United States

“United States National Committee to the International Union of Nutritional Sciences”

Council Members

Robert M. Russell, M.D., USNC Chair, Professor of Medicine and Nutrition, Director, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition, Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, Phone 617-556-3335, Fax 617-556-3295, Email: rob.russell@tufts.edu

Vivica Kraak, M.S., R.D., Program Officer and Secretary

USNC members and the nutrition society that they represent

Robert M. Russell, M.D., Chair, Tufts University, Boston

(Food and Nutrition Board representative)

David Challoner, M.D., University of Florida at Gainesville

(Institute of Medicine ex-officio member)

Michael Clegg, Ph.D., University of California at Riverside

(National Academy of Sciences ex-officio member)

Kathryn Dewey, Ph.D., University of California at Davis

(Society for International Nutrition Research representative)

Polly Fitz, M.A., R.D., Health Training Resources, Inc.

(American Dietetic Association representative)

Kathleen McMahon, Ph.D., R.D., Strategic Nutrition Solutions

(Society for Nutrition Education representative)

Charles Stephensen, Ph.D., University of California at Davis

(American Society for Clinical Nutrition representative)

Rebecca Stoltzfus, Ph.D., Cornell University, Ithaca

(American Society for Nutritional Sciences representative)

Address

Food and Nutrition Board
Institute of Medicine
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 334-2928
Fax: (202) 334-2316
E-mail: vkraak@nas.edu
http://www.iom.edu/usnc-iuns

Term of USNC Membership

2003-2005

Consultants

none

Year Established

1957

2003-2004 Activities

1. 2003 - Established new USNC membership to represent the various U.S nutrition societies.

2. Dr. Russell was appointed as the FNB representative and new chair of the USNC/IUNS in February 2004.

3. Provided extensive input to the organizers of the 18^th ICN program for sessions, suggested speakers and/or session chairs.

4. The USNC members plan to convene at the 2004 Experimental Biology meeting in Washington, DC to discuss the 2005 IUNS nomination slate and other committee activities.