News from the Program in International Nutrition, Cornell University: ASN Edition
We are looking forward to connecting with our PIN alumni, faculty and trainees who will be sharing their work at the annual American Society for Nutrition conference Nutrition 2025 in Orlando, Florida! Please see below for a list of PIN and Cornell events, and congratulations to all! DNS will also be organizing a mixer that is open to the PIN family - stay tuned for more details.
A special congratulations to Dr. Julia Finkelstein, inaugural recipient of the ASNF-NNF Henrik Dam Award for Scientific Discovery in Nutrition, who will be presenting a plenary lecture at the meeting.
Sincerely, Saurabh and the PIN team
Dr. Julia Finkelstein awarded the American Society for Nutrition Foundation - Novo Nordisk Foundation Henrik Dam Award for Scientific Discovery in Nutrition
A special congratulations to Dr. Julia Finkelstein, inaugural recipient of the ASNF-NNF Henrik Dam Award for Scientific Discovery in Nutrition. The Henrik Dam Award honors mid-career professionals for outstanding research contributions to the understanding of micronutrients, nutritional status, and/or metabolism. Congratulations Dr. Finkelstein! Read more.
Nutrition 2025 Events of Interest
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Updates on Nutrition Initiatives from the US Food and Drug Administration
Session: Pre-Meeting Virtual Event
1:00pm - 2:00pm, register for the digital pass.
Sunday June 1, 2025
Stephanie Martin, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: A Two-Way Street: Bridging Global and Local Nutrition Research to Improve Maternal and Child Health
10:00am - 11:30am ET
Title: Shared Strengths: Health Promoters Experiences Supporting Nutrition in Rural Communities in Zambia and North Carolina
10:05am - 10:20am ET
Heyjun Park, PhD, RD, Johns Hopkins University
Session: Poster Session 21
Title: P21-010-25) Linking Habitual Carbohydrate Intake Patterns to Postprandial Glucose Dynamics, Metabolic and Lipidomic Profiles: The Carbotype Concept
11:45am - 12:45pm ET
Xingen Lei, PhD, Cornell University, Editor in Chief, The Journal of Nutrition
Session: Meet the Editor at the ASN Session
12:00pm - 12:30pm ET
Kimberly O’Brien, PhD, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Session: ASN Community Activity
Title: Vitamins and Minerals GEM Forum: Iron and Vitamin D During Pregnancy: Can Vitamin D Supplementation Improve Maternal and Fetal Iron and Anemia Status?
12:30pm - 1:30pm ET
Jef Leroy, PhD, International Food Policy Research Institute
Session: Poster Theatre Flash Session 7
Title: Adoption or Placement in Foster Care and Catch-Up in Linear Growth and Development: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data
4:04pm - 4:08pm ET
Julia Finkelstein, MPH, ScD, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Title: 2025 ASNF-NNF Henrik Dam Award Lecture
5:30pm - 6:30pm ET
Monday June 2, 2025
Xingen Lei, PhD, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Animal Science, Cornell University
Session: Special Event
Title: Best Practices for Getting your Manuscript Published and Improving the Discoverability of your Research
10:00am - 11:30am ET
Angela Odoms-Young, PhD, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Session: Symposium
Title: Advancing Equity: Cultural Competency in Nutrition
2:00pm - 3:30pm ET
Tuesday June 3, 2025
Elaine Yu, PhD, Vitalant Research Institute
Session: Oral Session 22
Title: Early-Life Nutrition Supplementation and Epigenetic Age in Middle-Adulthood Among Guatemalan Adults
10:36am - 10:48am ET
Browse the full Nutrition 2025 schedule and their FAQ page.
Opportunities of Interest
Anaemia Innovation Challenge
Call for Innovations: Combat Anaemia in South Asia
Pitch your innovation to help prevent, diagnose, or treat anaemia among girls and women in South Asia. Selected applicants will receive a travel award to present their idea/product/technology at a regional conference for reducing anaemia in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 9-11, 2025. Selected participants will also be invited to participate in the PORTENT Global Health Point-of-Care Diagnostics Accelerator. We're seeking digital and AI-based solutions that improve last-mile access in a cost-effective way. Deadline to submit your proposal is May 30th. Learn more and apply.
PORTENT Innovation Award Opportunity
To support the development of point-of-care technologies in nutrition, infection and cancer.
Through this RFP PORTENT will provide awards to teams developing point-of-care diagnostic technologies based on our criteria and those who need support for technology development, clinical validation, regulatory, commercialization/manufacturing, and clinical training to bring their product to market. Specifically, we aim to accelerate technologies that (1) are beyond the proof-of-concept stage and would benefit from clinical validation, (2) have been validated or even commercialized but want to expand reach and have additional impact, or (3) have been developed/incubated previously and show promise at addressing a market need locally in the US. Deadline to apply is June 6th. Learn more and apply.
Publications from the PIN Community
Guetterman HM, Crider KS, Fothergill A, Bose B, Johnson CB, Jabbar S, Zhang M, Pfeiffer CM, Rose CE, Qi YP, Williams JL, Mehta S, Kuriyan R, Finkelstein JL. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2025 May 9:S2405-4577(25)00308-0. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2025.05.011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40349845.
Sinha P, Bhargava M, Carwile ME, Dauphinais MR, Tisile P, Cintron C, Locks LM, Hauser J, Oliver M, Heysell SK, Mehta S, Finkelstein JL, Koura KG, Cegielski JP, Houben RMGJ, McQuaid CF, Bhargava A. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 May;13(5):e967-e973. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00021-X. Epub 2025 Mar 19. PMID: 40120593.
Tucker KL, Noel SE.Annu Rev Nutr. 2025 May 2. doi: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-111424-112604. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40315288.
Ouedraogo O, Tassembedo M, Ouangare A, Bambara E, Paré PG, Gosso B, Ilboudo F, Zongo C, Kouamé R, Kiburente M, Diallo S, Baille B, Briaux JMF, Ntambi J, Stoops N, Nanama S. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 May 1;25(1):629. doi: 10.1186/s12913-025-12791-w. PMID: 40312715; PMCID: PMC12044901.
Popkin BM, Laar A. Pediatr Obes. 2025 May;20(5):e70002. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.70002. Epub 2025 Feb 26. PMID: 40012243; PMCID: PMC12001308.
Amouzou A, Barros AJD, Requejo J, Faye C, Akseer N, Bendavid E, Blumenberg C, Borghi J, El Baz S, Federspiel F, Ferreira LZ, Hazel E, Heft-Neal S, Hellwig F, Liu L, Maïga A, Munos M, Pitt C, Shawar YR, Shiffman J, Tam Y, Walker N, Akilimali P, Alkema L, Behanzin P, Binyaruka P, Bhutta Z, Blanchard A, Blencowe H, Bradley E, Brikci N, Caicedo-Velásquez B, Costello A, Dotse-Gborgbortsi W, El Arifeen S, Ezzati M, Freedman LP, Guillot M, Hanson C, Heidkamp R, et al. Lancet. 2025 Apr 26;405(10488):1505-1554. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00151-5. Epub 2025 Apr 10. Erratum in: Lancet. 2025 Apr 26;405(10488):1467. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00776-7. PMID: 40222381.