The Institute for Global Nutrition weekly seminar is a forum to discuss new research and topics related to global nutrition. Seminars are held Wednesdays from 12:10-1:00 pm in the Foster Room (1138 Meyer Hall). They are open to the public and students may register for academic credit (NUT 291 section 1). The current seminar schedule is below. Videos of seminars will be posted after the event as they become available. Seminars from previous academic years are available via the left hand side menu. This page will contain the current academic year of seminars (Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020).
Fall 2020
Webinar Discussions
10/7/20 and 10/21/20
USDA 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Draft Report Meeting Chapters 1-7
11/4/2020
11/18/20 and 12/9/20
Micronutrient Forum Sessions
- Micronutrient interventions: breast milk composition and volume
- Micronutrients Across the Life Course (Beyond 1,000 Days)
- Early life Micronutrient interventions: short and long-term outcomes
Spring 2020 - Canceled
Winter 2020 
1/8/2020
Reina Engle-Stone, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, UC Davis
Paper Discussion: Lancet Series on the the Double Burden of Malnutrition--Papers 1 and 2
Popkin BM, Corvalan C, Grummer-Strawn LM. Dynamics of the Double Burden of Malnutrition and the Changing Nutrition Reality.
Wells JC, Sawaya AL, Wibaek R, et al. The Double Burden of Malnutrition: Aetiological Pathways and Consequences for Health. Lancet. 2019
1/15/2020
Hanqi Luo, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Nutrition, UC Davis
Streamlining Dietary Assessment with the UCD /National Cancer Institute SIMPLE Macro
1/22/2020
Jennie Davis, MS, RDN
PhD Candidate, Graduate Group in International Nutrition, UC Davis 
Paper Discussion: Lancent Series on the Double Burden of Malnutrition--Papers 3 and 4
Hawkes C, Ruel MT, Salm L, Sinclair B, Branca F. Double Duty Actions: Seizing programme and Policy Opportunities to Address Malnutrition in all Its Forms.
Nugent R, Levin C, Hale J, Hutchinson B. Economic Effects of the Double Burden of Malnutrition. Lancet 2019
1/29/2020 
Lawrence Haddad, PhD
Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
2018 World Food Prize Laureate
Moving Towards a Healthier Food System
2/5/2020
Canceled
2/12/2020 
Michele La Merrill, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Toxicology, UC Davis
Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants and Their Relationship to Hepatic Fat and Insulin Insensitivity Among Asian Indian Immigrants in the United States
2/19/2020 
Kathryn Dewey, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Department of Nutrition, UC Davis
Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (LNS) for Prevention of Malnutrition During the First 1,000 Days: An Individual Participant Data Analysis to Evaluate Who Benefits Most.
Part 1: Characteristics That Modify the Effects of LNS on Child Growth
2/26/2020 
Christine McDonald, PhD
Assistant Scientist, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute
Melissa Young, PhD
Assistant Professor, Global Health, Emory University
New Findings from the BRINDA Project: Adjusting Biomarkers of Zinc,
Vitamin B12, and Folate Inflammation
3/4/2020
Canceled
3/11/2020 
Beth Prado, Phd
Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, UC Davis
K. Ryan Wessells, PhD
Assistant Project Scientist, Department of Nutrition, UC Davis 
Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (LNS) for Prevention of Malnutrition During the First 1,000 Days: An Individual Participant Data Analysis to Evaluate Who Benefits Most.
Part 2: Characteristics That Modify the Effects of LNS on Child Anemia and Iron Status and Child Development
Fall 2019
9/25/2019
Christine Stewart, PhD
Interim Director of the Institute for Global Nutrition
Launch of the Institute for Global Nutrition
Seminar Video
10/2/2019
Elizabeth Prado, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, UC Davis
Meta-analysis of interventions on child growth and development in low and middle-income countries
Seminar Video
10/9/2019
Riley Hughes, PhD Candidate
Graduate Group in Nutritional Biology, UC Davis
Discussion of Gehrig et al, “Effects of microbiota-directed foods in gnotobiotic animals and undernourished children” Science, 2019. DOI: 10.1126/science.aau4732
10/16/2019
Jacqueline Monteiro, PhD
Associate Professor, University of São Paulo, Brazil
A comprehensive approach to analyze aggregated health data with individual variability
Seminar Video
10/23/2019
Lindsay Allen, PhD
Director, USDA Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Maternal vitamin B12 status and lactation: observations and interventions
Seminar Video
10/30/2019
Catherine Brinkley, VMD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Community and Regional Development
Food Deserts: Reviewing a Decade of Spatial Food Policy
Seminar Video
11/6/2019
Christine Stewart, PhD
Interim Director of the Institute for Global Nutrition
Lipid-based nutrient supplements and all-cause mortality in children 6-24 months of age: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Seminar Video
11/13/2019
Amer Fayad, PhD
Western Integrated Pest Management Center, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
Under the Lens of Science, Policy, and Public Perception: adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies increases food security in the developing world
11/20/2019
Christine Diepenbrock, PhD
Assistant Professor, Plant Sciences, UC Davis
Opportunities and challenges in plant breeding for nutritional quality
11/27/2019
NO SEMINAR
Day before Thanksgiving
12/4/2019
Clare Gupta, PhD
Assistant Public Policy Specialist, Community & Regional Development, UC Davis
Nutrition Science Through the Looking-Glass: An Exploratory Study of How Lived Experiences Shape Engagement with Scientific Information