Biography
Lidia Wadolowska serves as Chair of the Department of Human Nutrition at University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn and is a President of the Committee on Human Nutrition Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, vice-president of the Polish Society of Nutritional Sciences, member of the Editorial Council of Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences, member the Standing Committee on Nutrition and Health of FIL/IDF
Research Interest
Research interests are focused on dietary and lifestyle exposures and their relationship with health outcomes of chronic diseases including obesity, osteoporosis, cancer, cardiovascular disease. This includes diet, physical activity and psychosocial aspects of dietary behaviours in relation to the health of vulnerable groups, adolescents, young women and the elderly. She is expertised in methodological aspects of dietary intake assessment and identifying dietary patterns, using novel methods of nutritional data analysis.
Biography
Ilich-Ernst, Jasminka, is Professor of Nutrition, Florida State University and was Research Scientist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ohio State University. Ilich-Ernst, Jasminka has long been involved in the academic arena of nutrition conducting Nutritional-Biochemical Research Specialist, Division of Neonatology,Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Research Interest
Research is focused on the nutritional and life-style modifiers of chronic diseases (particularly those involving bone and body composition) and spans from basic science and animal models to clinical trials in human subjects and outreach into disadvantaged community. My research is oriented toward the same goals: furthering our knowledge toward optimizing bone health and body composition (fat and muscle tissue) through nutritional and behavioral modifications, including physical activity, to result in long term lifestyle changes.
Biography
DR.D.RAGHUNATHA RAO is Deputy Director (Sr. Gr)/Scientist ‘F’ &Head - Extension & Training division at National Institute of Nutrition, (ICMR). He has 30 years research experience. He was Research Officer & HOD at Centre for Research in Medical Entomology. He has 13 year’s experience in conducting various nutrition education/extension programmes to various groups of communities in association with various Governmental Organizations such as Power Generation, Railways and Indian Airlines etc., and NGOs such as Confederation of Voluntary Associations (COVA) and World vision.
Research Interest
Research Experience in development of nutrition education material for school children, adolescent girls and different vulnerable groups of the community on various aspects of micro nutrient deficiency disorders such as iron, iodine and vitamin A. Evaluation of Intercropping systems on the pest control, natural products such as plant extracts, their principles and synthetic chemicals as insecticides, anti-feedants and juvenomimics against different crop pests under laboratory and field conditions.