Chair: Sera L. Young, PhD – Northwestern University Department of Anthropology, Institute for Policy Research
Co-Chair: Sheela S. Sinharoy, MPH, PhD – Emory University
Presenting Author: Victoria Miller, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
Presenting Author: Shibani Ghosh, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
Presenting Author: Sarah Baker, MSPH – Johns Hopkins University
Presenting Author: Valerie Flax, PhD, MPH – RTI International
Presenting Author: Marianne V. Santoso, MS – Cornell University
Presenting Author: Rebecca K. Campbell, PhD, MSPH – Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Melissa Chapnick, RD, MS, MPH – Washington University in St. Louis
Global Nutrition
Chair: Jessica L. Thomson, PhD – USDA Agricultural Research Service
Co-Chair: Samara Joy Nielsen, PhD, MDiv – The Sage Colleges
Presenting Author: Danielle Krobath, M.S. – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Presenting Author: Lisa Jahns, PhD, RD – USDA
Presenting Author: Celina Santiago, B.S. – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Felicia J. Setiono, MSPH – Cornell University
Presenting Author: Amy Saxe-Custack, PhD, MPH, RDN – Michigan State University
Presenting Author: Carrie Martin, MS, RD – USDA Agricultural Research Service
Presenting Author: Anne O. Garceau, MS, RD – USDA Agricultural Research Service - Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
Presenting Author: Aurelie Chanson-Rolle, PhD – VAB-nutrition
Community and Public Health Nutrition
Chair: Sai Krupa Das, PhD – Tufts University
Co-Chair: Amy Taetzsch, MS, RD – JM-USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
Presenting Author: Chaitra Surugihalli, MS – University of Maryland
Presenting Author: Jennifer L. LaBarre, MPH, RD – University of Michigan, Department of Nutritional Sciences
Presenting Author: Jaapna Dhillon, PhD – UC Merced
Presenting Author: Manuel Ramos, n/a – California Polytechnic State University
Presenting Author: Jess A. Gwin, PhD – US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Presenting Author: Sepideh Dibay Moghadam, PhD, MPH, RD – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Presenting Author: Yangbo Sun, PhD, MD – University of Iowa
Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism
Chair: Jessica G. Woo, PhD – Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
Co-Chair: Erin C. Davis, B.S. – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Peng Ji, PhD – University of California Davis
Presenting Author: Lauren R. Brink, PhD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences & Arkansas Children's Hospital
Presenting Author: Minghua Tang, PhD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Bethany M. Henrick, PhD – Evolve Biosystems INC
Presenting Author: Giorgio Casaburi, PhD – Evolve Biosystems
Presenting Author: Miriam Aguilar-Lopez, MSc – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Car Reen Kok, MS – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Maternal, Perinatal and Pediatric Nutrition
Chair: Naiman A. Khan, Ph.D., R.D. – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Co-Chair: Bridget A. Hannon, MS – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Charlotte L. Bahnfleth, B.S. – Cornell University
Presenting Author: Xueyan Fu, PhD – JM-USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
Presenting Author: Noah C. Peeri, MPH – University of North Texas Health Science Center
Presenting Author: Michael Fernandes de Almeida, M.S. – University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Presenting Author: Jason R. Anderson, M.A. – Kent State University
Presenting Author: Puja Agarwal, PhD – Rush University Medical Center
Presenting Author: Christina Ramirez, MS – Texas State University
Presenting Author: Hideaki Sato, M.S. – Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Aging and Chronic Disease
Nutrition Translation
Nutrient-Gene Interactions
Carotenoids and Retinoids (CARIG)
Chair: Bryan Gannon, PhD – Cornell University Division of Nutritional Sciences
Co-Chair: Caitlyn G. Edwards, B.S. – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Ning Wang, Dr read – Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Presenting Author: Shu Hang Kwan, BS, RD – The University of Alabama
Presenting Author: Ji Ye Lim, M.S. – Nutrition and Cancer Biology Lab in JM USDA-HNRCA at Tufts University
Presenting Author: Chelsee Holloway, PhD – Rutgers University
Presenting Author: Kaylea Flanagan, BA – University of Massachusetts Lowell
Presenting Author: Dingbo Lin, Ph.D – Oklahoma State University
Presenting Author: Jennifer L. Ford, BS – The Pennsylvania State University
Presenting Author: Sarah S. Comstock, PhD – Michigan State University
Carotenoids and Retinoids (CARIG)
Chair: Ratna Mukherjea, PhD – DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences
Co-Chair: Diana H. Taft, Ph.D. – University of California, Davis
Presenting Author: Caroline Y. Um, PhD, MPH, RD – American Cancer Society
Presenting Author: Abigail J. Johnson, Ph.D., RDN – University of Minnesota
Presenting Author: Tzu-Wen L. Cross, PhD, RD – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presenting Author: Kathryn Racine, M.S. – Virginia Tech
Presenting Author: Minghua Tang, PhD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Presenting Author: J. Philip Karl, PhD, RD – US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Presenting Author: Asmaa A. Ramadan Taha, Msc. – National resaerch center
Presenting Author: Chen Pei Chen, Taiwan (R.O.C.), National Taiwan University – Taiwan (R.O.C.), National Taiwan University
Nutritional Microbiology
Chair: Nana Gletsu-Miller, PhD – Purdue University
Co-Chair: Nilupa S. Gunaratna, PhD – Purdue University
Presenting Author: Regan L. Bailey, PhD, MPH, RD – Purdue University
Presenting Author: Tanvir M. Huda, PhD – The University of Sydney
Presenting Author: Kristen M. Hurley, PhD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Maria Makrides, PhD – South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute & School of Medicine, The University of Adela
Presenting Author: Rola Hammoud, MSc – University of Toronto Department of Nutritional Sciences
Presenting Author: Emanuela Pannia, MSc – University of Toronto Department of Nutritional Sciences
Presenting Author: Anita Subramanian, MS – The Pennsylvania State University
Presenting Author: Nicholas Ralston, Ph.D. – University of North Dakota
Vitamins and Minerals
Chair: Joanna Hodges, PhD
Co-Chair: Shanil Juma, PhD – Texas Woman's University
Presenting Author: Prakash R. Kondekar, BSc(Hons)LLB ND AVR FRSH(London)Bowtech (UK) – Indian Institute of Naturopathy
Presenting Author: Ravinder K. Nagpal, PhD – Wake Forest School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Nicolaas E.P. Deutz, MD, PhD – Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Texas A&M University
Presenting Author: Joseph Roberts, MS – Emory University
Presenting Author: Jennifer L. Morrison, BS – The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Presenting Author: Anurag Singh, MD, PhD – Amazentis
Presenting Author: Hyojung Kim, MS – Florida International University
Aging and Chronic Disease
Chair: Kelsey Mangano, Ph.D., R.D. – University of Massachusetts Lowell
Co-Chair: Lisa Jahns, PhD, RD – USDA
Presenting Author: Alison G.M Brown, PhD, MS – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Presenting Author: Lisa Harnack, DrPH, RD – University of Minnesota school of public Health
Presenting Author: Mercedes Sotos Prieto, PhD – Ohio University
Presenting Author: Anne-Laure Tardy, PhD – SANOFI CONSUMER HEALTH CARE
Presenting Author: Aparna Ajjarapu, BA – NICHD, National Institutes of Health
Presenting Author: Daniel A. Antiporta, MPH, MSc – Johns Hopkins University
Presenting Author: Hannah J. Cory, MPH, RD – Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Connor J. McDermott, BS – University of New Hampshire
Nutritional Epidemiology
Chair: Rita S. Strakovsky, Ph.D., R.D. – Michigan State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Co-Chair: V. Saroja Voruganti, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presenting Author: Mandana Amir Shaghaghi, University of Manitoba – University of Manitoba
Presenting Author: Ninna K. Senftleber, MSc – University of Copenhagen
Presenting Author: Riley L. Hughes, BA – University of California Davis
Presenting Author: Collin Popp, PhD, RD – NYU Langone Health
Presenting Author: Sachelly Julián-Serrano, MHSN – National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
Presenting Author: Fayth Miles, PhD – Loma Linda University
Presenting Author: Seo Yoon Choi, B.S. – Ewha Womans University
Presenting Author: Brian Piccolo, PhD – Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center Department of Pediatrics at UAMS
Nutrient-Gene Interactions
Chair: Elitsa A. Ananieva – Des Moines University
Co-Chair: Sarah S. Comstock, PhD – Michigan State University
Presenting Author: Munkyong Pae, Ph.D. – Chungbuk National University
Presenting Author: Allison Boss, BS – Michigan State University
Presenting Author: Bryant H. Keirns, B.S. – Oklahoma State University
Presenting Author: Sung Nim Han, PhD – Seoul National University
Presenting Author: Colby Teeman, MS – Florida International University
Presenting Author: Robert M. Johnson, BS – Auburn University
Presenting Author: Justina s. Owusu, M Phil – Florida International University
Nutritional Immunology and Inflammation
Chair: Richard C. Baybutt, Professor – East Carolina University
Co-Chair: Dingbo Lin, Ph.D – Oklahoma State University
Presenting Author: Jihye Lee, MS – University of Maryland
Presenting Author: Marjorie Anne A. Layosa, RND – Texas A&M University
Presenting Author: Madeline Sheeley, Bachelor of Science – Purdue University
Presenting Author: Annie W. Lin, PhD, RD – Northwestern University
Presenting Author: Wanshui Yang, PhD – Anhui Medical University
Diet and Cancer
Chair: Emily Radlowski, PhD, RD – Dominican University
Co-Chair: Erin Glynn, PhD – Beach Body
Presenting Author: Sung Eun Choi, PhD, RD – Queens College, The City University of New York
Presenting Author: Bohdan Luhovyy, PhD – Mount Saint Vincent University
Presenting Author: Kaylie N. Schneider, MS – USDA Agricultural Research Service
Presenting Author: Rukshan Mehta, HBSc, MSW – Emory University
Presenting Author: Sung Hyen Lee, Doctorate – National Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Presenting Author: Garyk Brixi, High School – Winston Churchill High School
Presenting Author: Philip Raine, TREES Program High school intern – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Tiantian Lin, Graduate Student – Virginia Tech
Nutrition Translation
Chair: Zhenhua Liu, PhD – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Co-Chair: Yangbo Sun, PhD, MD – University of Iowa
Presenting Author: Aditi Das, Ph.D. – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Presenting Author: Chen Du, MS, RDN – Texas Woman's University
Presenting Author: Zahra Ezzat-Zadeh, N/A, PhD, RDN – UCLA
Presenting Author: Sepideh Alasvand, M.S. – Clemson University
Presenting Author: Miguel Rebollo-Hernanz, PhD – Institute of Food Science Research, CIAL (UAM-CSIC)
Presenting Author: Lixia He, PhD – Harvard Medical School
Presenting Author: Elizabeth T. Brandley, MS – American University
Dietary Bioactive Components
Chair: Anna Jones, Ph.D. – Center for nutrition in schools, University of California, Davis
Co-Chair: Rachel E. Scherr, PhD – University of California Davis
Presenting Author: Rhonda C. Bell, PhD – University of Alberta
Presenting Author: Yolitzin C Hernandez, B.A. – Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro
Presenting Author: Fiona M. Asigbee, PhD, MPH – The University of Texas at austin
Presenting Author: Abigail Gilman, PhD – Drexel University
Presenting Author: Kwadernica Rhea, B.S. – Louisiana State University
Presenting Author: Amy Schachtner-Appel, MS, RD – University of Maryland
Presenting Author: Linda Fergus, MS RD LDN – Louisiana State University
Presenting Author: Amelia A. Miramonti, MA / MSc – University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Nutrition Education and Behavioral Sciences
Chair: David McCarron – University of California, Davis
Co-Chair: Roschelle Heuberger, PhD, RD – Central Michigan University
Presenting Author: Benedicta N. Nnodum, MD, MHS – Berkshire Medical Center
Presenting Author: Denease Francis, MD – Stony Brook Children's Hospital
Presenting Author: Alex K. Anderson, PhD, MPH, CPH – Dept. of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia
Presenting Author: Julie A. Kennel, PhD RDN LD – The Ohio State University
Presenting Author: Sean Logie, Ph.D. – Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
Presenting Author: Alicia Sneij Perez, MS – Florida International University
Medical Nutrition
Chair: Drew Sayer, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presenting Author: Nikoleta Stamataki, MSc – University of Manchester
Presenting Author: Kevin C. Maki, PhD – Midwest Biomedical Research/Center for Metabolic and Cardiovascular Health
Presenting Author: Claire Cheng, Undergraduate Student – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Sai Krupa Das, PhD – Tufts University
Presenting Author: Kelsey Gabel, MD, RD – University of Illinois at Chicago
Presenting Author: Tahar Hajri, PhD – Hackensack University Medical Center
Presenting Author: Melissa E. Lipsmeyer, PhD – Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Obesity