President's Oral Session: Abstracts of Distinction

Chair(s)

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  Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, FTOS, FAHA

  Horn Distinguished Professor, Associate Vice President for Research & Director, Obesity Research Institute
  Nutritional Sciences
  Texas Tech University
  Lubbock, Texas, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Co-Chair(s)

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  Heather Eicher-Miller, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Professor
  Department of Nutrition Science
  Purdue University
  West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.

Presenting Author(s)

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  Kathryn Dewey, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Distinguished Professor Emerita
  Nutrition
  University of California, Davis
  Davis, California, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Meredith Hullar, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Principal Staff Scientist
  Fred Hutch Cancer Center
  Seattle, Washington, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Da-Yeon Lee, MS

  PhD Candidate
  Oklahoma State University
  Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Dahyun Park, PhD

  Postdoctoral Researcher
  Korea University
  Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Robin Wilson, PhD

  Research Associate
  Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University
  Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

The President’s Oral Session: Abstracts of Distinction will spotlight innovative, impactful research that is advancing the field of nutrition research and practice. Complete abstract text for each abstract which will be presented at NUTRITION 2025 will be available on May 30, 2025.

Presentations:

• 10:00 AM – 10:12 AM ET

  Deletion of Cannabinoid 1 Receptor Promotes Healthy Aging by Reducing Hepatic Steatosis in Aged Mice
  

  Presenting Author: Da-Yeon Lee, MS – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Isabel González-Mariscal – National Institute on Aging

  Co-Author: Rienna Franks – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Jennifer F. O’Connell, PhD – National Institute on Aging

  Co-Author: Josephine M. Egan, M.D. – National Institute on Aging (NIA)

  Co-Author: Yoo Kim, PhD – Oklahoma State University
• 10:12 AM – 10:24 AM ET

  Exploring the Impact of Taste Preference-Related Genetic Variants on Dietary Patterns and Disease: A Phenome-Wide Association Study
  

  Presenting Author: Dahyun Park, PhD – Korea University

  Co-Author: Giyeon Park, B.S. – Korea University

  Co-Author: Garam Jo – Korea University

  Co-Author: Hee Ju Jun – Korea University

  Co-Author: Min-Jeong Shin – Korea University
• 10:24 AM – 10:36 AM ET

  Metabolic Plasticity of the Gut Microbiome in Response to Diets Differing in Glycemic Load in a Random Crossover Design Intervention
  

  Presenting Author: Meredith A. Hullar, PhD (she/her/hers) – Fred Hutch Cancer Center

  Co-Author: Keith R. Curtis, M.S. – Fred Hutch Cancer Center

  Co-Author: Sandi L. Navarro, PhD – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

  Co-Author: Timothy W. Randolph, PhD – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

  Co-Author: Yuzheng Zhang, PhD – Fred Hutch Cancer Center

  Co-Author: Lisa Levy – Fred Hutch Cancer Center

  Co-Author: Ali Shojaie, PhD – University of Washington

  Co-Author: Mario Kratz – Fred Hutch Cancer Center

  Co-Author: Marian L. Neuhouser, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

  Co-Author: Paul D. Lampe – Fred Hutch Cancer Center

  Co-Author: Daniel Raftery, PhD – University of Washington

  Co-Author: Johanna W. Lampe – Fred Hutch Cancer Center
• 10:36 AM – 10:48 AM ET

  Role of Myeloid Acyl CoA Synthetase 4 in Diet-Induced Obesity
  

  Presenting Author: Robin Wilson, PhD – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University

  Co-Author: Xiaotian Shen – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University

  Co-Author: Rong Fan – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Alaa M. Alfudhail – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University

  Co-Author: Sophia Fernandez – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University

  Co-Author: Brian Park – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University

  Co-Author: Blenda Wong – Brigham and Women's Hospital

  Co-Author: Matthew Spite – Brigham and Women's Hospital

  Co-Author: Andrew S. Greenberg, M.D. – Tufts University
• 10:48 AM – 11:00 AM ET

  Sustained Effects of Maternal Plus Child SQ-LNS in Early Life on Growth and Development Outcomes at Preschool Age Are Evident Among Females but Not Males in Ghana and Bangladesh
  

  Presenting Author: Kathryn G. Dewey, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

  Co-Author: Charles D. Arnold, MS – University of California, Davis

  Co-Author: Susana Matias, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Berkeley

  Co-Author: Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – University of Ghana

  Co-Author: Malay K. Mridha, MBBS, MSc, MPH, PhD – Centre for Non-Communicable Diseases and Nutrition, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University

  Co-Author: Sika M. Kumordzie, PhD – University of California, Davis

  Co-Author: Maku E. Demuyakor, Ph.D – McKing Consulting Corporation

  Co-Author: Fahmida Tofail, MD, PhD – International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, icddrb

  Co-Author: Brietta M. Oaks, PhD, MPH – University of Rhode Island

  Co-Author: Harriet Eyram Okronipa, PhD – Oklahoma State University