July, 2025
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The 19th Annual MSI Research Review was successfully held at Washington DC on June 25-27. In addition to members of Scientific Advisory Council, pictured above, more than 50 principal investigators and guests were in attendance.
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Dr. Hamed Faridi, MSI Executive Director, gave a lecture at Johns Hopkins University on the state of the Institute.
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Dr. Neda Akhavan, PhD, RDN shared findings from a pilot study exploring the use of herbs and spices to improve diet quality among college students at the American Society for Nutrition's annual meeting.
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Congratulations to Dr. Zhaoping Li and her team for ASN’S recognition of their MSI-funded project!
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Dr. Guy Johnson, Senior Advisor to MSI, provided oral testimony to the US Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services regarding the importance of FLAVOR
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USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack made a pre-recorded presentation during the 2024 MSI Annual Dinner
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Congratulations to Dr. Hang Xiao for being this year's recipient of the McCormick Science Institute ASN Award. This award is presented to an investigator conducting clinical, translational, in vitro and/or ex vivo research, whose scientific contributions have advanced the understanding of the potential health benefits of culinary herbs and spices. For example, Dr. Xiao’s work has demonstrated black pepper’s impact on the bioavailability of carotenoids including lutein, α-carotene, β-carotene, and lycopene.
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