Upcoming Events
USDA Webinar Series – Western Human Nutrition Research Center
October 11, 2023 – October 24, 2023
Virtual, Event
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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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IAFNS 2024 Annual Summer Science Symposium
June 4, 2024 – June 5, 2024
Washington, DC, USA
Food Safety Extension Workshop
November 28, 2023
Virtual, Event
Join McGill University and IAFNS as we host a free extension webinar focused on Food Safety.
22nd World Congress of Food Science & Technology
September 8, 2024 – September 12, 2024
Rimini, Italy
Global conference on food science, nutrition and health, food packaging and supply chains, emerging technology and food safety.
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Webinar 1: Gut Microbiome, Nutrition, and Health
October 11
1:00 - 2:30 pm ET
Speakers: Mary Kable and Danielle Lemay
Webinar 2: Interaction of Diet, Stress, and Immune Function
October 24
1:00 - 2:30 pm ET
Speakers: Ryan Snodgrass and Kevin Laugero
This 2 part series is co-organized by IAFNS and researchers with the USDA Western Human Nutrition Research Center. Join current scientists as they share their latest research!
IAFNS is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Pending approval, CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.0 Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU) for completion of either the live or recorded viewing of each webinar.
This page will be updated with additional details.
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Join us on October 11 and October 24.
Webinar 1: Gut Microbiome, Nutrition, and Health
October 11
1:00 - 2:30 pm ET
Speakers: Mary Kable and Danielle Lemay
Webinar 2: Interaction of Diet, Stress, and Immune Function
October 24
1:00 - 2:30 pm ET
Speakers: Ryan Snodgrass and Kevin Laugero
This 2 part series is co-organized by IAFNS and researchers with the USDA Western Human Nutrition Research Center. Join current scientists as they share their latest research!
IAFNS is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Pending approval, CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.0 Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU) for completion of either the live or recorded viewing of each webinar.
This page will be updated with additional details.
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Past Events
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.
Read more about Beneficial Live Dietary Microbes: Is it Time for Recommended Intakes?
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.
Read more about International Symposium: Dietary Protein for Human Health
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.
Food Safety in the Era of Alternative Proteins: Challenges and Solutions
August 23, 2023
Virtual, Event
This webinar will address the food safety hazards associated with alternative proteins and the mitigation strategies that are being taken as these novel foods are developed for the market.
Read more about Food Safety in the Era of Alternative Proteins: Challenges and Solutions
Optimizing Cognitive Function with Foods, Nutrients, and Dietary Patterns: The Science and the Translation
August 8, 2023
Virtual, Event
The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) addressed several questions related to neurocognition, but was faced with “considerable variation in testing methods, inconsistent validity and reliability of cognitive testing methods, and differences between dietary patterns and cognitive outcomes examined,” precluding the ability to develop dietary recommendations. This webinar will focus on the science and translation of optimizing cognitive function with food.
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