Background
Habicht, Jean Pierre was born on December 15, 1934 in Geneva, Switzerland. Son of Max H. and Elizabeth (Peterson) Herzog.
Habicht, Jean Pierre was born on December 15, 1934 in Geneva, Switzerland. Son of Max H. and Elizabeth (Peterson) Herzog.
Doctor of Medicine, University Zurich, Switzerland, 1964. Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969.
Bio-chemical research assistant Merck, Sharpe, and Dohme, Rahway, New Jersey, 1958. Pediatrics intern Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1965—1966. Medical officer World Health Organization, Guatemala, 1969—1974.
Professor maternal and child health University San Carlos, Guatemala, 1972—1974. Special assistant National Center Health Statistics, Washington, 1974—1977. James Jamison professor Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1977—2005, emeritus graduate professor nutritional epidemiology, since 2005.
Consultant public health issues national and international government, professional agency, since 1975. Member expert committee nutrition World Health Organization, Geneva, since 1975, member committee epidemiology and disease prevention, 1986—1989, chairman expert committee physical status, 1991—1993. Chairman expert committee optimal duration exclusive breast feeding, 2001.
Member technical advisory committee Child and Adolescent Health and Development, 2001—2005. Member epidemiology and disease control study section National Institutes of Health, Washington, 1980—1983. Member joint nutrition monitoring and evaluation committee Department of Health and Human Services-USDA, 1982—1986.
Member advisory group coordinating subcommittee nutrition United Nations, 1983—1989, chairman, 1986—1987. Member food and nutrition board National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 1981—1984, member committee international nutrition, 1975—1979, member committee uses dietary reference intakes Institute Medicine, 1997—2000.
Fellow: Society International Nutrition Research (president 2002-2004, Kellogg prize 1994), American Society Nutrition (Atwater Memorial lecturer 1998, Conrad A. Elvehjem award 1999, McCollum International lectureship 2006-2007), American College Epidemiology. Member: American Public Health Association, International Society Environmental Epidemiology, International Society Research Human Milk and Lactation (executive committee 1995-1996), International Epidemiological Association, Society Epidemiologic Research, American Society Clinical Nutrition, Delta Omega, Gamma Sigma Delta, Sigma Xi.
Married Pat Hinxman, January 3, 1959 (divorced October 1990). Children: Heidi, Christopher, Oliver. Married Gretel H. Pelto, June 13, 1997.