The Innovation Lab for Nutrition in Jordan builds academic capacity
To support research on optimal health and nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and children under the age of two.
Learn more about the Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab!
Our Work
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition in Jordan (JNIL) aims to generate evidence on the impact of USAID Jordan’s Community Health and Nutrition activity and build academic capacity to support research on optimal health and nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and children under two in Jordan. This will be achieved through successful implementation of two key objectives:
- Objective 1: includes a rigorous research agenda, including an impact evaluation of the impact of USAID Jordan’s Community Health and Nutrition (CHN) activity, and,
- Objective 2: aims at building individual and institutional capacity in Jordan to conduct and interpret research and train future nutritionists in the realm of maternal and infant young child nutrition.
Third Nutrition Research Designs and Methods Workshop
The overall goal of the workshop was to train upcoming Jordanian scientists on the rigor of research methodology and enhance skills in conceptualization, development and implementation and analysis of robustly designed quantitative research protocols.
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Second JNIL Scientific Symposium: POSTPONED
After much consideration, given the current situation in Gaza, the Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab has decided to postpone its Second Scientific Symposium set to take place from February 27-29th, 2024 in Amman, Jordan.
We'll update you with new dates as soon as it is confirmed. If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at jordannutritioninnovationlab@tufts.edu. Thank you for your understanding.
Recent Webinars
Monday, May 6th , 2024 | 5:00-6:00 PM Jordan Time | 10:00-11:00 AM EST
Description
In this webinar, we discussed (1) previous evidence supporting the role of lutein and zeaxanthin in cognition at older age and (2) emerging evidence of a possible role of lutein and zeaxanthin in cognition in early life, including the results of a Project Viva study on associations of maternal dietary intake of lutein and zeaxanthin during pregnancy with cognition in early life.
Thursday, March 7th , 2024 | 5:00-6:00 PM Jordan Time | 9:00-10:00 AM EST
Description
In this webinar, we discussed the state-of-the-science on associations of human milk carbohydrates with infant brain development and cognitive function in the first 24 months of life. Specifically, we discussed reported influences of simple carbohydrates (fructose) and complex carbohydrates (oligosaccharides) on structural brain development in human milk-fed infants.
The Innovation Lab for Nutrition (NIL) officially came to a close as of September 30, 2021. Previous NIL content is still accessible on this site