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Session Type: Poster Theater Flash Session

Bioactives in Inflammation, Intestinal Health, Glucose and Bone Metabolism (Poster Theater Flash Session 4)

Sunday, June 1, 2025
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Location:South Hall B (The Hub) - Poster Theater

    Chair(s)

  • Shirin Hooshmand, PhD, RD

    Professor
    School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences
    San Diego State University
    San Diego, California, United States

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

    • Co-Chair(s)

  • Neda Akhavan, PhD, RD

    Assistant Professor
    Integrated Health Sciences
    University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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

    • Presenting Author(s)

  • OB

    Olugbenga Balogun, Doctor of philosophy (he/him/his)

    Graduate Student
    North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
    Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

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

  • JC

    Jin-Ran Chen, Phd

    Associate Professor
    Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • LG

    Lidan Gao, M.S. (she/her/hers)

    Ph.D. Candidate
    Nutritional Sciences
    University of Connecticut
    STORRS MANSFIELD, Connecticut, United States

    Disclosure(s): American Egg Board - Egg Nutrition Center : Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

  • JG

    Junnan Gu, PhD

    Principal Nutrition Scientist
    Ocean Spray Cranberries
    Lakeville, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Kevin Maki, PhD

    Chief Scientist
    Midwest Biomedical Research
    Addison, Illinois, United States

    Disclosure(s): Beef Checkoff: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
    Eli Lilly and Company: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
    National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

  • Desiree Wanders, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Chair and Associate Professor
    Nutrition
    Georgia State University
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Stephanie Wilson, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Texas A&M IHA; USDA ARS WHNRC; Montana State University
    Sacramento, California, United States

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

Poster Theater Flash Sessions will feature flash talks followed by discussion time by a poster board. Each speaker will have up to 4 minutes (and up to 3 slides) to highlight major findings and other noteworthy or interesting details. After the flash talks, presenters will stand by their poster for dialogue with NUTRITION 2025 attendees. Complete abstract text for each abstract which will be presented at NUTRITION 2025 will be available on May 30, 2025.

Presentations:

  • 10:00 AM – 10:04 AM ET
    Quercetin Improved High-Fat Diet-Induced Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Intestine

    Presenting Author: Olugbenga T. Balogun, Doctor of philosophy (he/him/his) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

    Co-Author: Hye Won Kang, Ph.D. – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

  • 10:04 AM – 10:08 AM ET
    Egg Sphingomyelin Supplementation Attenuates Early-Stage Colitis and Modulates Gut-Liver Inflammatory Responses in a High-Fat Diet/DSS Mouse Model

    Presenting Author: Lidan Gao, M.S. (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut

    Co-Author: Saurav Ranjitkar – University of Connecticut

    Co-Author: Oliver Otoko – University of Connecticut

    Co-Author: Chelsea M. Garcia, M.S., B.S. (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut

    Co-Author: Paige Dossias – University of Connecticut

    Co-Author: Clinton Mathias – University of Connecticut

    Co-Author: Christopher N. Blesso, PhD – University of Connecticut

  • 10:08 AM – 10:12 AM ET
    Tocotrienol Supplementation Modulates Gut Microbiome Composition in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice

    Presenting Author: Desiree Wanders, PhD (she/her/hers) – Georgia State University

    Co-Author: Warda Elamad, BS – Georgia State University

    Co-Author: Eshan Shah (he/him/his) – Georgia State University

    Co-Author: Wesley W. Grace – Georgia State University

    Co-Author: Yanling Wang – Georgia State University

    Co-Author: Andrew T. Gewirtz, PhD – Georgia State University

    Co-Author: Hannah L. Lail – Georgia State University

    Co-Author: Huanbiao Mo, PhD – Georgia State University

  • 10:12 AM – 10:16 AM ET
    Association Between Dietary Polyphenol Intake and Polyphenol-Utilizing Bacteria in Healthy Adults

    Presenting Author: Stephanie MG Wilson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M IHA; USDA ARS WHNRC; Montana State University

    Co-Author: Andrew Oliver, PhD – U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Co-Author: Zeynep Alkan, B.S. – USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center

    Co-Author: Bhimu S. Patil – Texas A&M IHA

    Co-Author: Charles B. Stephensen, PhD – USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center

    Co-Author: Mary E. Kable, PhD – USDA-ARS, Western Human Nutrition Research Center

    Co-Author: Danielle G. Lemay, PhD – USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center

  • 10:16 AM – 10:20 AM ET
    Postprandial Glucose and Insulin Responses of Fruit Snacks Derived From Cranberry in Healthy Subjects: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Study

    Presenting Author: Junnan Gu, PhD – Ocean Spray Cranberries

    Co-Author: Chad M. Cook, PhD – Biofortis Research - a Mérieux NutriSciences company

    Co-Author: Traci Blonquist, MS – Biofortis Research - a Mérieux NutriSciences company

    Co-Author: Christina Khoo, PhD (she/her/hers) – Ocean Spray

  • 10:20 AM – 10:24 AM ET
    Associations of Serum Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids with Biomarkers of Glucose Homeostasis

    Presenting Author: Kevin C. Maki, PhD – Midwest Biomedical Research

    Co-Author: Meredith L. Wilcox, MPH – Midwest Biomedical Research

    Co-Author: Carol F. Kirkpatrick, PhD, MPH, RDN, CLS – Midwest Biomedical Research

    Co-Author: Liana L. Guarneiri, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Midwest Biomedical Research

    Co-Author: Erika T. Beidelman, MA – Indiana University Bloomington

    Co-Author: David B. Allison, PhD – Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington

  • 10:24 AM – 10:28 AM ET
    Soy Isoflavones Prevent Loss of Bone Quality Associated With High Fat Diet in Rats Through Ameliorating Epigenetic Modifications in Bone

    Presenting Author: Jin-Ran Chen, Phd – Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Co-Author: Perry Caviness, n/a – Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

    Co-Author: Beau Belcher – Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

    Co-Author: Oxana Lazarenko – Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

    Co-Author: Jennifer Chen – University of Arkansas

    Co-Author: Michael Blackburn, Phd – Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences