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Committee on Nutrition

The Committee on Nutrition implements the Board of the Foundation’s granting decisions for the open call “Project Grants for Research within Nutrition Related to CMDs”.

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Board has established an annual grant budget of DKK 30 million as part of a three-year pilot open competition initiative to support research within nutrition and cardiometabolic diseases, via the applications evaluated by the Committee on Nutrition. These grants are awarded once annually following separate calls for applications, from 2025 to 2027.

The Committee on Nutrition is composed of five international experts within the field, consisting of a Chair and four other members. The Board of the Foundation selects the members in accordance with the general rules covering the Foundation’s committees.

The current members of the Committee are listed below.

Edith Feskens

Chair

Wageningen University & Research, Professor/Chairholder of Global Nutrition

Jutta Dierkes

Member

University of Bergen, Professor of Clinical Nutrition

Ulf Risérus

Member

Uppsala University, Professor of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism

Rikard Landberg

Member

Chalmers University of Technology, Professor and Head of Division of Food and Nutrition Science

Ramon Estruch

Member

Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Senior Consultant and Professor at University of Barcelona