Chair: David A. Sela, PhD – University of Massachusetts
Co-Chair: Lauren R. Brink, PhD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences & Arkansas Children's Hospital
Presenting Author: Diana H. Taft, Ph.D. – University of California, Davis
Presenting Author: Noel T. Mueller, PhD, MPH – Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
Presenting Author: Ruyue Cheng, MD – West China School of Public Health, and Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University
Presenting Author: Kameron Y. Sugino, BS – Michigan State University
Presenting Author: Moira K. Differding, BA – Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
Presenting Author: Shannon C. Conrey, MS – University of Cincinnati College of Medicine/Dept of Environmental Health
Presenting Author: Samantha L. Huey, BS – Cornell University
Presenting Author: Kelsea M. Drall, BSc – University of Alberta Department of Pediatrics
Nutritional Microbiology
Chair: Gloria Salazar – Florida State University
Co-Chair: Kelli S. George, B.S., RDN – Florida State University
Presenting Author: Candice A. Myers, Ph.D. – Pennington Biomedicial Research Center
Presenting Author: Angela Bermudez-Millan, PhD, MPH – UConn Health
Presenting Author: Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon, PhD, JD, MPH – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society
Presenting Author: Yan Wang, DrPH – University of Maryland School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Kaela Plank, MPH, MS – University of California, Nutrition Policy Institute
Presenting Author: Diana Brostow, PhD, MPH, RDN – Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center
Presenting Author: Lucas Gosdin, MPH – Nutrition and Health Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University
Presenting Author: Emily Z. Wang, B.A. – Cornell University
Aging and Chronic Disease
Community and Public Health Nutrition
Global Nutrition
Maternal, Perinatal and Pediatric Nutrition
Obesity
Chair: Beth H. Olson – University of Wisconsin
Co-Chair: Susan L. Johnson, PhD – University of Colorado Denver
Presenting Author: Alison Tovar, PhD, MPH – University of Rhode island
Presenting Author: Susan L. Johnson, PhD – University of Colorado Denver
Presenting Author: Karina R. Lora, PhD RDN – The George Washington University
Presenting Author: Hoa T. Nguyen, Ph.D.(c) – University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Jessica Eliason, M.S. student – Arizona State University
Presenting Author: Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Ph.D. – Yale University
Presenting Author: Angela Trude, PhD – University of Maryland School of Medicine
Maternal, Perinatal and Pediatric Nutrition
Chair: Richard C. Baybutt, Professor – East Carolina University
Co-Chair: Silvia Stan, PhD – University of Nevada, Reno
Presenting Author: Abby Benninghoff, PhD – Utah State University
Presenting Author: Jimmy Crott, PhD – JM-USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
Presenting Author: Sumira Phatak, B.S. – Utah State University
Presenting Author: Dallas R. Donohoe, Ph.D. – UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, NUTRITION
Presenting Author: Chris Weston, MS – Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Elvira Gonzalez de Mejia, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Yiying Zhao, B.Eng – Purdue University
Presenting Author: Christian J. Konopka, BS – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Diet and Cancer
Chair: Helen Everts, PhD – Texas Woman's University
Co-Chair: Jessica Cooperstone, Ph.D. – The Ohio State University
Presenting Author: Caitlyn G. Edwards, B.S. – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Jelena Mustra Rakic, MS – JM-USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
Presenting Author: Yaqi Li, n/a – The Pennsylvania State University
Presenting Author: Bridget A. Hannon, MS – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Nancy E. Moran, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
Presenting Author: Georg Lietz, PhD – Newcastle University
Presenting Author: Jonathan Cerna, BS – University of Iliinois Urbana-Champaign
Carotenoids and Retinoids (CARIG)
Chair: Marilyn Cornelis, PhD – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Co-Chair: Kevin W. Dodd, PhD – National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Prevention
Presenting Author: Sarah McNaughton, PhD – Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
Presenting Author: Yi Zhao, MSc – Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition
Presenting Author: Edwina Wambogo, PhD, MS, MPH, RD – NIH
Presenting Author: Daniela Hampel, PhD – UC Davis, USDA/ARS-WHNRC
Presenting Author: Zung V. Tran, PhD – MedAware Systems, Inc.
Presenting Author: Devin A. Bowes, PhD student – The Biodesign Institute Center for Environmental Health Engineering, Arizona State University
Presenting Author: Josh M. Colston, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Dimitra Karageorgou, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
Nutritional Epidemiology
Chair: Mduduzi N. Mbuya, PhD – Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Co-Chair: Sera L. Young, PhD – Northwestern University Department of Anthropology, Institute for Policy Research
Presenting Author: K. Ryan Wessells, PhD – University of California, Davis
Presenting Author: Nancy F. Krebs, MD, MS – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Laura E. Caulfield, PhD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH
Presenting Author: Maxwell A. Barffour, PhD – University of California Davis
Presenting Author: Alida Melse-Boonstra, PhD – Wageningen University & Research
Presenting Author: Yaw Addo, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Presenting Author: Julia E. Reedy, BS – Tufts University
Global Nutrition
Chair: Lamis Jomaa, PhD – American University of Beirut
Co-Chair: Heather A. Eicher-Miller, PhD – Purdue University Department of Nutrition Science
Presenting Author: Kristy L. Gray, BNutDiet, BBiomedRes(Hons), APD – University of South Australia
Presenting Author: Jess A. Gwin, PhD – US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Presenting Author: Annie W. Lin, PhD, RD – Northwestern University
Presenting Author: Oluyemisi F. Folasire, MSc – University of Ibadan Department of Human Nutrition,
Presenting Author: Safiya Beckford, M.S. – University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Presenting Author: Rachel A. Ryan, MA – New York University
Presenting Author: Janette Bedoyan, BS – University of Rhode Island
Presenting Author: Graham D. Salmun, M.S. – University of Texas at Austin
Nutrition Education and Behavioral Science
Obesity
Chair: Jennifer A. Nasser, PhD RD – Drexel University
Co-Chair: Drew Sayer, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presenting Author: Daniel Tomé, PhD – AgroParisTech-INRA
Presenting Author: Kathleen M. McClain, PhD, MS – National Cancer Institute
Presenting Author: Chris Pankey, Ph.D. – United States Department of Agriculture
Presenting Author: Eva C. Diaz Fuentes, MD – Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center Department of Pediatrics at UAMS
Presenting Author: Kelli A. Lytle, PhD RD – Mayo Clinic
Presenting Author: Jin-Seon Yook, MS – UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
Presenting Author: Mikyoung You, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Obesity
Chair: Daniel Hoffman, PhD – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Co-Chair: Debbie Humphries, PhD, MPH – Yale School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Benjamin J. McCormick, DPhil – NIH Fogarty International Center
Presenting Author: Salima F. Taylor, BS – JM-USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
Presenting Author: Elizabeth Prado, PhD – University of California Davis
Presenting Author: Sarah E. Cusick, Ph.D. – University of Minnesota
Presenting Author: Nancy F. Krebs, MD, MS – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Sheela S. Sinharoy, MPH, PhD – Emory University
Presenting Author: Jillian L. Waid, MSW, BA – Helen Keller International
Presenting Author: Derek Headey, PhD – International Food Policy Research Institute
Global Nutrition
Chair: Alan M. Diamond, PhD – University of Illinois at Chiacgo
Co-Chair: Marla Berry, Ph.D. – University of Hawaii
Presenting Author: Paul Copeland, PhD – Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Presenting Author: Xin Gen Lei, PhD – Cornell University
Presenting Author: Wen-Hsing Cheng, PhD – Mississippi State University
Presenting Author: Mostafa Elhodaky, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago
Presenting Author: Lenny K. Hong, MS – University of Illinois at Chiacgo
Presenting Author: Buyun Liu, PhD – University of Iowa
Vitamins and Minerals
Chair: Kevin Fritsche – University of Missouri, Columbia
Presenting Author: Bethany M. Henrick, PhD – Evolve Biosystems INC
Presenting Author: Ashley M. Toney, n/a – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Presenting Author: Lichchavi D. Rajasinghe, PhD – Michigan State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Presenting Author: Catherine J. Andersen, PhD, RD – Fairfield University
Presenting Author: Heather M. Guetterman, MS – Cornell University Division of Nutritional Sciences
Presenting Author: Ester Oh, MS – The Pennsylvania State University
Presenting Author: Di Wu, Master – University of Nebraska Lincoln
Presenting Author: Shaneice K. Nettleford, BSc – The Pennsylvania State University
Nutritional Immunology and Inflammation
Chair: Henna Muzaffar, PhD, RD – Northern Illinois University
Co-Chair: Georgianna Tuuri, PhD, RD, LDN – Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Presenting Author: Amy Webb Girard, PHD – Emory University
Presenting Author: Morgan L. Braden, BS (May, 2019) – Purdue University
Presenting Author: Amy R. Mobley, PhD, RD – University of Florida
Presenting Author: Ginnefer O. Cox, PhD, RD – University of Georgia
Presenting Author: Pamela Weisberg-Shapiro, N/A, PhD – Cornell University
Presenting Author: Anna Jones, Ph.D. – Center for nutrition in schools, University of California, Davis
Presenting Author: Sumati Bajaj, MA – International Food Policy Research Institute
Presenting Author: Leah E. Chapman, MPH – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nutrition Education and Behavioral Sciences
Chair: Namanjeet Ahluwalia, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Co-Chair: Katelyn E. Senkus, MS – The University of Alabama
Presenting Author: Rachel Bleiweiss-Sande, MS – Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Presenting Author: Simon S. Sum, DCN, RDN, ACSM-CPT, FAND – Herbalife Nutrition
Presenting Author: Dorothy E. Mackerras, BSc, DipNutDiet, MPH, PhD – Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Presenting Author: Jiaqi Wang, MS – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
Presenting Author: Hong Xue, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University Dept of Health Behavior and Policy
Presenting Author: Jacqueline A. Vernarelli, PhD – Sacred Heart University
Presenting Author: Alexandra E. Cowan, B.S. – Purdue University
Presenting Author: Karen W. Andrews, BS – USDA Agricultural Research Service - Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
Nutrition Translation
Diet and Cancer
Nutritional Epidemiology
Chair: Nick McCormick – DSM Nutritional Products
Co-Chair: Sahar Ajabshir, Ph.D. – Florida International University
Presenting Author: Guylaine Ferland, PhD – Universite de Montreal
Presenting Author: Kim V.E. Braun, PhD – Erasmus MC
Presenting Author: Ya-Hsuan Chang, Master – University of Arkansas
Presenting Author: Tibebeselassie S. Keflie, Ph.D.cand – Institute of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition (140)
Presenting Author: Amanda E. Bries, MS – Iowa State University
Presenting Author: Andrea J. Lobene, MS, RD – Purdue University
Presenting Author: Emily F. Bengson, MS – University of Minnesota
Presenting Author: Stephen R. Hennigar, PhD – Florida State University
Presenting Author: Shannon McClorry, MS – University of California Davis
Vitamins and Minerals
Chair: Carolyn Gunther, PhD – The Ohio State University
Co-Chair: Angela Trude, PhD – University of Maryland School of Medicine
Presenting Author: David D. Kim, PhD – Tufts Medical Center
Presenting Author: Jodi D. Stookey, PhD – CHORI
Presenting Author: Stephen Onufrak, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Presenting Author: Flavia M. Sarti, PhD – University of Sao Paulo
Presenting Author: Leah E. Chapman, MPH – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presenting Author: Patricia A. Sharpe, PhD, MPH – University of South Carolina
Presenting Author: Kimberly N. Doughty, MPH, PhD – Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center
Presenting Author: Suela Sulo, PhD – Abbott Nutrition
Community and Public Health Nutrition
Chair: Shivani Sahni, PhD – Marcus institute for Aging research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School
Co-Chair: Sameera Talegawkar, PhD – The George Washington University
Presenting Author: Victoria Miller, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
Presenting Author: Molla M. Wassie, MSc in Nutrition – The University of Adelaide
Presenting Author: Jaya Khushalani, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Presenting Author: Alexandra Purdue-Smithe, PhD – NICHD, National Institutes of Health
Presenting Author: Pi-i D. Lin, ScD – Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Presenting Author: Xinyuan Zhang, BS – The Pennsylvania State University Department of Nutritional Sciences
Presenting Author: Xiaoran Liu, Ph.D. – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Nutritional Epidemiology
Chair: Bahram H. Arjmandi, PhD, RD – Florida State University
Co-Chair: Connie W. Bales, PhD, RD – Duke University School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Cydne A. Perry, PhD – South Dakota State University
Presenting Author: Emily Arentson-Lantz, PhD – University of Texas Medical Branch
Presenting Author: Emily Riddle, Ph.D. – SUNY-Oneonta
Presenting Author: Kathryn N. Porter Starr, PhD, RD – Duke University School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Sabrina Noel, PhD, RD – University of Massachusetts Lowell
Presenting Author: Bahram H. Arjmandi, PhD, RD – Florida State University
Presenting Author: Zhaomin Liu, PhD – Sun Yat-sen University (North Campus), Guangzhou
Presenting Author: Shivani Sahni, PhD – Marcus institute for Aging research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School
Aging and Chronic Disease
Chair: Claire E. Berryman, PhD, RD – Florida State University
Co-Chair: Xiaoran Liu, Ph.D. – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Judy Kim, BS – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Presenting Author: Chuck T. Chen, PhD – NIAAA
Presenting Author: Sarah Berry, PhD – King's College London
Presenting Author: Jessica Cooperstone, Ph.D. – The Ohio State University
Presenting Author: Nazanin Abbaspour, MS – San Diego State University
Presenting Author: Shue Huang, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University
Presenting Author: Ding Ding, Ph.D – University of Calgary
Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism
Chair: John W. Finley, PhD – USDA Agricultural Research Service
Chair: Daniel J. Raiten, PhD – NICHD, National Institutes of Health
Presenting Author: Naglaa H. El-Abbadi, PhD – Friedman School Of Nutrition Science And Policy At Tufts University
Presenting Author: Amelia Willits-Smith, MS – Tulane University
Presenting Author: Julie M. Hess, PhD – National Dairy Council
Presenting Author: Lauren E. Pavone, BS – University of Maryland, College Park
Presenting Author: Keagan Ringling, BS – University of Minnesota Department of Food Science and Nutrition
Presenting Author: Carlos Andres Gallegos, MAAPD – Washington University in St. Louis; & Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Presenting Author: Diego Rose, PhD, MPH – Tulane University
Climate/Environment, Health and Improved Nutrition
Chair: Aryeh D. Stein, Ph.D, MPH – Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University
Co-Chair: Daniel Hoffman, PhD – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Presenting Author: Dimitra Karageorgou, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
Presenting Author: Flavia M. Sarti, PhD – University of Sao Paulo
Presenting Author: Ilana R. Cliffer, MPH – Tufts University
Presenting Author: Yan Bai, PhD Candidate – Friedman School of Nutrition, Tufts University
Presenting Author: Shivani Kachwaha, N/A, Masters in Development Studies – International Food Policy Research Institute
Presenting Author: Sigrun Henjum, PhD – Oslo Metropolitan University and UC Davis
Presenting Author: Stephen R. Kodish, PhD – Pennsylvania State University
Presenting Author: Djeinam Toure, PhD – Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Global Nutrition
Community and Public Health Nutrition
Chair: Kathryn N. Porter Starr, PhD, RD – Duke University School of Medicine
Co-Chair: Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa, MD, PhD – Northeastern University
Presenting Author: Karen J. Murphy, PhD MDiet APD – University of South Australia
Presenting Author: Samantha C. Gallo, MS, RD, CDN, CDE – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Presenting Author: Adelle M. Gadowski, B Sci (Food Tech Nutr), BSci (Hons), M Hum Nutr – Monash University
Presenting Author: Sheau C. Chai, PhD, RD – University of Delaware
Presenting Author: Marissa Burgermaster, MAEd, MS, PhD, MA – The University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences, Dell Medical School
Presenting Author: Lua J. Wilkinson, PhD, RD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presenting Author: Nicholas A. Koemel, B.S. – Oklahoma State University
Presenting Author: Lauren E. O'Connor, PhD – National Cancer Institute
Aging and Chronic Disease
Chair: Cindy Davis, PhD – Office of Dietary Supplements
Co-Chair: Celeste Alexander, BS – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Marie van der Merwe, PhD – University of Memphis
Presenting Author: Wayne Young, PhD – AgResearch
Presenting Author: Saman Faramarzi, ND – Microbiome Labs
Presenting Author: Susan Westfall, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Presenting Author: Gloria I. Solano-Aguilar, DVM, PhD – USDA Agricultural Research Service
Presenting Author: Mathew J. Buchman, BS – Ohio University
Presenting Author: Sharon V. Thompson, MS, RD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Edward C. Deehan, BSc, RD – University of Alberta
Nutritional Microbiology
Chair: Xian Wu, Ph.D. – Tufts University
Co-Chair: Yanhui Han, Ph.D candidate – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Presenting Author: Natalie E. VandenAkker, M.S. – University of Maine
Presenting Author: Allison L. Unger, B.S. – The University of Vermont
Presenting Author: Jieping Yang, PhD – University of California Los Angeles
Presenting Author: Katelyn E. Senkus, MS – The University of Alabama
Presenting Author: Yanhui Han, Ph.D candidate – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Presenting Author: Tho X. Pham, Ph.D. – University of Connecticut
Presenting Author: Weimin Guo, PhD – JM-USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
Presenting Author: Mi-Bo Kim, Ph.D. – University of Connecticut
Dietary Bioactive Components
Chair: Mandana Arabi, MD, PhD – Save the Children
Co-Chair: Heewon L. Gray, PhD, RDN – University of South Florida College of Public Health
Presenting Author: Michael J. Dibley, MPH – The University of Sydney
Presenting Author: Reina Engle-Stone, PhD – UC Davis Department of Nutrition
Presenting Author: Rukundo K. Benedict, PhD – DHS Program, ICF
Presenting Author: Daniel Tomé, PhD – AgroParisTech
Presenting Author: Matti Marklund, PhD – The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
Presenting Author: Sajid B. Soofi, FCPS – Aga Khan University
Presenting Author: Erica Sedlander, DrPH (c), MPH – The George Washington University
Presenting Author: Samuel L. Balka, BA (expected 2020) – Northwestern University
Community and Public Health Nutrition
Global Nutrition
Chair: Samer W. El-Kadi, PhD – Virginia Tech
Co-Chair: Sheila Jacobi, PhD – The Ohio State University
Presenting Author: Susan M. Smith, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presenting Author: Gabriella Hernandez, Graduate Student – California Polytechnic State University
Presenting Author: Victoria Smith, Graduate Student – California Polytechnic State University
Presenting Author: Sze Ting (Cecilia) Kwan, PhD, RD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presenting Author: Christianto Putra, MS – University of Massachusetts Lowell
Presenting Author: Marko Rudar, Ph.D. – USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Presenting Author: Megan Beggs, RD – University of Alberta
Presenting Author: Sonal Sukreet, MS – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Experimental Animal Nutrition
Chair: John W. Apolzan, MS, PhD – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Co-Chair: Jess A. Gwin, PhD – US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Presenting Author: William O. Jonsson, M.Sc. – Rutgers University
Presenting Author: Bret M. Rust, PhD – USDA Agricultural Research Service
Presenting Author: Noëmie Daniel, PhD Student – Laval University, Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Heart and Lung Institute
Presenting Author: Md Abu Bakkar Siddik, MS – Texas Tech University
Presenting Author: Sanghee Park, Ph.D – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Presenting Author: Juliane Calvez, PhD – AgroParisTech-INRA
Presenting Author: Utpal K. Prodhan, M.Sc – Liggins Institute, University of Auckland
Presenting Author: Martin Root, PhD – Appalachian State University
Presenting Author: Claire Gaudichon, Professor – AgroParisTech-INRA
Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism
Chair: Eileen Kennedy, DSc – Tufts University
Co-Chair: Sarah Ohlhorst, MS, RD – American Society for Nutrition
Presenting Author: Mengxi Du, MS, MPH, RD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
Presenting Author: Yujin Lee, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
Presenting Author: Anna H. Grummon, MSPH – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Speaker: Parke E. Wilde, PhD – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
Speaker: Adam Koon, PhD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Policy
Global Nutrition
Chair: Minghua Tang, PhD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Co-Chair: Allison Yates, PhD
Presenting Author: Jisun So, M.S. – JM USDA-HNRCA at Tufts University
Presenting Author: Xuhuiqun Zhang, Ph.D. candidate – Illinois Institute of Technology
Presenting Author: Chanaka N. Kahathuduwa, MBBS MPhil PhD – Texas Tech University
Presenting Author: Sanique South, MS – Texas Woman's University
Presenting Author: Alyssa Tindall, BS, RDN – Penn State University
Presenting Author: David C. Nieman, DrPH – Appalachian State University
Presenting Author: Kristi M. Crowe-White, PhD, RD – The University of Alabama
Dietary Bioactive Components
Chair: Bridget E. Young, PhD – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Co-Chair: Miranda G. Loutet, MSc – Hospital for Sick Children
Presenting Author: Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon, PhD, JD, MPH – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society
Presenting Author: Scott B. Ickes, PhD – Wheaton College
Presenting Author: Justine A. Kavle, PhD, MPH – Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) / PATH
Presenting Author: Alex K. Anderson, PhD, MPH, CPH – Dept. of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia
Presenting Author: Li Huang, PHD – Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Presenting Author: Allison I. Daniel, MSc – The Hospital for Sick Children
Presenting Author: Samantha M. Enstad, MD – Boston Children's Hospital
Presenting Author: Dominick J. Lemas, PhD – University of Florida
Maternal, Perinatal and Pediatric Nutrition
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: Tim Spector, MBBS MD MSC FRCP FRSB FMEDSC – King's College London
Presenting Author: Ghada A. Soliman, MD, PhD, RD – City University of New York, School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Fred K. Tabung, PhD, MSPH – THe Ohio State University College of Medicine
Presenting Author: Jennifer M. Kelly, MS, RD – JM USDA-HNRCA at Tufts University
Presenting Author: Reiko Ichikawa, Ph.D. – JM-USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
Presenting Author: R. Whitney Leet, MS, RD – Emory University
Presenting Author: Caroline Le Roy, PhD – King's College London
Presenting Author: Chao-Qiang Lai, Ph.D. – USDA Agricultural Research Service
Nutrient-Gene Interactions
Chair: Krystle Zuniga, PhD, RD – Texas State University
Co-Chair: Andrea Hutchins, PhD, RD – University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Presenting Author: Emily A. Hu, MHS – Johns Hopkins University
Presenting Author: Lauren N. Woodie, BS – Auburn University
Presenting Author: Natalia Palacios, Sc.D. – University of Massachussets
Presenting Author: Andrew Scholey, PhD – Swinburne University
Presenting Author: Corinne N. Cannavale, B.S. – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Samuel Scott, PhD – International Food Policy Research Institute
Presenting Author: Naiman A. Khan, Ph.D., R.D. – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aging and Chronic Disease
Nutrition Translation
Chair: Shilpa Bhupathiraju, PhD – Harvard School of Public Health
Co-Chair: Casey M. Rebholz, PhD, MS, MPH, MNSP – Johns Hopkins University
Presenting Author: M Kyla Shea, PhD – Tufts University Human Nutrition Research Center of Aging
Presenting Author: Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
Presenting Author: Yuni Choi, B.S. – University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Presenting Author: Caleigh M. Sawicki, M.S., M.P.H. – JM USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
Presenting Author: Clara Gómez-Donoso, PharmD – University of Navarra, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Pamplona, Spain
Presenting Author: Hyunju Kim, MPH – Johns Hopkins University
Presenting Author: Yi-Hsuan Liu, MS, RD – The Pennsylvania State University
Presenting Author: Teresa Fung, ScD, RD – Simmons University
Aging and Chronic Disease
Nutritional Epidemiology
Chair: Yu Zhang – ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
Co-Chair: Huanbiao Mo, PhD – Georgia State University
Presenting Author: Peiran Lu, Master – Oklahoma State University
Presenting Author: Renalison Farias-Pereira, Ph.D. Candidate – University of Massachusetts Amherst
Presenting Author: Priyankar Dey, PhD – The Ohio State University
Presenting Author: Julio B. Daleprane, Ph.D. – Rio de Janeiro State University
Presenting Author: Danyue Zhao, Ph.D. – Rutgers University
Presenting Author: Dennis Cladis, MS – Purdue University
Presenting Author: Sonal Sukreet, MS – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Presenting Author: Hongliang Xue, Doctor – School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University
Dietary Bioactive Components
Chair: Jean M. Kerver, PhD, MSc, RD – Michigan State University
Co-Chair: Rita S. Strakovsky, Ph.D., R.D. – Michigan State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Presenting Author: Kartik Shankar, Ph.D. – Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center Department of Pediatrics at UAMS
Presenting Author: Karen Lindsay, PhD, RDN – University of California Irvine
Presenting Author: Katherine Delaney, BS – Cornell University
Presenting Author: Rola Hammoud, MSc – University of Toronto Department of Nutritional Sciences
Presenting Author: Ling-Wei Chen, PhD – School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin
Presenting Author: Mariel Arvizu, MD, ScD – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Samrawit F. Yisahak, PhD – NICHD, National Institutes of Health
Maternal, Perinatal and Pediatric Nutrition
Chair: Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD – University of California Los Angeles
Presenting Author: Ellen C. Francis, M.S. – NICHD, National Institutes of Health
Presenting Author: Rachel R. Deer, PhD – University of Texas Medical Branch
Presenting Author: Maryam Kazemi, PhD, MSc, RD – Cornell University
Presenting Author: Guylaine Ferland, PhD – Universite de Montreal
Presenting Author: Jennifer Fleming, MS, RDN, LDN – Penn State University
Presenting Author: Alicia Sneij Perez, MS – Florida International University
Presenting Author: Kathryn N. Porter Starr, PhD, RD – Duke University School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Jessica A. Alvarez, PhD, RD – Emory University School of Medicine
Medical Nutrition