Daniel J. Raiten, Ph.D., FASN
Senior Nutrition Scientist
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Responsibilities and Activities
As a Senior Nutrition Scientist, Dr. Raiten supports NIH nutrition research programs focused on human nutrition research, global nutrition, and the intersection of nutrition, climate change, and health. As part of the Global Nutrition Coordination Plan 2021-2026, he co-chairs two Technical Working Groups, the Ecology of Parent, Infant and Child (EPIC) nutrition and Climate/environmental change, Health, Agriculture and Nutrition; a Global Ecology (CHANGE). In addition, Dan supports ONR activities for the National Institutes of Health Climate Change and Health Initiative, and the interagency working group on climate change and health, part of the U.S. Global Change Research Program.
Biography
Dr. Raiten joined the NIH ONR in October 2023. Prior to joining ONR, Dr. Raiten served as the Program Director for Nutrition at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) from 2009-2023 where he was responsible for the portfolio of grants and related activities to support and advance the maternal and child health nutrition agenda in the U.S. and globally. His career has focused on the interface between research and translation to support evidence informed practice, programs and policies in food safety and nutrition. He first joined NICHD in November 1999 where he began his service in the Office of Global Health. Dr. Raiten has a B.A. in history and political science, a B.S. and M.S. in animal science and agriculture and a Ph.D. in Human Nutrition from Penn State University. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center.