Full Schedule

In addition to the presentations listed below, NUTRITION 2024 will feature poster presentations across 30 topical areas. Click 'Abstract Presentations' on the left to learn more about the poster presentations.

Full Schedule

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Saturday, June 29, 2024
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
NBPNS Board of Directors Meeting (by invitation)

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
The Journal of Nutrition Editors' Meeting

9:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Graduate Student Research Award Competition
Finalist: Alexa Barad, MS, RD – Cornell University
Finalist: Hatice Cetinkaya, MS – University of Cincinnati
Finalist: Maria Cinzori, MS (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University
Finalist: Angela KC, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
Finalist: Maryam Seifishahpar, PhD candidate – Texas Tech University
Finalist: Fang Zhou – Arizona State University
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Membership Committee Meeting (by invitation)

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
ANDP Workshop on Graduate Education in Nutrition (by invitation only)

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Young Investigators Underrepresented in Nutrition Research Award Competition and Networking Event
Finalist: Alan Espinosa, MS – Harvard University
Finalist: Keren Herrán, BS – University of South Carolina
Finalist: Tori A. Holthaus, BS, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Finalist: Gopal Lamichhane, 97829 – Oklahoma State University
Finalist: Leigh Neptune, MS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Maine
Finalist: Kazi Sarjana Safain, MS (she/her/hers) – North Dakota State University
Career and Professional Development

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
NUTRITION 2024 Orientation

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Clinical Emerging Leaders Award Competition
Finalist: Kelly C. Cara, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Cancer Society
Finalist: Leandra Durham, MS, RD, LD – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Finalist: Brandon D. McGuire, BS (he/him/his) – Rutgers University
Finalist: Brad Ryva, MS – Michigan State University
Finalist: Brooke E. Wickman, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
Career and Professional Development

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Yogurt and Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Exploring the New FDA Qualified Health Claim and Potential Implications for Improving Public Health (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Miguel Freitas, PhD (he/him/his) – Danone North America
Speaker: Christopher J. Cifelli, PhD (he/him/his) – National Dairy Council
Speaker: Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, MS, RDN (she/her/hers) – International Food Information Council (IFIC)
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Unlocking Brain Health: The Power of Cognizin® Citicoline Revealed (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Karen E. Todd, RD (she/her/hers) – Kyowa Hakko USA
Speaker: Danielle Citrolo, PharmD – Kyowa Hakko USA
Speaker: Loukia Lili, PhD (she/her/hers) – Thorne HealthTech, Inc.
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
NUTRITION 2024 Opening Session: What is the Future of Nutrition?
Chair: Kevin Schalinske, PhD – Iowa State University
Speaker: Andrew Bremer, MD, MAS, PhD – National Institutes of Health
Speaker: Najat Mokhtar, PhD / Post Doctorate (she/her/hers) – International Atomic Energy Agency
Speaker: Diana M. Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers) – West Point
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Postdoctoral Research Award Competition
Chair: Liliana Aguayo, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
Finalist: Ann M. Centner, PhD – Florida State University
Finalist: Yun Chen, PhD (she/her/hers) – Yale School of Nursing
Finalist: Aaron Hengist, PhD (he/him/his) – NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
Finalist: Emily B. Hill, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Finalist: Salin Raj Palayyan, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Finalist: Bonnie K. Patchen, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Cornell University
Career and Professional Development

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
2024 Robert Suskind and Leslie Lewinter-Suskind Pediatric Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award Lecture and Student Awards: Role of Diet and Lifestyle in Children and Adolescents in Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adulthood
Chair: Steven A. Abrams, MD – University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Speaker: Kelsi A. Morris, BA (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University
Speaker: Annika M. Weber, M.S. (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Contributions of Food Insecurity in Adulthood to Nutrition and Health Disparities (Oral 1)
Chair: Kristen K. Hicks-Roof, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND (she/her/hers) – National Pork Board
Co-Chair: Yunhee Kang – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Shalean M. Collins, PhD, MPH, RD – Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Presenting Author: Nicole Farmer, MD – NIH Clinical Center
Presenting Author: Rachel A. Liebe, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Oklahoma State University
Presenting Author: Candice A. Myers, PhD – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Presenting Author: Muzi Na, PhD, MHS – The Pennsylvania State University
Presenting Author: Jessica Thomson, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA Agricultural Research Service

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Bioactives in Health and Disease (Oral 2)
Chair: Rafaela G. Feresin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Georgia State University
Co-Chair: Jessica P. Danh, MS, RD, LD – Georgia State University
Presenting Author: Hana Alkhalidy, BSC, MS, Ph.D – Virginia Tech, Jordan University of Science and Technology
Presenting Author: Leandra Durham, MS, RD, LD – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presenting Author: Juan S. Escobar, PhD (he/him/his) – Vidarium–Nutrition, Health, and Wellness Research Center
Presenting Author: Ha-Eun Lee, MS – Sookmyung Women's University
Presenting Author: Mary P. Miles, PhD – Montana State University
Presenting Author: Rami S. Najjar, PhD – Georgia State University
Presenting Author: Ana E. Nava-Ochoa, MS (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Meeting Nutrient Needs in a Changing Environment (Oral 3)
Chair: Lauren E. O'Connor, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center
Co-Chair: Amelia Willits-Smith, PhD – National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute
Presenting Author: Christopher D. Ashih, N/A, n/a – Tufts University
Presenting Author: Samuel O. Baiyeri, n/a – Federal University, Oye-Ekiti
Presenting Author: Cristian Del Bo', PhD (he/him/his) – Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan
Presenting Author: Giacomo Zanello, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Reading
Presenting Author: Michael P. Dzakovich, PhD – USDA-ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center
Presenting Author: Sylvia Y. Lee, MS (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
Presenting Author: Jiada J. Zhan, MS, RD – Emory University

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Dietary Micronutrient and Supplementation in Population (Oral 4)
Chair: Alexis C. Wood, PhD, FAHA (she/her/hers) – Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Presenting Author: Mauro Fisberg, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Excellence Center for Nutrition and Feeding Difficulties - CENDA
Presenting Author: Yu Qi Lee, PhD (she/her/hers) – National University of Singapore
Presenting Author: Liping Lu, MD, PhD – Ball State University
Presenting Author: Sarah Park, ND (she/her/hers) – Brigham and Women's Hospital
Presenting Author: Valerie K. Sullivan, PhD, MHS, RDN (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Yuefeng Tan, PhD – Tsinghua University
Presenting Author: Junhan Zhang, MASTER – Tsinghua University

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Nutrition for Precision Health Data Generation Centers: New Technologies and Strategies
Chair: Brian J. Bennett, PhD – USDA-ARS and UC Davis
Chair: Sai Krupa Das, PhD – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
Speaker: Jack A. Gilbert, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California San Diego
Speaker: Susan J. Sumner, PhD – UNC Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Speaker: Lynne R. Wilkens, DrPH (she/her/hers) – University of Hawaii Cancer Center
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism (Poster Theater Flash Session 1)
Chair: Eric P. Plaisance, PhD – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Co-Chair: Jess A. Gwin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Presenting Author: Sarah E. Fruit (she/her/hers) – Ball State University
Presenting Author: Jongbeom Jin – Oklahoma State University
Presenting Author: Christopher T. Carrigan, BS – U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Presenting Author: Megan A. McCrory, PhD (she/her/hers) – Boston University
Presenting Author: Kazi Sarjana Safain, MS (she/her/hers) – North Dakota State University
Presenting Author: Heather S. Fagnant, MS, MPH, RDN – U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Abstract Presentations - Oral Sessions and Poster Theater Flash Sessions

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond: The Impact of In Utero Exposures on Lifelong Health (Oral 5)
Chair: Kristen E. Boyle, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Co-Chair: Sarah Borengasser, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Presenting Author: Rana Chehab, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research
Presenting Author: Stephanie P. Gilley, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Amy R. Nichols, PhD, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Umesh D. Wankhade, PhD – UAMS
Presenting Author: Stephanie W. Waldrop, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism (Oral 6)
Chair: Christos S. Katsanos, PhD (he/him/his) – Arizona State University
Co-Chair: Elisabet Borsheim, Ph.D – Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Presenting Author: Jamie I. Baum, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas
Presenting Author: Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Texas A&M University
Presenting Author: Everson A. Nunes, PhD (he/him/his) – McMaster University
Presenting Author: Agus Suryawan, PhD – USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Presenting Author: Žan Zupančič, MSc (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Clinical Nutrition: Novel Assessments and Interventions (Oral 7)
Chair: Connie Bales, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Duke School of Medicine
Chair: Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine; Durham VA Health Care System
Presenting Author: Jonathan P. Bennett, PhD – University of Hawai'i Cancer Center
Presenting Author: Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Texas A&M University
Presenting Author: Ashley J. Kennedy, MS, RDN – The Ohio State University
Presenting Author: Priyasahi Saravana, N/A, B.S. – Mass General Brigham
Presenting Author: Brooke E. Wickman, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Nutritional Epidemiology GEM Forum: Avoiding Common Errors and Oversights in the Design, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data in Nutritional Epidemiology
Chair: Sylvia H. Ley, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Speaker: Marilyn C. Cornelis, PhD – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Speaker: Mingyang Song, PhD – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Speaker: Katherine L. Tucker, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Lowell
Population Science

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Nutrition Translation GEM Forum: Non-Nutritive Sweeteners: Leveraging Social Media to Bridge the Gap Between Hype and Credible Information
Chair: Junrui Cheng, PhD (she/her/hers) – Ingredion Incorporated
Speaker: Erin Glynn, PhD – Nuchi Health
Speaker: Cynthia Goody, PhD, MBA, RDN (she/her/hers) – Grow A Food Career, LLC
Speaker: Lara Hyde, PhD (she/her/hers) – Nourishable.tv
Speaker: Taylor C. Wallace, PhD (he/him/his) – Think Healthy Group, LLC
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Cultivating Carotenoid Insights in Foods, Model Systems, and Humans (Poster Theater Flash Session 2)
Chair: Naiman A. Khan, PhD, RD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Co-Chair: Nancy E. Moran, PhD (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
Presenting Author: Sayma Alam, Ph.D Student (she/her/hers) – The University of Alabama
Presenting Author: Gabrielle Glime, MA, CLC – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Presenting Author: Anna C. Norman, B.S. (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine

5:00 PM – 6:15 PM CT
Early-Career Opportunities for Federal Fellowships
Chair: Krista A. Zanetti, PhD, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers) – Office of Nutrition Research, National Institutes of Health
Speaker: Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN (she/her/hers) – United States Department of Agriculture
Speaker: Sarah K. Gebauer, PhD – Food and Drug Administration
Speaker: Lucas Gosdin, PhD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Speaker: Mary Ellen Grap, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Career and Professional Development

5:00 PM – 6:20 PM CT
Bioreactors in the Gut: How Microbiota Shape the Host Metabolome
Chair: Hannah D. Holscher, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Chair: Brian D. Piccolo, PhD – Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Speaker: Sean H. Adams, PhD, FTOS – University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Speaker: Jacob M. Allen, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Gordon S. Howarth, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Adelaide
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CT
Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition
Career and Professional Development

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
ASN Center Open

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
The Hub Open

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
Tabletop Exhibits Open

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
Welcome Reception

7:00 PM – 7:30 PM CT
Continuing the Conversation at the ASN Center: Bioreactors in the Gut: How Microbiota Shape the Host Metabolome
Chair: Hannah D. Holscher, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Chair: Brian D. Piccolo, PhD – Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Speaker: Jacob M. Allen, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Sean H. Adams, PhD, FTOS – University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Speaker: Gordon S. Howarth, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Adelaide

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM CT
Student, Postdoc, and Early Career Professional Networking Event
Chair: Taylor Banh, PhD – General Mills