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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

  • Friday, June 28, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM CT
    Nutrition in Clinical Practice: A Comprehensive Course for Physicians (Pre-Conference, separate registration required)

    Chair: Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, PNS – University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Speaker: Jamy D. Ard, MD (he/him/his) – Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention

    Speaker: Anupama Chawla, MD – Stony Brook Children's Hospital

    Speaker: Jill R. Cherry Bukowiec, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Toledo

    Speaker: Steven K. Clinton, MD, PhD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Speaker: Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Texas A&M University

    Speaker: Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS – University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus

    Speaker: Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

    Speaker: Berkeley N. Limketkai, MD, PhD – UCLA Center of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

    Speaker: Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS – Penn Medicine

    Speaker: Connie Rhee, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA & VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
    Carotenoids and Retinoids (CARIG) Symposium and GEM Forum: Golden Nutrients for Silver Years: Retinoids, Carotenoids, and Healthy Aging

    Chair: Jessica L. Cooperstone, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

    Chair: Sherry A. Tanumihardjo, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Speaker: Emmanuel Kofi Addo, OD (he/him/his) – University of Utah

    Speaker: Steven K. Clinton, MD, PhD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Speaker: Bryan M. Gannon, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Speaker: Rachel E. Kopec, PhD (she/her/hers) – Ohio State University

    Speaker: Ji-Young Lee, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut

    Speaker: Howard Sesso, ScD, MPH (he/him/his) – Brigham and Womens Hospital

    Speaker: Xiang-Dong Wang, MD, PhD – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    Carotenoids and Retinoids (CARIG) GEM Reception and Poster Competition

    Chair: Rachel E. Kopec, PhD (she/her/hers) – Ohio State University

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 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/Metabolism

    Clinical 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/Metabolism

    Clinical 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

  • Sunday, June 30, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM CT
    Sunrise Bootcamp (pre-registration required)
  • 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM CT
    Sunrise Yoga (pre-registration required)
  • 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    Advances in Nutrition: An International Review Journal Editorial Board Meeting
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    Student Interest Group (SIG) Executive Committee Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Early Career Research Award Competition

    Chair: Lauren E. O'Connor, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Finalist: Mihaela A. Ciulei, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – Micronutrient Forum

    Finalist: Shalean M. Collins, PhD, MPH, RD – Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

    Finalist: Cristian Del Bo', PhD (he/him/his) – Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan

    Finalist: Sin-Hye Park, PhD (she/her/hers) – Hallym University

    Finalist: Dongqing Wang, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – George Mason University

    Career and Professional Development

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    ASN Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Carotenoids and Retinoids in Focus: Insights into Delivery, Vision, and Disease Prevention (Oral 8)

    Chair: Rachel E. Kopec, PhD (she/her/hers) – Ohio State University

    Co-Chair: Bryan M. Gannon, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Presenting Author: Hui Chen, PhD Candidate (he/him/his) – School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Presenting Author: Cacious B. Phiri, MSc. (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Presenting Author: Katelyn E. Senkus, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine and USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center

    Presenting Author: Mary Harper Simmons, BS – Samford University

    Presenting Author: Khushi Tanna – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Presenting Author: Sherry A. Tanumihardjo, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Presenting Author: Yanqi Zhang, PhD – Case Western Reserve University

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Vitamins and Minerals (Oral 9)

    Chair: Joanna L. Fiddler, PhD (she/her/hers) – Clemson University

    Co-Chair: Hayley N. Brawley, PhD (Chemistry) (she/her/hers) – JES Tech/NASA Johnson Space Center

    Presenting Author: Joseph R. Arballo, MS – University of California, Davis

    Presenting Author: Alexa Barad, MS, RD – Cornell University

    Presenting Author: Xiaona' Na, PhD. (she/her/hers) – Tsinghua University

    Presenting Author: Latha Ramalingam, PhD (she/her/hers) – Syracuse University

    Presenting Author: Carmen J. Reynolds, PhD – Mayo Clinic

    Presenting Author: Lucia A. Seale, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Hawai'i

    Presenting Author: Scott M. Smith, PhD – NASA

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    The Art and Science of Evidence-based Communication: A Nutrition Scientist’s Guide

    Chair: Milton Stokes, PhD, MPH, RD (he/him/his) – International Food Information Council

    Speaker: Andrew W. Brown, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Research Institute

    Speaker: Brandon R. McFadden, PhD – University of Arkansas

    Speaker: Tim Sellnow, PhD (he/him/his) – Clemson University

    Career and Professional Development

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Future of Inclusion in Nutrition Research: Perspectives, Challenges and Opportunities

    Chair: Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, PNS – University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Chair: Sophia D. Amenyah, FHEA, RNutr, PhD, MSc, BSc – Bournemouth University

    Speaker: Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani, PhD, RD, CDN – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Speaker: Holly Nicastro, PhD, MPH – National Institutes of Health

    Speaker: Diana M. Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers) – West Point

    Global and Public Health Nutrition

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Building Blocks of Life: Protein and Amino Acids in Early Development (Focus on Early Career Investigators) (Poster Theater Flash Session 3)

    Chair: Elisabet Borsheim, Ph.D – Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Co-Chair: Stephanie W. Waldrop, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    Presenting Author: Noof AlMansoori, BSc – University of British Columbia

    Presenting Author: Saralyn F. Foster, MS, RDN, LD (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Austin

    Presenting Author: Morgan Boncyk, MPH – University of South Carolina

    Presenting Author: Alexandra G. Gogel, BS – University of Idaho, Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences

    Presenting Author: Kerri Scherbinsky, BSc (she/her/hers) – University of British Columbia

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Exploring Key Contributors to Behavior Change (Poster Theater Flash Session 4)

    Chair: Henna Muzaffar, PhD., RD, FAND – Northern Illinois University

    Co-Chair: Soghra Jarvandi, MD, MPH, PhD – University of Tennessee

    Presenting Author: Karla E. DeSantos, M.S – Emory University

    Presenting Author: Sara Ghasem Pour, Master – University of Wyoming

    Presenting Author: Oluwatosin O. Leshi, PhD – University of Kentucky; University of Ibadan.

    Presenting Author: Preciosa M. Martinez Motta, PhD, MS, RD/LDN, RN (she/her/hers) – Florida International University

    Presenting Author: Ivan D. Mendoza, MPH – Purdue University

    Presenting Author: Jennifer Wills, MPPA, RDN (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University

    Presenting Author: Yun Yuan, MS (she/her/hers) – North Carolina Central University

  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Abstract Presentations - Oral Sessions, Poster Theater Flash Sessions, and Poster Sessions
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    The Hub Open
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    USDA National Agricultural Library Nutrition Resources and Research Services

    Speaker: James Cain, PhD, RD (he/him/his) – USDA National Agricultural Library

    Speaker: Sarah Ohlhorst, MS, RD – American Society for Nutrition

    Speaker: Courtney Thompson, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, USDA

    Career and Professional Development

  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    ASN Center Open
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Tabletop Exhibits Open
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Early Career Nutrition (ECN) Interest Group Executive Committee Meeting
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee (by invitation)
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    How Does Food Environment Shape Our Food Choices and Nutritional Outcomes? (Oral 10)

    Chair: Jessica Thomson, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA Agricultural Research Service

    Co-Chair: Sharmin Sultana, MPH, MS – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Cerra C. Antonacci, MBE, MHS (she/her/hers) – Emory University

    Presenting Author: Zahid García, MSc (he/him/his) – Food and Development Research Center

    Presenting Author: Sailesh Mohan, MD.MPH,PhD – Public Health Foundation of India and Centre for Chronic Disease Control

    Presenting Author: Lisa Poirier, MHS (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Yutong Xie, MHS (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Micronutrients Supplementation and Human Health (Oral 11)

    Chair: Stephen Hennigar, PhD – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Co-Chair: Nicole Cunningham, MSc (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Isaac Agbemafle, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Rhode Island

    Presenting Author: Phuong H. Nguyen, PhD, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – International Food Policy Research Institute

    Presenting Author: Lauren Thompson, MSc. – University of California, Davis

    Presenting Author: Dongqing Wang, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – George Mason University

  • 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Nutrition Resources at the USDA

    Chair: Deirdra Chester, PhD, RDN – United States Department of Agriculture

    Chair: Cindy Davis, PhD – ARS, USDA

    Speaker: Joseph Clift, EdD, MPH, MS (he/him/his) – USDA Food and Nutrition Service

    Speaker: Joanne F. Guthrie, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – USDA, Economic Research Service

    Speaker: Alanna J. Moshfegh, MS, RD – US Department of Agriculture

    Speaker: Julie E. Obbagy, PhD, RD – USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

    Speaker: Suzanne Stluka, PhD, RDN, LN (she/her/hers) – Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition

    Speaker: Courtney Thompson, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, USDA

    Career and Professional Development

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    2024 George Bray Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award in Obesity Research Lecture and Student Awards: The Discovery of GLP-1 as a Satiety Hormone and Implications for Management of Obesity

    Chair: David B. Allison, PhD – Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington

    Speaker: Arne Vernon Astrup, MD, DMSc – Novo Nordisk Foundation

    Speaker: Katie M. Ellison, MS, RD – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Speaker: Laura Lara Castor, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Late Breaking/Rapid Science Poster Session 1
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Dietary Patterns to Prevent Chronic Disease (Oral 12)

    Chair: Sylvia H. Ley, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

    Co-Chair: Casey M. Rebholz, PhD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Jeannette M. Beasley, PhD – New York University

    Presenting Author: Alaina Bever, PhD – Harvard Medical School

    Presenting Author: Kaelyn F. Burns, MS (she/her/hers) – The University at Buffalo

    Presenting Author: Neha Khandpur, ScD – Wageningen University

    Presenting Author: Xiaoran Liu, PhD – Rush University

    Presenting Author: Alexis C. Wood, PhD, FAHA (she/her/hers) – Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Feeding the Future: Infant Feeding Practices (Oral 13)

    Chair: Elizabeth M. Widen, PhD, RD – The University of Texas at Austin

    Co-Chair: Jessica E. Decker, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

    Presenting Author: Kimberly N. Doughty, MPH, PhD – Fairfield University

    Presenting Author: Lucas Gosdin, PhD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Presenting Author: Kinzie L. Matzeller, MS, RDN, CLC (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    Presenting Author: Mikayla Hernandez, BS – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    Presenting Author: Unmesha Roy Paladhi, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Harvard Medical School

    Presenting Author: Jennifer T. Smilowitz, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

    Presenting Author: Edwina Wambogo, PhD, MPH, MS, RD – National Institutes of Health

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Nutrient-Gene Interactions/Precision Nutrition (Poster Theater Flash Session 5)

    Chair: Janie C. DiNatale, MS, RD – The University of Alabama

    Co-Chair: Cameron J. Cardona, B.S. (he/him/his) – Oklahoma State University

    Presenting Author: Aaron Hengist, PhD (he/him/his) – NIDDK, National Institutes of Health

    Presenting Author: Jung Han Kim, PhD – Marshall University School of Medicine

    Presenting Author: Bharath Kumar Mulakala, PhD – USDA-ARS, SEA; MMRU/ACNC/Texas A&M

    Presenting Author: Busayo Timothy Oladun, BS, MS – Arizona State University

    Presenting Author: Evgeny Pokushalov – Triangel Scientific

    Presenting Author: Oliver Shannon, PhD (he/him/his) – Newcastle University

    Presenting Author: Kendra A. Tiani, PhD (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University System

  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
    Meet the New Directors of the NIH Office of Nutrition Research and Office of Dietary Supplements at the ASN Center

    Speaker: Andrew Bremer, MD, MAS, PhD – National Institutes of Health

    Speaker: Stefan M. Pasiakos, PhD, FACM (he/him/his) – Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Connect with the Fed Office Hours

    Speaker: Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN (she/her/hers) – United States Department of Agriculture

    Speaker: Sarah K. Gebauer, PhD – Food and Drug Administration

    Speaker: Patricia A. Haggerty, PhD – NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

    Speaker: Sharon Ross, PhD, MPH – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes Health

    Speaker: Suzanne Stluka, PhD, RDN, LN (she/her/hers) – Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition

    Speaker: Yibo Wood, PhD – USDA

    Career and Professional Development

  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM CT
    ASN Class of 2024 Fellows, 50-Year Members and Past Presidents Luncheon (ticketed event)
  • 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM CT
    Poster Presentations
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Meet the Editors at the ASN Center - The Journal of Nutrition

    Speaker: Xingen Lei, PhD – Cornell University

  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Connect with the Fed Office Hours

    Speaker: Holly Nicastro, PhD, MPH – National Institutes of Health

    Speaker: Crystal R. Rivers, MS (she/her/hers) – FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

    Speaker: Krista A. Zanetti, PhD, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers) – Office of Nutrition Research, National Institutes of Health

    Career and Professional Development

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Climate, Environment, Health, Agriculture, and Improved Nutrition (CHAIN) GEM Forum: Funding Opportunities and Future Directions for the Intersection of Climate, Health, Agriculture and Nutrition Research

    Chair: Lauren E. O'Connor, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Co-Chair: Eileen Kennedy, DSc – Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

    Speaker: Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN (she/her/hers) – United States Department of Agriculture

    Speaker: Rachel Novotny, PhD RDN FASN – University of Hawai'i at Manoa

    Speaker: Suzanne Stluka, PhD, RDN, LN (she/her/hers) – Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition

    Climate and/or Food Systems

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Preparing for the 2030 Aging Dilemma: Nutrition Solutions for Aging Americans (Sponsored Satellite Program)

    Chair: Kristen K. Hicks-Roof, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND (she/her/hers) – National Pork Board

    Moderator: Roger A. Fielding, PhD (he/him/his) – JM-USDA HNRCA at Tufts University

    Speaker: Emily J. Arentson-Lantz, PhD – University of Texas Medical Branch

    Speaker: Kristen K. Hicks-Roof, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND (she/her/hers) – National Pork Board

    Speaker: Taylor C. Wallace, PhD (he/him/his) – Think Healthy Group, LLC

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

    Global and Public Health Nutrition

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Achieving Nutrition Security and Health Equity Through Diet and Nutrition (Sponsored Satellite Program)

    Chair: Allison L. Unger, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Dairy Council

    Moderator: Kuda Mako-Mushaninga, MPH, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – National Dairy Council

    Speaker: Christopher J. Cifelli, PhD (he/him/his) – National Dairy Council

    Speaker: Priscilla M. Mpasi, MD, FAAP (she/her/hers) – National Medical Association

    Speaker: Alison L. Steiber, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

    Global and Public Health Nutrition

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Emerging Benefits of Whole Grains and Legumes: Impact of Dietary Diversity on Health (Sponsored Satellite Program)

    Chair: Tom Boileau, PhD – PepsiCo Inc.

    Speaker: Hannah D. Holscher, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Speaker: Nicola M. McKeown, Ph.D (she/her/hers) – Boston University

    Speaker: Corrie Whisner, PhD (she/her/hers) – Arizona State University

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Dietary Patterns and Components in Cancer Risk and Survivorship (Poster Theater Flash Session 6)

    Chair: Leigh Greathouse, PhD, MPH, MS, RD – Baylor University

    Co-Chair: Hamed Samavat, PhD, RDN, LDN (he/him/his) – Rutgers University, School of Health Professions

    Presenting Author: Yuanyuan Deng, PhD student – University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Presenting Author: Rachel Hoobler, RD – University of Utah

    Presenting Author: Zhongyao Li, MS, RD – Tufts University

    Presenting Author: Andrew McLeod, MS, RD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Chicago

    Presenting Author: Sema Oncel, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

    Presenting Author: Yutaro Sasaki, M.Sc. – Osaka Metropolitan University, Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology

    Presenting Author: Shihua Wang, MD, PhD – The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Nutrition and the Brain: Insights from Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Applications (Poster Theater Flash Session 7)

    Chair: Naiman A. Khan, PhD, RD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Chair: Tori A. Holthaus, BS, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Presenting Author: Lawrence D. Brewer, PhD – University of Kentucky

    Presenting Author: Nada R. Abuknesha, PhD (she/her/hers) – Global Organisation of EPA and DHA Omega-3 (GOED)

    Presenting Author: Erica Israel, MS (she/her/hers) – Tufts University

    Presenting Author: Ashti Morovati, PhD – Texas Tech University

    Presenting Author: Eri Nakazaki, PhD – Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

    Presenting Author: Megan Oshiro, n/a – University of Oregon

    Presenting Author: Alicia Taylor, BS (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University

  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Editorial Board Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Meet the Editors at the ASN Center - Current Developments in Nutrition

    Speaker: Jack Odle, PhD (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Connect with the Fed Office Hours

    Speaker: Blakeley Fitzpatrick, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

    Speaker: Michelle Schelske-Santos, PhD – USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

    Speaker: Yibo Wood, PhD – USDA

    Career and Professional Development

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    2024 W.O. Atwater Memorial Award Lecture: Affordable Nutrition for All

    Chair: Pamela Starke-Reed, PhD (she/her/hers) – Agricultural Research Service, USDA

    Speaker: Adam Drewnowski, PhD – University of Washington

    Global and Public Health Nutrition

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Maternal and Infant Nutrition (Poster Theater Flash Session 9)

    Chair: Debbie Humphries, PhD, MPH – Yale School of Public Health

    Co-Chair: Elise C. Reynolds, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

    Presenting Author: Sulagna Bandyopadhyay, PhD – Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Hatice Cetinkaya, MS – University of Cincinnati

    Presenting Author: Mihaela A. Ciulei, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – Micronutrient Forum

    Presenting Author: Stephanie L. Martin, PhD (she/her/hers) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Our Microbial Brain: The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis (Oral 14)

    Chair: Andrew McLeod, MS, RD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Chicago

    Co-Chair: J. Philip Karl, PhD, RD – U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

    Presenting Author: Thaisa Cantu-Jungles, PhD – Purdue University

    Presenting Author: Saurabh Kadyan, MS (he/him/his) – Florida State University

    Presenting Author: Benjamin A. Levine, B.S. (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Presenting Author: Gwoncheol Ian Park, Ms (he/him/his) – Florida State University

    Presenting Author: Ezgi Özcan, PhD – University of California, Los Angeles

    Presenting Author: Jordan E. Rindels, B.S. (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Mindful Momentum: Navigating Mental Wellbeing in Your Career

    Chair: Maria Cinzori, MS (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University

    Chair: Huyen Le, B.S. (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University

    Speaker: Ulrike Klenke, PhD (she/her/hers) – NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education

    Career and Professional Development

  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Aging and Chronic Disease, Nutrient-Gene Interactions, and Dietary Bioactive Components Joint GEM Forum: Dietary Bioactives in Healthy Aging - From Bench to Practice

    Chair: Emily J. Arentson-Lantz, PhD – University of Texas Medical Branch

    Chair: Brian J. Bennett, PhD – USDA-ARS and UC Davis

    Chair: Dennis Cladis, PhD – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Speaker: Sarah A. Johnson, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University

    Speaker: Colin D. Kay, PhD – University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

    Speaker: Yoo Kim, PhD – Oklahoma State University

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Exemplary Trainee Abstracts in Obesity Science Research (Poster Theater Flash Session 8)

    Chair: Catia Martins, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Co-Chair: Nana A. Gletsu-Miller, PhD (she/her/hers) – Indiana University

    Presenting Author: Taiwo Bankole, BSc., MSc. – University of Maryland, College Park

    Presenting Author: Maria F. Gomez, MPH – H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & USF College of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Song Hu, n/a – Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College

    Presenting Author: Gopal Lamichhane, 97829 – Oklahoma State University

    Presenting Author: Alexis Orr, BS – Midwestern University

    Presenting Author: Jacqueline G. Swensen, B.S. (she/her/hers) – Arizona State University

    Presenting Author: Michael C. Wong, Ph.D. – University of Hawai'i Cancer Center

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Nutrition Translation and Food Science (Oral 15)

    Chair: Kristi Crowe-White, PhD, RD – The University of Alabama

    Presenting Author: Abigail J. Johnson, PhD, RD – University of Minnesota

    Presenting Author: Alexandra B. Larcom, MPH, RD, LDN – University of Rhode Island

    Presenting Author: Kim Anne Lê Bur, PhD – Nestlé Research

    Presenting Author: Daniela Martini, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Milan

    Presenting Author: Rawiwan Sirirat, DrPH, RD (she/her/hers) – Loma Linda University

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Beyond Athletes: Clinical Performance Nutrition (Oral 16)

    Chair: Max Deutz, MS, RD, CSSD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Presenting Author: Savanah Knezek, B.S. (she/her/hers) – Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Texas A&M University

    Presenting Author: James Mckendry, PhD (he/him/his) – McMaster University

    Presenting Author: Eleanor Watts, DPhil, MPH (she/her/hers) – National Cancer Institute

  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    2024 E.V. McCollum International Lectureship in Nutrition: What Next? 8 Suggested Areas for Next-Generation Nutrition Research to Improve Global Health

    Chair: David B. Allison, PhD – Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington

    Speaker: Susan B. Roberts, PhD (she/her/hers) – Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

    Global and Public Health Nutrition

  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy Committee Meeting (by invitation)
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Advances in Experimental Animal Nutrition (Oral 17)

    Chair: Marie van der Merwe, PhD – University of Memphis

    Presenting Author: Pelumi A. Adedigba, BS (he/him/his) – Indiana University School of Medicine

    Presenting Author: Rong Fan, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Presenting Author: Judy Kim – University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Presenting Author: Karolline S. May, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

    Presenting Author: Yan Ni, PhD (she/her/hers) – Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health

  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Diet and Cancer GEM Forum: Dietary and Pre-/Probiotic Interventions in Cancer Treatment - Clinical Trials and Emerging Research

    Chair: Leigh Greathouse, PhD, MPH, MS, RD – Baylor University

    Speaker: L.J. Amaral, MS, RD, CSO (she/her/hers) – Cedars Sinai

    Speaker: Rachel Hoobler, RD – University of Utah

    Speaker: Bramaramba J. Kowtha, MS, RDN – NIH/ODP

    Speaker: Keisha L. Shropshire, MPH (she/her/hers) – NIH

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Food Science and Nutrition (Poster Theater Flash Session 10)

    Chair: Fabiana Moura, PhD (she/her/hers) – Food and Drug Administration

    Presenting Author: Mona S. Calvo, PhD (she/her/hers) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Presenting Author: Sean M. Garvey, PhD – BIO-CAT, Inc.

    Presenting Author: Yudai Huang, M.S. – Illinois Institute of Technology

    Presenting Author: Benjamin N. Orbach, n/a – Tufts University

    Presenting Author: Christopher Suarez, B.A. – University of California, Davis

  • 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT
    Beyond the Binary: Exploring the State of Transgender and Gender-diverse Nutrition Research

    Chair: Heather Schier, PhD (she/her/hers) – Appalachian State University

    Speaker: Avery M. Anderson, PhD, PMHNP-BC, APRN (he/him/his) – University of Colorado College of Nursing

    Speaker: Whitney R. Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, LD (she/her/hers) – Saint Louis University

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 4:00 PM – 5:20 PM CT
    Best Practices for Getting Your Manuscript Published & Improving the Discoverability of Your Research

    Chair: Marta L. Fiorotto, Ph.D. – Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine

    Speaker: Steven A. Abrams, MD – University of Texas at Austin

    Speaker: Christopher P. Duggan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Boston Children’s Hospital

    Speaker: Xingen Lei, PhD – Cornell University

    Speaker: Jack Odle, PhD (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University

    Speaker: Deirdre K. Tobias, ScD (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Career and Professional Development

  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Late Breaking/Rapid Science Poster Session 2
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Community and Public Health Nutrition (CPHN) and Maternal, Perinatal, and Pediatric Nutrition (MPP) Joint GEM Forum: Food is Medicine: Insights from Clinical and Community Interventions

    Chair: Sarah Borengasser, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Chair: Muzi Na, PhD, MHS – The Pennsylvania State University

    Speaker: Carolyn Gunther, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

    Speaker: Teri L. Hernandez, PhD, RN – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Sponsor & Awardees “Meet and Greet” Reception (by invitation)
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    ASN Foundation Awards Ceremony

    Chair: Kevin Schalinske, PhD – Iowa State University

  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    National Dairy Council Research Networking Event
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    UConn Nutritional Sciences Alumni and Friends Gathering
  • 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    ASN Foundation Reception (by invitation)
  • 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    Sports Nutrition and Human Performance GEM Forum: From Bro-science to Pro-Science - The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth About Protein

    Chair: Nicholas A. Burd, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Speaker: Yvette Figueroa, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tampa Bay Rays

    Co-Chair: Daniel R. Moore, PhD – Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto

    Speaker: Daniel R. Moore, PhD – Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto

    Speaker: Nancy R. Rodriguez, PhD, RDN, CSSD, FACSM – University of Connecticut

    Speaker: Stuart M. Phillips, PhD – McMaster University

    Speaker: Brett Singer, MS, RD, CSSD, LD – Memorial Hermann Rockets Sports Medicine Institute; St. David's HealthCare; Austin FC

    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism

  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    Multivitamins and Healthy Aging: The Accumulating Evidence Base and Public Health Value Proposition (Sponsored Satellite Program)

    Chair: Howard Sesso, ScD, MPH (he/him/his) – Brigham and Womens Hospital

    Speaker: Jaime J. Gahche, PhD, MPH – National Institutes of Health

    Speaker: Susanne Rautiainen, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Karolinska Institute

    Speaker: Howard Sesso, ScD, MPH (he/him/his) – Brigham and Womens Hospital

    Speaker: Chirag Vyas, MBBS – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

    Global and Public Health Nutrition

  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    New Insights on Diets and Health (Sponsored Satellite Program)

    Chair: Petra Klassen Wigger, PhD (she/her/hers) – Nestlé Research and Development

    Speaker: Regan L. Bailey, PhD, MPH, RD, CPH – Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, Texas A&M AgriLife Research

    Speaker: Hannah D. Holscher, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Speaker: Kim Anne Lê Bur, PhD – Nestlé Research

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
    Penn State and Purdue University Joint Mixer (by invitation only)
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
    Speed Mentoring for Students

    Career and Professional Development

  • Monday, July 1, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM CT
    Sunrise Bootcamp (pre-registration required)
  • 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM CT
    Sunrise Yoga (pre-registration required)
  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    The Journal of Nutrition Editorial Board Meeting
  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    ASN-ANDP Department Head Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    ASN Board of Directors & Sustaining Partners Breakfast (by invitation)
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    SIG 3-Minute Thesis Award Competition and Meet the Fellows

    Finalist: Kelly C. Cara, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Cancer Society

    Finalist: Apekshya Chhetri, B.Sc/M.Sc. (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

    Finalist: Alexandra G. Gogel, BS – University of Idaho, Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences

    Finalist: Ha-Eun Lee, MS – Sookmyung Women's University

    Finalist: Femi Olawale – Oklahoma State University

    Finalist: Cassandra Sauer, BS – University of British Columbia

    Career and Professional Development

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Nutrition Translation Award Competition

    Finalist: Sulagna Bandyopadhyay, PhD – Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Finalist: Rana Chehab, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research

    Finalist: Longgang Zhao, PhD (he/him/his) – Yale School of Nursing

    Finalist: Jingcheng Zhao, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

    Career and Professional Development

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Polyphenols: Metabolism and Health (Oral 18)

    Chair: Dennis Cladis, PhD – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Co-Chair: Neda Akhavan, PhD, RD – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

    Presenting Author: Rebecca Finlay, BSc (she/her/hers) – University College Dublin

    Presenting Author: Nancy Ghanem, MS (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University

    Presenting Author: Jose A. Haro Reyes, PhD (c) (he/him/his) – Purdue University

    Presenting Author: Vincent W. Li, MD, M.B.A. – The Angiogenesis Foundation

    Presenting Author: Chelsea Preiss, MS, CNS, LDN (she/her/hers) – Illinois Institute of Technology

    Presenting Author: Staci Thornton, Ph.D – University of Connecticut

    Presenting Author: Stephanie MG Wilson, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Diet-Gut Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease (Oral 19)

    Chair: David A. Alvarado, BS – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Chair: Mary E. Kable, PhD – USDA-ARS, Western Human Nutrition Research Center

    Presenting Author: Kristi Crowe-White, PhD, RD – The University of Alabama

    Presenting Author: Hee-Seop Lee, PhD – University of Arkansas

    Presenting Author: Ishita Mostafa, Dr – icddr,b

    Presenting Author: Opeyemi Ogedengbe, M.Sc (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, College Park

    Presenting Author: Edwin F. Ortega, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, San Francisco

    Presenting Author: Elizabeth A. Pletsch, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS-BHNRC

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Nutrition and Its Influence on Early Childhood Development: A Symposium Inspired by the Late Dr. Elizabeth L. Prado

    Chair: Christine P. Stewart, MPH, PhD – University of California, Davis

    Co-Chair: Leila M. Larson, PhD – University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health

    Speaker: Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Professor (he/him/his) – University of Ghana, Legon

    Speaker: Rina Agustina, Professor, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia

    Speaker: Jonnatan Fajardo, MS RD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

    Speaker: Paul D. Hastings, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

    Speaker: Anuraj Shankar, ScD – Oxford University Clinical Research Unit; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Oxford University

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

    Global and Public Health Nutrition

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Lessons Learned Implementing Diabetes Prevention Programs in Diverse Settings

    Chair: Jeannette M. Beasley, PhD – New York University

    Speaker: Elaine DeLeon, MD, MHS (she/her/hers) – NYU Grossman School of Medicine

    Speaker: Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, PhD – Northwell Health

    Speaker: Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky, DrPH (she/her/hers) – City University of New York, Brooklyn College

    Speaker: Emily A. Johnston, PhD, MPH, RDN, CDCES (she/her/hers) – NYU Grossman School of Medicine

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Nutritional Interventions and Metabolic Insights in Aging and Obesity (Poster Theater Flash Session 11)

    Chair: Emily J. Arentson-Lantz, PhD – University of Texas Medical Branch

    Co-Chair: Samitinjaya Dhakal, PhD (he/him/his) – South Dakota State University

    Presenting Author: Femi Olawale – Oklahoma State University

    Presenting Author: Laura M. Beaver, PhD MS (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University

    Presenting Author: Ann M. Centner, PhD – Florida State University

    Presenting Author: Oscar -. Coltell (he/him/his) – University of Valencia

    Presenting Author: Rong Fan, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Presenting Author: Sari M. Gluck, BS (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Presenting Author: Rira Oh, PhD candidate – Sookmyung Women's University

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Dietary Patterns for Human Health (Poster Theater Flash Session 12)

    Chair: Alexis C. Wood, PhD, FAHA (she/her/hers) – Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine

    Co-Chair: Priscilla K. Clayton, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

    Presenting Author: Galya Bigman, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland School of Medicine

    Presenting Author: Andrea J. Glenn, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Kenny Mendoza, PhD Candidate, MS, BS – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University

    Presenting Author: Xinyuan Zhang, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    The Hub Open
  • 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM CT
    Abstract Presentations - Oral Sessions, Poster Theater Flash Sessions, and Poster Sessions
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    What to Expect During Peer Review

    Chair: Juliana Teruel Camargo, PhD MPH (she/her/hers) – NHLBI

    Speaker: Jonathan M. Peterson, PhD – National Institutes of Health

    Career and Professional Development

  • 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    Tabletop Exhibits Open
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    ASN Center Open
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Nutritional Assessment and Methods (Oral 22)

    Chair: Sylvia H. Ley, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

    Co-Chair: Kaelyn F. Burns, MS (she/her/hers) – The University at Buffalo

    Presenting Author: Erikka Loftfield, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – National Cancer Institute

    Presenting Author: Suzanne Morton, MPH, MBA – American Society for Nutrition / USDA

    Presenting Author: Sandi L. Navarro, PhD (she/her/hers) – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Presenting Author: GIna S. Siapco, DrPH – Loma Linda University

    Presenting Author: Yi Zhao, MSc – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University

  • 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    How to Write a Winning Grant Proposal: An NIH Perspective

    Chair: Mary Evans, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health

    Speaker: Andrew Bremer, MD, MAS, PhD – National Institutes of Health

    Speaker: Alison G.M Brown, PhD, MS, RDN – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

    Speaker: Sharon Ross, PhD, MPH – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes Health

    Career and Professional Development

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Seafood Access and Intake for Child Health and Development (Oral 20)

    Chair: Naglaa H. El-Abbadi, PhD, MPH – Tufts University

    Co-Chair: Elisabet Borsheim, Ph.D – Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Presenting Author: Arin A. Balalian, DrPH MD MPH (he/him/his) – Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, & Nutrition Evidence Center

    Presenting Author: Kendra Byrd, PhD, MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Greenwich Natural Resources Institute

    Presenting Author: Lora Iannotti, PhD (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis

    Presenting Author: Lauren E. O'Connor, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Presenting Author: Sanjoy Saha, Ph.D. – Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Presenting Author: Maureen K. Spill – Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Presenting Author: Rupal Trivedi, PhD, MS, RDN – Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Innovative Nutrition Education Interventions Across Populations (Oral 21)

    Chair: Lamis Jomaa, PhD (she/her/hers) – North Carolina Central University

    Co-Chair: Chloe P. Lozano, PhD, MHlthProm, GradDip Dietetics (she/her/hers) – University of Hawai'i at Manoa

    Presenting Author: Ashlea Braun, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences

    Presenting Author: Hanim Ecem Diktas, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Presenting Author: Cristina Gago, PhD, MPH – BU School of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Vivienne Guan, PhD – University of Wollongong

    Presenting Author: Alexandra L. MacMillan Uribe, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture

    Presenting Author: Cristian Sanchez-Torres, MD – Emory University

    Presenting Author: Sarvenaz Vandyousefi, PhD, MS, RD, LD (she/her/hers) – New York University Grossman School of Medicine

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Nutritional Immunology and Inflammation (Oral 23)

    Chair: Vishal Singh, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University

    Presenting Author: Umesh Kumar Goand, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University

    Presenting Author: Carrie-Anne Malinczak, PhD – Helaina, Inc

    Presenting Author: Femi Olawale – Oklahoma State University

    Presenting Author: Maryam Seifishahpar, PhD candidate – Texas Tech University

    Presenting Author: Rafia Virk, MS, PhD Candidate (she/her/hers) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Presenting Author: Hayoung Woo, MS – University of Connecticut

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Hepatic Ketone Production as the Governing Factor in Determining Fatty Liver and Type 2 Diabetes

    Chair: Barbara Gower, PhD (she/her/hers) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Chair: Eric P. Plaisance, PhD – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Speaker: Jeffrey D. Browning, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Speaker: Peter Crawford, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota

    Speaker: Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD, MACP, MACE, FRCP – Yale School of Medicine

    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Vitamins and Minerals (Poster Theater Flash Session 13)

    Chair: David E. Barney, PhD – Pennington Biomedical Research Center / US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

    Co-Chair: Samantha L. Huey, PhD (she/her/hers) – Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, Cornell University

    Presenting Author: Dennis Cladis, PhD – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Presenting Author: Stuart A. Jones, PhD (he/him/his) – King's College London

    Presenting Author: Mary Ellen Grap, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

    Presenting Author: Anita Subramanian, PhD – NIH/NIEHS

    Presenting Author: Nurpudji Astuti Taslim, MD., MPH., PhD., FRSPH – Hasanuddin University, Division of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Nutrition

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Let's Focus on Healthy Dietary Components and Overall Healthy Dietary Pattern: Health Implications and Technology-Supported Tools for Assessment and Interventions (Poster Theater Flash Session 14)

    Chair: Carolyn Gunther, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

    Co-Chair: Nadia Markie Sneed, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC – Vanderbilt University

    Presenting Author: Anna M. Abdollahi, RD, MSc – University of Helsinki

    Presenting Author: Muhammad Ali, NA – Habib University

    Presenting Author: Jasmine Charter-Harris, MPH – George Washington University

    Presenting Author: Matthew M. Lee, PhD – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Juliana Teruel Camargo, PhD MPH (she/her/hers) – NHLBI

    Presenting Author: Zhiping Yu, PhD, RD, LDN – University of North Florida

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Connect with the Fed Office Hours

    Speaker: Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN (she/her/hers) – United States Department of Agriculture

    Speaker: Cindy Davis, PhD – ARS, USDA

    Speaker: Fabiana Moura, PhD (she/her/hers) – Food and Drug Administration

    Speaker: Yibo Wood, PhD – USDA

    Career and Professional Development

  • 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM CT
    Poster Presentations
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Meet the Editors at the ASN Center - Advances in Nutrition: An International Review Journal

    Speaker: Steven A. Abrams, MD – University of Texas at Austin

  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Connect with the Fed Office Hours

    Speaker: Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN (she/her/hers) – United States Department of Agriculture

    Speaker: Lucas Gosdin, PhD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Speaker: Kristin Marks, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Speaker: Michelle Schelske-Santos, PhD – USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

    Speaker: Julie Self – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Career and Professional Development

  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Nutrition Translation and Food Science (Poster Theater Flash Session 16)

    Chair: Erin Glynn, PhD – Nuchi Health

    Presenting Author: Neha Gopalakrishnan, Neuroscience (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University

    Presenting Author: José Alfredo Martínez Hernández, PhD – IMDEA-Food Institute (Madrid Institute for Advances Studies), Campus of International Excellence (CEI); Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III

    Presenting Author: Kyle A. McKillop, MS (he/him/his) – United States Department of Agriculture

    Presenting Author: Fabiana Moura, PhD (she/her/hers) – Food and Drug Administration

    Presenting Author: Becca Wright, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – RTI International

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism, Medical Nutrition Council, and Obesity Joint GEM Forum: Highlighting the Unique Role of Hormone-Based Obesity Medications Within the Weight Loss and Weight Management Landscape

    Chair: Cora Best, PhD, MHS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

    Chair: Amy Goss, PhD, MS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Chair: Jess A. Gwin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

    Chair: Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine; Durham VA Health Care System

    Speaker: Robert Kushner, MD (he/him/his) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

    Speaker: Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine; Durham VA Health Care System

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Interpretation, Inference and Future Directions: A Panel Discussion on Observational Studies (Sponsored Satellite Program)

    Speaker: Andrew W. Brown, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Research Institute

    Speaker: Tauseef A. Khan, MBBS, PhD – University of Toronto

    Speaker: Lauren E. O'Connor, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Speaker: Deirdre K. Tobias, ScD (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Speaker: Colby J. Vorland, PhD – Indiana University School of Public Health – Bloomington

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

    Global and Public Health Nutrition

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Evolving Landscape of Glycemia: Insights into Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Glycemic Science, and Health Implications (Sponsored Satellite Program)

    Chair: Jessica Campbell, PhD (she/her/hers) – General Mills Institute of Health and Nutrition

    Speaker: Mariette Abrahams, PhD, MBA, RD – Qina

    Speaker: Thomas MS Wolever, MD, PhD, DM (Oxford) (he/him/his) – INQUIS Clinical Research, Ltd

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Thirsty for Health: Truths and Myths on Hydration Science (Sponsored Satellite Program)

    Speaker: Stavros A. Kavouras, PhD (he/him/his) – Arizona State University

    Chair: Sonia Vega-Lopez, PhD (she/her/hers) – Arizona State University

    Speaker: Stephen Mears, PhD – Loughborough University

    Speaker: Evan C. Johnson, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Wyoming

    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Dietary Bioactives From Bench to Bedside (Poster Theater Flash Session 15)

    Chair: Stephanie MG Wilson, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture

    Co-Chair: Nancy Ghanem, MS (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University

    Presenting Author: Jonhatan Contreras, PhD Candidate – Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco A.C.

    Presenting Author: Eva C. Diaz, MD (she/her/hers) – Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

    Presenting Author: Daniel Do, BS (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University

    Presenting Author: Wesley W. Grace – Georgia State University

    Presenting Author: Tara N. Mahmood, M.S. (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University

    Presenting Author: Sin-Hye Park, PhD (she/her/hers) – Hallym University

    Presenting Author: Sahar B. Toulabi, PhD – Colorado State University

  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Current Developments in Nutrition Editorial Board Meeting
  • 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Experimental Animal Nutrition GEM Forum

    Chair: Christine Keller, PhD – Fourth Presbyterian Food Pantry

    Chair: Marie van der Merwe, PhD – University of Memphis

    Speaker: Tzu-Wen L. Cross, PhD (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

    Speaker: Xingen Lei, PhD – Cornell University

    Speaker: Busayo Timothy Oladun, BS, MS – Arizona State University

    Speaker: Michael Pellizzon, PhD (he/him/his) – Research Diets, Inc.

    Speaker: Alicia Taylor, BS (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Meet the Editors at the ASN Center - The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

    Speaker: Christopher P. Duggan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Boston Children’s Hospital

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Connect with the Fed Office Hours

    Speaker: Alison G.M Brown, PhD, MS, RDN – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

    Speaker: Carolyn Chung, PhD (she/her/hers) – FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

    Speaker: Mary Evans, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health

    Speaker: Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN (she/her/hers) – United States Department of Agriculture

    Career and Professional Development

  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Food Science and Nutrition (Oral 24)

    Chair: Junrui Cheng, PhD (she/her/hers) – Ingredion Incorporated

    Presenting Author: Samiha Azgar, BS – Cornell University

    Presenting Author: Mane Hélène Faye, PhD (she/her/hers) – Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar

    Presenting Author: David W. Killilea, PhD – University of California, San Francisco

    Presenting Author: Oluwasegun Modupe, n/a – University of Toronto

    Presenting Author: Uloma Eucharia Onyeka, Ph.D (she/her/hers) – Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria

    Presenting Author: Joseph Vinod Varre, MS – Utah State University

  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Nutritional Disparity and Efficacy/Effectiveness of Interventions/Programs in Children in Low-Income Countries (Oral 25)

    Chair: Sharmin Sultana, MPH, MS – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Co-Chair: Muzi Na, PhD, MHS – The Pennsylvania State University

    Presenting Author: Salome Bukachi, PhD – University of Nairobi, Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies

    Presenting Author: Mustafa Mahfuz, PhD, MPH, MBBS (he/him/his) – icddr,b

    Presenting Author: Nurun Nahar Naila, MPH (she/her/hers) – Nutrition Research Division, icddr,b

    Presenting Author: Julien Ntaongo Alendi, PhD Stundent – Institut One Health pour l'Afrique

    Presenting Author: Amy R. Sharn, MS, RDN, LD (she/her/hers) – Abbott Nutrition

    Presenting Author: Sheela Sinharoy, PhD (she/her/hers) – Emory University

    Presenting Author: Tinku Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers) – St. John's Medical College

  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Scientific and Statistical Principles: The Use of Machine Learning/AI in Nutrition and Obesity Research and Clustered Randomized Trials

    Chair: David B. Allison, PhD – Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington

    Chair: Diana M. Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers) – West Point

    Speaker: Diana M. Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers) – West Point

    Speaker: Samantha Kleinberg, PhD (she/her/hers) – Stevens Institute of Technology

    Speaker: G. Jake LaPorte, PhD (he/him/his) – U.S. Military Academy at West Point

    Speaker: Keith E. Muller, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida College of Medicine

    Speaker: Jasmine Jamshidi-Naeini, PhD (she/her/hers) – Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington

    Career and Professional Development

  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Nourish to Flourish: Healthy Diet Patterns and Diet Quality in Early Development (Poster Theater Flash Session 17)

    Chair: Rana Chehab, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research

    Co-Chair: Maria Cinzori, MS (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University

    Presenting Author: Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Presenting Author: Brad Ryva, MS – Michigan State University

    Presenting Author: Kozeta Miliku, MD, PhD – University of Toronto Temerty

    Presenting Author: Lefan Xuan, BSPH – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Presenting Author: Xuanxuan Zhu, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of South Carolina

  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Food Groups and Items for Disease Prevention (Poster Theater Flash Session 18)

    Chair: Alexis C. Wood, PhD, FAHA (she/her/hers) – Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine

    Co-Chair: Lisa C. Merrill, MS, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Lowell

    Presenting Author: Neda Akhavan, PhD, RD – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

    Presenting Author: Anca M. Cunningham, RDN – Rutgers University

    Presenting Author: Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, PhD – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Krisha Thiagarajah, PhD RD – Indiana University

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Effects of Whole Foods and Oral Nutrition Supplements on Surrogate and Clinical Outcomes (Oral 26)

    Chair: Cora Best, PhD, MHS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

    Chair: Wendy Dahl, PhD – University of Florida

    Presenting Author: Rachana M. Bhoite, Dr – Dr Reddys Laboratories

    Presenting Author: Tatiana Diacova, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

    Presenting Author: Li-Chu (Jasmine) Huang, MS (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Current Edition and Looking Ahead

    Chair: Juliana Teruel Camargo, PhD MPH (she/her/hers) – NHLBI

    Speaker: Janet DeJesus, MS, RD – HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health

    Speaker: Eve Stoody, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA

    Global and Public Health Nutrition

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Vitamins and Minerals GEM Forum

    Chair: David E. Barney, PhD – Pennington Biomedical Research Center / US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

    Chair: Joanna L. Fiddler, PhD (she/her/hers) – Clemson University

    Speaker: Sathya Amarasena, BVSc (she/her/hers) – Memorial University of Newfoundland

    Speaker: Fan Chen, MS, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Lowell

    Speaker: Elisabeth A. Larson, MSc – Cornell University

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Environmental Exposures at the Crossroads of Nutritional Immunology

    Chair: Raz Shaikh, PhD – Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Speaker: Kymberly Gowdy, PhD (she/her/hers) – Ohio State University

    Speaker: Jonathan Shannahan, PhD – Purdue University

    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM CT
    Statistical Review Board Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Timing of Food Intake and Dietary Patterns: Health Implications in Aging Populations (Oral 28)

    Chair: Emily J. Arentson-Lantz, PhD – University of Texas Medical Branch

    Co-Chair: Heather L. Hutchins-Wiese, PhD, RD – Eastern Michigan University

    Presenting Author: Kelly C. Cara, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Cancer Society

    Presenting Author: Samaneh Farsijani, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh

    Presenting Author: Andrew O. Odegaard, PhD, MPH – University of California, Irvine

    Presenting Author: Joseph L. Roberts, PhD – Arizona State University

    Presenting Author: Emma Schluter, MS/MPH (she/her/hers) – The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University & School of Medicine, Tufts University

  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Personalized Dietary Therapy for Cancer Treatment and Survivorship (Oral 29)

    Chair: Leigh Greathouse, PhD, MPH, MS, RD – Baylor University

    Co-Chair: Hamed Samavat, PhD, RDN, LDN (he/him/his) – Rutgers University, School of Health Professions

    Presenting Author: Yun Chen, PhD (she/her/hers) – Yale School of Nursing

    Presenting Author: Elizabeth M. Grainger, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

    Presenting Author: Jazmin Machuca, BS – University of California, Davis

    Presenting Author: Jioh Kang, M.S. (she/her/hers) – Seoul National University

    Presenting Author: Gerardo G. Mackenzie, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Building Successful Academic-Industry Partnerships

    Chair: Christopher J. Cifelli, PhD (he/him/his) – National Dairy Council

    Chair: Ashley Toney, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute

    Speaker: Sharon M. Donovan, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Panelist: Kristen K. Hicks-Roof, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND (she/her/hers) – National Pork Board

    Panelist: Ana M. Palacios, MD, PhD – Georgia Southern University

    Speaker: Andrew Shao, PhD (he/him/his) – ChromaDex, Inc.

    Career and Professional Development

  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Dietary Manipulation to Support Exercise Performance (Poster Theater Flash Session 20)

    Chair: Tianou Zhang, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Texas at San Antonio

    Presenting Author: Jillian T. Allen, MS RDN – US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

    Presenting Author: Michael A. Dawson, PhD, RD, CSSD, LD – US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

    Presenting Author: David E. Barney, Jr., PhD – USARIEM / Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Presenting Author: Carmen Ortega-Santos, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – George Washington University

    Presenting Author: Neelam M. Rathod, MSc Nutrition (she/her/hers) – The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    2024 Jean-Pierre Habicht Lifetime Achievements in Global Nutrition Award: So…What Exactly Is Nutrition? and Global Nutrition Council Forum

    Chair: Daniel J. Hoffman, PhD – Rutgers University

    Speaker: Patrick Webb, PhD (he/him/his) – USAID

    Global and Public Health Nutrition

  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Carbohydrate-restricted Diets for Obesity and Metabolic Disease Treatment (Oral 27)

    Chair: Amy Goss, PhD, MS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Presenting Author: Umesh Kumar Goand, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University

    Presenting Author: Barbara Gower, PhD (she/her/hers) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Presenting Author: Catia Martins, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Presenting Author: Eric P. Plaisance, PhD – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Presenting Author: Kexin Sun, PhD candidate (she/her/hers) – The Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Presenting Author: Yi Wan, PhD – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Nutrient Status and Supplementation in Life's Beginnings (Oral 30)

    Chair: Moneek Madra, PhD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University

    Co-Chair: Kerri Scherbinsky, BSc (she/her/hers) – University of British Columbia

    Presenting Author: Sabaria Manti Battung, N/A, MSc – University Medical Center Groningen

    Presenting Author: Angela KC, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

    Presenting Author: Kate Keenan, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago

    Presenting Author: Yan Ning Li, BS – University of Texas at Austin

    Presenting Author: Julie M. Long, MS, MPH, RDN – University of Colorado School of Medicine

    Presenting Author: Liping Lu, MD, PhD – Ball State University

    Presenting Author: Meghan L. Ruebel, PhD – USDA-ARS/ MMRU

  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Emerging Technology for Improved Diet and Microbiome Analysis

    Chair: Mary E. Kable, PhD – USDA-ARS, Western Human Nutrition Research Center

    Speaker: Scott A. Jackson, PhD – National Institute of Standards and Technology

    Speaker: J. Philip Karl, PhD, RD – U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

    Speaker: Colin D. Kay, PhD – University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

    Speaker: Danielle G. Lemay, PhD – USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center

    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    New Knowledge on Food Insecurity in Underserved and Underrepresented Populations (Poster Theater Flash Session 19)

    Chair: Irene Hatsu, PhD, RD – The Ohio State University

    Co-Chair: Kelsey Gardiner, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri Kansas City

    Presenting Author: Maryam Alhabas, PhD – King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

    Presenting Author: Elaine Beulick, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – Saint Louis University

    Presenting Author: Jessica Escobar-DeMarco, MSc, PhD – The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

    Presenting Author: Marco S. Esteban (he/him/his) – University of California, Irvine

    Presenting Author: Ruyu Liu, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – Cornell University

    Presenting Author: Amanda K. Walch, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Alaska Anchorage

    Presenting Author: Fatima Waseem, MPH (she/her/hers) – Emory University

  • 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM CT
    Networking Table Talks with Industry Representatives

    Moderator: Liliana Aguayo, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

    Moderator: Eric D. Ciappio, PhD, RD (he/him/his) – Balchem Human Nutrition & Health

    Moderator: Yasmeen Nkrumah-Elie, PhD (she/her/hers) – ChromaDex, Inc.

    Career and Professional Development

  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Global Nutrition Council Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Nutritional Immunology and Inflammation and Nutritional Microbiology Joint GEM Forum: Microbiome Influences on Inflammation and Immunity Related Clinical Outcomes

    Chair: Mary E. Kable, PhD – USDA-ARS, Western Human Nutrition Research Center

    Speaker: Vishal Singh, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University

    Speaker: Mary C. Andreae, PhD, RD, LDN (she/her/hers) – East Tennessee State University

    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CT
    50th Anniversary Celebration of Cornell University's Division of Nutritional Sciences

    Chair: Sander Kersten, PhD – Cornell University

    Speaker: Laura L. Bellows, PhD – Cornell University

    Speaker: Samantha L. Huey, PhD (she/her/hers) – Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, Cornell University

    Speaker: Kimberly O. O'Brien, Dr, PhD – Cornell University

    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

    Global and Public Health Nutrition

  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CT
    Nutrition Education and Behavioral Science (NEBS) GEM Forum: Using Artificial Intelligence in Dietary Assessment and Dietary Behavioral Interventions

    Chair: Oksana Matvienko, PhD (she/her/hers) – Touro University Nevada

    Co-Chair: Sibylle Kranz, PhD RD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia

    Speaker: Chloe P. Lozano, PhD, MHlthProm, GradDip Dietetics (she/her/hers) – University of Hawai'i at Manoa

    Speaker: Diana M. Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers) – West Point

    Speaker: Fengqing Zhu, PhD – Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University

  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CT
    Nutrient Synergy: Current Understanding, Challenges, and Future Directions (Sponsored Satellite Program)

    Chair: Philip A. Sapp, PhD (he/him/his) – AG1

    Speaker: David D. Church, PhD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Speaker: Caitlyn Edwards, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – AG1

    Speaker: Trevor O. Kirby, PhD – AG1

    Speaker: Jeremy Townsend, PhD – AG1

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CT
    Nutrition and Neurocognitive Development in Early Life and Childhood (Sponsored Satellite Program)

    Chair: Naiman A. Khan, PhD, RD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Chair: Brian Leyshon, PhD – Abbott Nutrition

    Speaker: Elizabeth J. Johnson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tufts University

    Speaker: Naiman A. Khan, PhD, RD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Speaker: Brad Sutton, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    Tufts Alumni Reception for the Tufts Friedman School Community
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
    ASN Journals Reception (by invitation)
  • 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    50th Anniversary Celebration of Cornell University's Division of Nutritional Sciences - Dinner Reception
  • Tuesday, July 2, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM CT
    Sunrise Bootcamp (pre-registration required)
  • 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM CT
    Sunrise Yoga (pre-registration required)
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    NUTRITION 2024 Coffee with the ASN Leadership
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Late Breaking/Rapid Science Oral Session

    Chair: Krista A. Zanetti, PhD, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers) – Office of Nutrition Research, National Institutes of Health

    Presenting Author: Rand T. Akasheh, PhD. – The Ohio State University

    Presenting Author: Aditi Apte, Dr – KEM Hospital Research Centre,Pune

    Presenting Author: Emily Knight, MS, RDN – Auburn University

    Presenting Author: Alexandra L. MacMillan Uribe, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture

    Presenting Author: Sant-Rayn Pasricha, MBBS, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

    Presenting Author: Kim Prendergast, RDN, MPP – Community Care Cooperative

    Presenting Author: Jacqueline Schmok, BS – Purdue University

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Behavioral Interventions in Obesity: What's New? (Oral 31)

    Chair: Nana A. Gletsu-Miller, PhD (she/her/hers) – Indiana University

    Co-Chair: Drew Sayer, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Presenting Author: Harsharn Gill, BVSc, PhD – RMIT University, School of Science

    Presenting Author: Tsz Kiu Chui, MS, RDN – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Presenting Author: Jennifer L. Oslund, MS – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University

    Presenting Author: Ana M. Palacios, MD, PhD – Georgia Southern University

    Presenting Author: Ruobin Wei, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Presenting Author: Emily N. Yeo, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Nutritional Neuroscience: Nutritional Effects on Cognition and Disease Severity Across the Lifespan (Oral 32)

    Chair: Naiman A. Khan, PhD, RD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Chair: Tori A. Holthaus, BS, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Presenting Author: Reto Asmis, PhD (he/him/his) – Wake Forest School of Medicine

    Presenting Author: Ajla Bristina, BS (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Presenting Author: Sheau Ching Chai, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware

    Presenting Author: Fan Chen, MS, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Lowell

    Presenting Author: Hui Chen, PhD Candidate (he/him/his) – School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Presenting Author: Tonya S. Orchard, PhD, RD – The Ohio State University

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    The Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Research Center: 30 Years of Advancing Nutrition Science Research for Maternal and Child Health

    Chair: Mario G. Ferruzzi, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Chair: Cindy Davis, PhD – ARS, USDA

    Speaker: Aline Andres, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Speaker: Elisabet Borsheim, Ph.D – Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Speaker: Reza Hakkak, PhD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Speaker: Laxmi Yeruva, PhD (she/her/hers) – Microbiome and Metabolism Research Unit, USDA-ARS

    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Best Practices for Using Data from Cross-Sectional Surveillance Studies Including NHANES

    Co-Chair: Deirdre K. Tobias, ScD (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Co-Chair: Zhiping Yu, PhD, RD, LDN – University of North Florida

    Speaker: Namanjeet Ahluwalia – NCHS, CDC

    Speaker: Teresa T. Fung, ScD, RD – Simmons University

    Speaker: Marian L. Neuhouser, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Career and Professional Development

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Emerging Innovations in Anemia Epidemiology, Measurement, and Interventions

    Chair: Parminder Suchdev, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Emory University

    Chair: Leila M. Larson, PhD – University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health

    Speaker: Amat Bah, PhD (he/him/his) – Gambian National Nutrition Agency [NaNA]

    Speaker: Michael Bode, PhD (he/him/his) – Queensland University of Technology

    Speaker: Maria Nieves Garcia-Casal, PhD, RDN – World Health Organization

    Speaker: Leila M. Larson, PhD – University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health

    Speaker: Sant-Rayn Pasricha, MBBS, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

    Global and Public Health Nutrition

    Population Science

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Nutritional Immunology and Inflammation (Poster Theater Flash Session 21)

    Chair: Mary C. Andreae, PhD, RD, LDN (she/her/hers) – East Tennessee State University

    Co-Chair: Megumi Hashida, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine

    Presenting Author: Bharath Kumar Mulakala, PhD – USDA-ARS, SEA; MMRU/ACNC/Texas A&M

    Presenting Author: Michael I. McBurney, PhD, FASN, FCNS-SCN (he/him/his) – Fatty Acid Research Institute

    Presenting Author: Sangshan Tian, MS (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University

    Presenting Author: Lotta Toivio, MSc – University of Helsinki

    Presenting Author: Elaine A. Yu, PhD – Vitalant Research Institute

  • 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Abstract Presentations - Oral Sessions and Poster Theater Flash Sessions
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Update from the NASEM Food and Nutrition Board

    Chair: Ann Yaktine, PhD, MS, RD – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

    Speaker: Sibylle Kranz, PhD RD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia

    Speaker: Amy Luke, PhD (she/her/hers) – Loyola University of Chicago

    Speaker: Virginia Stallings, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Speaker: Jen Stephenson, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Food and Nutrition Board, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine

    Speaker: Janet A. Tooze, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    Global and Public Health Nutrition

    Population Science

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    President's Oral Session: Abstracts of Distinction (Oral 33)

    Chair: Kevin Schalinske, PhD – Iowa State University

    Presenting Author: Biniyam Tesfaye Banjaw, N/A, Student – University of California, Davis

    Presenting Author: Anne-Julie Tessier, RD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Daniela D. Weber, Dr. (she/her/hers) – Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg

    Presenting Author: Jingcheng Zhao, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

    Presenting Author: Fang Zhou – Arizona State University

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism (Oral 34)

    Chair: Jess A. Gwin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

    Co-Chair: Minghua Tang, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    Co-Chair: Hannah Kittrell, MS, RD, CDN (she/her/hers) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Presenting Author: Mary Ahern, MS, RDN – University of Arizona

    Presenting Author: Michael A. Dawson, PhD, RD, CSSD, LD – US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

    Presenting Author: Emily Hanselman, MS, RDN – Rutgers University

    Presenting Author: Emma J. Grindstaff, B.S., B.A. (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health

    Presenting Author: Anna Javins, B.S. (she/her/hers) – Texas Tech University

    Presenting Author: Chloe Liu – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Presenting Author: Harry A. Smith – University of Bath

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Food-based Programs and Interventions: Lessons Learned From Produce Rx to Federal Food Programs (Oral 35)

    Chair: Rana Chehab, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research

    Co-Chair: Heather Schier, PhD (she/her/hers) – Appalachian State University

    Presenting Author: Samantha Cheng, BHSc Honours – McMaster University

    Presenting Author: Michael P. Burke, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – USDA Food & Nutrition Service

    Presenting Author: Jennifer Falbe, ScD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

    Presenting Author: Cheryl A. Gibson, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center

    Presenting Author: Cindy W. Leung, ScD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Anna M. Localio, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

    Presenting Author: Lu Wang – Tufts University

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Nutrient-Gene Interactions/Precision Nutrition (Oral 36)

    Chair: Brian J. Bennett, PhD – USDA-ARS and UC Davis

    Co-Chair: Cameron J. Cardona, B.S. (he/him/his) – Oklahoma State University

    Presenting Author: Afrina Brishti, PhD (she/her/hers) – Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

    Presenting Author: Dawson Budke, BS (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

    Presenting Author: Juhui Jin, MS – The Pennsylvania State University

    Presenting Author: Dragan Milenkovic, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

    Presenting Author: Evgeny Pokushalov – Triangel Scientific

    Presenting Author: Daisy Ugalde, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Presenting Author: Kaixiong Ye, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Georgia

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Sugar, Beverage, and Disease Risk (Oral 37)

    Chair: Marilyn C. Cornelis, PhD – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

    Co-Chair: Lisa C. Merrill, MS, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Lowell

    Presenting Author: Kelly C. Cara, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Cancer Society

    Presenting Author: Catherine C. Cohen, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    Presenting Author: Alan Espinosa, MS – Harvard University

    Presenting Author: Brendan J. Kesler, MHA, MS – University of Aberdeen (The Rowett Institute)

    Presenting Author: Yongyi Pan, MS, MPH (she/her/hers) – Tufts University

    Presenting Author: Allison C. Sylvetsky, PhD – The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Longgang Zhao, PhD (he/him/his) – Yale School of Nursing

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Growth and Development (Oral 38)

    Chair: Shalean M. Collins, PhD, MPH, RD – Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

    Co-Chair: Davrina Rianda, MD, M.Nutr (she/her/hers) – Graduate Group in Nutritional Biology, University of California, Davis

    Presenting Author: Emily R. Blair, BS (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Francisco

    Presenting Author: Alison L. Steiber, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

    Presenting Author: Phuong Thi Nguyen, PhD Student (she/her/hers) – Thai Nguyen University of Pharmacy and Medicine

    Presenting Author: Cassandra Sauer, BS – University of British Columbia

    Presenting Author: Amanda L. Thompson, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Presenting Author: Lan Tran, PhD Candidate – Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Dietary Associations with Gut Microbial Community and Metabolic Changes (Poster Theater Flash Session 22)

    Chair: Tatiana Diacova, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

    Co-Chair: Mary E. Kable, PhD – USDA-ARS, Western Human Nutrition Research Center

    Presenting Author: Jessica P. Danh, MS, RD, LD – Georgia State University

    Presenting Author: Apekshya Chhetri, B.Sc/M.Sc. (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

    Presenting Author: Fahrul Nurkolis, B.Sc.,AMRSB – State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga (UIN Sunan Kalijaga), Department of Biological Sciences

    Presenting Author: Abrory Agus Cahya Pramana, B.Sc., M.Sc. – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Presenting Author: Lucille Ray, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Chicago

    Presenting Author: Terrence M. Riley, PhD, RD (he/him/his) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center