ASN President Focused On Increasing Engagement

BETHESDA, Md., June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patrick J. Stover, an expert on the B-vitamins folate and vitamin B12, takes office as President of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) on June 1. Dr. Stover is Professor and Director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University.   

"In addition to strengthening ASN linkages with academic departments and welcoming international students studying outside their home countries, I want to position ASN as a convener of debates and discussions of the role of science in addressing our most pressing public health challenges," said Stover.

Dr. Stover describes his multiple priorities as President in a video message here.

Stover received his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics from the Medical College of Virginia and performed his postdoctoral studies in Nutritional Sciences at the University of California at Berkeley. In 2014 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  In 1996 he received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Clinton. He has been selected as an Outstanding Educator four times by Cornell Merrill Presidential Scholars.

Also taking office on June 1 are Vice President Marian Neuhouser, PhD, RD; Vice President-Elect Mary Ann Johnson, PhD; Member at-Large Joel Mason, MD; and Treasurer-Elect Paul Coates, PhD. Learn more about the ASN Board of Directors online.

ASN is the authoritative voice on nutrition and publisher of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The Journal of Nutrition, and Advances in Nutrition. Established in 1928, ASN's more than 5,000 members in more than 65 countries work in academia, practice, government and industry. ASN advances excellence in nutrition research and practice through its publications, education, public affairs and membership programs. Visit us at www.nutrition.org.

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SOURCE American Society for Nutrition