Omar Dary, Ph.D. Dr. Dary has a BS in Biology (1980) with emphasis on analytical chemistry and biochemistry from the San Carlos University in Guatemala. He holds a PhD in Biochemistry (1989) from the University of California, Riverside. He dedicated his professional life to public health nutrition. First, from 1990 to 2002, at the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), where he was the head of the Laboratories of Nutritional Biochemistry, and Food Composition, as well as the leader of the Micronutrient Group. Then, he moved to the USA, where he was an international advisor in the areas of micronutrients and food fortification in several institutions until 2013, when he accepted a position as Senior Nutrition Science Specialist at the Bureau for Global Health in USAID/Washington DC. He retired om 2024. He has worked in public health nutrition from basic research to strategic planning at national and global levels. He has been involved in food analysis, nutrition surveillance, food and nutrient intakes and biomarker interpretation. He has been an advisor to WHO, UNICEF, FAO, WFP, IAEA, PAHO, the CDC, and several international NGO's. He has provided technical assistance to more than 45 countries, mostly for micronutrient assessment and interventions. He was a member of the Technical Expert Advisory group on nutrition Monitoring (TEAM) of WHO and UNICEF; the Steering Committees of the Micronutrient Forum; the International Vitamin A Consultative Group (IVACG); the Iodine Global Network (IGN); the International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG); and the PAHO/WHO Expert Group to Reduce Salt Intake.