“Efficacy of consuming iron-biofortified rice in Filipino women.” Invited lecture, 2005 Annual Meeting of HarvestPlus-China, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China, September 16, 2005.
“Graduate training in the nutritional sciences.” Invited lecture, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China, September 21, 2005.
“The effect of maternal weight gain during pregnancy on risk of newborn macrosomia.” Invited lecture, the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, September 22, 2005.
“Body composition analysis: the current science and applications for health professionals.” Invited lecture to the Southern Tier Dietetics Association, Ithaca, NY, October 19, 2005.
“The effects of iron deficiency on physical performance.” Presentation to the Cornell University Trustee and Council annual panel discussion on Healthy Food, Healthy Lifestyles, October 22, 2005.
“Consumption of iron-biofortified rice increases the body iron stores of Filipino Women.” Invited lecture, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, November 14, 2005
“Interpopulation variation in height of children from 7 to 18 years of age” Invited paper at a Workshop on the Development of an International Growth Reference Standard for Preadolescent and Adolescent Children, United Nations University, Geneva, Switzerland, January 16-19, 2006.
“Interpopulation variation in height of children from 7 to 18 years of age.” Invited lecture, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, May 25, 2006.
“Activity, Fitness and Nutritional Status.” Invited presentation, Plenary Session on Human Biology and Physical Activity, Human Biology Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 28, 2007.
“Panel Discussion on the HarvestPlus Initiative: A Multidisciplinary Perspective of Biofortification that Covers Agriculture, Food Science and Nutrition.” With Ross Welch and Dennis Miller. FANG/CIIFAD/PIN Seminar Series on Food, Nutrition & Agriculture. Cornell University, September 26, 2007.
“Actividad fisical en salud publica.” With Nancy Jennings-Aburto. Invited summer course (Curso de Verano). Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. July 14-18, 2008.
“Proposed Research to Evaluate the Effect of Double Fortified Salt on Productivity in Tea Pickers.” Invited seminar to the Micronutrient Initiative, Ottawa, ON, Canada. March 27, 2009.
“Food Based Interventions to Reduce Iron Deficiency in Developing Countries”. Invited seminar to the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC). Cornell University, April 14, 2009.
"Collaborative Graduate Training in Nutrition between the INSP and Cornell University." Invited presentation, Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Mexico. October 3, 2009.
“Introductory remarks”, Iron Works… John L. Beard Memorial Symposium, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. November 2, 2009. (co-organizer with Shannon Kelleher).
“Double Fortified Salt and Productivity in Female Indian Tea Pluckers.” Seminar in International Nutrition, Cornell University. November 12, 2009.
“Double Fortified Salt and Productivity in Female Indian Tea Pluckers: Preliminary Results.” Invited seminar to the Micronutrient Initiative, Ottawa, ON, Canada. December 16, 2009.
“Progress on testing the effects of Double Fortified Salt on iron status and productivity in female Indian tea pluckers.” Invited presentation to the Micronutrient Initiative/New Delhi, Bagdogra, WB, India. January 28, 2010.
Biofortified bean feeding trial of Mexican school children: Preliminary analysis of baseline blood data. Presentation to the Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (INSP), Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. March 23, 2010.
Discussant for Conference on Human Capital Interventions Targeting Poor Children in Early Life for Human Capital Conference. Cornell University, May 12-13, 2010.
“The effect of consuming biofortified beans on the iron status of Mexican school children”. Presentation at the Bioavailability 2010 Conference, Asilomar, CA. September 27-30, 2010.
“The Effects of Consuming Double Fortified Salt on Iron Status and Productivity of Female Indian Tea Pluckers” Maternal & Child Nutrition Seminar, Cornell University. October 28, 2010.
“DFS Study of Indian female tea pluckers: Preliminary blood analysis for iron status”. DFS Study Data Analysis Workshop. McGill University, Montreal, Canada. November 1, 2010.
“Knowledge gaps and constraints to iron and zinc biofortification”. Invited presentation to the First Global Conference on Biofortification, sponsored by HarvestPlus/International Food Policy Research Institute. Georgetown University, Washington, DC. November 9, 2010.
“Biofortificacion de alimentos (arroz y frijol), una nueva estrategia para reducir la anemia”. Invited presentation, 14o Congreso de Investigacion en Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Mexico. March 1, 2011.
“The effect of consuming biofortified beans on the iron status of Mexican school children”. Paper presented at a mini-symposium on Biofortification of Staple Food Crops, Experimental Biology meetings, Washington, D.C. April 10, 2011.
“Double-fortified salt improves iron status of female Indian tea pluckers”. Paper presented at a mini-symposium on Experiences in Development and Sustainability of Nutrition Programs in Developing Countries II, Experimental Biology meetings, Washington, D.C.. April 11, 2011.
“Efficacy of iron biofortification: results from two human feeding trials of rice and beans”. Invited presentation in symposium, Global Iron and Zinc Biofortification: Potential, Success and Challenges, Conference on Trace Elements in Man and Animals (TEMA-14), Enshi, Hubei, China, September 21, 2011.
“Functional Consequences of Moderate Malnutrition: A Multidisciplinary Journey”. Invited presentation to the American Society for Nutrition, Experimental Biology annual meetings, upon receipt of the Kellogg Prize for International Nutrition Research, San Diego, CA, April 23, 2012.
“Iron Biofortified Pearl Millet Improves Iron Status in Indian School Children: Results of a Feeding Trial”. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Society for Nutrition, Experimental Biology Meetings, Boston, MA, April 22, 2013.
“Progress in Efficacy of Iron-Biofortified Crops: Beans, Rice & Pearl Millet”. Invited presentation to a symposium, Biofortification: From Discovery to Impact, 20th International Congress of Nutrition (IUNS), Granada, Spain, September 19, 2013.
“Efficacy of Consuming Iron-Biofortified Staple Food Crops”. Invited keynote address presented at a Conference Agronomic, Molecular Genetics and Human Nutrition Approaches for Improving the Nutritional Quality and Safety of Food Crops”, COST Action Project FA0905, Belek-Antalya, Turkey. March 18, 2014.
“Efficacy and Other Nutrition Evidence for Iron Crops”. Invited presentation to the Second Global Conference on Biofortification: Getting Nutritious Foods to People. Kigali, Rwanda, April 1, 2014.
“Changes in Physical Performance in Response to Iron-Biofortified Pearl Millet and Beans”. Invited presentation at a symposium Are Biofortified Staple Food Crops Improving Vitamin A and Iron Status in Women and Children? Annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition/EB’14, San Diego, CA, April 27, 2014.
“Progress in Biofortification of Staple Food Crops: Examples from Efficacy Trials of Iron Biofortification”. Invited keynote address at a conference, Bioavailability 2014, Iguasu Falls, Brazil, May 13, 2014.
“Impact of double fortified salt on anemia, iron deficiency and productivity in female tea-pickers in West Bengal”. Invited presentation in a symposium, Double –fortified salt: From promise to programming, The Micronutrient Form, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2, 2014.
“Expanding on the efficacy of iron-biofortification and its effects on physical and behavioral performance”. Invited presentation in a symposium, From evidence to action – Scaling up biofortified crops for nutritional impact, The Micronutrient Form, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2, 2014.