NNDC
The National Nutrient Databank Conference is held bi-annually to foster communication among nutrient database generators and users. Participation is open to researchers from academia, the food industry, government, and other interested parties. We invite you to learn more.
NNDC History
Since 1976, the National Nutrient Databank Conference (NNDC) Steering Committee has organized formal meetings for food composition experts, researchers, and software developers/users to keep abreast of changes and developments in food composition databases (FCDBs). FCDBs are cornerstones to nutrition research, food and nutrition monitoring and surveillance, clinical nutrition practice, and food development. As such, they are important to the academia, federal government, healthcare professionals, food industry, database managers, and the public.
In particular, applications of FCDBs reach the nutrition and food community, assisting dietitians in counseling, clinicians in conducting research, and food companies in product development, labeling, and consumer relations.
Throughout the years, NNDC has gained increasing acknowledgment and participation, and it has been held as a satellite meeting to both the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Society for Nutrition in the United States. Going forward, NNDC aims to enhance participation from international counterparts specializing in FCDBs to further shape the future of this unique field and, ultimately, to help maintain and improve nutrition health for all.
Committee Members
The Executive and Steering Committees of the NNDC are volunteer positions held by a diverse team of industry veterans, researchers, scientists, and leaders.
Executive Committee
Lauri Byerley
Chair
American Public University System and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
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Nancy Emenaker
Chair-Elect
National Cancer Institute/NIH
Pamela Pehrsson
Past Chair
United States Department
of Agriculture
Lisa Harnack
Treasurer
Nutrition Coordinating Center, University of Minnesota
Julie Eichenberger-Gilmore
Grants Manager
Veterans Affairs, Retired
Young No
Secretary
Syndigo
Steering Committee
Cristine Barrosa
University of Tennessee
Thea Bourianne
Program Committee Co-Chair
NIQ Label Insight
Catherine Champagne
Pennington Biomedical
Research Center
Julie Hess
United States Department
of Agriculture
Dana Hoffman-Pennesi
Communications Committee Chair
Food & Drug Administration
David Holben
University of Mississippi
Wen Yen Juan
Program Committee Co-Chair
Food & Drug Administration
Colin Kay
University of Arkansas
for Medical Sciences
Mary L'Abbé
University of Toronto
Isabelle Massarelli
Health Canada
Kyle McKillop
United States Department of Agriculture
Diane Mitchell
Texas A&M University System
Alanna Moshfegh
United States Department
of Agriculture
Claire Peacock
Nominations Committee Chair
MenuTrinfo
Judith Spungen
Food & Drug Administration
Marie-France Verreault
Health Canada
Yong Zhu
Wayzek Science
Thea Zimmerman
Westat
