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Feb21 2/21/2013 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM WGHA Discovery Series Lecture, Nancy Krebs, MD
University of Washington, Foege Auditorium (map)

"Global Stunting: Is There A Role For Postnatal Nutrition?”

Nancy F. Krebs, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

Section Head, Nutrition

University of Colorado


Biography

Nancy F. Krebs, MD, MS, is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine (UCSOM). She completed a pediatric internship and residency, followed by a three-year fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. She is board certified in General Pediatrics, Clinical Nutrition, and Pediatric Gastroenterology. Through the NIH/NICHD Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Research, she led a multi-country food based efficacy trial of complementary feeding and impact on growth faltering and development. She currently is a member of the federal working group synthesizing the evidence base for dietary guidelines for infants and toddlers from birth to 2 years. 
 

Location: Foege Auditorium, Genome Sciences Building University of Washington, 3720 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98195

Time: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Reception: Vista Café, 5:00-6:00 p.m.

This event is free and open to the public.

For information about the WGHA Discovery Series, please visit: http://globalhealth.washington.edu/washington-global-health-alliance-discovery-series. 
 
For information about Global WACh, please visit: http://depts.washington.edu/gwach/.
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