Early Career Awardees

Ms. Bethany Duffy

RD, PhD Student, Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health, Ulster University, Northern Ireland Abstract title: ANAEMIA AND HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY: COULD RIBOFLAVIN DEFICIENCY BE IMPLICATED?Ms. Chandni Peris
Research Associate, St. John’s Research Institute, IndiaAbstract title: DAILY LOW DOSE VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION AND RESPONSE – AN EVALUATION OF THE CURRENT ESTIMATED AVERAGE REQUIREMENTS (EAR) IN VITAMIN D DEFICIENT INDIAN WOMENDr. Danielle Clucas
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, AustraliaAbstract title: IRON DEFICIENCY REDUCES RISK OF PLASMODIUM PARASITAEMIA: CLINICAL, PRE-CLINICAL AND IN VITRO EVIDENCEMs. Evaniya Shakya
Pennsylvania State University, USAAbstract title: EFFECTIVENESS OF LAYERING NUTRITION-INTEGRATED COUPLES’ STRENGTHENING APPROACH WITH NUTRITION EDUCATION AND MICROFINANCE TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND CHILD DIETARY DIVERSITY AND FOOD SECURITY IN RURAL NIGERMs. Lauren Thompson
PhD Candidate, University of California, Davis, USAAbstract title: MANAGING VITAMIN A LARGE SCALE FOOD FORTIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILD-LIVES SAVED: A MODELING STUDYDr. Nikolin Hilaj
ETH Zürich, SwitzerlandAbstract title: TOTAL ZINC ABSORPTION FROM MAIZE-BASED MEALS ENRICHED WITH EDIBLE HOUSE CRICKETS IN KENYAN PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN.Ms. Teresa Schwendler
RD, PhD Candidate, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, USAAbstract title: UNDERSTANDING THE BIOCULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING INFANTS DIETARY DIVERSITY SCORES IN PERI-URBAN GUINEA: FINDINGS FROM A MIXED-METHODS STUDYDr. Yan Ba
Economist, Development Data Group, World Bank, USA Abstract title: FEASIBILITY AND COST OF NUTRIENT ADEQUATE INFANT FEEDING: ROLE OF BREASTMILK, FOODS, SUPPLEMENTATIONS IN 114 LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES