Upcoming Events
American Association of Family Physicians – FMX 2024
September 24, 2024 – September 28, 2024
Phoenix, AZ
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Cognitive Benefits of Nutrition: Aligning Perceptions with the Science
June 20, 2024
Virtual, Webinar
Understanding the benefits individuals are expecting is important both for conducting research and for developing and communicating evidence-based nutrition recommendations to support cognition.
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Host-Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease
November 19, 2024
Virtual, Event
Join IAFNS as we learn about the latest research in this area underway at the Weizmann Institute, under the direction of Dr. Eran Elinav.
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IAFNS 2024 Annual Meeting
June 4, 2024 – June 5, 2024
Washington, DC
The symposium leverages collaboration across government, industry and academia. Sessions will highlight actionable science at this unique gathering of scientific and regulatory experts.
IAFNS at IAFP 2024
July 14, 2024 – July 17, 2024
Long Beach, CA, USA
The IAFP Annual Meeting will feature three by IAFNS in 2024.
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The IAFNS Annual Summer Science Symposium is a unique gathering of scientific and regulatory experts.
The focus of all sessions will be on science that supports credible decision making by government regulators, industry professionals, academic researchers and other stakeholders in the food and beverage ecosystem.
IAFNS 2024 Annual Summer Science Symposium
About the Annual Meeting
Learn more about our Annual Summer Science Symposium.
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Learn about who IAFNS is and our role in catalyzing science.
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Past Events
Scientific Collaborations: From NAMs to Packaging
October 24, 2023 – October 25, 2023
Arlington VA, USA
At IAFNS, collaboration is one of our Core Values. With this presentation IAFNS is demonstrating thought leadership on how public and private sectors can work together for positive change. This presentation is part of the Science Symposium organized by the Personal Care Products Council.
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The Promise and Hype of AI: Where Are We – And Where Are We Going?
October 17, 2023
Virtual, USA
Despite questions around their responsible use, ChatGPT and other AI tools are currently being implemented from education to business to research, with even more transformational advances on the horizon.
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Beneficial Live Dietary Microbes: Is it Time for Recommended Intakes?
September 28, 2023
Virtual, Event
Evidence from human microbiome research, randomized controlled trials testing interventions containing probiotics on preventive and therapeutic endpoints, and associative studies linking fermented food consumption with improved health, all point to the value of the consumption of live microbes for supporting human health.
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International Symposium: Dietary Protein for Human Health
September 14, 2023 – September 16, 2023
Amsterdam, Netherlands
James House, PhD, speaking on in vitro digestibility and availability from a North American perspective.
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What’s In Food? How USDA’s FoodData Central and the Global Branded Food Products Database Supports Nutrition Research
August 30, 2023
Virtual, Event
The USDA Global Branded Food Products Database (GBFPD) is a component of USDA’s FoodData Central and the Public-Private Partnership between USDA, IAFNS, GS1 US, 1WorldSync, NielsenIQ Label Insight and the University of Maryland.
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