Partner: Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione (INRAN), Italy

Team:
Dr Anna Saba (saba@inran.it)
Dr Simona Martines (martines@inran.it)
Dr Federico Messina (messina@inran.it)
Dr Aida Turrini (turrini@inran.it)


Address: Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione, via Ardeatina, 546 00178, Roma, Italy
Tel: +39 0651494532
Fax: +39 0651494550
Web: www.inran.it

INRAN (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione) is a single government-funded research organization, which carries out basic and applied research in the various areas of study in food science and human nutrition.

INRAN has a scientific and technical research staff of 100 employees with competence in food chemistry, food technology, human nutrition, nation-wide dietary surveys, nutritional database design, sensory analysis and consumer food choice.

One of the important tasks of INRAN is to advise the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on matters of human nutrition and consumer policy. The group has a wide experience in carrying out consumer studies aimed at assessing factors influencing food choice and dietary surveys.

Role in Project:
• Responsible for workpackage 2
• Involvement in workpackages 1,3,4,5,6,7 and 8

Team Profile:
The team involved in the Food in Later Life project has a wealth of experience in carrying out consumer studies aimed at assessing food consumption pattern and understanding factors influencing food choice. Anna Saba (INRAN permanent staff) has been working in the area of consumer's food choice and she is responsible for this activity at INRAN. Her main research interest is understanding factors influencing the choice of food products. She is responsible for WP2 and she will be involved in all workpackages of the SENIOR project.

Aida Turrini (INRAN permanent staff) has been working in the area of food consumption surveys and nutritional data management at INRAN. She is closely involved in WP5 and will be involved in all workpackages.

Federico Messina is responsible for the statistical analysis in WP2 and he will analyse the WP2's data for all partners. He will also be involved in WP3,4,5,6, and 7.

Simona Martines is responsible for the software development for the data entry. She will carry out the data analysis of WP5 in Italy. She will also be involved in WP 2,3,4,6 and 7.