Blend in food security (food waste) use it to move into innovation with one of those products that we typically throw away to combat peanut allergy
Dr. Leonard L. Williams currently serves as Director of the Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies (CEPHT) located on the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, NC.

A member of numerous professional societies, Williams is widely recognized as a leading scholar and researcher focused on food safety and understanding the use of plant-derived nutrients to reduce peanut allergy. His most recent publications examine how specific polyphenols from peanut skins can be an effective strategy for reducing hypersensitivity to peanuts in targeted populations.

He is co-author of one textbook, as well as, 101 peer-reviewed journal articles, 6 extension or outreach publications, 14 book chapters and more than 200 presentation papers and abstracts. In 2017, he was awarded the Partnership Award, along with his collaborators, for research excellence from United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA).

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology, a Master of Science in Animal Health Science from North Carolina Agricultural Technical State University, a Master of Business Administration from Wake Forest University, and a PhD in Food Science and Technology, specializing in microbiology and immunochemistry from Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx