Next stage

We are making progress planning our next stage of research...We will be using a great Bioelectric Impedance analyser - starting in January :-).

In 10 days Inês and Barry will be joining Hugo, Fede and all the Mexican crew in Mérida, so there will be more fine-tuning.

Hannah is doing great and is at full speed. Go girl...

Now, wouldn't that be great if the Gates Foundation grant would come through? Fingers crossed!

The Amilcar Cabral Institute for Economic and Political Research

Dear Members
A good resource if you are conducting research in Guinea-Bissau - see below
Best wishes
Inês
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Dr. Maria Inês Varela-Silva, BSc, MSc, PhD, FHEA
Lecturer in Human Biology and Chair of The Biosocial Society
Loughborough University (SSEHS)
Centre for Global Health and Human Development
Brockington Extension, 2nd floor, Loughborough, LE11 3TU - UK
email: M.I.O.Varela-Silva@lboro.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1509 228164
http://myprofile.cos.com/inesvs
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria_Ines_Varela-Silva/
http://bemicelu.blogspot.com/
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The Biosocial Society - http://www.biosocsoc.org/
The Biosocial Society on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/biosocsoc
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Date: 27 June 2011


THE AMILCAR CABRAL INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL RESEARCH
Readers of this list may be interested to hear of a new think-tank, the Amilcar Cabral Institute for Economic and Political Research, which is an independent think tank that aims to promote academic research and influence public policy on Guinea-Bissau, for the equitable development of Guinea-Bissau's economy and society.

The Institute was established a year ago and it is affiliated to the Centre of West African Studies at Birmingham University. It has recently entered into partnership with the Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa (INEP), the major research body in Guinea-Bissau. Both bodies hope to work together to promote greater international research and engagement with the country. The Institute also runs the Secretariat for the newly established All-Party Parliamentary Group of the United Kingdom on Guinea-Bissau, which will see an exchange of parliamentarians between the two countries this coming autumn.


The Institute's Board of Advisors, derived primarily from an academic background, is a distinguished group of people with a shared commitment to the future prosperity of Guinea-Bissau and the research capacity of the Institute.

The Institute's Board of Advisors comprises:



José Lingna Nafafe - University of Birmingham (Chair)

Patrick Chabal - King's College, London

Reginald Cline-Cole - University of Birmingham

Toby Green - King's College, London

Walter Hawthorne - Michigan State University

José da Silva Horta - University of Lisbon

Mamadú Jao - Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa (INEP), Bissau

Peter Mendy - Rhode Island College
Carmen Neto - Guinea-Bissau British Trust, former Guinea-Bissau Ambassador to China

David Stephen - Former UN Representative to Guinea-Bissau, former Head of United Nations Peace-Building Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS)



The Amilcar Cabral Institute is interested to hear from all researchers with an interest in pursuing research related to any aspect of Bissau-Guinean society, and is keen to help develop meaningful research projects in partnership with them. Some funding may be available. For more information, please see the Institute's website, www.cabralinstitute.org<http://www.cabralinstitute.org/>.



Toby Green
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
Departments of History and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
S3.08
King's College London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS

Two position openings in international nutrition

Dear Biosocial Society members

 

Please find attached information about positions in international nutrition.

Best regards

 

Inês

 

 

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Dr. Maria Inês Varela-Silva

Chair of The Biosocial Society

Loughborough University (SSEHS)

Centre for Global Health and Human Development

Brockington Extension, 2nd floor, Loughborough, LE11 3TU - UK

email: M.I.O.Varela-Silva@lboro.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1509 228164

The Biosocial Society - http://www.biosocsoc.org/

The Biosocial Society on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/biosocsoc

 

 

From: John Himes [mailto:himes001@umn.edu]
Sent: 22 June 2011 19:36
Subject: Two position openings in international nutrition

 

Colleagues:

Attached are descriptions for two positions we are seeking to fill as soon as possible. I am sending this as a member of the Board of Directors of the SPOON Foundation (Support and Provide Overseas Orphans Nutrition). In collaboration with the Joint Council on International Children Services, we are developing nutrition assessment methodologies and training for orphanages and other similar institutions where these children reside. This program is funded and will start in China and in three other countries, and will expand to ten countries. The initial focus is on children birth to 2 years.

Please pass along these notices to others and especially to anyone you believe might be interested in doing the work. Individuals can reside in any country although there will be some travel required. Interested individuals should contact Michele Rudzinski directly (mishelle@spoonfoundation.org), as indicated on the announcements.

Thanks for you help on this.

JHH

-- 

John H. Himes, PhD, MPH

Professor

Division of Epidemiology and Community Health

University of Minnesota School of Public Health

1300 South 2nd Street, Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55454 USA

t: 612-624-8210

f: 612-624-9328

e: himes001@umn.edu

url: http://umn.edu/~himes001

International Conference on Nutrition and growth

Dear all

 

See here  

 

http://www2.kenes.com/nutrition-growth/Pages/Home.aspx

 

the announcement for a conference that may interest you

 

Best regards

 

Inês

 

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Dr. Maria Inês Varela-Silva

Chair of The Biosocial Society

Loughborough University (SSEHS)

Centre for Global Health and Human Development

Brockington Extension, 2nd floor, Loughborough, LE11 3TU - UK

email: M.I.O.Varela-Silva@lboro.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1509 228164

The Biosocial Society - http://www.biosocsoc.org/

The Biosocial Society on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/biosocsoc

 

 

Going back to Mérida in July

I am back in Mérida in July. Good timing to meet with the team and prepare the next stage of the fieldwork which will be lead by Hugo!

And some photos of the town and people, just to remind us all how nice it is and how great it is do conduct research there...

Conference in September

This is a good conference to attend. The Biosocial Society is co-organizing.

Conference on Anthropology and Health - Dubrovnik

I am presenting a paper on "Nutritional dual burden in developing countries: health implications", at a conference about "Anthropology and Health" in the beautiful town of Dubrovnik.
Will be presenting new data on the Maya families and hopefully there will be a nice paper submitted by the end of July before I travel to Mexico again:-)
Keeping you posted.

MSC advert Leicester - Gunn and Carter MSc advert

Dear Biosocial Society members

See attached information about a MSc that may interest you or your students

Best regards

Inês

 

From: Khunti, Kamlesh (Prof.) [mailto:kk22@leicester.ac.uk]
Sent: 02 June 2011 19:13
To: Ines Varela-Silva
Cc: Kamlesh Khunti
Subject: Fwd: Gunn and Carter MSc advert

 

Dear Ines

 

This is a MSC project that we are also involved with. Can you please distribute this to your students. 

Best wishes

 

Kamlesh 

 

Field assistant oppourtunity

Dear Biosocial Society members…Job advert for a field assistant - Argentina

 

From: Claudia Valeggia [mailto:valeggia@sas.upenn.edu]
Sent: 24 May 2011 19:48
To: Ines Varela-Silva
Cc: Alexandra Nunez; Beki Langford; Catherine Panter-Brick (Catherine.panter-brick@yale.edu); Clare Chandler; Cristina Padez; Daniel Sellen; David Lawson; Erika McClure; Kate Hill (cmhill@brookes.ac.uk); Mhairi Gibson; Nick Mascie-Taylor; Rachel Colls; Ria Reis; Rie Goto; Sarah Johns
Subject: Field assistant oppourtunity

 

Dear Colleagues,
I would greatly appreciate it if you could disseminate this announcement for a field assistantship position in my project.  This position would be particularly attractive for a recently graduated college student looking for an excellent field experience.

Thank you,

Claudia

HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY PROJECT IN ARGENTINA

 FIELD ASSISTANT OPPORTUNITIES

Field assistant needed starting August 2011 to join the Chaco Area Reproductive Ecology Program in northern Argentina. We are currently conducting a five-year NSF-sponsored project on life history transitions among the Toba of the province of Formosa (www.sas.upenn.edu/~valeggia/CARE program.html).  The assistant will join the field team (one field coordinator and 4 local field assistants) in data collection, including anthropometrics, urine sample collection, and health/development interviews. This position offers excellent opportunities for training in biological and cultural anthropology. Applicants should have some field experience, enthusiasm, a high degree of cultural sensitivity, and a conversational level of Spanish. Familiarity with Microsoft Access and ability to drive a stick truck, a plus. Minimum commitment: 6 months. We will cover lodging at the field station, local transportation, research fees, internet access and required equipment. A small stipend to cover food can also be arranged. Please send a cover letter and resume (including the names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of 3 references) to Dr. Claudia Valeggia (valeggia@sas.upenn.edu) and to Cara McGuinness (mcguinne@gmail.com).

 

New issue of Journal of Biosocial Science is available on Cambridge Journals Online

Dear Biosocial Society Members

For your information – new issue of the Journal of Biosocial Science

Best regards

Inês

 

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Dr. Maria Inês Varela-Silva

Chair of The Biosocial Society

Loughborough University (SSEHS)

Centre for Global Health and Human Development

Brockington Extension, 2nd floor, Loughborough, LE11 3TU - UK

email: M.I.O.Varela-Silva@lboro.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1509 228164

The Biosocial Society - http://www.biosocsoc.org/

The Biosocial Society on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/biosocsoc

 

 

 

From: journalalerts@cambridge.org [mailto:journalalerts@cambridge.org]
Sent: 01 June 2011 02:12
To: Ines Varela-Silva
Subject: New issue of Journal of Biosocial Science is available on Cambridge Journals Online

 

 

This email is sent from Cambridge Journals Online per your request. The following issue is now available online:

ISSN: 0021-9320, EISSN: 1469-7599 Journal of Biosocial Science http://journals.cambridge.org/JBS Volume 43 / Issue 04 , July 2011 Also see FirstView articles - articles available online ahead of being assigned to an issue. PDF version of this Table of Contents Research Articles SPOUSAL AGREEMENT ON PREFERRED WAITING TIME TO NEXT BIRTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TESFAYI GEBRESELASSIE, VINOD MISHRA Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 43, Issue 04 , July 2011 , pp 385 - 400 doi: 10.1017/S0021932011000083 ( About doi ) Published Online on 30th March 2011 [ abstract ] A STUDY USING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF GENETIC DRIFT AND NATURAL SELECTION IN AN ISOLATED MEDITERRANEAN COMMUNITY: BAYÁRCAL (LA ALPUJARRA, SOUTH-EAST SPAIN) F. LUNA, A. R. TARELHO, A. M. CAMARGO, V. ALONSO Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 43, Issue 04 , July 2011 , pp 401 - 411 doi: 10.1017/S0021932011000046 ( About doi ) Published Online on 10th February 2011 [ abstract ] SOCIOECONOMIC, DEMOGRAPHIC AND LEGAL INFLUENCES ON CONSANGUINITY AND KINSHIP IN NORTHERN COASTAL SWEDEN 1780–1899 I. EGERBLADH, A. H. BITTLES Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 43, Issue 04 , July 2011 , pp 413 - 435 doi: 10.1017/S0021932011000125 ( About doi ) Published Online on 22nd March 2011 [ abstract ] THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD MALNUTRITION ON SCHOOLING: EVIDENCE FROM BANGLADESH RASHEDA KHANAM, HONG SON NGHIEM, MOHAMMAD MAFIZUR RAHMAN Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 43, Issue 04 , July 2011 , pp 437 - 451 doi: 10.1017/S0021932011000149 ( About doi ) Published Online on 30th March 2011 [ abstract ] DETERMINANTS OF TERRITORIAL EXOGAMY IN FRIULI (NORTH-EAST ITALY) IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY ALESSIO FORNASIN Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 43, Issue 04 , July 2011 , pp 453 - 467 doi: 10.1017/S0021932011000186 ( About doi ) Published Online on 19th April 2011 [ abstract ] INTELLIGENCE IN TAIWAN: PROGRESSIVE MATRICES MEANS AND SEX DIFFERENCES IN MEANS AND VARIANCES FOR 6- TO 17-YEAR-OLDS RICHARD LYNN, HSIN-YI CHEN, YUNG-HUA CHEN Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 43, Issue 04 , July 2011 , pp 469 - 474 doi: 10.1017/S0021932010000611 ( About doi ) Published Online on 22nd November 2010 [ abstract ] ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH AND CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES IN 63 COUNTRIES MOSTAFA SAADAT Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 43, Issue 04 , July 2011 , pp 475 - 480 doi: 10.1017/S0021932011000034 ( About doi ) Published Online on 10th February 2011 [ abstract ] THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WEIGHT LOSS AND TIME AND RISK PREFERENCE PARAMETERS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL AKEMI TAKADA, RYOTA NAKAMURA, MASAKAZU FURUKAWA, YOSHIMITSU TAKAHASHI, SHUZO NISHIMURA, SHINJI KOSUGI Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 43, Issue 04 , July 2011 , pp 481 - 503 doi: 10.1017/S0021932010000696 ( About doi ) Published Online on 12nd January 2011 [ abstract ] Erratum The relationship between weight loss and time and risk preference parameters: a randomized controlled trial – Erratum Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 43, Issue 04 , July 2011 , pp 505 - 507 doi: 10.1017/S0021932011000071 ( About doi ) Published Online on 31st May 2011 [ abstract ] Book Reviews Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding. By Sarah Blaffer Hrdy. Pp. 422. (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2009.) £19.95, ISBN 978-0-674-03299-6, hardback. Alex Alvergne Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 43, Issue 04 , July 2011 , pp 509 - 511 doi: 10.1017/S0021932011000113 ( About doi ) Published Online on 31st May 2011 [ abstract ] Cholera: The Biography. By Christopher Hamlin. Pp. 344. (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007.) £12.99, ISBN 978-0-19-954624-4, hardback. Emma Coleman-Jones Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 43, Issue 04 , July 2011 , pp 511 - 512 doi: 10.1017/S0021932011000095 ( About doi ) Published Online on 31st May 2011 [ abstract ] Front Cover (Ofc, Ifc) And Matter JBS volume 43 issue 4 Cover and Front matter Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 43, Issue 04 , July 2011 , pp f1 - f2 doi: 10.1017/S0021932011000289 ( About doi ) Published Online on 31st May 2011 [ abstract ] Back Cover (Ibc, Obc) And Matter JBS volume 43 issue 4 Cover and Back matter Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 43, Issue 04 , July 2011 , pp b1 - b2 doi: 10.1017/S0021932011000290 ( About doi ) Published Online on 31st May 2011 [ abstract ]

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BioSocial Society AGM & sponsored workshop

Dear BioSocial Society Members,

RE: BioSocial Society AGM, Sept 16th 1.30pm

Please find details below of the BioSocial Society sponsored workshop on
"Applied Evolutionary Anthropology", held in Bristol University 14th-16th
September.

The Society's Annual General Meeting will also be held on the last day of
the workshop, Friday Sept 16th at 1.30pm. Members of the Biosocial Society
are warmly invited to attend.

Applied Evolutionary Anthropology: Darwinian Approaches to Contemporary
World Issues

14-16th Sept 2011
Dept of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristol, UK.

Organisers: Mhairi A. Gibson (University of Bristol) & David W. Lawson
(University College London).
Sponsors: The Biosocial Society, the Galton Institute & the European Human
Behavioural and Evolution Association.

Invited speakers include:
Val Curtis (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine).
Kate Hampshire (Department of Anthropology, University of Durham).
Ruth Mace (Department of Anthropology, University College London).

Workshop description:
Evolutionary anthropology over the last fifty years has improved our
understanding of how current environments (both physical and social) and
legacies of past selection explain human behavioural diversity. Combining
ethnographic, economic and demographic methods, these approaches have
provided new insights into the behaviours of contemporary peoples around
the globe. A growing number of evolutionary anthropologists are now using
Darwinian theory as a predictive tool to help the people with whom they
work, particularly through the design and critique of public policy and
international development programmes which seek to implement changes to
environments and/or behaviour. The aim of this workshop is to bring
together anthropologists and interdisciplinary scientists who are currently
applying evolutionary approaches to contemporary world issues. Proposed
themes include: 1) Changing reproductive and livelihood strategies, 2) Food
insecurity and intrahousehold resource allocation, 3) Co-operative norms
and habitat conservation, 4) The impact of development intervention and
social policies 5) Implications of emerging environmental pressures (e.g.
disease, population growth and climate change).

The meeting will bring together social science researchers working on these
issues across a variety of disciplines and aims to form an integrative
approach to the question of applied evolutionary anthropology. The workshop
will be composed of paper presentations and discussion sessions aimed
specifically at drawing out the applications and policy relevance of
current research in the UK and beyond. We hope to attract around 30
participants working in diverse relevant disciplines, including
anthropology, demography, economics and psychology.

Abstract submission & workshop participation:
If you are interested in presenting a paper at this workshop please email
an abstract (250 words max) by 5pm on July 22, 2011 to David Lawson at
d.lawson@ucl.ac.uk. If you are interested in attending the workshop as a
delegate, but would not like to present, please email a short statement of
your research interests. Accommodation will be provided for all speakers
and lunch provided for all attending the meeting.

Please get in contact if you have any questions about the workshop and feel
free to circulate this advert.
We look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes,

Mhairi and David.

Mhairi A. Gibson
Dept. of Archaeology and Anthropology
University of Bristol
43 Woodland Road
Bristol BS8 1UU
Tel: +44 (0)117 954 6087
mhairi.gibson@bristol.ac.uk
http://www.bris.ac.uk/archanth/staff/gibson/

David W. Lawson
Department of Anthropology
University College London
14 Taviton Street
London
WC1H 0BW
Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 8781
d.lawson@ucl.ac.uk
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropology/staff/d_lawson/index

Meet Inês - The new phlebotomist

Inês has just completed her basic phlebotomy training. It all went very well. Hopefully she will be able to use the new acquired skills on the BEMICELU project very soon - if the Gates Foundation proposal goes through...and other sources of financing are in place. Fingers crossed. More exciting updates very soon...

Registration and Call for Abstracts SSHB Symposium 'The Human Biology of Jim Tanner' 13th-15th December 2011

Dear Biosocial Society Members

See below and attached the announcement for a symposium that may interest you

Best regards

Inês

 

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Dr. Maria Inês Varela-Silva

Chair of The Biosocial Society

Loughborough University (SSEHS)

Centre for Global Health and Human Development

Brockington Extension, 2nd floor, Loughborough, LE11 3TU - UK

email: M.I.O.Varela-Silva@lboro.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1509 228164

The Biosocial Society - http://www.biosocsoc.org/

The Biosocial Society on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/biosocsoc

 

 

Registration for the 2011 symposium of the SSHB is now open,  further details and registration forms are available at:

http://www.sshb.org/SSHB/Future_Meetings.html

 

 

The Society for the Study of Human Biology is pleased to announce the themes and call for abstracts for our

2011 symposium which is to honour the life and work of JM Tanner.

 

'The Human Biology of Jim Tanner'

13th-15th December 2011

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

 

Keynote Speakers:

David Barker, University of Southampton

Noël Cameron, Loughborough University

Tim Cole, Institute of Child Health

Peter Ellison, Harvard University

Daniel Hoffman, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey

John Komlos, University of Munich

Michelle Lampl, Emory University

Helen Liversidge, Queen Mary, University of London

Robert Malina, Tarlton State University

Lawrence Schell, University at Albany, SUNY

Babette Zemel, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

 

The four themes of the programme are:

The Biology of Growth; Assessing Growth; Worldwide Variation in Growth; and Growth and Health.

 

Proffered papers for oral or poster presentations relating to the symposium themes are welcome

 

Abstract guidelines are on the attached proforma, and can be submitted to Dr Laura Jones (laura.jones@nottingham.ac.uk).

Deadline for submission of abstracts is 30^th June 2011

 

 

Symposium organising committee:

Emily Rousham, Noël Cameron, Laura Jones and Rie Goto

 

Biosocial Society update

Dear Biosocial Society members,

 

I am sending this email to update you on the Biosocial Society news. As many of you know, a new Committee started functions in January. These changes always slow things down a little and it has taken us some time to settle in the new jobs. It seems that we are now settled so please expect more regular news from the Society.

 

The points I would like to emphasise today are:

 

1.    The Society has a newly designed website with useful information about membership benefits, workshops and publications. Check it out: http://www.biosocsoc.org/index

 

2.    To know more about the Committee members click here: http://www.biosocsoc.org/committee.html

 

3.    The Society has a long tradition in organizing conferences and workshops (see more here http://www.biosocsoc.org/workshops). The next workshop will be on 14-16^th September14-16th, Dept of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristol, UK. "Applied Evolutionary Anthropology'. Further details will be uploaded on the website soon.

 

4.    The Biosocial Society awards small grants to postgraduate student members of the society. The next deadline is Thursday 15th September (see more here: http://www.biosocsoc.org/bursaries).

 

5.    The Society is actively involved in publishing and disseminating high quality research. See the collection of  books (http://www.biosocsoc.org/books), Journal of Biosocial Science (http://www.biosocsoc.org/jbs) and "Society Biology and Human Affairs (online journal http://www.biosocsoc.org/sbha/).

 

6.    The Society regularly posts job adverts to all members.

 

7.    The Society has a Facebook page.  "Like" us here http://www.facebook.com/biosocsoc

 

8.    If you wish to advertise your research, research Centre, or a specific project please let me know and I will post it on Facebook. This is a very easy and effective way of disseminating research and I would like to see it used more frequently.

 

9.    Please let the Committee know if you have suggestions to help us improve. We are very happy to hear from you

 

With my best regards

 

Inês Varela-Silva

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Dr. Maria Inês Varela-Silva

Chair of The Biosocial Society

Loughborough University (SSEHS)

Centre for Global Health and Human Development

Brockington Extension, 2nd floor, Loughborough, LE11 3TU - UK

email: M.I.O.Varela-Silva@lboro.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1509 228164

The Biosocial Society - http://www.biosocsoc.org/

The Biosocial Society on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/biosocsoc

 

 

Gates Foundation proposal has been submitted

We jhave just submitted a grant proposal to the Gates Foundation.
Title: "Pygmies of the Americas"? The causes of Maya stunting.
In 5 months we will know. Fingers crossed and let's hope for the best.
More soon...

Gates Foundation Grant Proposal

We have been very busy working on a Gates Foundation proposal. More in a week after we submit. Fingers crossed!

Successful conference

We had a very successful conference in Minneapolis. Hannah did a great presentation. More plans for future research in Mexico are being cooked. Well done all!

Poster presented at the HBA conference - Minneapolis 13-14 April 2011

Greetings from Minneapolis. Just presented the poster this morning. See above. There were lots of questions about the use of the Actiheart in the field and about the details of the training component. Good fedback received as well. The conference is in full swing and we are all enjoying it a lot.

Hannah is shining again

Hannah just submitted another paper to the American Journal of Human Biology

Wilson H, Dickinson F, Griffiths P, Azcorra H, Bogin B, Varela-Silva MI (2011) How useful is BMI in predicting adiposity indicators in a sample of Maya children and women with high levels of stunting and short stature?, American Journal of Human Biology

Congratulations to Hannah and to all the team...we are hoping for good reviews!

Hannah's paper published on the Am J Human Biology

Congratulations to Hannah. Her first paper has just been published in the American Journal of Human Biology.
"Wilson et al (2011). Logistics of using the Actiheart physical activity monitors in urban Mexico among 7- to 9-year-old children. Am J Hum Biol. 2011 Mar 29. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.21150. [Epub ahead of print.
It is also the first publication that came out of the project funded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=wilson+AND+actiheart