Institute for Global Nutrition

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Seminars

Fall 2024

11/6/24

Invited Speaker: Mackenzie Ferrante, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Making healthy food choices easier for families using optimal defaults

11/13/24

Invited Speaker: Elise Reynolds, MPH, PhD Candidate, Department of Nutrition, and Institute for Global Nutrition, UC Davis
Adolescent food insecurity, food choice, and school food environments in Cape Coast, Ghana

11/20/24

Invited Speaker: Cristina Moraga, BS, PhD Candidate, Department of Nutrition, and Institute for Global Nutrition, UC Davis
Helping or hindering? Public health implications of market-led food fortification: Analysis using Circana Consumer Network and Purchase to Plate Crosswalk

12/4/24

Invited Speaker: Danielle Lemay, PhD, Research Molecular Biologist, Associate Adjunct Professor, USDA ARS and WHNRC, UC Davis
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning for Dietary assessment and Analysis

Designated Emphasis

A formal Designated Emphasis in Global Nutrition is available to doctoral students in participating graduate programs such as Nutritional Biology, Epidemiology, or Public Health Sciences.

Faculty Membership Information

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Research Spotlight

Micronutrient deficiencies affect millions of people, but fortified bouillon cubes could be part of the solution. New research in West Africa will shine a light on this promising approach.

About IGN

The UC Davis Institute for Global Nutrition (IGN) coordinates research and training activities concerning human nutrition problems of low-income countries, and of ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups in the United States. IGN also offers a Designated Emphasis program for doctoral students in participating graduate programs. The specific objectives of the IGN are:

To conduct basic and applied research on issues of human nutrition relevant to low-income and disadvantaged populations.
To plan and manage the educational curriculum leading to a Designated Emphasis (minor) in Global Nutrition for doctoral students of the participating graduate programs, and to coordinate training activities for other graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
To provide technical assistance to national governments and international agencies concerned with food and nutrition policies.
To foster collaborative exchanges of students and faculty between UC Davis and research and training institutions abroad.

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