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Nutritional science contest offers $20,000 prize for innovative food research<\/h1>contest<\/a><\/span>, food science<\/a><\/span>, Nutrition<\/a><\/span>, Periodic Table of Food Initiative<\/a><\/span>, E-News<\/a>, Food Science<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<\/div><\/section>
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American Heart Association launches data challenge utilising groundbreaking global food database, enticing researchers with substantial monetary reward.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A lucrative opportunity for food scientists<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The American Heart Association has unveiled an enticing contest for food scientists and researchers, offering a substantial US$20,000 prize for innovative research utilising a revolutionary food database. This data challenge, coinciding with the organisation\u2019s centennial celebration, provides unprecedented access to the Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) database, a comprehensive repository of molecular food data from around the world.<\/p>\n

Researchers now have the opportunity to submit proposals for the data challenge, with submissions open until 1 November 2024. The competition invites scientists to explore data from the first 500 foods in the PTFI\u2019s database, which includes detailed profiles of food biomolecules and information on their growth conditions and origins.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to see how researchers will leverage this resource to drive innovation in nutrition science and public health policy,\u201d says Dr Jane Smith, lead researcher at the PTFI. \u201cThe $20,000 prize demonstrates our commitment to fostering groundbreaking research in this field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Accessing cutting-edge data<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The PTFI database, co-managed by the American Heart Association and the Alliance of Bioversity and the Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, employs advanced bioinformatics and state-of-the-art mass spectrometry technologies. This allows for the identification of biologically active molecules in food with unprecedented precision.<\/p>\n

Researchers will access this data through the American Heart Association\u2019s Precision Medicine Platform, a cloud-based system facilitating global collaboration and utilising machine learning for data analysis.<\/p>\n

Research themes and possibilities<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The contest encourages participants to explore various research avenues, including:<\/p>\n