Preliminary programme
We aim to visit these institutes, but are still working on arranging the tour. Dates and institues may change due to circumstances.
| Date | Location | Activities |
| 18 October | Departure Amsterdam | Flight |
| 19 October | Washington | National Cancer Institute |
| 20 October | Baltimore | Johns Hopkins University |
| 21 October | Philadelphia | Monell Chemical Senses Center |
| 22 October | New York | Rockefeller University |
| 23 October | New York | Rockefeller University |
| 24 October | New York | Free time |
| 25 October | Travel to Ithaca | |
| 26 October | Ithaca | Cornell University |
| 27 October | Ithaca | Cornell University |
| 28 October | Travel to Boston | |
| 29 October | Boston | Tufts University |
| 30 October | Boston | Harvard University |
| 31 October | Boston | Free time | 1 November | Departure Boston | Flight |
The following research areas are of interest: nutrigenomics, pharmacology, epidemiology & public health, physiology, sensory science & behaviour and international nutrition
Important themes: energy balance, nutrition and sports, chronic illness (e.g. cardio- vascular diseases, cancer, diabetes). Metabolic syndrome, nutrition & ageing, nutrition genes, nutritional patterns, satiety and nutritional deficiencies.
