IFPRI is participating in the 2019 American Society for Nutrition Conference, where more than 3,600 nutrition science professionals will convene. The conference will provide attendees with opportunities to participate in scientific sessions, oral abstract sessions, and research presentations.
Marie Ruel, IFPRI’s Director of Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, was awarded the Kellogg Prize for Lifetime Achievements in International Nutrition Lectureship at the GNC meeting on June 10.
June 09
OR10 – Nutrition-Sensitive and Nutrition-Specific Influences on Child Growth and Development (Oral 10)
OR10-08-19 – The Evolution of Growth Faltering in 37 Developing Countries: A Spline-Regression Approach (12:15pm- 12:30pm, Room 317)
- Derek Headey, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
- Purnima Menon, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Young Child Nutrition, Eggs and Poultry Production: What’s New?
Interventions to Increase Egg Consumption in the Low-and Middle-Income Countries (12:45pm – 2:45pm, Room 309/310)
- Derek Headey, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Recovering from the Consequences of Undernourishment: Can Children Catch Up?
Catch-up in Linear Growth: A Critical Review of the Evidence (3:00pm – 3:30pm, Ballroom IV)
- Jef Leroy, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI (Chair and Speaker)
OR13 – Innovative Nutrition Education Programs or Evaluation Measures (Oral 13)
OR13-07-19 – Use of Situational Vignettes Helps Assess the Competence of Frontline Workers (FLW) in Nutrition Counseling Programs (4:30pm – 4:45pm, Room 314/315)
- Sumati Bajaj, Research Analyst, IFPRI (Presenting Author)
- Rasmi Avula, Research Fellow, IFPRI
- Purnima Menon, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
- Phuong Nguyen, Research Fellow, IFPRI
June 10
OR21 – Improving Diets in Vulnerable Populations (Oral 21)
OR21-05-19 – Assessing the Economic Feasibility of Assuring Nutritionally Adequate Diets for Vulnerable Populations in Uttar Pradesh, India: Key Findings from ‘Cost of the Diet’ Analysis (11:30am – 11:45am, Room 314/315)
- Shivani Kachwaha, Research Analyst, IFPRI (Presenting Author)
- Rasmi Avula, Research Fellow, IFPRI
- Purnima Menon, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
- Phuong Nguyen, Research Fellow, IFPRI
GNC Business Meeting and Kellogg Prize for Lifetime Achievements in International Nutrition Lectureship (6:45pm – 8:00pm, Hilton Key Ballroom 7)
- Marie Ruel, Director of Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI (Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award)
June 11
National Progress: Case Study India (8:00am – 11:00am, Ballroom III)
- Purnima Menon, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Sustainable Development Goals and the Nutrition Research Community (8:00am – 11:00am, Ballroom III)
- Purnima Menon, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
OR32 – Nutritional Effects on Brain, Cognition, and Chronobiology (Oral 32)
OR32-07-19 – Nutritional, Social, and Environmental Predictors of Scholastic and Psychosocial Outcomes in School-going Indian Adolescents: Findings from the UDAYA Study (11:45am – 12:00pm, Ballroom III)
- Samuel Scott, Research Fellow, IFPRI (Presenting Author)
- Phuong Nguyen, Research Fellow, IFPRI
- Anjali Pant, Research Analyst, IFPRI