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The Frontiers in Nutrition: Goals in Nutrition Science 2025-2030 has been published in the Frontiers Field Notes blog! Field Notes: https://lnkd.in/eqWkXiKU Field notes is a new Frontiers blog publishing highlights from across the Frontiers portfolio of journals. Goals in Nutrition Science 2025-2030 is highlighted as this statement piece addresses the objectives and key challenges for the next 5 years of nutrition and food systems research, in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.   This blog post can give you a brief summary of some of the main points discussed and help you pick the section of the full article you'd like to read first 📰 #FrontiersInNutrition #NutritionScience #FoodSystems #PublicHealth #FoodPolicy #Sustainability #FoodSecurity

Oil spills continue to pose major risks to marine ecosystems and coastal communities. This new Frontiers in Marine Science Research Topic, Integrative Oil Spill Modeling: Ecological and Socioeconomic Impacts of Past and Hypothetical Spill Scenarios, led by our Topic Editors Igal Berenshtein, PhD, Peleg Astrahan, and Tamar Guy-Haim highlights the need for interdisciplinary approaches to improve preparedness, response, and risk assessment.

Oil spills continue to pose major risks to marine ecosystems and coastal communities. This new Frontiers in Marine Science Research Topic, Integrative Oil Spill Modeling: Ecological and Socioeconomic Impacts of Past and Hypothetical Spill Scenarios, led by our Topic Editors Igal Berenshtein, PhD, Peleg Astrahan, and Tamar Guy-Haim highlights the need for interdisciplinary approaches to improve preparedness, response, and risk assessment.

What should nutrition science deliver by 2030 if health, food security, and sustainability are treated as one system? Read “Goals in Nutrition Science 2025–2030”, the five-year agenda that argues nutrition, food security, and sustainability are inseparable challenges within complex adaptive food systems shaped by shocks, governance, and environmental limits. The most recent in a three-edition series, Goals in Nutrition Science 2025-2030 extends the discussion from 2015 to 2030, aligning with the 15-year timeframe of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Led by Johannes le Coutre, Field Chief Editor for Frontiers in Nutrition, and co-authored together with the journal’s Specialty Chief Editors, this article sets out priority areas for the next five years including food security, evidence generation, data infrastructure, and policy implementation. Featured priorities include: 🔹translating evidence into policy tools on ultra-processed foods 🔹creating a framework for mitigating micro- and nanoplastics contamination in food, including integration into food safety management 🔹building a repertoire of molecular building blocks and high-resolution food composition data to build a comprehensive foundation for AI deployment in nutrition research 🔹moving the microbiome from association to causation with standards and validated biomarkers 🔹addressing urgent brain health priorities, including weight loss drugs, and long COVID 🔹highlighting the significance of cross-disciplinary research and systems thinking in nutrition. Read and download the article here: https://lnkd.in/e6wUMm5d #FrontiersInNutrition #NutritionScience #FoodSystems #PublicHealth #FoodPolicy #Sustainability #FoodSecurity

We’re going live for our webinar inspired by the Research Topic 'Marine Genetic Resources Beyond National Jurisdiction'. Join us for what promises to be an engaging discussion, with insights from Fran Humphries, Richard de la Concepción, and Rose Kautoke. If you haven’t joined yet, there’s still time — we’d love to see you there. Register and join here: https://lnkd.in/dS9M4Weq

What should nutrition science deliver by 2030 if health, food security, and sustainability are treated as one system? Read “Goals in Nutrition Science 2025–2030”, the five-year agenda that argues nutrition, food security, and sustainability are inseparable challenges within complex adaptive food systems shaped by shocks, governance, and environmental limits. The most recent in a three-edition series, Goals in Nutrition Science 2025-2030 extends the discussion from 2015 to 2030, aligning with the 15-year timeframe of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Led by Johannes le Coutre, Field Chief Editor for Frontiers in Nutrition, and co-authored together with the journal’s Specialty Chief Editors, this article sets out priority areas for the next five years including food security, evidence generation, data infrastructure, and policy implementation. Featured priorities include: 🔹translating evidence into policy tools on ultra-processed foods 🔹creating a framework for mitigating micro- and nanoplastics contamination in food, including integration into food safety management 🔹building a repertoire of molecular building blocks and high-resolution food composition data to build a comprehensive foundation for AI deployment in nutrition research 🔹moving the microbiome from association to causation with standards and validated biomarkers 🔹addressing urgent brain health priorities, including weight loss drugs, and long COVID 🔹highlighting the significance of cross-disciplinary research and systems thinking in nutrition. Read and download the article here: https://lnkd.in/e6wUMm5d #FrontiersInNutrition #NutritionScience #FoodSystems #PublicHealth #FoodPolicy #Sustainability #FoodSecurity

📢 Call for Papers | Frontiers in Marine Science Exploring Natural Extracts as Sustainable Antibacterial Agents Against Aquaculture Pathogens Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production sector worldwide, but bacterial diseases remain a major challenge. While antibiotics have traditionally been used to control outbreaks, their overuse has contributed to antimicrobial resistance, environmental pollution, and food safety concerns. This Research Topic highlights the potential of natural extracts from plants, algae, fungi, and marine organisms as sustainable antibacterial agents in aquaculture. These bioactive compounds may offer diverse benefits, including direct antimicrobial effects, immunostimulation, and microbiota modulation. We welcome contributions on: • Effects of natural extracts on pathogen load, host immune responses, and fish health • Safety, stability, and delivery methods, particularly through aquafeeds • Isolation and identification of bioactive compounds from different natural sources • In vitro and in vivo assessments of antibacterial efficacy and mechanisms of action • Impacts on fish microbiota and formulation strategies for practical application • Omics, bioinformatics, and biotechnological approaches that support sustainable aquaculture Edited by Jorge García-Márquez, Isabel M. Cerezo, and Patricia Diaz-Rosales. Manuscript submissions are open until 30 April 2026 🔬 If your research is advancing sustainable solutions for bacterial disease management in aquaculture, we encourage you to submit your work and contribute to this collection. 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e_gZ8MUS #Aquaculture #MarineScience #Sustainability #AntibacterialAgents #NaturalExtracts #FishHealth #AquaticAnimalHealth

🌱 Call for submissions | Frontiers Research Topic 🌱 How can we accelerate the development of crop varieties that are more tolerant to environmental stress? Our Research Topic, Phenotyping at Plant and Cell Levels: The Quest for Tolerant Crop Development, Volume III, explores how advanced phenotyping approaches can help us better understand plant performance, stress responses, and genotype-phenotype relationships across different scales. It focuses on topics such as high-throughput phenotyping, plant and cell-level analysis, proximal and remote sensing, robotics, AI, and cloud-based tools for crop development. We welcome submissions from researchers working in plant science, agronomy, crop breeding, horticulture, forestry, sensing technologies, and related fields. This Research Topic is especially interested in work that connects technological innovation with practical applications in breeding, sustainability, and food security. The manuscript submission deadline is 4 May 2026. 🔗 Learn more and submit here: https://lnkd.in/dsqya4KG #PlantScience #Phenotyping #CropScience #PlantBreeding #Agriculture #FoodSecurity #ClimateResilience #HighThroughputPhenotyping #AIinAgriculture #CropImprovement

If you work in ocean governance, marine policy, biodiversity law, or global environmental affairs, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss. Join us for a timely webinar inspired by the Research Topic 'Marine Genetic Resources Beyond National Jurisdiction'. Leading experts will explore the legal, scientific, and geopolitical questions shaping the future of marine biodiversity beyond national borders. From untapped deep-sea discoveries to new international agreements, we’ll discuss: • What’s at stake • Who gets access • How benefits are shared • What happens next 🗓 12–1pm GMT 📍 Virtual Meeting Hear insights from: • Fran Humphries • Richard de la Concepción • Rose Kautoke 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dS9M4Weq 📖 Explore the Research Topic: https://lnkd.in/ejsyWvdG #MarineGeneticResources #OceanGovernance #MarinePolicy

We’re excited to invite submissions to our Frontiers Research Topic: “Environmental and Biotic Drivers of Algae Distribution, Algae–Bacteria Interactions, and Algae Blooms in Marine Environments.” 🌊 This topic welcomes research that deepens our understanding of how changing environmental conditions and biological interactions shape algal communities—and how these dynamics influence marine ecosystem health, including bloom formation and impacts. If your work touches on marine algae ecology, algae–microbe interactions, bloom drivers, monitoring, or modeling, we’d love to see your contribution. Hosted by Topic Editors: Zhangyi Xia, Peimin He, Jianheng Zhang, Jinlin Liu, Xiaolei Wang, Zenghu Zhang, Wenbin Zhao, Yuyang Liu Explore the topic and submit here: https://lnkd.in/e2kujH2J #MarineScience #MicrobialEcology #Oceanography #HarmfulAlgalBlooms #Algae #FrontiersInMarineScience