The following individuals are Principal Investigators and Steering Committee members for the iLiNS Project:
Kathryn G. Dewey, PhD
Professor, Department of Nutrition and Director, Program in International and Community Nutrition, University of California, Davis Principal Investigator for overall iLiNS Project Co-chair of iLiNS Project Steering Committee
Dr. Dewey’s research area is maternal and infant nutrition, in both affluent and low income countries. She has conducted research in the U.S., Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, Thailand and Ghana. Her professional service includes extensive consultation for WHO, UNICEF, the Pan American Health Organization and the March of Dimes, and serving as President of the Society for International Nutrition Research (2000-02) and of the International Society for Research on Human Milk and Lactation (2006-2008). She serves on the Steering Committee for the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study, the NIH Technical Working Group on Iron and Malaria, and is Co-Chair of the Working Group on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding for the Standing Committee on Nutrition of the UN system. Dr. Dewey has over 250 publications and has received several national awards for her research.
Professor of International Health University of Tampere Medical School, Tampere, Finland Co-Principal Investigator for overall iLiNS Project Co-chair of iLiNS Project Steering Committee
Dr. Ashorn is a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist, whose research areas cover child health, nutrition, and infectious diseases. He has conducted research in Finland, the U.S, Malawi, Bangladesh and India. His professional service includes university and hospital positions both in Finland and in Malawi and activities in many child health related organizations in Finland. He served on the Steering Committee for EDCTP (European Developing Countries Clinical Trial Platform) and he was the first health scientist in Finland to be formally accredited in Good Clinical Practice research methodology. Dr. Ashorn has approximately 100 publications, and was the Principal Investigator for several previous studies in Malawi.
Professor, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis Africa Regional Advisor for Nutrition and Child Survival, Helen Keller International, Dakar, Senegal Chair, International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group
Dr. Brown is a pediatrician who joined the faculty of UC Davis in 1989. His research program focuses on the causes, complications, treatment and prevention of childhood malnutrition in low-income countries, with particular emphasis on interactions of nutrition and infection and evaluation and control of specific micronutrient deficiencies (especially zinc and vitamin A). Dr. Brown has served as a member of the Committee on International Nutrition of the US National Academy of Sciences; President of the Society for International Nutrition Research; Councilor or Executive Committee Member of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition and the International Society for Research on Human Milk and Lactation; consultant to the World Health Organization, UNICEF, USAID, and other international and bilateral agencies; and as Associate Editor or Editorial Board Member of multiple scientific journals. Dr. Brown has contributed to more than 250 publications and his professional contributions have been recognized with several national and international awards.
Associate Professor and Head of Department Department of Nutrition and Food Science University of Ghana
Dr. Lartey has conducted research on food habits of Ghanaian pregnant women, complementary foods, and factors affecting the growth of Ghanaian children, as well as on optimizing nutrition for HIV-affected children. Dr. Lartey was a Co-Principal Investigator for the WHO Multicenter Growth Reference Study, Ghana site, and a Co-Investigator on a randomized trial assessing the effects of three micronutrient supplements (Nutributter®, Sprinkles® and Foodlet) on growth and micronutrient status of Ghanaian children. She has served on WHO Expert Consultations on: Optimum duration of exclusive breastfeeding; Complementary feeding; Childhood obesity; Nutrient risk assessment. Dr. Lartey won the “Best Researcher” award for 2004 at the University of Ghana. She is currently a Council member for the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS), and holds the IDRC Research Chair in Nutrition for Health and Socio-Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research College of Medicine, University of Malawi
Dr. Maleta is a medical practitioner specialized in epidemiology. He currently administers undergraduate and postgraduate training courses in public health focusing on maternal and child health, epidemiology, community nutrition and research methodology. He also conducts basic and operations research, and supervises Master’s and Doctoral students. Previously Dr. Maleta has headed the Public Health Department of the College of Medicine, coordinated teaching and research activities at the Mangochi satellite teaching station of the College of Medicine, served as the Deputy District Health Officer for Mangochi District, as well as Medical Officer providing primary health care. He serves as a public health advisor to the Malawi Ministry of Health. His current research interests include maternal and child health focusing on prevention of maternal and infant under-nutrition and on childhood growth and development.
Regional Director of Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) Director of Research IRSS, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Professor in Parasitology, Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso
Dr. Ouedraogo is a parasitologist with more than 20 years experience in malaria research. He has served as co-director or facilitator for more than 10 international courses on malaria control organized by WHO-Afro in West Africa. Since 1983 he has worked on antimalarial drug resistance using in vivo, in vitro and molecular techniques and in malaria clinical and vaccine trials, with more than 75 publications in this area. He also serves as Professor of parasitology at the universities of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso. Currently, he is interested on the impact of vitamin A and zinc on malaria incidence. Since 1997 he has served as regional director of a health research institute in Burkina, with skills in managing and coordinating research and building research capacity. He also serves as president of the Association of Health Sciences of Bobo-Dioulasso.
Associate Adjunct Professor Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Associate Director of the Center for Natural Resources Policy Analysis University of California, Davis
Dr. Vosti has substantial field-based research experience in Ethiopia, Pakistan, Brazil, and Ecuador, and via his chairmanship of the policy working group of the Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Consortium, also in Indonesia and Cameroon. At the Center for Natural Resources Policy Analysis, he works closely with biophysical scientists to develop bioeconomic models to predict the effects of changes in policies, technologies, and institutional arrangements on the environment, poverty, and economic growth. Previously, Dr. Vosti was a Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, where he managed international research projects aimed at identifying and measuring the effects on poverty, economic growth, and environmental sustainability of changes in land use and land cover, and identifying the role of public policy in managing these trade-offs/synergies. He is an award-winning teacher.
Director, R & D and Nutrition Strategies Nutriset, S.A.S., Malaunay, France
Mr. Zeilani has a Masters in Nutrition and a post-graduate degree in Quality Management in the Health and Social Sectors. He has 10 years of experience working with non-governmental organizations conducting emergency nutrition and livelihood programs, including in Niger, North Korea, Burundi, Eritrea, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Mr. Zeilani managed one of the first Community-based Therapeutic Care programs, pioneering this work in Malawi. He has also worked as a consultant supporting hospitals and other institutions in development of tools for total quality management. At Nutriset, he currently leads product research and development. This includes analysis of specific nutritional needs, development of nutritional products and solutions that meet international quality standards, and sensory and acceptability evaluation of new products. In the iLiNS Project he conducts product development and acceptability evaluations and is the key liaison between Nutriset and the research consortium.
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Professor, Department of Nutrition and Director, Program in International and Community Nutrition, 
Professor of International Health
Professor, Department of Nutrition, 
Associate Professor and Head of Department
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health
Regional Director of Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS)
Associate Adjunct Professor
Director, R & D and Nutrition Strategies