iLiNS Project partners include the University of Ghana; the University of Malawi; the Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso; Tampere University, Finland; Nutriset, France; Project Peanut Butter, Malawi; Helen Keller International; the USDA Western Human Nutrition Research Center; and the University of California, Davis.
The following individuals are Principal Investigators and Steering Committee members for the iLiNS (terms of office in parentheses)
Kathryn G. Dewey, PhD (2008 - present)
Distinguished Professor Emerita, Department of Nutrition and
Former Director, Program in International and Community Nutrition
University of California, Davis
Principal Investigator for overall iLiNS Project
Per Ashorn, MD, PhD (2008 - 2016)
Professor of Pediatrics
Tampere University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere, Finland
Co-Principal Investigator for overall iLiNS Project
Co-chair of iLiNS Project Steering Committee
Kenneth H. Brown, MD (2008 - 2016)
Emeritus Distinguished Professor, Department of Nutrition,
University of California, Davis
Anna Lartey, PhD (2008 - 2015)
Director of Nutrition
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, Italy
Associate Professor and Former Head of Department
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
University of Ghana
Kenneth Mphatso Maleta, MBBS, PhD (2008 - present)
Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Malawi
Jean Bosco Ouedraogo, MD, PhD (2008 - present)
Director General, Institut des Sciences et Techniques (INSTech), Bobo-Dioulasso
Director of Research and Head of Malaria & Neglected Diseases Unit, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Professor in Parasitology, Université Nazi Boni, Bobo-Dioulasso
Stephen A. Vosti, PhD (2008 - present)
Adjunct Professor
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of California, Davis
Mamane Zeilani, MS (2008 - present)
Director, External Research and Nutrition Strategies
Nutriset, S.A.S., Malaunay, France
Seth Adu-Afarwuah (2015 – present)
Senior Lecturer, Department of Nutrition and Food Science
University of Ghana
Sonja Y. Hess (2016 – present)
Research Nutritionist
Department of Nutrition
University of California, Davis
Ulla Ashorn (2016 – present)
Senior Researcher
Tampere University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere, Finland