Eileen Kennedy is the Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and was the first Director of USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Kennedy holds an undergraduate degree from Hunter College, two master's degrees from Pennsylvania State University, and a Doctor of Science in Nutrition from Harvard's School of Public Health. Kennedy has long been involved in the academic arena of nutrition conducting research and teaching at Tufts, Columbia University, Cornell University and Johns Hopkins University. In 2008, Dr. Kennedy was named president of the "Smart Choices" board. “Smart Choices” is a front of label nutrition benchmarking system, a program whose criteria are based on government dietary guidelines and widely accepted nutritional standards.

Assessing the health and nutrition impacts of policies and programs; nutrient density and diet diversity; interventions for obesity prevention.

Dr. Neeta Singh has completed his PhD from Oregon State University followed by MBA in International Affairs and is a Registered Dietitian. Dr. Singh serves as Chair of Nutrition Program with School of Methemetics, Science & Engineering at University of Incarnate, San Antonio, Texas. Her initial research was in artificial intelligence applications in areas of food aid distribution. From past 7 years Dr. Singh has is working on various food sustainability projects as means of improving nutritional status among rural population in the Republic of Tanzania. She has presented her work at various international venues, published in books and has been serving as an editorial board memeber of several international journals.

Addressing the Role of Proximal Determinants of Undernutrition, Bukoba Rural, Republic of Tanzania

Beraat Özçelik, after graduation from Ege University in 1990, Food Engineering Department, has gained her Ms and PhD degrees from ITU Food Engineering Department. She worked as visiting scholar at Ohio State University Food Science and Technology Department, for her post-doctorate study. Having a number of scientific national and international publications, her research studies focused on functional foods and nutraceuticals, health effects of bioactive food compounds, nanoencapsulation and bioavailability. To date, she worked as coordinator or researcher in many EU projects, and conducted TUBITAK and other national projects. Having scientific committee memberships in Turkish Food Codex Commitee and some foundations, she has taken place in Editorial Boards of Scientific journals and in organizing committee of international congress. Being a former Head of Food Engineering Department and Rectorate advisor, Prof. Dr. Beraat Özçelik is actively working as Dean of the Faculty.

Research studies focused on functional foods and nutraceuticals, health effects of bioactive food compounds, nanoencapsulation and bioavailability.

Mihalis holds a Personal Chair in Nutrition & Toxicology at the School of Life Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, UK. He has research expertise in the areas of molecular toxicology, molecular & biochemical nutrition and human carcinogenesis as evident by a number of peer-reviewed publications. He serves at the Editorial Board of a number of peer-reviewed journals whereas in the past he has been a Marilyn Gentry Fellow of the American Institute for Cancer Research & World Cancer Research Fund. Finally, he is a recipient of a number of research awards including a Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant and a Nutricia Research Foundation International Training Fellowship.

Molecular toxicology, molecular & biochemical nutrition and human carcinogenesis.

Prof/Dr Jagat R. Kanwar has received his PhD in 1992 from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. Before joining Deakin University, Australia, in 2006, he was a Senior Scientist in the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr Kanwar, group leader of the Nanomedicine-Laboratory of Immunology and Molecular Biomedical Research has a national and international reputation in investigating fundamental and applied molecular aspects of cancer and chronic inflammation. Currently, his major field if interest are nanomedicine based delivery systems for therapy/diagnosis, biotechnology, protein engineering of therapeutic proteins and find their mechanism of actions. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities as Head of Nanomedicine in the Centre for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Biosciences (BioDeakin), Institute for Technology & Research Innovation (ITRI), Deakin University. He is serving as an editorial member of several reputed journals in the field of Biochemistry, Nanobiotechnology, Nanomedicine, Cancer and Immunology. He has authored more than 85 research articles, 12 book chapters and 2 books, and secured more than 10 patents. He is the Member of Editorial Board for 12 international journals and a nominated member of more than 18 national and international societies including American Nano Society and American Society of Nanomedicine.

investigating fundamental and applied molecular aspects of cancer and chronic inflammation. Currently, his major field if interest are nanomedicine based delivery systems for therapy/diagnosis, biotechnology, protein engineering of therapeutic proteins and find their mechanism of action

Dr. Gaspar Ros Berruezo is Professor of Human Nutrition and Food Science (including Food Safety) at the University of Murcia (UM), serving this Institution for more than 25 years. He has been Post-Doc Fulbright Scholar in 1989-90 at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA as visiting professor. Project leader of the VITALIS Centre for Research in Food Science, Human Nutrition and Health in the Mediterranean area, under construction. Research interest is to functional foods and ingredients, the metabolism to nutritional functionality (including bioavailability and omics) for normal growth and development on infants, and to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases or obesity.

functional foods and ingredients, the metabolism to nutritional functionality (including bioavailability and omics) for normal growth and development on infants, and to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases or obesity.

CPGM Lisette de Groot, Professor of Nutrition and Ageing at the Division of Human Nutrition at Wageningen University, the Netherlands. She was trained in nutrition, physiology and epidemiology at the Wageningen University. With academic posts at several at University departments She Has Gained twenty-five years of research experience in the field of nutrition and health of elderly people, both in nutritional epidemiology (including eg SENECA, Survey in Europe on Nutrition and the Elderly; EURRECA European micronutrient recommendations aligned; HALE; Nuage; Chances) and in intervention studies in old age. Her research interests center around the role of nutrition in the maintenance of health in old age with due attention for nutritional ways to slow down aging related functional decline.

role of nutrition in the maintenance of health in old age with due attention for nutritional ways to slow down aging related functional decline

Francesco Menichini is full Professor in Phytofarmacy at Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy. He has published more than 200 papers in international journals and 115 communications at national and international congress and 6 Chapters in book series. He is referee of several international journals and Institutions.

Phytochemicals, bioactive compouns, antioxidants

Marica Bakovic completed BSc in Chemistry and PhD in Biological Chemistry at the University of Alberta. She received post-doctoral awards from Medical Research Council and Alberta Heritage Foundation. Before coming to the University of Guelph, she worked in the area of molecular and cell biology of lipid metabolism at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta. Currently, she is Professor in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Guelph. Dr. Bakovic has a long-lasting interest in nutrition and metabolism, especially in the area of regulation of membrane phospholipids, fatty acids, and methyl-group donors.

nutrition and metabolism, especially in the area of regulation of membrane phospholipids, fatty acids, and methyl-group donors

Dr. Alba Naudí has completed her PhD in Biomedical Sciences in the area of physiology at the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Lleida in 2010. Nowadays, she is professor in the Experimental Medicine Department from the University of Lleida, teaching Nutricionists, Biomedical and Medical students. Her field of research has focused on the study of the aging process and neurodegenerative diseases from the point of view of oxidative stress and how the nutritionals interventions can modulate this process. She has published more than 50 papers in reputed journals and has served as a peer reviewer for a number of scientific journals.

Study of the aging process and neurodegenerative diseases from the point of view of oxidative stress and how the nutritionals interventions can modulate this process