Symposia and Award Lectures

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Symposia and Award Lectures

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Saturday, May 31, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
2025 Robert Suskind and Leslie Lewinter-Suskind Pediatric Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award Lecture: The Lifetime Journey of Nutrition: From the First 1000 Days, the Low Birth Weight, the HIV Exposed Child and Beyond - Lessons From Tanzania and Student Awards
Chair: Robert Suskind, MD – California University of Science and Medicine
Speaker: Karim P. Manji, MBBS, MMED, MPH (he/him/his) – Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Moderator: Christopher P. Duggan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Boston Children’s Hospital
Presenting Author: Summer Messer, BS Nutrition – University of Texas
Presenting Author: Jennifer C. Onuora, MSc – The Hospital for Sick Children, Centre for Global Child Health; University of Toronto
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Chasing the Fountain: The Role of Diet in Achieving Optimal Aging
Chair: Leanne Redman, PhD (she/her/hers) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Speaker: Denise K. Houston, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Speaker: Corby K. Martin, PhD – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET
NUTRITION 2025 Plenary Session - Nourishing Hope: Nutrition on the Frontlines in Global Health
Chair: Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, FTOS, FAHA – Texas Tech University
Chair: Keith P. West, DrPH, MPH (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Speaker: Love M. Anderson, ABD, CHW, CLE (she/her/hers) – Support and Advocacy for Feeding in Emergencies Team
Speaker: Howarth Bouis, PhD – HarvestPlus
Speaker: Masako Horino, DrPH, MPH, RD – United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Clinical and Translational NutritionGlobal and Public Health Nutrition

Sunday, June 1, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Novel Research Methods in Nutrition
Chair: Lynne R. Wilkens, DrPH (she/her/hers) – University of Hawaii Cancer Center
Speaker: R. Drew Sayer, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Colby J. Vorland, PhD – Indiana University School of Public Health – Bloomington
Career and Professional DevelopmentClinical and Translational Nutrition

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Cooking Up Data: Strengthening the Evidence for Culinary Medicine in the Community Setting
Chair: Matthew J. Landry, PhD, RDN, DipACLM (he/him/his) – University of California, Irvine
Speaker: Jaclyn L. Albin, MD – UT Southwestern
Speaker: Jennifer Massa, DSc – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
From Research to PracticeClinical and Translational Nutrition

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
A Two-Way Street: Bridging Global and Local Nutrition Research to Improve Maternal and Child Health
Chair: Stephanie L. Martin, PhD (she/her/hers) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Beth Widen, PhD, RD – The University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Stephanie L. Martin, PhD (she/her/hers) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Speaker: Beth Widen, PhD, RD – The University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Shalean M. Collins, PhD, MPH, RD – Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University
Speaker: Khristopher Nicholas, PhD – Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Speaker: Amanda L. Thompson, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Climate and/or Food SystemsGlobal and Public Health NutritionPopulation Science

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
From Cohorts to Interventions: Unveiling the Interplay Between Diet and Sleep on Cardiovascular and Cardiometabolic Health
Chair: Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine; Durham VA Health Care System
Speaker: Velarie Ansu Baidoo, PhD – University of Miami- Miller School of Medicine
Speaker: Hassan S. Dashti, PhD, R.D. – Massachusetts General Hospital
Speaker: Erica C. Jansen, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan School of Public Health
Speaker: Faris M. Zuraikat, PhD (he/him/his) – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
From Research to PracticeClinical and Translational Nutrition

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Patients on Anti-Obesity Medications: What’s New? and Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism (EMM) GEM Forum
Chair: Christos S. Katsanos, PhD (he/him/his) – Arizona State University
Speaker: Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, PNS, FACE – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Jaime Almandoz, MD, MBA, MRCPI, FTOS (he/him/his) – UT Southwestern Medical Center
Speaker: Jamy D. Ard, MD (he/him/his) – Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention
From Research to PracticeClinical and Translational Nutrition

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
New Frontiers: Nutrition and Chronic Pain
Chair: Raedeh Basiri, PhD/Registered Dietitian (she/her/hers) – George Mason University
Speaker: Robert Sorge, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Larissa Strath, PhD – University of Florida
Speaker: Javier Tamargo, PhD, RDN – University of Florida
From Research to PracticeClinical and Translational Nutrition

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM ET
2025 ASNF-NNF Henrik Dam Award Lecture
Chair: Paul M. Coates, PhD – American Society for Nutrition
Speaker: Julia L. Finkelstein, ScD MPH – Cornell University
Speaker: Arne Vernon Astrup, MD, DMSc (he/him/his) – Novo Nordisk Foundation
Moderator: Sander Kersten, PhD – Cornell University

Monday, June 2, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
What is ‘Gut Health’? From Research Concepts to Implementation
Chair: Gary D. Wu, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Speaker: Maria L. Marco, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California Davis, Department of Food Science & Technology
Speaker: Cara Frankenfeld, PhD (she/her/hers) – EpidStrategies, A Division of ToxStrategies LLC
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
2025 George Bray Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award in Obesity Research Lecture: Lifestyle Modification and the New Anti-Obesity Medications - What's the Cornerstone of Treatment Now? and Student Awards
Chair: Catia Martins, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Thomas Wadden, PhD – University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Busayo T. Oladun, BS, MS – Arizona State University
Presenting Author: Nadine M. Veasley, B.S. (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Knowledge Gaps and Future Directions to Advance Research on Prenatal Health and Dietary Supplements
Speaker: Regan L. Bailey, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – Florida State University
Speaker: Alexandra E. Cowan-Pyle, PhD (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University System
Speaker: Katherine Sauder, PhD – Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Speaker: Andrea Wong, PhD (she/her/hers) – Council for Responsible Nutrition
Moderator: Stefan M. Pasiakos, PhD, FASN, FACSM – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Advancing Equity: Cultural Competency in Nutrition
Chair: Joachim D. Sackey, PhD (he/him/his) – Rutgers University, School of Health Professions
Speaker: Angela Odoms-Young, PhD – Cornell University
Speaker: Cristina Palacios, PhD – Florida International University
Presenting Author: Minakshi Raj, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Katie Reeves, Graduate (she/her/hers) – St. Catherine University
Global and Public Health NutritionPopulation Science

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Digital Tools to Promote Behavior and Diet Quality
Chair: John W. Apolzan, PhD (he/him/his) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Panelist: Heather A. Eicher-Miller, PhD (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
Speaker: Chloe P. Lozano, PhD, MHlthProm, GradDip Dietetics (she/her/hers) – University of Hawaii Cancer Center
Speaker: Annalisa Szymanski, MS – University of Notre Dame
Speaker: Gina Tripicchio, PhD, MSEd (she/her/hers) – Temple University
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionGlobal and Public Health Nutrition

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Ultra-Processed Foods Research: Past, Present, and Future
Chair: Barbara J. Rolls, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University
Chair: Mario G. Ferruzzi, PhD – Virginia Tech
Speaker: Ciarán G. Forde, PhD – Wageningen University and Research
Speaker: Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD, RDN, LD, CNS – UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin,Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
Speaker: Marlou Lasschuijt, PhD (she/her/hers) – Wageningen University and Research
Speaker: Catherine E. Woteki, PhD (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University; American Society for Nutrition Foundation
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionClimate and/or Food Systems

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
2025 Jean-Pierre Habicht Lifetime Achievements in Global Nutrition Award Lecture: Early Nutrition and Development - Interconnected Path to Children Thriving and Global Nutrition Council Forum
Chair: Daniel J. Hoffman, PhD – Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Speaker: Chessa K. Lutter, PhD – RTI International
Speaker: Maureen M. Black, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland School of Medicine
Global and Public Health Nutrition

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Adolescent Nutrition in Preparation for Reproductive Years
Chair: Stephanie Waldrop, MD, MPH – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Speaker: Dana Dabelea, MD, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Speaker: Audrey J. Gaskins, ScD (she/her/hers) – Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
Speaker: Nancy F. Krebs, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Speaker: Heidi Vanden Brink, M.Sc, PhD – Texas A&M University
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Advancing Implementation Science in Nutrition: Methods in Action
Chair: Edward A. Frongillo, Jr., Ph.D (he/him/his) – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Kristen M. Hurley, PhD MPH – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Speaker: Anabelle Bonvecchio Arenas, PhD – México National Institute of Public Health
Career and Professional DevelopmentClinical and Translational NutritionGlobal and Public Health Nutrition

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
New Insights Into the Far-Reaching Effects of Obesity Medicines
Speaker: Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA (he/him/his) – ConscienHealth
Speaker: Gary D. Foster, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Randy Seeley, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
Moderator: Leah Whigham, PhD, FTOS – University of Texas at Austin
Clinical and Translational Nutrition