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Appendix B Speaker and Facilitator Biographies
Appendix B Speaker and Facilitator Biographies
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His previous work includes the assessment of the efficacy and acceptability of multiple micronutrient supplements used in home fortification for pregnant and lactating women and infants, and the impact of lipid-based nutrient supplements given to children attending routine growth-monitoring sessions on prevention of severe acute malnutrition. Before the iLiNS Project, Dr.
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A Review of the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions, and of WHO's Guidelines on Food Fortification with Micronutrients. She served as president of the American Society of Nutritional Sciences and the Society for International Nutrition Research, and vice president of the International Union of Nutriional Sci t ences.
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Her professional service and achievements in nutrition research have been recognized through receipt of many national awards including election as a fellow in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and the American Society for Nutrition, the Governor General of Canada's award of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, and an Honorary Doctor of Science from her alma mater, Western University. Francesco Branca, Ph.D., is the director of the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development in the World Health Organization in Geneva.
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at King's College London (formerly Queen Elizabeth College) , she worked in the food industry for a short while and then moved to the Institute of Food Research, Norwich, initially as a senior research scientist and later as head of the nutrition division and program leader for micronutrients.
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The office's main functions include dietary guidance, food and nutrition surveillance, research and data analysis, health promotion, and public health nutrition policy.
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He is presently the head of the first International Atomic Energy Agency Collaborating Centre on Nutrition, located at St John's, and is the past-president of the Nutrition Society of India. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, fellow of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences, and Margdarshi fellow of the Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance.
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for contribution to science and nutrition research in Ghana; "Yokama" (Ideal Woman) from the Manya Krobo Traditional Council for contribution to the development of the District; and she is the recipient of the Sight and Life Nutrition Leadership Award for 2014.
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Dr. Matthys has international research experience in the different domains of human nutrition (e.g., food consumption and nutrition surveys, nutrition policy and public health nutrition, nutritional epidemiology, experimental studies in nutritional epidemiology, food safety)
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Dr. Murphy has received the Excellence in Dietary Guidance Award from the American Public Health Association, the Monsen Award for Outstanding Research Literature from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Steering Committee of the National Nutrient Databank Conference, and the Elvehjem Award for Public Service in Nutrition from the American Society for Nutrition.
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development, updating, and dissemination of science-based guidelines and policy actions for preventing obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases; and (2) provision of guidance and support to the regions and countries in translating WHO guidelines into policy and program interventions through developing operational tools (including nutrint profile models and nutrition labeling)
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He has received numerous awards, including the Osborne and Mendel Award, the Steenbock Career Development Award, the Fogarty International Bio edical Research m Award, the Fulbright Research Award, the Arthur J Maurer Extra Mile Award, the Excellence in International Activities Award, the Distinguished Chancellor's Teaching Award, and the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education.
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She worked in various professional organizations serving various roles including president of the Korean Home Economics Association in 2013, the Korean Nutrition Society in 2015, and the Korea Federation of Women's Science and Technology Associations from 2014 to 2016. She was the chair of the Korean Dietary Reference Intakes Committee from 2002 to 2005, when the Dietary Reference Intakes for Koreans were newly developed in Korea.
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in May 2003. Recent and actual tasks for EFSA include setting nutrient reference values, including upper levels for minerals and vitamins; safety of new ingredients in infant formula; safety of trans fatty acids; safety and benefits of fish consumption; and assessment of the scientific justification of claims in connection with nutrients/foods and nutritional effects of foods consisting of or derived from genetically modified organisms (contribution to >400 EFSA Opinions)
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His work includes issues related to the role of agriculture in rural development and rural poverty reduction in developing countries; the impact of changes in food systems on smallholder farmers and on rural poverty; the linkages between the agricultural sector and the rural nonfarm economy; and the integration of food security and nutrition in sectorial policies and programs. He has also carried out work on the assessment of the role of macroeconomic and exchange-rate policies on agriculture and the rural sector and the interdependence between exchange rates and financial and commodity markets.
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She is currently a member of several international bodies and international committees: the Country Network of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement; World Health Organization Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group on Micronutrients; the International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group; Steering Committee of the Micro utrient Forum; the International Union of Nutritional n Sciences Council; the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Partnership Council; International Food Policy Research Institute Strategic Advisory Council; the International Obesity Task Force Scientific Advisory Council; and the Culinary Institute of America's Worlds of Healthy Flavors Scientific and Public Health Advisory Committee, as well as the Scientific Director of International Life Sciences Institute South East Asia Region. Hans Verhagen, Ph.D., is the head of the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA's)
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Dr. Wells received the University of Ottawa Excellence in Research Award in 2014 and the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation Distinguished Scientist Award in 2007.
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