The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a nonprofit, worldwide organization whose mission is to improve public health and well-being. It achieves this mission by engaging academic, government, and industry experts in a neutral forum to advance scientific understanding related to nutrition, food safety, risk assessment, and the environment. The North American branch of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI North America) is a public, non-profit scientific foundation that advances the understanding and application of science related to the nutritional quality and safety of the food supply. The organization carries out its mission by sponsoring research programs, professional and educational programs and workshops, seminars, and publications, as well as providing a neutral forum for government, academic, and industry scientists to discuss and resolve scientific issues of common concern for the well-being of the general public. ILSI North America's programs are supported primarily by its industry membership. For additional information, please click here.
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ANNUAL MEETING
Registration for the 2012 ILSI North America Annual Meeting is available
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The 2011 ILSI Annual Meeting presentations are available here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ILSI North America Technical Committee on Food and Chemical Safety
2012 Summer Fellowship Program
The ILSI North America Technical Committee on Food and Chemical Safety will consider four subject areas for the ILSI North America 2012 summer fellowship program: AGE’s & ALE’s, natural colors, furan and Tox21. The selection of the candidate will depend on the candidate’s qualifications and the appropriate fit with the candidate’s desired project choice. The fellow will be assigned a project that is agreed upon between the fellow and the Food and Chemical Safety Committee. The fellow will be provided with a stipend intended to cover expenses including transportation to/from Washington DC and housing. Deadline for application submission is Wednesday April 4, 2012.
A. Evaluation of the human health implication of AGEs and ALEs
B. Natural Colors
C. Furan: Estimate the risk from different points of view of heat formed compounds with an emphasis on furan formation during the heat processing of foods
D. Tox21
Application Instructions
Candidates should submit a statement about the fellow’s specific interests in one or more of the four topics; a resume, including service and volunteer activities; an official transcript; and two letters of recommendation. Materials can be submitted to akretser@ilsi.org. Interviews (via phone) of prospective candidates will be arranged. Deadline for submission is Wednesday April 4, 2012.
For more information about the 2012 summer fellowship program, please contact Ms. Alison Kretser at
akretser@ilsi.org or at 202‐659‐0074, ext. 161 or
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ILSI North America Technical Committee on Food Microbiology 2012 Request for Pre-Proposals for Research Support
The deadline for the ILSI North America Technical Committee on Food Microbiology’s request for pre-proposals for the new 2012-2013 research grant cycle has closed. The Committee received a total of 37 submissions to the grant announcement; 3 from international investigators and 34 from U.S. investigators. The submissions came from three types of organizations; universities (29), private laboratories (7) and federal agencies (1). In addition, federal agencies were co-investigators with major universities on several of the research pre-proposals. Of the 34 U.S. submissions, 15 were from the east, 8 from the mid-west and 11 from the west. Currently, the members of the Food Microbiology Committee are reviewing the pre-proposals and will make final selections of those which will advance on to full proposals by the end of February. If you have any questions, please notify Alison Kretser at akretser@ilsi.org