“Humans eat more than 30,000 species of plants and animals. But for the most part we don’t know much about what is in them. Researchers have thoroughly analyzed the molecular...
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the ability of computers to emulate human cognitive functions such as learning and problem-solving. While commonly associated with things like the virtual assistant in our...
Throughout my PhD, I have been keenly interested in the various ways in which science interfaces with society. How do the small discoveries we scientists make in the lab lead...
Written by Amber Flores, IIFH Fellow, UC Davis Published by Better Ventures When it comes to compelling investment areas in the food as medicine space, we at Better Ventures think...
Davis, California, 27 February, 2024 The USDA AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems (AIFS), Innovation Institute for Food and Health (IIFH) at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) along with the Periodic...
Historically, prioritizing abundant food production often resulted in overlooking nutrient quality and bioavailability, however, environmental concerns have now propelled sustainable nutrition and health efficacy to the forefront of global attention....
By Dr. Dani Zumpano Bruci, IIFH Fellow, UC Davis Edited by Jenn Burka, Principal, FTW Ventures This is the third of a three part series about investing in the microbiome. In this...
By Dr. Dani Zumpano Bruci, IIFH Fellow, UC Davis Edited by Jenn Burka, Principal, FTW Ventures This is the second of a three part series about investing in the microbiome. In this...
By Dr. Dani Zumpano Bruci, IIFH Fellow, UC Davis Edited by Jenn Burka, Principal, FTW Ventures This is the first of a three part series about investing in the microbiome. In this...
I have studied and worked with agricultural machinery, precision agriculture, remote sensing, aerial image processing, and other digital agriculture practices throughout my academic career. My passion for advancing technologies that...
Davis, California, 08 February, 2024 The Innovation Institute for Food and Health (IIFH) at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) announces a nearly $500,000 grant from The Rockefeller Foundation....
The brain communicates with the gut and the billions of microbes that inhabit it: bacteria, viruses, protists, and archaea. We recently started to unravel how far from passive passengers, these...
