News Release

Wang studying effects of micronutrient supplementation

Grant and Award Announcement

George Mason University

Dongqing Wang, Assistant Professor, Global and Community Health, College of Public Health, received funding for the project: “Effects of micronutrient supplementation on maternal and infant micronutrient status: a secondary analysis for Tanzania, and a systematic review and meta-analysis for low- and middle-income countries.”

Wang will lead the secondary analysis using existing data from a randomized controlled trial in Tanzania. 

He aims to investigate the effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on the micronutrient status among lactating women and infants. He will lead the statistical analysis and manuscript preparation.

Wang received $30,190 from Harvard University on a subaward from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Funding began in Nov. 2024 and will end in May 2025.

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