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Session Type: Oral Session

Feeding Microbes: Nutrition, Microbiome, Metabolism, and Health (Oral Session 6)

Sunday, June 1, 2025
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Location:S230 CD

    Chair(s)

  • Carmen Ortega-Santos, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor
    The George Washington University
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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

    • Co-Chair(s)

  • Taylor Judkins, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of Florida
    Piedmont, South Carolina, United States

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

    • Presenting Author(s)

  • Ian En Kai Mak, Bachelors of Science

    PhD Candidate
    National University of Singapore
    Singapore, Singapore

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

  • Karolline May, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Postdoctoral Scholar
    University of Washington
    Seattle, Washington, United States

    Disclosure(s): OrsoBio: Consultant (Ongoing)

  • Seyedeh Nooshan Mir Mohammad Ali, MS

    Graduate Research Assistant
    Purdue University
    Lafayette, Indiana, United States

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

  • Marahi Perez-Tamayo, MS

    PhD Candidate
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Urbana, Illinois, 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.

  • GW

    Grace Wilson, B.S.

    PhD Candidate
    Baylor University
    Waco, Texas, United States

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

  • 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.

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:

  • 10:00 AM – 10:12 AM ET
    Combined Prebiotic Dietary Inulin and VSL#3 Probiotics Modulate Gut Metabolites to Improve Energy Balance and Glucose Metabolism in Diet-Induced Obese Mice

    Presenting Author: Karolline S. May, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington

    Co-Author: Angel A. Lee – University of Washington

    Co-Author: Shari Wang – University of Washington

    Co-Author: Robin Altman – University of Washington

    Co-Author: Meifan Zhang – Rutgers University

    Co-Author: Caeley L. Bryan – University of Washington

    Co-Author: Brian T. Layden, M.D., Ph.D. – Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Co-Author: Martin J. Blaser – Rutgers University

    Co-Author: Gregory J. Morton – University of Washington

    Co-Author: Laura J. den Hartigh – University of Washington

  • 10:12 AM – 10:24 AM ET
    Dietary Fiber Fermentability and Viscosity Impact Serum and Gut Microbial Metabolites in a Rat Model of Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

    Presenting Author: Seyedeh Nooshan Mir Mohammad Ali, MS – Purdue University

    Co-Author: Annabel Biruete – Purdue University

    Co-Author: Yu Han-Hallet – Purdue University

    Co-Author: Kathleen M. Gallant, PhD, RD – University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

    Co-Author: Sharon M. Moe, MD – Indiana University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Ariana Moffit – Purdue University

    Co-Author: Kalisha O’Neill – Indiana University

    Co-Author: Shruthi Srinivasan – Indiana University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Neal X. Chen – Indiana University School of Medicine

  • 10:24 AM – 10:36 AM ET
    The Influence of Different Types of Higher Protein Intakes With a Healthy Dietary Pattern on Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites in Older Adults: A Randomised Controlled Trial

    Presenting Author: Ian En Kai Mak, Bachelors of Science – National University of Singapore

    Co-Author: Yueying Yao, PhD candidate (she/her/hers) – National University of Singapore

    Co-Author: Clarinda N. Sutanto, PhD (she/her/hers) – National University of Singapore

    Co-Author: Lingyin Yu – National University of Singapore

    Co-Author: Zi Ning Leong – National University of Singapore

    Co-Author: Amelia Shan Mei Chng – National University of Singapore

    Co-Author: Chin Meng Khoo, Ph.D. – National University of Singapore

    Co-Author: Jung Eun Kim, PhD, RD – National University of Singapore

  • 10:36 AM – 10:48 AM ET
    Microbial and Metabolic Impact of Walnut Consumption in Adults With Obesity

    Presenting Author: Marahi Perez-Tamayo, MS – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Maggie Oleksiak – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: David Revilla – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Andrew T. Askow, MS – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Takeshi M. Barnes – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Max Deutz, MS, RD, CSSD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Jason M. Ridlon, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Nicholas A. Burd, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Hannah D. Holscher, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  • 10:48 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Uptake of Labeled Vitamin D by a Human Gut Commensal Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

    Presenting Author: Grace Wilson, B.S. – Baylor University

    Co-Author: YongSun Cho – Baylor University

    Co-Author: John L. Wood – Baylor University

    Co-Author: Leigh Greathouse, PhD, MPH, MS, RD – Baylor University

  • 11:00 AM – 11:12 AM ET
    The Gut Microbiome Modulates the Association Between Healthful Plant-Based Diet and Age-Related Cognitive Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

    Presenting Author: Jie Shen, PhD candidate – Zhejiang University

    Co-Author: Zhonghan Sun – Fudan University

    Co-Author: Huiling Song – Fudan University, School of Life Sciences and Human Phenome Institute

    Co-Author: Yuhui Huang – Zhejiang University

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

    Co-Author: Xiaofeng Wang, Ph.D. – Human Phenome Institute, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai

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

    Co-Author: Yan Zheng – Fudan University

  • 11:12 AM – 11:24 AM ET
    Consumption of Whole Green Lentils Alters Gut Microbial Composition in Metabolically At-Risk Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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

    Co-Author: Morgan L. Chamberlin – Montana State University

    Co-Author: Seth T. Walk – Montana State University

    Co-Author: Carl J. Yeoman – Montana State University

    Co-Author: Mary P. Miles, PhD – Montana State University