The Program in International Nutrition Newsletter
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Jobs and opportunities
Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences
This week in PIN, we'd like to announce that the Division of Nutritional Sciences is seeking to hire 4 new faculty positions– 2 of which are in Nutrition & Global Health. We appreciate your support in sharing this widely with your networks, and do let us know of any names you'd like to suggest.
DNS Faculty & Trainee News Highlights
Four Faculty Awarded with Endowed Professorships — news.cornell.edu Four Faculty Awarded with Endowed Professorships By | August 25, 2021 Media Inquiries Media Contact Gallery Heading
More news from the Division of Nutritional Sciences is available at https://www.human.cornell.edu/dns/news
New podcast episode
Season 2 Episode 1 of the PIN Podcast with Andrea Spray Bulungu is now available at https://share.transistor.fm/s/9b59c67a
PIN Seminars
Up next:
Iron nutrition and anemia in India: insights from the national nutrition surveys
Bharati Kulkarni, MBBS, DCH, MPH, PhD
Scientist at National Institute of Nutrition, India
Thursday, October 21st at 11:30am ET on Zoom
Save the Dates for upcoming Fall 2021 PIN Seminars:
COVID-response adaptations in nutrition supplementation programs- experiences from Nutrition International
Mandana Arabi, MD, PhD, Nutrition International
October 28, 2021 at 11:30am ET on Zoom
Food Safety and Food Systems
Luz Maria De-Regil, DSc, World Health Organization
November 4, 2021 at 11:30am ET on Zoom
Addressing pediatric iron deficiency in areas where infection is common
Sarah Cusick, PhD, University of Minnesota
November 11, 2021 at 11:30am ET on Zoom
Food security in the time of Covid-19, with special reference to Bangladesh
John Hoddinott, MA, PhD, Cornell University
November 18, 2021 at 11:30am ET on Zoom
Dissertation Seminar
Jenna Golan, PhD Candidate, Cornell University
December 2, 2021 at 11:30am ET on Zoom
Other upcoming seminars and events of interest
Food and Youth: What I have learned from young people and their desire to fix the food systems they live in — www.ifpri.org
31st Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture: UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore
2021 Cornell Nutrition Conference — cals.cornell.edu For 83 years, the Cornell Nutrition Conference has provided industry leading research and information across the spectrum of animal nutrition to feed industry professionals and nutritional consultants. The year's event will be a hybrid format, with options to attend in-person in Syracuse, NY and virtually. During the 3-day event, you'll hear from university academics and researchers providing information and updates across the spectrum of animal nutrition.
The development diplomat: Working across borders, boardrooms, and bureaucracies to end poverty — cals.cornell.edu From from domestic and foreign waters, "The Development Diplomat: Working Across Borders, Boardrooms, and Bureaucracies to End Poverty" is the story of an immigrant woman who blended skillsets and worked across borders, boardrooms, and bureaucracies to fight global poverty.
Other seminars in the Division of Nutritional Sciences are listed at https://www.human.cornell.edu/dns/about/seminars
Recent publications from the PIN community
Vitamin B-12 and the Gastrointestinal Microbiome: A Systematic Review Vitamin B-12 deficiency is a major public health problem affecting individuals across the lifespan, with known hematological, neurological, and obstetric consequences.
Designing for empowerment impact in agricultural development projects : Experimental evidence from the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) project in Bangladesh The importance of women’s roles for nutrition-sensitive agricultural projects is increasingly recognized, yet little is known about whether such projects improve women’s empowerment and gender equality.
Iron-biofortified pearl millet consumption increases physical activity in Indian adolescent schoolchildren after a 6-month randomised feeding trial Fe deficiency has negative effects on voluntary physical activity (PA); however, the impact of consuming Fe-biofortified staple foods on voluntary PA remains unclear.
Anemia and Vitamin B-12 and Folate Status in Women of Reproductive Age in Southern India: Estimating Population-Based Risk of Neural Tube Defects Background: Women of reproductive age (WRA) are a high-risk population for anemia and micronutrient deficiencies. However, there are few representative population-level data from India, which could help inform evidence-based recommendations and policy.
Nutritional Interventions and the Gut Microbiome in Children The gut microbiome plays an integral role in health and disease, and diet is a major driver of its composition, diversity, and functional capacity.
An isothermal amplification-based point-of-care diagnostic platform for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A proof-of-concept study The timely diagnosis of active tuberculosis disease (TB) is crucial to interrupt the transmission and combat the spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent for TB.
Vitamin A status, inflammation adjustment, and immunologic response in the context of acute febrile illness: A pilot cohort study among pediatric patients Background: Vitamin A is necessary for an adequate immune response to infections. Infection also alters vitamin A biomarkers, which interferes with assessment of vitamin A deficiency and thus impairs clinical management.
Maternal vitamin B12 deficiency and perinatal outcomes in southern India Background: Vitamin B12 deficiency during pregnancy has been associated with adverse maternal and infant health outcomes.