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Fayrouz Sakr-Ashour obtained her medical degree from Alexandria University, Egypt. She quickly developed an interest in nutrition but realizing the lack of nutrition education in medical schools, she pursued an MPH from the High Institute of Public Health with a concentration in nutrition. She then proceeded to obtain her registered dietitian license and MSPH from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. After graduation, she worked at the National Institutes of Health on several projects including examining the safety and effectiveness of iron interventions in children and pregnant women in malaria-endemic settings and understanding the interplay between inflammation and nutritional biomarkers more broadly. Her interest primarily lies in vulnerable populations and age groups, including infants, children, pregnant women, and older adults. The focus of her research is on assessing the nutritional status of the older adult population and on using epidemiological methods to study the relationship between nutrition risk factors, the social, physical, and mental health status of this vulnerable population. This includes food insecurity, diet quality, usual protein intake, social isolation, social support, and healthcare utilization. In infants and children, her interest lies in examining the risk factors in stunted children, and national food policies geared towards the prevention and control of the obesity epidemic.