Main Topics

  • What are the effects of genetics, infection/inflammation, or other environmental exposures, on micronutrient biology or deficiencies?
  • What is the role of innovations and AI for nutrition data collection, including innovations in micronutrient status assessment and intake data?
  • How can we protect dietary intakes and micronutrient status in the context of humanitarian crises?
  • How can advances in crop science ensure a shift to healthy diets in a changing food landscape?
Co-Chairs:

Sophie Moore

Professor, King's College London

Zipporah Bukania

Senior Principal Research Scientist & Ag Director Scientific Programmes, Partnerships and Grants management, KEMRI

Committee Members:

Kalyanaraman Kumaran, Professor, University of Southampton

Kamija Phiri, Executive Director, Training and Research Unit of Excellence (TRUE)

Kenneth H. Brown,  Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of California, Davis 

Kerry Jones, Senior Nutritional Biomarker Specialist, University of Cambridge 

Lisa Rogers, Scientist, Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition, World Health Organization.

Mercy Lunga’ho, Lead Food Security, Nutrition and Health Program, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Nelly Zavaleta, Senior Investigator, Nutrition Research Institute, Peru

Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Lab Head, Walter and Eliza Hall Medical Center

Victor O. Owino, Nutrition Specialist, International Atomic Energy Agency 

Zakari Ali, Research Fellow, LSHTM

Victor Taleon, Research Fellow, Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit, IFPRI

Sessions

Innovation, efficacy and equity in food fortification

29 September, 11:10-12:40

Climate change, food insecurity and protecting the micronutrient content of crops

29 September, 13:40-15:10

Dietary shifts and a changing food landscape

29 September, 17:20-18:50

Priority micronutrients under pressure: sustaining gains, preventing relapse, and navigating new programme realities

30 September, 10:40-12:10

Micronutrient interventions to improve pregnancy outcomes: where next with UNIMMAP?

30 September, 14:40-16:10

Beyond iron intake: blood loss, anaemia, and implications for treatment and policy

1 October, 10:10-11:40

Rapid Fire Session Track A

1 October, 10:10-11:40

Challenges of National Micronutrient Surveys: From Data Gaps to Policy Action

1 October, 11:50-12:50

Under-recognized micronutrients across the life-course

1 October, 11:50-12:50

*Please note that the program is subject to change