Theme Lead Restructure and Vacancy for Food Systems Theme Lead

Theme Lead Restructure  Following a review of the structure of the scientific Themes, a revised model has been agreed by the Trustees. The current structure has been expanded tofourThemes to better support the membership and recognise emerging areas of nutrition research. The Themes will   be supported through ' Theme Teams ' and ' Special Interest Groups ' (SIGs).  Each Theme will be led by an appointed Theme Lead.The Themes exist to promote and support the advancement of nutritional science.  The revised structure will support member focused interests, representing a more balanced portfolio and constituency between Theme Leads. The current themes of Public Health Nutrition,  Whole Body Metabolism, and  Cellular and Molecular  Nutrition,  will cut across all of the new research themes, acknowledging that Nutrition Scientists will often undertake work within and across multiple themes. To support these networks and ensure effective representation across the disciplines, the new structure will support interdisciplinary working of r esearchers across scales from molecular to public health, policy and nutrition research methodologies.The revised themes are:Nutrition and optimum life course:  Defined by activities encompassing exercise& sports nutrition, healthy ageing, weight management, pregnancy/childhood/adolescence; alternative diets such as vegetarianism/veganism; chrono-nutrition; personalised nutrition; gut microbiome etc fall into this space.Food syste...
Source: The Nutrition Society - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: news