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In addition to the presentations listed below, NUTRITION 2023 will feature poster presentations across 32 topical areas. Click 'Abstract Presentations' on the left to learn more about the poster presentations.

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Sunday, July 23, 2023
6:00 AM - 7:30 AM ET
Graduate Student Breakfast, Meet the Fellows, and SIG 3-Minute Thesis Award Competition
Chair: Lynn E. Ferro, BS – University of Delaware
Chair: Heather Schier, MS – The Ohio State University
Finalist: Zhe Fang, MBBS, MS (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Finalist: Mariana Fagundes Grilo, MPH – George Washington University
Finalist: Katelyn E. Senkus, MS – The University of Alabama
Finalist: Chin May Teoh, MS (she/her/hers) – Texas State University
Finalist: Longgang Zhao, MBBS, MSc – University of South Carolina
Career and Professional Development

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM ET
Sunrise Bootcamp (pre-registration required)

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM ET
Sunrise Yoga (pre-registration required)

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM ET
Design and Implementation of a Large Multicenter Nutrition Intervention Study: Lessons Learned from the Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Nirupa R. Matthan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tufts University
Co-Chair: Kristina S. Petersen, PhD, APD, FAHA – Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD – Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Speaker: Joan Sabaté, MD, DrPH – Nutrition, Loma Linda University School of Public Health Center for Nutrition
Speaker: Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc (she/her/hers) – JM USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University
Speaker: Penny M. Kris-Etherton, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

6:30 AM - 7:45 AM ET
What is the Role of Alternative Proteins in Safely, Equitably, and Sustainably Nourishing 9 Billion People by 2050? (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Klaus Kraemer, PhD – Sight and Life; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Chair: Jacquelyn R. Bedsaul, PhD (she/her/hers) – Sight and Life Foundation
Speaker: Richard Semba, MD, M.A., M.P.H. – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Speaker: Anna Lartey, PhD – University of Ghana
Speaker: Ty R. Beal, PhD – GAIN
Speaker: Hannah Theobald, PhD (she/her/hers) – Quorn Foods
Food SystemsGlobal and Public Health Nutrition

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
Advances in Nutrition Editorial Board Meeting

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Milk to Meals: Feeding From Birth to Childhood (Oral 5)
Chair: Karen Lindsay, PhD, RD – University of California, Irvine
Co-Chair: Rana Chehab, PhD, MPH, RD – Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Presenting Author: Ariel Salas, MD, MSPH – The University of Alabama
Presenting Author: Dare A. Baldwin, B.A., MSc., PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Oregon
Presenting Author: Alison K. Ventura, PhD, CLEC (she/her/hers) – California Polytechnic State University
Presenting Author: Catherine C. Cohen, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Denver
Presenting Author: Robin Shrestha, Researcher – Tufts University
Presenting Author: Carolyn F. McCabe, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – Geisinger
Presenting Author: Mihaela A. Ciulei, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Molecular Adaptations to Exercise and Nutrition Interventions (Oral 6)
Chair: Emily E. Howard, PhD – US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Presenting Author: Jess A. Gwin, PhD – Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Presenting Author: David E. Barney, PhD – Pennington Biomedical Research Center, ORISE Participant Supporting USARIEM
Presenting Author: Jaapna Dhillon, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri-Columbia
Presenting Author: Solange L. Parra-Soto, PhD (c) (she/her/hers) – University of Glasgow
Presenting Author: Niamh Máire Mohan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Nuritas Limited

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
It's Time to Quantify Intake Recommendations for Dietary Bioactives
Chair: Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD – Tufts University School of Medicine
Chair: Charlene B. Van Buiten, PhD (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
Speaker: John W. Erdman, Jr., PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Gunter GC Kuhnle, Diplom Biochemiker; Doctor rerum naturalium (he/him/his) – University of Reading
Speaker: Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD – Moran Eye Center, University of Utah
Speaker: Susan E. Carlson, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Kansas Medical Center
Panelist: Julie Poteet, OD, CNS, MS – Ocular Wellness & Nutrition Society
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development: Knowledge Indicating Dietary Sufficiency
Chair: Daniel Raiten, PhD, FASN (he/him/his) – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Chair: Andrew Bremer, MD – NICHD, NIH
Speaker: Connie M. Weaver, PhD (she/her/hers) – San Diego State University
Speaker: Maureen M. Black, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland and RTI International
Speaker: Saurabh Mehta, M.B.B.S., Sc.D. (he/him/his) – Cornell University
Speaker: Christina D. Economos, PhD (she/her/hers) – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionPopulation Science

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Health Outcomes (Poster Theater Flash Session 3)
Chair: Hyunju Kim, PhD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Co-Chair: Mika Matsuzaki, PhD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Zhe Fang, MBBS, MS (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Kenny Mendoza, BS, MS, PhD Candidate (he/him/his) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
Presenting Author: Sara Haydar, PhD – Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Presenting Author: Aria Grabowski, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
Presenting Author: Maria Gombi-Vaca, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut Rudd Center for food Policy and Health
Presenting Author: Rhea Jayaswal, BSPH (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presenting Author: Jiaxi Yang, PhD (she/her/hers) – National University of Singapore

8:00 AM - 5:30 PM ET
Abstract Presentations - Oral Sessions, Poster Sessions, and Poster Theater Flash Sessions

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
NBPNS Board of Directors Meeting (by invitation)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
Early Career Nutrition (ECN) Interest Group Executive Committee Meeting

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
Connect with the Fed Office Hours
Speaker: Alison G.M Brown, MS, PhD, RDN – NIH/NHLBI

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
Publications Committee Meeting

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET
ASN Center Open

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET
ASN Live! Open

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET
Tabletop Exhibits Open

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET
The Hub Open

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM ET
Stretching Break

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
Funding Opportunities from the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Chair: Patricia Haggerty – NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Career and Professional Development

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Leveraging Technology Applications for Nutrition Research (Oral 7)
Chair: Kristi M. Crowe-White, PhD, RD – The University of Alabama
Presenting Author: Elizabeth Dunford, PhD (she/her/hers) – The George Institute for Global Health
Presenting Author: Alyson Gaylord, RD – University of Connecticut
Presenting Author: Ana G. Maafs-Rodríguez, MEd, MS (she/her/hers) – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Presenting Author: Sheryl O. Hughes, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
Presenting Author: Jennifer A. Bolton, PhD (she/her/hers) – Florida International University
Presenting Author: Daniela C. Avelino, BS – Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut
Presenting Author: Mara Fiorio, MS RD BC-ADM CDCES – University of North Florida

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Carotenoids and Retinoids (Oral 8)
Chair: Sherry A. Tanumihardjo, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Co-Chair: Linda Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers) – Case Western Reserve University
Presenting Author: Brian V. Hong, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis
Presenting Author: Ping-an Jiang, Bachelor – Northeast Agricultural University
Presenting Author: Shelby A. Keye, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Laura M. Rosok, BS, BM (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Shreya Verma, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Nancy E. Moran, PhD (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
Presenting Author: Emorn Udomkesmalee, PhD – Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Ultra-Processed Foods: Current Challenges and Future Directions
Chair: Kelly A. Higgins, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS
Speaker: Julie M. Jones, PhD, CNS, CFS, Fellow of AACCI, IFT and ICC (she/her/hers) – St. Catherine University
Speaker: Rick Mattes, MPH, PhD, R.D. (he/him/his) – Purdue University
Speaker: Lauren E. O'Connor, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Paving the Way to Precision Nutrition: Using Metabolomics to Discover & Validate Dietary Biomarkers
Chair: Johanna W. Lampe, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Speaker: Frank B. Hu, MD, MPH, PhD – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Speaker: Rikard Landberg, Professor (he/him/his) – Chalmers University of Technology
Speaker: Padma Maruvada, Ph.D (she/her/hers) – National Institute of Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Speaker: Marian L. Neuhouser, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Speaker: Francene M. Steinberg, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Exemplary Trainee Abstracts in Obesity Science Research (Poster Theater Flash Session 4)
Chair: Amy Goss, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Co-Chair: Ashley Toney, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
Presenting Author: Anna Ogilvie, RDN (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University
Presenting Author: Fang Zhou – Arizona State University
Presenting Author: Zhila Semnani-Azad, PhD (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Solange L. Parra-Soto, PhD (c) (she/her/hers) – University of Glasgow
Presenting Author: Souvik Patra, PhD – Texas Tech University
Presenting Author: Katie M. Ellison, MS, RDN – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presenting Author: Yoonkyoung Cho, BA – Department of Public Health Science, Korea University

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET
ASN Headshot Lounge Open

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Student Interest Group (SIG) Executive Committee Meeting

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM ET
ASN 2023 Class of Fellows, 50-Year Members and Past Presidents Luncheon (ticketed event)

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM ET
Poster Presentations

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Connect with the Fed Office Hours
Speaker: Patricia Haggerty – NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET
The Scientific Evolution of Bioactives in Human Health, Current Challenges, and the Path Ahead Illuminated by AI Driven Science (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Katie Stebbins, MS – Tufts University Food & Nutrition Innovation Institute
Co-Chair: Swati Kalgaonkar, PhD – Brightseed
Speaker: Jan-Willem Van Klinken, MD, PhD, MS, FACN (he/him/his) – Brightseed
Speaker: Christina Khoo, PhD (she/her/hers) – Ocean Spray
Speaker: Mario G. Ferruzzi, PhD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET
How Do You Measure Sustainability? Opportunities for Consistent and Holistic Metrics to Support Food Systems Transformation (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Allison L. Unger, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Dairy Council
Speaker: Ty R. Beal, PhD – GAIN
Speaker: Katie Brown, EdD, RDN – National Dairy Council
Speaker: Zach Conrad, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – William & Mary
Moderator: Matthew A. Pikosky, PhD, RD – National Dairy Council
Food SystemsGlobal and Public Health Nutrition

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
ASN Community Activities and GEM Forums

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
Breaking Barriers of Obesity Care for Older Adults Using the KAER Framework
Speaker: Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine; Durham VA Health Care System
Speaker: Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE (she/her/hers) – The Gerontological Society of America
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
Experimental Animal Nutrition GEM Forum
Chair: Christine Keller, PhD – Fourth Presbyterian Food Pantry
Speaker: Jennifer Lee, PhD (she/her/hers) – JM-USDA HNRCA at Tufts University

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM ET
Poster Presentations

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Connect with the Fed Office Hours
Speaker: Krista A. Zanetti, PhD, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers) – Office of Nutrition Research, National Institutes of Health

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Connecting Talent with Opportunity: ASN Career Center

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
The W.O. Atwater Memorial Award Lecture: Enhancing the Purpose of Food
Chair: Pamela Starke-Reed, PhD (she/her/hers) – Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Speaker: Patrick J. Stover, PhD – Texas A&M
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionPopulation Science

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Connect with the Fed Office Hours
Speaker: Linda Nebeling, PhD, MPH, RD – National Cancer Institute

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Methodological Approaches in Nutritional Epidemiology (Oral 9)
Chair: Sylvia H. Ley, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Co-Chair: Trudy Voortman, PhD (she/her/hers) – Erasmus MC Rotterdam
Presenting Author: Jules A. Larke, PhD – USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Presenting Author: Samira S. Deshpande, M.S. (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
Presenting Author: Annie W. Lin, PhD, RD – University of Minnesota - Hormel Institute
Presenting Author: Nancy E. Moran, PhD (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
Presenting Author: Meghan Zimmer, MPH (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Megan A. McCrory, Dr. (she/her/hers) – Boston University

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Nutrients and Inflammation (Oral 10)
Chair: Vishal Singh, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University
Co-Chair: Ling Zhao, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee
Presenting Author: Yu Hasegawa, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presenting Author: Sanmi A. Alake, MS (he/him/his) – Oklahoma State University
Presenting Author: Yasmine Y. Bouzid, BS (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
Presenting Author: Brenda J. Smith, PhD (she/her/hers) – Indiana University
Presenting Author: Tess Puopolo – University of Rhode Island
Presenting Author: Jenneffer Rayane Braga Tibaes, MSc – University of Alberta
Presenting Author: Ingrid Elisia, PhD – British Columbia Cancer Research Center

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Improving Nutrition for the First 1,000 Days (Poster Theater Flash Session 5)
Chair: Sera L. Young, PhD – Northwestern University
Co-Chair: Victoria O. Adebiyi, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of South Carolina
Presenting Author: Harriet Okronipa, PhD – Oklahoma State University
Presenting Author: Mamadou Bah, PhD Student (he/him/his) – Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at LSHTM and Wageningen University and Research
Presenting Author: Nandita Perumal, PhD – Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina
Presenting Author: Erica L. Phillips, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presenting Author: Helena J. Bentil, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
Presenting Author: Yunhee Kang, PhD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Krysten North, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Harvard Medical School

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Novel Methodological Perspectives for Climate and Health Research (Oral 11)
Chair: Lauren E. O'Connor, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Co-Chair: Daniel Raiten, PhD, FASN (he/him/his) – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Presenting Author: Nazanin Abbaspour, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Loma Linda University
Presenting Author: Emily Diemer, PhD, RD, LD, CNSC, CLC – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Presenting Author: Renate D. Boronowsky (she/her/hers) – University of California, Los Angeles
Presenting Author: Emily S. Krueger, MS (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health
Presenting Author: Megan Deitchler, PhD (she/her/hers) – Intake - Center for Dietary Assessment at FHI Solutions
Presenting Author: Ashley McCarthy, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Vermont
Presenting Author: Olivia Y. Wu, RD, CDE (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Diet, Body Size, and Diabetes in Pregnancy: Impact on Offspring Metabolic Health (Oral 12)
Chair: Sarah J. Borengasser, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Co-Chair: Katelyn E. Senkus, MS – The University of Alabama
Presenting Author: Souvik Patra, PhD – Texas Tech University
Presenting Author: Stephanie W. Waldrop, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Presenting Author: Siwen Wang, MD (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Anat Yaskolka Meir, RD PhD – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Obin Kwon, MD PhD – Seoul National University College of Medicine
Presenting Author: Yingze Zhu, n/a – Xi’an Jiaotong University
Presenting Author: Emily W. Flanagan, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Personalizing Nutrition - Select Genetic, Epigenetic and Microbiome Interactions Influencing Diet and Diet-related Diseases (Oral 13)
Chair: Brian Bennett, PhD – USDA Agricultural Research Service
Co-Chair: Janie C. DiNatale, MS, RD – The University of Alabama
Presenting Author: Chao-Qiang Lai, PhD – USDA ARS, Nutrition and Genomics, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center
Presenting Author: Katia Chadaideh, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Na Wu – Shanghai Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Service, School of Public Health, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
Presenting Author: Kristen L. James, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Presenting Author: Min-Hyun Kim, PhD (he/him/his) – Arizona State University
Presenting Author: Carmen Annevelink, BA – The Pennsylvania State University
Presenting Author: Martin Kohlmeier, MD PhD – UNC Nutrition Research Institute

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Best Practices for Getting Your Manuscript Published & Improving the Discoverability of Your Research
Chair: Stuart M. Phillips, PhD – McMaster University
Speaker: Teresa A. Davis, PhD (she/her/hers) – Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Speaker: Christopher P. Duggan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Boston Children’s Hospital
Speaker: Jack Odle, PhD (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University
Speaker: Katherine L. Tucker, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Lowell
Speaker: Kevin Klatt, PhD, RD (he/him/his) – University of California, Berkeley
Career and Professional Development

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET
What is Nutrition Security and How Do We Assess and Monitor It?
Chair: Edward A. Frongillo, Jr., PhD (he/him/his) – University of South Carolina
Chair: Alisha Coleman-Jensen, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA Economic Research Service
Speaker: Sara N. Bleich, PhD – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Speaker: Hilary Seligman, MD MAS (she/her/hers) – University of California San Francisco
Speaker: Jennifer Coates, PhD – Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Global and Public Health Nutrition

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Mathematical and Measurement Advances to Enhance Nutritional Assessment (Poster Theater Flash Session 6)
Chair: Diana M. Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers) – West Point
Presenting Author: Anne C. Schäfer, MSc (she/her/hers) – German Nutrition Society
Presenting Author: Jasmine Jamshidi-Naeini, PhD – Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
Presenting Author: Andrew W. Brown, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Research Institute
Presenting Author: Xiaoshu Zhu, PhD – Westat
Presenting Author: Wenyan Jia, Dr. – University of Pittsburgh
Presenting Author: Yutong Chen, MS, MPH (she/her/hers) – Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM ET
ASN Foundation Awards Ceremony

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM ET
ASN Community Activities and GEM Forums

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Aging and Chronic Disease GEM Forum
Chair: Heather L. Hutchins-Wiese, PhD, RD – Eastern Michigan University
Speaker: Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE (she/her/hers) – The Gerontological Society of America
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Nutritional Microbiology GEM Forum - Nutrition Equity, Microbial Metabolism and Colorectal Cancer Disparities
Chair: J. Philip Karl, PhD, RD – U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Speaker: Patricia Wolf, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Nutritional Immunology and Inflammation GEM Forum - The Intersection of Nutrition, Immunology, and Inflammation: Understanding the Connections and Implications
Chair: Vishal Singh, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Vitamins and Minerals GEM Forum - Trainee Abstract Presentations and Informal Networking
Chair: Martha S. Field, PhD – Cornell University
Speaker: Joseph R. Arballo, MS – University of California, Davis
Speaker: Fan Chen, MS, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Lowell
Speaker: Megumi Hashida, MS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Kelsey M. James, MS (she/her/hers) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionPopulation ScienceGlobal and Public Health Nutrition

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Obesity GEM Forum - Behavioral and/or Pharmacological Treatment of Obesity: Which Is It?
Chair: Nana A. Gletsu-Miller, PhD (she/her/hers) – Indiana University
Chair: Drew Sayer, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Ksenia Blinnikova, MD, MPH – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Nikhil V. Dhurandhar, LCEH, MS. PhD, FTOS (he/him/his) – Texas Tech University
Speaker: Leah D. Whigham, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Every Day Counts: Omega-3 DHA Intake to Reduce the Incidence and Societal and Economic Impacts of Preterm Birth (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Sonia Hartunian-Sowa, PhD – DSM Nutritional Products, NA
Speaker: Erin E. Jones, JD MS LPC LADC – March of Dimes
Speaker: Susan E. Carlson, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Kansas Medical Center
Speaker: Christopher Shanahan (he/him/his) – Frost & Sullivan
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Opportunities and Challenges of Shifting to Plant-based Proteins for Sustainable Diets (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Petra Klassen Wigger, PhD (she/her/hers) – Nestlé Research and Development
Co-Chair: Melina Claussnitzer, PhD – Harvard University
Speaker: Isabelle Privat, PhD (she/her/hers) – Nestlé Research and Development
Speaker: Remko Boom, PhD (he/him/his) – Wageningen University and Research
Speaker: Christopher D. Gardner, PhD – Stanford Prevention Research Center
Speaker: Martin W. Bloem, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Food SystemsGlobal and Public Health Nutrition

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM ET
HSPH Nutrition Department Alumni Reception (by invitation)

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM ET
UConn Nutritional Sciences Alumni Gathering (by invitation)

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Speed Mentoring