Nutrition and Its Influence on Early Childhood Development: A Symposium Inspired by the Late Dr. Elizabeth L. Prado

Chair(s)

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  Christine Stewart, MPH, PhD

  Professor
  University of California, Davis
  Davis, California, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Co-Chair(s)

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  Leila Larson, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
  University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
  Columbia, South Carolina, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Speaker(s)

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  Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Professor (he/him/his)

  Head of Department of Nutrition and Food Science
  Department of Nutrition and Food Science
  University of Ghana, Legon
  Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Rina Agustina, Professor, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Professor of Nutrition at Department of Nutrition; and Chair, Human Nutrition Research Center, Indonesian Medical Education and Research Institute (HNRC-IMERI)
  Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
  Jakarta Timur, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• JF

  Jonnatan Fajardo, MS RD (he/him/his)

  PhD Candidate
  University of California, Davis
  Sacramento, California, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• PH

  Paul Hastings, PhD (he/him/his)

  Professor, Department of Psychology and Center for Mind and Brain
  Psychology
  University of California, Davis
  Davis, California, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• AS

  Anuraj Shankar, ScD

  Oxford University Clinical Research Unit; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Oxford University

  Disclosure information not submitted.

Dr. Elizabeth Prado was a pioneer in the field of early life nutrition and development. Her lab, the TRELLIS Lab (Translational Research in Early Life Learning for Impact at Scale), aimed to translate basic science knowledge on nutrition and development into practical interventions that benefit mothers and children. Her research on the effects of enhanced nutrition and environment on child development used several rigorous methodologies, including randomized trials, meta-analyses, and innovative measures of brain function and structure. Her work has informed national nutrition programs and global policies aimed at improving child development. In this symposium, we will showcase research inspired by Dr. Prado’s work. Together, the presentations exemplify how Dr. Prado’s work innovated, inspired, and laid important groundwork in the field of nutrition and early child development in resource-limited settings.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:10 AM CT

  Welcome and Introductions - Nutrition and Its Influence on Early Childhood Development: A Symposium Inspired by the Late Dr. Elizabeth L. Prado
  

  Chair: Christine P. Stewart, MPH, PhD – University of California, Davis

  Co-Chair: Leila M. Larson, PhD – University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
• 8:10 AM – 8:25 AM CT

  Influence of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Probiotics on Fetal Brain Development and Child Cognition in Indonesia: The BRAVE Study
  

  Speaker: Rina Agustina, Professor, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
• 8:25 AM – 8:40 AM CT

  Long-term Effects of SQ-LNS on Adolescent Development in Ghana: A 10-year Follow-up of a Randomized Trial
  

  Speaker: Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Professor (he/him/his) – University of Ghana, Legon
• 8:40 AM – 8:55 AM CT

  Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to SQ-LNS Predicts the Neurobiological Development of Young Adolescents in Ghana
  

  Speaker: Paul D. Hastings, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis
• 8:55 AM – 9:10 AM CT

  The Impact of Early Life Biological and Socio-Environmental Factors on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Ghanaian Youth
  

  Speaker: Jonnatan Fajardo, MS RD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis
• 9:10 AM – 9:25 AM CT

  Panel Discussion - Nutrition and Its Influence on Early Childhood Development: A Symposium Inspired by the Late Dr. Elizabeth L. Prado
  

  Chair: Christine P. Stewart, MPH, PhD – University of California, Davis

  Co-Chair: Leila M. Larson, PhD – University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health

  Speaker: Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Professor (he/him/his) – University of Ghana, Legon

  Speaker: Rina Agustina, Professor, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia

  Speaker: Jonnatan Fajardo, MS RD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

  Speaker: Paul D. Hastings, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis
• 9:25 AM – 9:30 AM CT

  The Prado Way: A Novel Method and Program to Train Early Childhood Development Professionals in Indonesia
  

  Speaker: Anuraj Shankar, ScD – Oxford University Clinical Research Unit; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Oxford University