Director, Nutrition Center
Ingredion
Westchester, Illinois, United States
Dr. Kirstie Canene-Adams is the Director of Ingredion’s Nutrition Center in Global Scientific and Regulatory Affairs. She translates clinical and pre-clinical nutrition research into regulatory-compliant, business-relevant claims, and innovations. Dr. Canene-Adams regularly works with cross discipline teams in R & D, governmental affairs, Legal, Toxicology, and Marketing. She advocates for science and evidence-based regulations with trade organizations and professional scientific organizations. Previously, she held positions at Mars, Tate & Lyle, and the Kraft Foods Company.
Prior to joining the food industry, she was an Assistant Professor in the Nutrition and Foods Program at Texas State University and a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Pathology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where her research focus was on tomatoes and broccoli for chemoprevention. Dr. Canene-Adams received her PhD in Nutritional Sciences and BS in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Nutrition Translation GEM Forum: GLP-1 Insights - Evidence to Impact in Nutrition Messaging
Saturday, May 31, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Disclosure(s): Ingredion, Inc.: Employee (Ongoing)
Mars Wrigley: Employee (Terminated, January 31, 2025)