Carotenoids and Retinoids: Insights into Immunity, Distribution, and Status Across Lifespan (Oral Session 4)

Chair(s)

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  Naiman Khan, PhD, RD

  Associate Professor
  Kinesiology and Community Health
  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  Urbana, Illinois, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.

Co-Chair(s)

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  Ruyu Liu, PhD, MS, RD (she/her/hers)

  Postdoctoral Research Associate
  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  Ithaca, New York, United States

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

Presenting Author(s)

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  Nicole Cunningham, MSc (she/her/hers)

  PhD Candidate
  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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

  Na Youn Lee, MS

  PhD Candidate
  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.
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  Megumi Seese, PhD, RD (she/her/hers)

  Postdoctoral Associate
  Baylor College of Medicine
  Houston, Texas, United States

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

  Jie Shen, PhD candidate

  PhD student
  Zhejiang University
  Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (People's Republic)

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

  Colin Xiao, Bachelor of Science

  Research Assistant
  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  Champaign, Illinois, United States

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

NUTRITION 2025 oral sessions feature the presentation of multiple abstracts organized around a common theme and highlight outstanding research representing the abstract topical areas. Complete abstract text for each abstract which will be presented at NUTRITION 2025 will be available on May 30, 2025.

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM – 8:42 AM ET

  The Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Vitamin A Secretion in Macrophages
  

  Presenting Author: Colin Xiao, Bachelor of Science – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: Jaume Amengual, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: JaeYong Sim, MS – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• 8:42 AM – 8:56 AM ET

  Feeding Phytoene, an Upstream Plant Precursor of Lycopene in Tomatoes, Attenuated Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice
  

  Presenting Author: Na Youn Lee, MS – Jean Mayer USDA - Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University

  Co-Author: Xiang-Dong Wang, MD, PhD – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
• 8:56 AM – 9:06 AM ET

  Correlates of Total Vitamin A Liver Reserves Estimated by Retinol Isotope Dilution Among School-Aged Children in the Philippines
  

  Presenting Author: Nicole J.D Cunningham, MSc (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Noelle Lyn C. Santos – Helen Keller International

  Co-Author: Carl Cabanilla, MS – Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Philippines

  Co-Author: Maria Fatima Dolly R. Reario – Helen Keller International

  Co-Author: Rolf Klemm, Dr PH – Helen Keller International

  Co-Author: Georg Lietz, PhD – Newcastle University

  Co-Author: Amanda C. Palmer, PhD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• 9:06 AM – 9:18 AM ET

  Total Serum Carotenoid Concentrations Increase Across Pregnancy in Healthy Participants From Houston, TX, USA
  

  Presenting Author: Megumi Seese, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine

  Co-Author: Katelyn E. Senkus, PhD (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine

  Co-Author: Joshua Wade – Baylor College of Medicine

  Co-Author: Brianna Alexander, BS – Baylor College of Medicine

  Co-Author: Ada Nayeli Caja Rodriguez, MD – Baylor College of Medicine

  Co-Author: Miranda Sosa, MS – Baylor College of Medicine

  Co-Author: Nancy E. Moran, PhD (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
• 9:18 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  Dietary Carotenoids Intake and Gut Microbiome Signatures in Chinese Older Adults
  

  Presenting Author: Jie Shen, PhD candidate – Zhejiang University

  Co-Author: Gulisiya Hailili, Public health physician qualification certificate – Zhejiang University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Liyan Huang – School of Public Health, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Yan Zheng – Fudan University

  Co-Author: Changzheng Yuan, ScD – School of Public Health, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou