.pub2. PMID: 42227307; PMCID: PMC13227581.

Urbanicity and the Diets and Nutritional Status of Adolescents and Their Mothers in Vietnam. Nguyen PH, Maasen K, Talsma EF, Zagré RR, Gune S, Tran LM, Truong MT, Hoang NT, Vuong NHT, Fretes G, Brouwer ID, Ruel MT, Leroy JL. J Nutr. 2026 Jun 1:101624. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101624. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42229855.

Life Expectancy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Bhatt SP, Sun Y, Wang Y, Balte PP, Schwartz JE, Cassano P, Chaves PH, Couper D, Jacobs DR Jr, Kalhan R, Kaplan RC, Lloyd-Jones D, Newman AB, O'Connor GT, Sadatsafavi M, Umans JG, White WB, Yende S, Oelsner EC. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 May 17:e260207. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.0207. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42143630; PMCID: PMC13181578.

Costs and benefits of replacing preventive antenatal iron and folic acid with multiple micronutrients in 25 low- and middle-income countries. Hoddinott J, Ajello C, Black RE, Busch-Hallen J, Mwangi M, Walters D, Gomes F. BMJ Glob Health. 2026 May 13;11(5):e020597. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-020597. PMID: 42128491; PMCID: PMC13182302.

Vitamin B12 supplementation for anaemia, vitamin B12 status, and health outcomes in women of reproductive age. Sley EG, Fothergill A, Steel LB, Larvie DY, Roy Choudhury D, Weeks J, Finkelstein JL. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2026 May 8;5(5):CD016233. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD016233. PMID: 42100907; PMCID: PMC13154363.

Haemoglobin concentration thresholds that discriminate functional outcomes among children aged 6-30 months in eight countries: a pooled analysis of individual participant data. Prado EL, Larson LM, Arnold CD, Wessells KR, Shankar AH, Adu-Afarwuah S, Arnold BF, Ashorn P, Ashorn U, Becquey E, Brown KH, Chandna J, Chasekwa B, Fan YM, Galasso E, Hess SY, Huybregts L, Jannat K, Yakes Jimenez E, Lartey A, Le Port A, Leroy JL, et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2026 Apr 28;11(4):e015866. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015866. PMID: 42049389; PMCID: PMC13141236.

India's national maternity benefit cash transfer program and child anthropometry. Ray S, Nguyen PH, Pal S, Scott S, Menon P, Chakrabarti S. Sci Rep. 2026 Apr 18;16(1):18807. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-48160-8. PMID: 42000808; PMCID: PMC13272589.

U.S. Parents' Perceptions of Non-Sugar Sweeteners and Non-Sugar Sweetener Front-Of-Package Labels for Children. Grilo MF, Krieger JW, Taillie LS, Zancheta Ricardo C, Dietz WH, Headrick G, Colón-Ramos U, Sylvetsky AC. Am J Health Promot. 2026 Apr 13:8901171261442056. doi: 10.1177/08901171261442056. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41974045.