1. Orientation: New NAB Members
Welcome to the National Association of Bionutritionists (NAB)

2. NAB Organization Organization Formed in 1990
Formerly NARND (National Association of
Research Nurses and Dietitians)
Organization Name Change: NAGB to NAB
The National Association of GCRC Bionutritionists (NAGB) renamed to the National Association of Bionutritionists (NAB) in 2007 after NIH transitioning of General Clinical Research Centers to Clinical & Translational Science Award sites (CTSAs)
Mission
The National Association of Bionutritionists is
an organization dedicated to promoting the
health of the nation through the pursuit of
clinical research  

3. What is a “bionutritionist”?
This term was coined in years past by NIH officials who wanted to have a uniform, unique job title amongst dietitians and nutrition researchers
For the purpose of NAB membership, a bionutritionist is “a nutrition specialist trained in research who is employed by a National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)-funded research center,
such as a General Clinical Research Center
(GCRC) and Clinical and Translational
Science Award (CTSA) centers, or by the
NIH Clinical Center”.
This definition is in our by-laws and helps
us to identify who is eligible for NAB
membership.

4. NAB Organization NAB By-Laws
Located on NAB website:
As necessary, the board will make recommendations for revisions or additions to the by-laws
The board will ask the membership to vote on these changes prior to the annual meeting

5. NAB Government NAB Board Elected Officers (Voting)
Appointed Committees Chairs
Appointed Regional Representatives

6. Elected Officers 2010-2011 Suzanne Summer (President) Holly Callahan
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Holly Callahan
(President - Elect)
University of Washington
Meena Shankar
(Past - President)
University of Florida
Kathleen Farrell (Sec/Treas)
University of Colorado, Boulder
Emily Tarleton
(Sec/Treas – Elect)
University of Vermont

7. Regional Representatives 2010-2011
Midwest:
Lisa Davis
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
Northeast:
Diane Meehan
The Rockefeller University
West:
Rachelle Bross
Los Angeles Biomedical Institute/Harbor UCLA
South:
Dawn McDougald
Morehouse School of Medicine

8. Committee Chairs 2010-2011 Jennifer Frediani (Chair) Julia Jordan
Education/Leadership Resources Committee:
Jennifer Frediani
(Chair)
Emory University
Newsletter Editor:
Julia Jordan
Oregon Health & Sciences University
Information Management Committee:
Lisa Basel-Brown
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

9. University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics University of Washington
Committee Chairs
Webmaster:
Beth MacIntosh
University of
North Carolina
Membership & Mentoring Committee:
Lisa Davis (Chair)
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
Well Controlled Diet Study Book:
Linda Easter
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Nominating Committee:
Meena Shankar (Chair)
University of Florida
Planning Committee:
Holly Callahan (Chair)
University of Washington

10. New Members
If you are interested in becoming a new member of the NAB, please review the membership descriptions under the Membership site, to see which member status category (Active or Affiliate) applies to you.
Please contact the Secretary/Treasurer about dues payment and addition to the roster.

11. New Members
Once you are added to the online roster, you will receive a 90-day free access password for the Members Only/NAB Forum section of the website. The NAB Forum section of our website will allow you access to:
FAQs and answers asked from our list serve in the past
Continuing education seminars
Election and voting information

12. Transitioning or Relocating to another CTSA or GCRC site?
If you are vacating your Bionutritionist position at one CTSA/GCRC and are going to start working as a Bionutritionist at another CTSA/GCRC, please contact the Secretary/Treasurer – Elect and let he/she know what date you are leaving your current position and starting your new one. Also, provide your new work address, , and phone numbers if that is available to you.

13. Resigning Bionutritionist
If you are resigning, please the Secretary/Treasurer – Elect and let him/her know when you will be leaving your Bionutritionist position. If you would like to continue to have access to the membership section of our website after your resignation, you may pay dues as an Affiliate Member. Please refer to our Membership page for membership description options.

14. RESOURCES NAB Members ADA Conference/Research DPG Listserv Website
Bionutrition Research Books

15. RESOURCES
NAB MEMBERS
The MOST important resource provided by the NAB is its members.
Each member has developed their own specialty areas since we have different areas of interest and each of our units have different needs.

16. RESOURCES American Dietetic Association ADA/R-DPG
The NAB has connected with the ADA’s Research Dietetics Practice Group. This DPG has a subunit called the “Clinical and Translational Science” subunit, which is of interest to many NAB members, and which any R-DPG member can join. Several NAB members have joined this subunit.
The R-DPG meets at the annual ADA Meetings.
You can become a member of the Research DPG and request membership to their online listserv as another resource. See the R-DPG website at

17. RESOURCES
LISTSERV
There is a Bionutritionists’ list serve at This list serve is an excellent way to ask or respond to questions shared amongst the CTSA/GCRC Bionutritionists.
To request addition to the NAB listserv, please send your name and address to the Secretary of the Association of CTSA/GCRC Systems Managers at

18. NAB WEBSITE http://nabconnection.org/
RESOURCES
NAB WEBSITE

19. RESOURCES NAB WEBSITE NAB FORUM/Members Only Section
Physiological Assessments
Research Diets
Research Kitchen
Research Participant Education
Research Articles of Interest
NAB WEBSITE
NAB FORUM/Members Only Section
Using the Site/Help
Current Topics
General Discussion
BOD and Committee Area
Administration
Diet Assessment
Information Management

20. RESOURCES
NAB WEBSITE
Newsletter is published twice yearly on the NAB Website:
February
August

21. RESOURCES BIONUTRITION RESEARCH BOOKS
B. Dennis, A. Ershow, E. Obarzanek, B.Clarence. Well-Controlled Diet Studies in Humans: A Practical Guide to Design and Management ADA Available to order through the NAB website.
E. Monsen. Research: Successful Approaches ADA 2008 (3rd Edition). Available to order through the ADA website (