ASN Community Activities

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ASN Community Activities

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Friday, May 30, 2025
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Carotenoids and Retinoids (CARIG) Symposium and GEM Forum: Carotenoids and Retinoids in Focus - Whole-Body Insights and Implications
Chair: Naiman A. Khan, PhD, RD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Co-Chair: Michael P. Dzakovich, PhD – USDA-ARS/Children's Nutrition Research Center
Speaker: Jaime Amengual, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Moran Eye Center, University of Utah
Speaker: Ambria Crusan, PhD, MS, RD/LD (she/her/hers) – St. Catherine University
Speaker: Tori A. Holthaus, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Nancy E. Moran, PhD (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
Speaker: Katelyn E. Senkus, PhD (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Carotenoids and Retinoids Interest Group (CARIG) GEM Business Meeting, Reception, and Poster Competition
Chair: Naiman A. Khan, PhD, RD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

Saturday, May 31, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
The ADVANTAGE Project: Agriculture and Diet-Value Added for Nutrition Translation and Adaptation in a Global Ecology and CHAIN GEM Forum
Chair: Lauren E. O'Connor, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Evidence Center
Chair: Alison Steiber, PhD, RD – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Speaker: Meg Bruening, PhD, MPH, RD – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Laina Elizabeth Ewoldt, MSPH, RD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Speaker: Nancy F. Krebs, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Speaker: Diego Rose, PhD, MPH – Tulane University
Speaker: Robin White, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech
Climate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionGlobal and Public Health Nutrition

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

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
Nutritional Epidemiology GEM Forum: Complementing and Not Competing - How ’Omics Informed Approaches Can, and Cannot, Enhance Nutritional Epidemiology
Chair: Alexis C. Wood, PhD, FAHA (she/her/hers) – Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Speaker: Danielle G. Lemay, PhD – USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Speaker: Erikka Loftfield, Phd, MPH (she/her/hers) – National Cancer Institute
Speaker: Marian L. Neuhouser, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Speaker: Kenneth E. Westerman, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical and Translational NutritionGlobal and Public Health NutritionPopulation Science

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Nutrition Translation GEM Forum: GLP-1 Insights - Evidence to Impact in Nutrition Messaging
Chair: Junrui Cheng, PhD (she/her/hers) – Ingredion Incorporated
Co-Chair: Stephen A. Fleming, PhD (he/him/his) – Traverse Science
Speaker: Kirstie Canene-Adams, PhD (she/her/hers) – Ingredion
Speaker: James O. Hill, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Barbara O. Schneeman, PhD – University of California Davis
Career and Professional DevelopmentClinical and Translational Nutrition

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Student, Postdoc, and Early Career Professional Networking Event

Sunday, June 1, 2025
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Graduate Student Breakfast, Meet the Distinguished Fellows (DFASN), and SIG 3-Minute Thesis Award Competition

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
ASN Community Activities and GEM Forums

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Nutritional Immunology and Inflammation GEM Forum: Nutritional Modulation of Immune Responses
Chair: Vishal Singh, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Nithya Krishnakumar, BS – University of California, Davis
Speaker: Jaeeun Lee, Doctrate – University of Connecticut
Speaker: Yujiao Zu, PhD (she/her/hers) – Texas Tech University
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Experimental Animal Nutrition GEM Forum: Now and the Future - Focusing on the Microbiome in Animal Research
Chair: Marie van der Merwe, PhD – University of Memphis
Speaker: Matthew W. Gorton, BS – Oklahoma State University
Speaker: Min-Hyun Kim, PhD (he/him/his) – Arizona State University
Speaker: Antonio Carlos Ramos dos Santos, PhD (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine
Speaker: Kelly S. Swanson, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Career Coaching: Resume, CV, and Cover Letter Review
Career and Professional Development

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

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
Vitamins and Minerals GEM Forum: Iron and Vitamin D During Pregnancy: Can Vitamin D Supplementation Improve Maternal and Fetal Iron and Anemia Status?
Chair: Sisi Cao, PhD – Mead Johnson Nutrition
Co-Chair: David E. Barney, Jr., PhD – U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Speaker: Kimberly O. O'Brien, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cornell University
Speaker: Karen M. O'Callaghan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
The Art of Scientific Storytelling: Essential Communication Skills for Nutrition Scientists
Speaker: Karen D. Corbin, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Associate Investigator- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Moderator: Luis Gonzalez, MS, RDN (he/him/his) – Eat Well Global
Panelist: Andrew W. Brown, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Research Institute
Panelist: Michelle I. Cardel, PhD, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – WeightWatchers; University of Florida
Panelist: Stephanie L.E Compton, PhD, RD, LDN (she/her/hers) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Panelist: Deirdre K. Tobias, ScD (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Career and Professional Development

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Dietary Bioactive Components GEM Forum: Navigating Career Pathways - Insights from Academia, Industry, and Government
Chair: Rafaela G. Feresin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Georgia State University
Speaker: Deirdra Chester, PhD, RDN – United States Department of Agriculture
Speaker: Mario G. Ferruzzi, PhD – Virginia Tech
Speaker: Kelly Walsh, PhD, MBA, RDN, FAND – Reckitt
Career and Professional DevelopmentClinical and Translational Nutrition

4:00 PM - 5:20 PM ET
Community and Public Health Nutrition and Nutrition Education and Behavioral Science Joint GEM Forum: Food is Medicine - Advancing Research, Practice and Policy to Promote Food and Nutrition Security in the US
Chair: Irene Hatsu, PhD, RD – The Ohio State University
Chair: Chloe P. Lozano, PhD, MHlthProm, GradDip Dietetics (she/her/hers) – University of Hawaii Cancer Center
Global and Public Health Nutrition

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Speed Mentoring for Students
Chair: Rana Chehab, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Chair: Anali Morales-Juárez, MSc – Purdue University
Career and Professional Development

Monday, June 2, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
ASN Community Activities and GEM Forums

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Aging and Chronic Disease GEM Forum: Career Paths in Nutrition
Chair: Samara Joy Smith, PhD, MDiv – PepsiCo
Speaker: Alison L. Eldridge, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Nestlé Research
Speaker: Ravinder Nagpal, MSc, PhD (he/him/his) – Florida State University
Speaker: Joseph L. Roberts, PhD – Arizona State University
Career and Professional DevelopmentClinical and Translational Nutrition

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Diet and Cancer GEM Forum: The Interplay Between the Diet, the Gut Microbiome, and Cancer
Chair: Silvia D. Stan, PhD – University of Nevada, Reno
Speaker: Leigh Greathouse, PhD, MPH, MS, RD – Baylor University
Speaker: Marisa Bittoni, PhD, MS – The Ohio State University
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Leveraging AI for Scientific Research and Publishing Success
Chair: Maria Cinzori, MS (they/them/theirs) – Michigan State University
Co-Chair: Yutong Chen, MS, MPH (she/her/hers) – Tufts University
Co-Chair: Vanessa Thyne, MS (she/her/hers) – Texas Woman's University
Speaker: Richard Black, PhD – WISEcode
Speaker: Amanda MacFarlane, PhD (she/her/hers) – Health Canada
Speaker: Elena N. Naumova, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tufts University
Career and Professional DevelopmentClinical and Translational Nutrition

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
Global Nutrition Council (GNC) Special Session on the Future of Global Nutrition Research
Chair: Daniel J. Hoffman, PhD – Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Speaker: Lindsey Locks, ScD MPH – Boston University
Speaker: Christine P. Stewart, MPH, PhD – University of California, Davis
Global and Public Health Nutrition

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Career Coaching: Resume, CV, and Cover Letter Review
Career and Professional Development

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

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
Nutrient-Gene Interactions GEM Forum: Nutrigenomics and Environmental Toxins - Exploring the Role of Diet in Mitigating Lead Toxicity
Chair: McKale Montgomery, PhD, RD – Oklahoma State University
Speaker: Renee Dufault, DHEd – Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
Nutritional Microbiology GEM Forum: Thinking Outside the Host - Strengths and Limitations of In Vitro Models to Explore Diet and the Microbiome
Chair: Abigail J. Johnson, PhD, RD – University of Minnesota
Speaker: Leigh Greathouse, PhD, MPH, MS, RD – Baylor University
Speaker: Ana-Maria Porras, PhD – University of Florida
Speaker: Kelly S. Swanson, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Obesity GEM Forum: Precision Nutrition - Addressing Obesity Across the Lifespan
Chair: Catia Martins, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Co-Chair: Ana Palacios, MD, PhD – Georgia Southern University
Speaker: Amy Goss, PhD, MS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Leanne Redman, PhD (she/her/hers) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Speaker: Jose M. Ordovas, PhD – JM-USDA Human Nutrition Research Ctr on Aging @ Tufts
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Real Talk: Navigating Change in the Workplace - Fresh Perspectives, Panel Discussions, and Networking
Chair: Shalene McNeill, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Moderator: Eric D. Ciappio, PhD, RD (he/him/his) – Balchem Human Nutrition & Health
Panelist: Alexandra E. Cowan-Pyle, PhD (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University System
Panelist: Mario G. Ferruzzi, PhD – Virginia Tech
Panelist: Tricia L. Psota, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Nutrition In Demand
Panelist: Andrea Wong, PhD (she/her/hers) – Council for Responsible Nutrition
Career and Professional Development

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Maternal, Perinatal, and Pediatric Nutrition and Sports Nutrition & Human Performance Joint GEM Forum: Nutrition and Exercise Myths/Recommendations for Pregnant Athletes and Active Women
Chair: Elisabet Borsheim, Ph.D – Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Chair: Daniel R. Moore, PhD – Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
Speaker: Jessica Garay, PhD RDN CSSD FAND (she/her/hers) – Syracuse University
Speaker: Lisa T. Jansen, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition