Resources
Access ASN’s new tip sheet exploring the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC)!
- Understand key themes of the Scientific Report of the 2025 DGAC
- Learn how to design your research to align with 2025 DGAC recommendations
- Explore new research focus areas emphasized by the 2025 DGAC
ASN Nutrition Policy Bulletin
Stay up to date on national nutrition policy with ASN’s Nutrition Policy Bulletin—an exclusive member benefit delivered twice a month. Get the latest Congressional updates, funding opportunities, and more, keeping you informed on key policy developments impacting the field.
If you are an ASN Member and are not receiving the ASN Nutrition Policy Bulletin, please reach out to mem@nutrition.org to ensure your contact information is up to date in our system.
Resources
ASN offers a wealth of resources to help members become advocates for nutrition research, in addition to sharing the Society’s formal communications to Congress and various federal agencies to serve as talking points for members. Regular advocacy updates are communicated via the ASN Nutrition Policy Bulletin.
Career Resources
Useful Links
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Nutrition Research Coordination
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Senate Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
House Committee on Agriculture
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
House Committee on Education and Workforce (School lunch and child nutrition programs; Programs for older Americans)
Educational Materials
ASN, through The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance, created pamphlets to assist individuals affected by excess weight who are experiencing joint pain.
Can My Weight Make My Joint Pain Worse?
Dietary Guidelines Alliance It’s All About You Toolkit
ASN Recommends Members to Serve as Potential NIH Grant Reviewers
ASN recommends member scientists to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review to serve as grant reviewers through an online portal specific to scientific societies such as ASN. This makes it much more likely that ASN members will be located and invited to serve by NIH scientific review officers. Find out if you’re qualified to serve! Are you:
- An assistant, associate, or full professor with an active research program and with current extramural funding from the NIH?
- Willing to serve as a reviewer if called upon?
- Seen as an expert with integrity in the field of nutrition science?
- Not currently a standing member of an NIH study section or advisory council?
If you answered yes to all of the above qualifications and would like for ASN to recommend you as a potential NIH grant reviewer, please send Sarah Ohlhorst all of the following information:
- Name
- Degree
- Your current CV
- NIH Commons ID
- ORCiD Identifier
- Email address
- Key terms that reflect your broad expertise (e.g. cardiovascular disease; etc.)
- Key terms the reflect your research focus (e.g. cardiac contractility; etc.)
- Key terms that reflect your methodological expertise (e.g. population-level statistical methods; etc.)
- Up to 3 relevant NIH study sections where you could serve
- Any additional information regarding your suitability as a reviewer