Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources from ASN

The American Society for Nutrition is actively evaluating the most recent developments concerning the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We support evidence-based efforts underway to help slow the spread of the virus and reduce the impact.

Below is a compilation of resources to keep ASN members and the nutrition community informed on issues related to COVID-19.We will continue to update this page as new information becomes available.

Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns and uncertainty around travel restrictions, ASN’s 2021 flagship meeting will be presented virtually to ensure safety, accessibility and convenience while offering an immersive learning and networking experience. Mark your calendar for June 7-10, 2021 for NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE.

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COVID-19 Information from the American Society for Nutrition

Recent articles from nutrition.org

Making Health and Nutrition a Priority During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (Related content: CNN New Day Weekend Interview Transcript)

The Role of Nutrition in Supporting the Immune System Relative to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Nutritional Epidemiologist’s Encounter with Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China

How to stay fit and healthy during coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

Supplemental Appropriations to Address Coronavirus Outbreak

Families First Coronavirus Reponse Act

Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act

ASN continues to be engaged in the public health dialogue for future stimulus packages.

ASN’s Letter to Congress

ASN sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging that associations, non-profit organizations, and other tax-exempt organizations be included within any additional economic stimulus packages or supplemental appropriations measures related to COVID-19 soon after passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as well as funding for Federal nutrition programs to help the many families and individuals suffering from food insecurity during this time.

Information from ASN’s Scientific Journals

Resources from Oxford University Press, publisher of ASN’s four journals.

Articles from American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN), Journal of Nutrition (JN), and Advances in Nutrition (AN) are included in a collection of material provided by Oxford University Press (OUP) in response to a call for published research by The World Health Organization (WHO), the US White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and the Wellcome Trust to aid in scientific efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The papers are freely available in the PubMed Central and WHO databases, with no restrictions on reuse and text- and data mining. As new articles are published on the coronavirus, they will be added to this collection and made freely available to all with no restrictions.

The Role of Zinc in Antiviral Immunity, Advances in Nutrition

Articles Related to Coronavirus From The Journal of Nutrition

Articles Related to Coronavirus from The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

ASN Member Contributions

Note: The resources below have been shared by ASN members and have not been vetted in the interest of quick access to COVID-19 information.

Nutrition and Immune Support

A themed collection of research from ASN’s journals on nutrition and immune response

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External Resources

COVID-19 Information Pages

ASN will continue to actively provide timely information from the federal agencies and other organizations to our members such as grant deadline extensions due to the outbreak.

Coronavirus Resources from FASEB

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, of which ASN is a member, has a listing of resources to help biological and biomedical researchers informed.

National Institutes of Health

COVID-19 Flexibilities FAQs (updated frequently)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding
Late Application Policy (March 26)
Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistances Affected by COVID-19 (March 12)
General FAQs – Proposal Submission and Award Management Related to COVID-19 (March 10)

National Science Foundation

Coronavirus Information
Letter to Community Regarding COVID-19 (March 23)
Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (April 1)

Office of Management and Budget

M-20-17: Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants for Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations (March 19)
M-20-11: Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (March 9)

National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Postsecondary Response to COVID-19 Webinar Series (View Recorded Webinars)

The American Public Health Association (APHA) and NASEM held several webcasts on coronavirus for health professionals, which can also be found on the APHA COVID-19 resource page.

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) COVID-19 resource page.

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) COVID-19 resource page.

Trust For America’s Health (TFAH) COVID-19 resource page.

National WIC Association COVID-19 resource page.

Coronavirus Information from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

American Heart Association (AHA) resources:

Community

Grad Student Slack (scroll to the bottom of the home page to join)

The Postdoc Academy has a Slack channel; contact them for an invitation

Global Consortium for Academic Mental Health COVID Cafes; register here to receive links for this virtual social hour

Mothers in Science hosts live chats on social media

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology hosts weekly Twitter check-ins Thursdays at 2 pm (eastern). Follow along and participate with #ASBMBCheckIns

She+ Geeks Out Slack channel

Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) Affinity Groups

Mental Health & Support

Mental Health Matters: Finding Space in a University Setting FASEB webinar recording

The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM report and interactive website from National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

How to beat isolation? Academic feedback groups fit the bill, and promote growth as scholars and humans article in Nature Career Column (June 4)

Supporting Minority Medical Student Mental Health webinar by AAMC – June 26 at 2 pm ET

National Institutes of Health Office of Intramural Training & Education

Lower Stress by Moving More blog post (June 22)
OITE Wellness Advisors: Supporting the Mental Health and Wellness of Biomedical Trainees discussion (April 29)
Personality Types While Quarantining and Building Resilience blog post (May 18)
Managing Stress During the Coronavirus blog post (April 27)
The Coronavirus Pandemic is a Collective Trauma Experience blog (April 20)
Supporting Yourself and Your Trainees During the Coronavirus Pandemic webinar (April 14)
Stress Management & Self-Care for Scientists: During COVID-19 and Beyond webinar (April 14)
Kindness Matters – Now Maybe More Than Ever blog post (April 13)
Becoming a Resilient Scientist: Setting Reasonable Expectations and Healthy Boundaries for Ourselves and with our Superiors webinar (April 1)
Strategies and Tools for Dealing with Stress During the Coronavirus Pandemic webinar (March 27)
Managing the Stress and Anxiety around COVID-19 webinar (March 27)
Caring for Your Mental Health during a Pandemic blog post (March 23)
Keep Stress From Derailing Your Work and Life blog post (March 23)
Investing In Yourself: Knowing When to Seek Counseling blog post (May 15, 2017)
PhD in Depression? blog post (August 31, 2015)

Mental Health, Higher Education, and COVID-19: Strategies for Leaders to Support Campus Wellbeing paper by American Council on Education (May 13)

Professors must support the mental health of trainees during the COVID-19 crisis article in Science Magazine (May 20)

Mental Health in Academia: How to enact change article in eLife (April 15)

I’m an academic, not a therapist. How do I support my group members’ mental health and well-being right now? A cheat sheet for checking in. LinkedIn article (March 25)

Seven tips to manage your mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak Nature Career Column article (March 26)

How to be Intentional About Consuming Coronavirus News Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley article (March 30)

UC Davis tips for Mentoring and Advising Graduate Students in a COVID-19 Environment

Postdoc Academy Sustaining your Resilience Amidst Uncertainty free course

Johns Hopkins article on Protecting Your Mental Health During the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Healthy Change School: Managing the Stress and Anxiety Around COVID-19 free course

Psychology Tools Free Guide to Living with Worry and Anxiety Amidst Global Uncertainty

PsyberGuide tool to help you evaluate mental health apps

How Early-Career Scientists are Coping with COVID-19 Challenges and Fears article in Science Magazine (April 17)

The psychology impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence article in the Lancet (March 14)

Coping with life in isolation and confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic article in the Psychologist

Healthy ways to handle life’s stressors American Psychological Association article (Nov 1, 2019)

FACE COVID: How to respond effectively to the Corona crisis resource by Dr. Russ Harris, promoted by the University of Melbourne COVID-19 stress and anxiety management page

I’m incredibly anxious about coronavirus. What can I do? TED advice column (March 17)

Guide to Well-Being During Coronavirus resource list by Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley (March 18)

My Whole Self: Supporting your mental health while working from home flyer from Mental Health at Work

Supporting Grad Student Wellbeing resource from Inclusive Graduate Education Network

Building your resilience article by APA (February 1)

Building Resilience: Developing Skills for Life’s Challenges webinar by NPA (July 2018)

Working from Home

National Institutes of Health Office of Intramural Training & Education blog post on Working From Home: Tips & Tricks (April 6)

Charlie Waller Memorial Trust Working From Home: Wellbeing Action Plan

25 Work From Home Tips for Scientists Addgene Blog (March 19)

Chronicle of Higher Education How to Salvage a Disastrous Day In Your COVID-19 House Arrest article (April 20)

Working From Home Because of COVID-19? Here are 10 Ways to Spend Your Time article in Science Magazine (March 16)

NPR 8 Tips to Make Working From Home Work For You Life Kit (March 15)

How To Transition to Working From Home She+ Geeks Out blog (March 12)

Tips for Scientists to Effectively Work From Home Synthego Blog Post (March 25)

20 Tips for Working from Home – Scientists’ Edition in Enzo Life Sciences TechNotes

Professional Development

National Institutes of Health Office of Intramural Training & Education

Website for trainees external to NIH
NIH OITE Virtual Summer Enrichment Program – Runs through August 14, 2020
Virtual Interviews webinar (June 12)
Transitions webinar (June 5)
Collaborations webinar (June 3)
Careers for International Trainees webinar (June 2)
Interviewing Virtually blog post (June 1)
Resilience in the Job Search, Work and in Life webinar (May 27)
Networking Mini Workshop webinar (May 21)
Workplace Dynamics: Gaining Self-Awareness and Communication Skills webinar (May 15)
Workplace Dynamics: Conflict and Feedback webinar (May 22)
Sharpening Your Mentoring Skills Part 1 webinar (May 13)
Sharpening Your Mentoring Skills Part 2 webinar (May 18)
Managing Up to Maximize Mentoring Relationships webinar (May 6)
Job Searching During Uncertain Times – Ways to Stay Positive and Productive blog post (May 4)
Informational Interviews: What? How? Why? webinar (May 4)
Essential Leadership Skills for Scientists webinar (April 27)
Developing Feedback Resilience webinar (April 20)
Self-Advocacy for Scientists webinar (April 14)
Negotiating Offers and Making the Transition – Non-Faculty Positions webinar (March 31)
Industry Careers Overview and Job Packages webinar (April 21)
Picking the Perfect Postdoc webinar (April 22)
Academic Job Search: Applying webinar (April 23)
Creating and Presenting Dynamic Posters webinar (April 8)
Using LinkedIn for Career Success webinar (April 7)
Succeeding in Graduate School (For Future and Early Graduate Students) webinars (April 6)
Career Planning for Scientists webinar (March 26)
Job Search Strategies webinar (March 13)
Grant Writing 101 (March 10

National Research Mentoring Network

Career Development Webinars

National Postdoctoral Association POSTDOCket issue on COVID-19; topics include:

How COVID-19 has Affected Research Grant Funding
Effects of COVID-19 on International Student and Postdoc Community
Conducting Postdoctoral Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Academic Job Search

Build a literature tracking excel spreadsheet webinar (April 20)

Management 101 for Scientists (and Everyone) with Joanne Kamens, PhD of Addgene (March 26)

Professional IQ: Preventing and Solving Problems at Work Specialization Coursera course

Time Management and Workplace Culture: Do Longer Hours Mean Higher Productivity and Increased Passion? FASEB Webinar (August 20, 2019)

Achieving Work-Life Balance in a Scientific Career FASEB Webinar (December 14, 2018)

Addgene webinars with Dr. Joanne Kamens, PhD

How To Choose the Right Next Lab or Workplace – June 25 at 12:30 pm ET
The Scientist Interview: Communication from 1 to 100 (May 9)
“Not” Networking 101: Building Relationships for Success (April 14)
Management 101 for Scientists (and Everyone) (March 26)

ASN will continue to actively provide timely information from the federal agencies and other organizations to our members such as grant deadline extensions due to the outbreak.