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We are currently seeking great content ideas for consideration for the scientific program for Nutrition 2021 currently scheduled for July 10-13 in Boston. The Program Committee will utilize a blended model for planning, identifying sessions based on topic submissions as well as proactively curating session content.

Please tell us what you would like to see on the program. In particular, we would love your thoughts on:

Submit your session ideas today! Deadline for submissions: November 1.

Nutrition 2021 in Boston, July 10 – 13, 2021

ASN’s annual flagship meeting will return to Boston, MA, the site of its record breaking, inaugural meeting in 2018 to host Nutrition 2021, July 10 – 13. Click Here for information or to sign up for updates. Bookmark the meeting site and check back often for updates at https://meeting.nutrition.org/N21

Click here and check out this collection of resources for teaching nutrition science and related fields. Any questions?  Please contact us at education@nutrition.org.

Register Now for the NORC Minority Symposium

The virtual series includes five 2-hour sessions. The next sessions in the series are scheduled for Friday, October 23 and October 30. Each session will be from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (CDT). 

Click here to review the full schedule and to Register for FREE.  

The ASN Early Career Nutrition (ECN) and Student Interest Group (SIG) are pleased to present these professional development events for students and early career professionals (registration required):

SIG-ECN Mentorship Webinar (Students and Early Career Members Only)

ECN Webinar: Best Practices for Remote Work (Open to All ASN Members)

Please join ASN in welcoming Traverse Science and Reckitt Benckiser (RB) as new Sustaining Partners. Traverse Science, Inc. is a contract research organization that facilitates preclinical innovation in the food and drug industry. Traverse specializes in generating safety and efficacy data for products impacting the gut-brain axis by employing the pig as a translational animal model. Traverse combines the use of the pig with a high-throughput, sensor fusion, and data analytics approach to help bridge the gap between animal and human research. Learn more at traversescience.com.

Reckitt Benckiser (RB) is recognized as one of the world's most loved and trusted brands. RB’s brands fall into three categories: Hygiene, Health and Nutrition. Each is in a unique position to make a difference in the world. Together, they protect, heal and nurture individuals, families and communities, to live cleaner and healthier lives through our products and educational initiatives. Learn more at https://www.rb.com/.

If you are interested in becoming an ASN Sustaining Partner or know of a corporation or industry trade group with the highest level of commitment to the missions of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the ASN Foundation that should be a part of this important collaboration, please visit the ASN website for more information.

2020 has been an “interesting” year, to say the least! However, the field of nutrition science and its translation to practice has continued to thrive with the support of your ASN Foundation. As we approach 2020’s end-of-year Season of Giving, we ask that you please include the ASN Foundation in your charitable donation plans. In addition to its continued recognition and achievement programs, our ASN Foundation made it possible for nearly 30,000 nutrition professionals representing 160 countries from across globe to participate free of charge to NUTRITION 2020 LIVE ONLINE earlier this summer. The Foundation’s leadership felt it was the right thing to do during a very difficult time to ensure the Society remained focused on advancing its mission of “A Healthier World Through Evidence-Based Nutrition.” Please show your commitment and appreciation by making a generous donation to the ASN Foundation. All donations received before December 31, 2020 are tax deductible to the full extent of the law and can be deducted from your taxes this calendar year. Giving is easy and only takes two minutes of your time. Can we please count on you?

With a simple click, log in today to ASN Connect (connect.nutrition.org), the all-new digital gathering place for the global ASN community, accessible anytime, anywhere. 

Collaboration is a key feature of your ASN membership. Make the most of it with ASN Connect, where you can reach out to thousands of nutrition professionals around the world. Share your experiences, ask your burning questions, and reach your goals – together.

Go to connect.nutrition.org and login using your ASN member credentials. ASN Connect replaces NutriLink. With the new platform, we provide a better interface, similar to other social networking platforms, exclusive for ASN members, with popular features such as the ability to:

ASN Connect is a social network focused solely on nutrition without the other topics that can sometimes be distracting. When you want to discuss nutrition, come to ASN Connect. 

Please contact mem@nutrition.org if you have any questions, visit the ASN Connect User Guide, and watch this short video to personalize your ASN Connect profile.

With the new ASN Job Board, you can reach high-quality candidates within the trusted ASN network, including thousands of nutrition professionals worldwide who come to us for the latest scientific research findings. Share your job opening on the ASN’s Job Board to reach a captive audience who are seeking positions like yours.

Job posts start at $100 for members for a 30-day post. Plus, now through 12/31/2020, use Discount Code WELCOME and receive a 50% discount. Thus your 30-day job posting would only cost $50!

Place your ad in the ASN Job Board today at nutrition.mcjobboard.net!

To access the NUTRITION 2020 LIVE ONLINE recordings, visit nutrition.memberclicks.net/login#/login.

For other highlights visit: https://meeting.nutrition.org/

Thanks to the generous support of ASN members and colleagues throughout the nutrition community, donations to the ASN Foundation allowed NUTRITION 2020 LIVE ONLINE content to be offered via FREE ACCESS. Free access was granted to everyone through early July with continued free access to all ASN members.

Show your appreciation to the ASN Foundation for providing Nutrition 2020 Live Online free around the world by giving a donation!” Your tax-deductible contribution will help ensure that nutrition science and its practical application will continue to be disseminated as widely as possible as we all continue to practice safe social distancing. All donations make a difference!

The call for applications for ASN’s 2021 Science Policy Fellowship is open through Monday, December 21, 2020! ASN is pleased to offer two one-year Fellowships to advanced graduate students, early professionals, postdoctoral trainees, or medical interns, residents, or fellows. Fellows gain an enhanced perspective on public policy issues related to nutrition and build skills to become a well-informed advocate for nutrition research and policy. Check out nutrition.org/public-affairs/asn-science-policy-fellowship/ for more information and make plans to apply!

ASN has convened a Nutrition Research Task Force to author a report that provides an overview of the current types, purposes, strengths, and limitations of the primary methodologies used in nutrition research. The report will discuss inherent challenges that exist when conducting nutrition research and the many considerations researchers must account for in nutrition studies. A secondary goal of the report is to help the public, media, and nutrition professionals better understand nutrition research. The Task Force kicked off their work with their first call in August 2020. View the list of Task Force members and learn more about this important project at https://nutrition.org/nutrition-research-task-force/

ASN Member, Regan Lucas Bailey, PhD, MPH, RD, professor of nutrition science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana was recently elected to the National Academy of Medicine for her work in improving the methods to measure nutritional status for optimal health outcomes including better understanding intake exposures and the use of dietary supplements.

ASN's COVID-19 resource page is continually updated with information, including a blog to highlight ways to prioritize nutrition and healthy living during the COVID-19 outbreak and an AJCN Associate Editor's experience in Wuhan, China. More blogs guest authored by ASN members to come soon! The page features relevant articles from ASN's journals collection, as well as additional information from government agencies and health and news organizations. We encourage you to use this page and share with your networks.

The Tenth Workshop on the Assessment of Adequate and Safe Intake of Dietary Amino Acids (10^th AAAW) was dedicated to the internationally eminent toxicologist and a co-organizer of the Amino Acid Assessment Workshops, Dr. Yuzo Hayashi (1930-2017). In this supplement, Patrick Stover, et al summarize examples from a growing body of literature of disease-altering nutrient requirements. Martha Stipanuk discusses how the body copes with excess methionine, cysteine, and sulfide. Others discuss topics ranging from inherited metabolic disorders, biomarkers of disease, atopic dermatitis, cancer therapy enhancement, and supplementation.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Editor-in-Chief, Christopher P. Duggan, MD, MPH, is pleased to welcome Diana Maria Thomas, PhD as Associate Editor for AJCN. Dr. Thomas is a Professor of Mathematics at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY, and an Adjunct Professor at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Her research interests include obesity, research methodology, body composition, and machine learning. She will work with Associate Editor, David Allison on the “Best but Oft Forgotten Practices” series, where she has also published.

The Current Developments in Nutrition Editor-in-Chief, Jack Odle, PhD, is pleased to welcome Edward Saltzman, MD as Academic Editor for CDN. Dr. Saltzman is Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Nutrition, Friedman School of Nutrition Science at Tufts University. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, and Chief of the Division of Clinical Nutrition in the Department of Medicine at the Tufts Medical Center. His research career has included clinical elements of obesity treatment, body-weight regulation, enteral-parenteral nutrition, and nutrition disorders.

The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) are pleased to offer ASN-IFT Joint Membership to ASN Regular and Associate Members and IFT Premier Members, combining benefits from both organizations to provide enhanced resources. 

For a single membership fee, an individual can become a member of both organizations and have access to expanded member benefits from both ASN and IFT. Please visit nutrition.org/our-members/ for details under "Joint Memberships" or contact mem@nutrition.org with any questions.

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