title: Establishing Yourself as an Expert in Nutrition Science: Advice for Young Professionals.
abstract: In today's world in which there is a surplus of both scientists and online nutrition "experts," how do young professionals establish themselves? Becoming established as an expert requires selling yourself and your ideas to your colleagues and the general public by using effective communication skills. Helping young professionals develop these skills was the goal of a panel held at the ASN Scientific Sessions and Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2015. This panel featured a set of distinguished speakers who discussed techniques and strategies to enhance professional reputations centered around effectively leveraging communication platforms and opportunities to engage with colleagues. Early-career nutrition scientists can use the guidance provided by the panelists to improve their visibility and be a champion for themselves in order to establish themselves as experts in the field.
authors.affiliation: DSM Nutritional Products, Parsippany, NJ; eric.ciappio@dsm.com.
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6229-2059
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Ciappio
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA; and Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
authors.forename: Mary N R
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8680-5341
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Lesser
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D052756:Nutritional Sciences; D011364:Professional Practice
keywords: career guidance; professional development