Leverage AI for Greater Innovation in Nutrition, Food Safety, and Research Advancements
- Explore how AI is transforming nutrition through personalized dietary recommendations to improve health.
- Discover AI's impact on food safety by improving predictive analytics, quality control, and risk management.
- Understand how AI can advance research by optimizing literature searches and helping industry professionals access key scientific insights.
Attend ILSI U.S. and Canada's session to explore how AI can be your greatest tool in enhancing food safety, advancing nutrition, and driving smarter business decisions in food production.
Session 5 – Using AI for Advancing Food Systems for Human Health
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
The Lineup You Won't Want to Miss:
Session Chair:
- Cindy Davis, PhD, USDA/ARS, USA
Speakers and presentations:
- Nutrition:
- From Data to Diet: How AI is Personalizing Human Nutrition – Jose Ordovas, PhD, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, USA
- Danielle Lemay, PhD, USDA/ARS, USA
- Food Safety – Ernest Kwegyir-Afful, PhD, FDA, USA
- Use of AI in Literature Searches – Amanda MacFarlane, PhD, Health Canada, Canada
- Panel Discussion
Cindy Davis, PhD, USDA/ARS, USA
Dr. Cindy Davis serves as National Program Leader for the program in Human Nutrition conducted by the USDA-Agricultural Research Service. Prior to joining the USDA, she was the Director of Grants and Extramural Activities in the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) and was a Program Director in the Nutritional Sciences Research Group at the National Cancer Institute. Cindy received her bachelor’s degree with honors in nutritional sciences from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and her doctorate degree in nutrition with a minor in human cancer biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a supplement editor for the Journal of Nutrition, assistant editor for Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, and a member of the editorial board for Advances in Nutrition.