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Our Mission
The INF brings key nutrition issues to the attention of those with national and international responsibilities for policies and resource allocation and promotes capacity building related to research, policy development and program implementation. It facilitates activities that bridge and shorten the nutrition research -- policy -- program cycle.
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Our Vision
The INF works toward a future where the quantity and quality of food consumed does not constrain the achievement of full genetic potential of any individual or the economic and social progress of developing countries.
Featured Fellow
Dr. Jose Galgani
Dr. Jose Galgani is a Chilean Nutritionist completing his post-doctoral training through an INF/EMF Fellowship at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. In June 2007, he joined Dr. Eric Ravussin’s Human Physiology lab where he is currently pursuing his interests in how metabolic abnormalities contribute to Type 2 Diabetes. Learn more about Dr. Jose Galgani.
News & Events
Dr. Rivera Wins Kellogg Prize
Dr. Juan Rivera, a member of the INF Board of Directors, has been awarded the 2009 Kellogg Prize in International Nutrition Research. This award is given to a member of the American Society of Nutrition's International Nutrition Council who is actively engaged in research to benefit populations in non-industrialized countries, as demonstrated through publications in the scientific literature, and actively engaged in training new scientists for international nutrition research.
Congratulations Dr. Rivera!
News & Events
INF Launches the
Friends of
Nevin Scrimshaw Fund
In honor of
Dr. Scrimshaw’s groundbreaking work and his commitment to capacity development in the field of nutrition, the INF is pleased to announce the establishment of the Friends of Nevin Scrimshaw Fund. This is the first major fundraising campaign in the history of the INF to raise funds for long term and short term fellowships to be awarded to developing country scientists.
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Upcoming Conference Overview
19th International Congress of Nutrition 2009:
Nutrition Security for All
4-9 October 2009
BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand
For more information, visit the Congress website at http://www.icn2009.com.
View details on upcoming conferences.
Featured Publication
Effective international action against undernutrition: why has it proven so difficult and what can be done to accelerate progress?
The Lancet. Published online January 17, 2008.
Ricardo Uauy, INF Board member and current President of the IUNS (International Union of Nutritional Sciences) coauthors this paper with Saul S Morris and Bruce Cogill. In it, they make recommendations to overcome some of the most important problems facing international action against undernutrition, and propose five priority actions for the development of a new international architecture. This article appeared in the Lancet series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition.
To read the abstract click here.
