Fanny Buckinx has a background in nutrition and completed a Ph.D. thesis in Public Health and Epidemiology at the University of Liège, Belgium. Her thesis concerned the epidemiological evaluation as well as the management of frailty (i.e. physical activity, nutrition, and vitamin D levels) in nursing home settings. Currently, Fanny Buckinx has a postdoctoral position at the University of Liège (FNRS fellowship) and achieved a post-doctoral internship at the “Université du Quebec à Montréal” (IRSC and FRQS fellowships). Besides her interest in the field of geriatrics (i.e. epidemiology, prevention, and rehabilitation), Fanny Buckinx is very interested in nutrition; she worked as an intern at the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development. She is the author of more than 90 scientific manuscripts published in international, peer-reviewed journals. She has received around 25 national or international awards for her research.