Program in International Nutrition -- Seminars

The weekly Seminar in International and Community Nutrition provides students and faculty from different departments with an opportunity to discuss a variety of research topics and programmatic issues related to international and community nutrition. The format ranges from formal presentations of research findings and programmatic experiences by outside speakers and UCD professors to informal, critical discussions of recent scientific articles or preliminary data from student or faculty research projects.

The seminar is held on Wednesdays from 12:10 to 1:00 p.m, unless otherwise indicated. This quarter, the seminar is held in the Foster Room (first floor of Meyer Hall, southeast). Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend.

Fall 2007 Seminar Topics

Date	Topic	Speaker
10/3	Introduction to PICN and summary of current research Drs. Lindsay Allen, Marjorie Haskell	PICN Faculty
10/10	Summary of current research Drs. Kenneth H. Brown, Steve Vosti	PICN Faculty
10/17	Summary of current research Drs. Bo Lönnerdal, Joshua Miller, Charles Stephensen	PICN Faculty
10/24	Summary of current research; Report on sabbatical activities Required reading: Food is not enough: without essential nutrients millions of children will die (Medecins San Frontieres)	Kathryn G. Dewey, Ph.D. PICN Faculty
10/31	Journal article discussion: Villamore, et al. Long-chain n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in breast mild decrease the risk of HIV transmission through breastfeeding. 2007 Am J Clin Nutr 86(3):682-689.	Bineti Vitta PICN PhD Student
11/7	Community Mobilization and Social Marketing to Promote Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation: A New Approach Toward Controlling Anemia Among Women of Reproductive Age in Vietnam Required readings: Khan NC, et al. Community mobilization and social marketing to promote weekly iron-folic acid supplementation: a new approach toward controlling anemia among women of reproductive age in Vietnam. 2005 Nutrition Reviews 63(12):87-94. Berger J, et al. Community mobilization and social marketing to promote weekly iron-folic acid supplementation in women of reproductive age in Vietnam: Impact on anemia and iron status. 2005 Nutrition Reviews 63(12):95-108	Andrew Hall PICN PhD Student
11/14	Maternal and child health outcomes related to essential fatty acid intake	Kathryn G. Dewey, Ph.D. PICN Faculty Beth Yakes PICN PhD Student
11/21	Journal article discussion Denic S, et al. Nutritional iron deficiency: An evolutionary perspective. 2007 Nutrition 23:603-614.	Zhenyu Yang PICN PhD Student
11/28	Journal article discussion Required reading: TBA	Grant Aaron PICN PhD Student
12/5	“Are Agricultural Policies Making Us Fat?”	Stephen A. Vosti, PhD PICN Faculty Dept. of Ag.& Resource Economics and Associate Director Center for National Resources Policy Analysis University of California, Davis

Date	Topic	Speaker
4/2	Global strategies for breastfeeding promotion: how can cross-country comparisons assist in prioritization?	Kathryn G. Dewey, Ph.D. PICN Faculty
4/9	Fortification of flour with vitamin B12: national and international issues	Lindsay Allen, Ph.D. PICN Faculty Director, WHNRC
4/16	Journal Article Discussion: James M. Tielsch, Lakshmi Rahmathullah, Joanne Katz, R. D. Thulasiraj, Christian Coles, S. Sheeladevi, and Kartik Prakash . Maternal Night Blindness during Pregnancy Is Associated with Low Birthweight, Morbidity, and Poor Growth in South India. JNutr. 2008 138: 787-792.	Bineti Vitta PICN Ph.D. Student
4/23	Panel Discussion: What is happening to the world's food supply?	Stephen A. Vosti, PhD PICN Faculty Dept. of Ag.& Resource Economics and Associate Director Center for National Resources Policy Analysis University of California, Davis
4/30	CANCELLED Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: prenatal multimicronutrient and choline intervention.	Janet Uriu-Adams, Ph.D. Associate Researcher Dept of Nutrition UC Davis
5/7	How and why do we prevent vitamin A deficiency?	John Mason, Ph.D. Professor Tulane University
5/14	B vitamins and cognitive function in the elderly post-folic acid fortification.	Joshua Miller, Ph.D. Associate Adjunct Professor Dept. Pathology and Lab. Medicine UC Davis Medical Center
5/21	Establishing global standards for the iron fortification of wheat flour	Richard Hurrell, Ph.D. Professor ETHZ Switzerland
5/28	National Children’s Study.	Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Ph.D. Professor Dept. of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine UC Davis
6/4	Pizza and careers

Date	Topic	Speaker
1/9	Vitamin A and Immune Function: Results from an Intervention Trial in Bangladeshi Men with Low Vitamin A Stores	Charles Stephensen PICN Faculty
1/16	Journal article discussion: Ruel MT, et al. Age-based preventive targeting of food assistance and behavior change communication for reduction of childhood undernutrition in Haiti: a cluster randomised trial (in press).	Reina Engle-Stone PICN PhD Student
1/23	Journal article discussion: Black, et al. Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences. The Lancet, 371:243-260, 2008. Comment. Maternal and child undernutrition: an urgent opportunity. The Lancet, 371:179, 2008. Comment: Nutrition interventions need improved operational capacity. The Lancet, 371:181-182.	Ryan Wessells PICN PhD Student
1/30	Journal article discussion: Levinson, FJ, et al. Utilization of positive deviance analysis in evaluating community-based nutrition programs: an application to the Dular program in Bihar, India. Food Nutr Bull, 28:259-265, 2007. Dubowitz T, et al. Intensifying efforts to reduce child malnutrition in India: an evaluation of the Dular program in Jharkhand, India. Food Nutr Bull, 28:266-273, 2007.	Zeina Maalouf PICN PhD Student
2/6	Journal article discussion: Victora, CG, et al. Maternal and child undernutrition: Consequences for adult health and human capital. The Lancet, January 17, 2008.	Laura Hall PICN PhD Student
2/13	Journal article discussion: Bhutta ZA, et al. What works? Interventions to affect maternal and child undernutrition and survival. The Lancet, January 17, 2008.	Shavawn Casey GGNB PhD Student
2/20	Journal article discussion: Bryce J, et al. Maternal and child undernutrition: effective action at national level. The Lancet, January 17, 2008.	Andrea Hacker-Thompson GGNB PhD Student
2/27	Journal article discussion: Linneman Z, et al. A large-scale operational study of home-based therapy with ready-to-use therapeutic food in childhood malnutrition in Malawi. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 206-215, 2007. Gaboulaud V, et al. Could nutritional rehabilitation of home complement or replace centre-based therapeutic feeding programmes for severe malnutrition. J Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access, 1-3, October 9, 2006. Collins S, et al. Management of severe acute malnutrition in children. The Lancet, 1-6, September 26, 2006.	Khadija Begum PICN PhD Student
3/5	Journal article discussion: Vir SC, et al. Reaching the goal of universal salt iodization (USI): experience of Utter Pradesh, India. Food Nutr Bull 28:384-390, 2007. Sebotsa MLD, et al. Assessment of the sustainability of the iodine-deficiency disorders control program in Lesotho. Food Nutr Bull 28:337-347, 2007.	Joshua Jorgensen PICN PhD Student
3/12	Journal article discussion: Morris SS, et al. Effective international action against undernutrition: why has it proven so difficult and what can be done to accelerate progress? The Lancet, January 17, 2008.	Lindsay Allen, Ph.D. PICN Faculty Director, WHNRC