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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

  • 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 Editorial Board Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Early Career Research Award Competition

    Chair: Lauren O'Connor, PhD, MPH – Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    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: Christopher R. Davis, MS – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Presenting Author: Liyan Huang – School of Public Health, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Presenting Author: Cacious B. Phiri, MSc. – 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, n/a – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Presenting Author: Yanqi Zhang, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama

  • 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: Sarah K. Dellett, MA – Syracuse University

    Presenting Author: Xiaona' Na, PhD. – Tsinghua University

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

    Presenting Author: Lucia A. Seale, Ph.D. – University of Hawai'i

    Presenting Author: Scott M. Smith, Ph.D. – NASA

  • 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: Nicholas Jury, PhD (he/him/his) – National Institutes of Health

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

    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 (she/her/hers) – Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center

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

    Presenting Author: Noof AlMansoori, Master student – 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 – Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina; Purdue University

    Presenting Author: Alexandra C. 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. – Northern Illinois University

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

    Presenting Author: Karla E. DeSantos – Emory University

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

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

    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 – Rutgers University

    Presenting Author: Yun Yuan, Master of Science in Global Health, Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology, Bachelor of Engineering in Food Science and Engineering) – 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

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

    Chair: 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 – USDA Agricultural Research Service

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

    Presenting Author: Cerra C. Antonacci, MBE, MHS – Emory University

    Presenting Author: Zahid García, n/a – 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 – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Presenting Author: Yutong Xie, BA – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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

    Presenting Author: Isaac Agbemafle, IA – University of Rhode Island

    Presenting Author: Phuong H. Nguyen, PhD, MD, MPH – International Food Policy Research Institute

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

    Presenting Author: Azadeh Vatandoust, n/a – University of Toronto

    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 – USDA Food and Nutrition Service

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

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

    Speaker: Kelley Scanlon, PhD, RD – USDA

    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: The Discovery of GLP-1 as a Satiety Hormone and Implications for Management of Obesity and Student Awards

    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, MS (she/her/hers) – Tufts University

    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 – Wageningen University

    Presenting Author: Xiaoran Liu, PhD – Rush University

    Presenting Author: Solomon A. Sowah, n/a – University of Cambridge

    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 Decker, PhD, RD – 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 Matzeller, MS, RDN, CLC – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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

    Presenting Author: Unmesha Roy Paladhi, MPH, PhD – Harvard Medical School

    Presenting Author: Jennifer T. Smilowitz, Ph.D. – 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, n/a – Oklahoma State University

    Presenting Author: Aaron Hengist, PhD – NIDDK, National Institutes of Health

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

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

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

    Presenting Author: Evgeny Pokushalov, e.pokushalov@gmail.com – Triangel Scientific

    Presenting Author: Oliver Shannon, PhD – Newcastle University

    Presenting Author: Kendra A. Tiani, PhD – Texas A&M University System

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Student Interest Group (SIG) Executive Committee Meeting
  • 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
    Connect with the Fed Office Hours

    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 – 1:30 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 O'Connor, PhD, MPH – Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

    Speaker: Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN – United States Department of Agriculture

    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: A Focus on Protein Quality and Nutrient Density (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: 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 – National Dairy Council

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

    Speaker: Priscilla Mpasi, MD, FAAP – Delaware Medicaid Partners (ACO), ChristianaCare Health System

    Speaker: Alison Steiber, PhD, RDN – 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 – PepsiCo Inc.

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

    Speaker: Nicola M. McKeown, Ph.D – Boston University

    Speaker: Corrie Whisner, PhD – 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 – Rutgers University, School of Health Professions

    Presenting Author: Yuanyuan Deng, Ph.D. candidate (First Year) – University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Presenting Author: Rachel Hoobler, RD – University of Utah

    Presenting Author: Zhongyao Li, Registered Dietitian, PhD Student – Tufts University

    Presenting Author: Andrew P. McLeod, MS, RD, PhD – University of Illinois Chicago

    Presenting Author: Sema Oncel, Dr. – USDA/ARS

    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 – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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

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

    Presenting Author: Erica Israel, M.S. (she/her/hers) – Tufts University

    Presenting Author: Ashti Morovati, PhD – Texas Tech University

    Presenting Author: Eri Nakazaki, Ph.D. – Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

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

    Presenting Author: Alicia Taylor, n/a – Iowa State University

  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Editorial Board Meeting
  • 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)

    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) – The Pennsylvania State University

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

    Presenting Author: Solis Winters, B.S. – University of California, Berkeley

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

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

    Presenting Author: Saurabh Kadyan, Master of Technology – Florida State University

    Presenting Author: Benjamin A. Levine, B.S. – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Presenting Author: Gwoncheol Ian Park – Florida State University

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

    Presenting Author: Jordan E. Rindels, B.S. – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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

    Chair: Maria Cinzori, BS – Michigan State University

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

    Speaker: Sharon Milgram, PhD – 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: Dennis Cladis, PhD – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Chair: J.Alfredo Martinez, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – IMDEA Alimentación

    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, Dr, 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 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, n/a – 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)

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

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

    Presenting Author: Kim-Anne Lê, Ph.D. – Nestlé Research

    Presenting Author: Daniela Martini, PhD – University of Milan

    Presenting Author: Rawiwan Sirirat, DrPH, RD – Loma Linda University

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

    Chair: Max T. Deutz – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Presenting Author: Savanah Knezek, B.S. – Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Texas A&M University

    Presenting Author: James Mckendry, Ph.D. – McMaster University

    Presenting Author: Eleanor Watts, DPhil, MPH – National Cancer Institute

  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    2024 E.V. McCollum International Lectureship in Nutrition: What Next? 10 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 – University of Memphis

    Presenting Author: Pelumi A. Adedigba – Indiana University School of Medicine

    Presenting Author: Rong Fan, MS – University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Presenting Author: Judy Kim – University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Presenting Author: Karolline S. May, n/a – University of Washington

    Presenting Author: Yan Ni, n/a – 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: Keisha Shropshire, MPH – National Cancer Institute

    Clinical and Translational Nutrition

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

    Chair: Fabiana Moura, Ph.D. – Food and Drug Administration

    Presenting Author: Mona S. Calvo, PhD, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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

    Presenting Author: Yudai Huang – Illinois Institute of Technology

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

    Presenting Author: Christopher Suarez, n/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 – 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: Stuart M. Phillips, PhD – McMaster University

    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
    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

  • 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

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

    Speaker: Yvette Figueroa, PhD – Sam Houston State University

    Speaker: Nancy R. Rodriguez, PhD, RDN, 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
    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