Wageningen Nutritional Sciences Forum 2009: Too Much - Too Little
Introduction
The Wageningen Nutritional Sciences Forum 2009 heralds a new era in nutritional science with a shift away from "little science" toward "big science": The major nutritional problems facing the world today cannot be solved with "little science", characterized by individualistic research, lacking coordination and integration. "Big science" is needed, this implicates multiple groups with complementary knowledge and expertise working together in large consortia, and datasets made available in the public domain. This new era takes full advantage of web-based database management and provides a new platform for scientific dialogue and exchange.
Target Group
Scientists, Research dieticians, PhD fellows nutrition, MSc students nutrition.
There will be a maximum of 400 participants.
Organization - Scientific Committee
Professors Frans Kok (chair), Michael Müller, Pieter van 't Veer, Ellen Kampman, Renger Witkamp, Wageningen University.
Organizing Committee
lnge Brouwer, Sander Kersten, Monica Mars, Ondine van de Rest, Lidwien van der Heijden, Gea Brussen, Frans Kok, Wageningen University.
Secretariat
The scientific part of the conference is organized by the Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University.
E-mail: symposium@humannutrition40.nl
Programme
The programme focuses on nutrition in a world of 'too little - too much'. It offers an interesting variety of sessions with key-note lectures of internationally well-known nutritionists, with surprising ways of presenting and debating priority topics in nutrition research.
The complete programme can be downloaded.