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Saturday, May 31, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Beyond the Research: Branding and Rebranding for a Dynamic Nutrition Career
Speaker: Benny J. Belvin, II, Master's of Science in Education (he/him/his) – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy | Tufts University
Career and Professional Development

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

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

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
Nourish Your Network: Building Connections That Matter
Speaker: Samantha McGurgan, MA, CMCS (she/her/hers) – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy | Tufts University
Speaker: Lori I. Rodriguez, EdM – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy | Tufts University
Career and Professional Development

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

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

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Beyond the Research: Branding and Rebranding for a Dynamic Nutrition Career
Speaker: Benny J. Belvin, II, Master's of Science in Education (he/him/his) – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy | Tufts University
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

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
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

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
Nourish Your Network: Building Connections That Matter
Speaker: Samantha McGurgan, MA, CMCS (she/her/hers) – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy | Tufts University
Speaker: Lori I. Rodriguez, EdM – Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy | Tufts University
Career and Professional Development

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Best Practices for Getting Your Manuscript Published & Improving the Discoverability of Your Research
Chair: Deirdre K. Tobias, ScD (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Speaker: Steven A. Abrams, MD – Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Christopher P. Duggan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Boston Children’s Hospital
Speaker: Xingen Lei, PhD – Cornell University
Speaker: Marian L. Neuhouser, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Speaker: Jack Odle, PhD (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University
Career and Professional Development

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET
From Data to Decisions: Interpretation of Observational Studies (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Deirdre K. Tobias, ScD (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Panelist: Simin Liu, MD, ScD – University of California, Irvine
Panelist: Donna Spiegelman, ScD – Yale School of Public Health
Panelist: Andrew Mente, PhD – McMaster University
Career and Professional DevelopmentClinical and Translational Nutrition

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

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Funding the Future: Foundation Support for Nutrition Research
Moderator: Yvonne T. Maddox, PhD – T.A.Thornton Foundation
Speaker: Arne Vernon Astrup, MD, DMSc (he/him/his) – Novo Nordisk Foundation
Speaker: Constance Gewa, PnD – Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)
Speaker: Mélanie Guirette, PhD, RD – The Angiogenesis Foundation
Speaker: Tricia L. Psota, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Nutrition In Demand
Career and Professional Development

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

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
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