Helena Pachón Announced as an Inaugural Excellence in Nutrition Fellow

By Sarah Timbie

The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) recently named Helena Pachón, PhD, as a 2025 Excellence in Nutrition Fellow for her work in food-based approaches to addressing malnutrition. She is one of 55 inaugural awardees of the ASN fellowship from across the globe. The fellowship serves as recognition of significant contributions to and excellence in the field of nutrition.

Pachón is a research professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health and a research director at ASN. She has over 20 years of research and program experience focused on reducing malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries. Her research focuses on the scientific and public health benefits of adding vitamins and minerals to staple food products such as grains.

The Excellence in Nutrition Fellows of ASN program is new this year, designed to honor outstanding professionals in the field of nutrition who are 10 or more years past their terminal degree and who have worked for ASN for over five years. Fellowship signifies an awardee’s outstanding dedication and contribution to nutrition science and ASN.

Fellows will be celebrated at the NUTRITION 2025 conference taking place May 31 to June 3 in Orlando.