Professor Emerita of Nutrition Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD is Professor Emerita of Nutrition Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Until recently, she was the Webb Chair of Nutrition Sciences and also the Associate Director for Cancer Prevention and Control at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. Her research ranges from determining mechanisms of nutrition-based therapies to developing, testing, and disseminating home-based interventions that improve diet, physical activity and functional status among populations at increased risk for cancer. To date, this research has been supported by 17 NIH grants and has resulted in over 350 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Demark-Wahnefried has been recognized as a Komen Professor of Survivorship and an American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor. She has served on several committees, including the National Cancer Policy Forum of the National Academy of Sciences, and guidelines panels of the American Cancer Society, World Cancer Research Fund, American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Nutrition in Clinical Practice Course (separate registration required)
Saturday, May 31, 2025
7:00 AM – 3:45 PM ET
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Saturday, May 31, 2025
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Saturday, May 31, 2025
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.