Chairs

Patrick J. Stover, PhD

Presentations

There has been much attention focused on the quality of nutrition research as well as the impact of private funding on research.  The American Society for Nutrition, ILSI North America, the National Academy of Sciences’ Food and Nutrition Board, and the Canadian Nutrition Society are conducting a plenary session to explore key issues that impact the nutrition research landscape seek strategies to improve the research enterprise. We aim to move towards a common understanding that advances the very best nutrition research while maintaining the public’s confidence in the nutrition science community and research that seeks to advance public health.

 Setting the Stage.  Cutberto Garza, MD, PhD, Boston College and Sylvia Rowe, MA, SR Strategy

The Nature of Competing Interests.  Arya M. Sharma, MD, PhD, University of Alberta

The Requirement of Research Data by Federal Agencies.  Barbara O. Schneeman, PhD, United States Agency for International Development

Does Funding Source Affect Research Quality?  Esther Myers, PhD, EF Myers Consulting

NIH Guidance:  Rigor and Responsibilities in Grant Applications.  Christopher Lynch, PhD, National Institutes of Health

A Path Forward.  David Allison, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham