Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsCommunity and Public Health NutritionClinical and Translational NutritionGlobal NutritionCareer and Professional Development
2:00 PM - 5:45 PM ET
Carotenoids and Retinoids (CARIG) Symposium and GEM Forum - Mind Your Matrix: Translating Carotenoid Content into Biological Effect
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsCommunity and Public Health NutritionClinical and Translational NutritionGlobal NutritionCareer and Professional Development
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM ET
Carotenoids and Retinoids Interest Group (CARIG) GEM Business Meeting, Reception, and Poster Competition
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal NutritionCareer and Professional Development
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM ET
Carotenoids and Retinoids Interest Group (CARIG) GEM Business Meeting, Reception, and Poster Competition
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal NutritionCareer and Professional Development
Saturday, July 25, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Current Developments in Nutrition Editorial Board Meeting (by invitation)
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Current Developments in Nutrition Editorial Board Meeting (by invitation)
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Clinical Emerging Leaders Award Competition
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Clinical Emerging Leaders Award CompetitionOrganized by ASN's Medical Nutrition Council, Supported by Ingredion
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Oral Sessions
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Oral Sessions
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Food as Medicine and Medically Tailored Dietary Interventions: Clinical Efficacy and Implementation Across Care Settings (Oral Session 1)
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionPopulation Science/Epidemiology
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Early Environmental Exposures and Later Risk of Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Outcomes: Findings From the ECHO Program
Chair: Krista A. Zanetti, PhD, MPH, RDN – Environmental influences of Child Health Outcome (ECHO) Program, National Institutes of Health
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionPopulation Science/Epidemiology
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM ET
Exhibits Open
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM ET
Exhibits Open
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM ET
Poster Viewing of New Research, Late Breaking/Rapid Science, and Encore Abstracts
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM ET
Poster Viewing of New Research, Late Breaking/Rapid Science, and Encore Abstracts
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM ET
From Evidence to Impact: Aligning Nutrition Research with Consumer Relevance (Sponsored Spotlight Stage)
Presenting Author: Debritu Nane Satato, PhD – Institute of Global Nutrition, University of California, Davis
Presenting Author: Davrina Rianda, PhD Candidate (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis, Department of Nutrition; Human Nutrition Research Center, Indonesian Medical Education and Research Institute (HNRC-IMERI), Universitas Indonesia
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Biological and Early-Life Determinants of Nutrition and Health in Global Contexts (Poster Theater Flash Session 3)
Presenting Author: Debritu Nane Satato, PhD – Institute of Global Nutrition, University of California, Davis
Presenting Author: Davrina Rianda, PhD Candidate (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis, Department of Nutrition; Human Nutrition Research Center, Indonesian Medical Education and Research Institute (HNRC-IMERI), Universitas Indonesia
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET
Postdoctoral Research Award Competition
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET
Postdoctoral Research Award CompetitionOrganized by ASN's Early Career Nutrition (ECN) Interest Group, Endowed by IFF
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Plenary Session - Dietary Guidance at a Crossroads: Science, Practice, and Innovation
Career and Professional DevelopmentCellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal NutritionPopulation Science/Epidemiology
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Plenary Session - Dietary Guidance at a Crossroads: Science, Practice, and Innovation
Career and Professional DevelopmentCellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal NutritionPopulation Science/Epidemiology
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
2026 Robert Suskind and Leslie Lewinter-Suskind Pediatric Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award Lecture
Chair: Robert Suskind, MD – California University of Science and Medicine
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition
Presented by the ASN Foundation
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Aging and Chronic Disease & Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) Joint GEM Forum - Healthy Aging 360°: Integrating Nutrition, Technology, and Behavioral Health
Aging and Chronic Disease & Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) Joint GEM Forum - Healthy Aging 360°: Integrating Nutrition, Technology, and Behavioral Health
Career and Professional DevelopmentClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal Nutrition
Organized by ASN's Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy (CASP)
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Exhibits Open
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Exhibits Open
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Welcome Reception
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Welcome Reception
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM ET
Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM ET
Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Student, Postdoc, and Early Career Professional Networking Event
Career and Professional Development
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Student, Postdoc, and Early Career Professional Networking Event
Career and Professional Development
Organized by the ASN Student and Early Career Nutrition Interest Groups
Sunday, July 26, 2026
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Graduate Student Breakfast, Meet the Distinguished Fellows (DFASN), and SIG 3-Minute Thesis Award Competition
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Graduate Student Breakfast, Meet the Distinguished Fellows (DFASN), and SIG 3-Minute Thesis Award CompetitionOrganized by ASN's Student Interest Group (SIG), Supported by National Dairy Council
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Prebiotics and Metabolic Health: Mechanisms, Benefits, and Real-World Implications (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition
Sponsored by BENEO-Institute
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM ET
Discovery Hour in The Hub - Poster Presentations, Spotlight Stage, and Exhibits!
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM ET
Discovery Hour in The Hub - Poster Presentations, Spotlight Stage, and Exhibits!
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM ET
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee (by invitation)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM ET
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee (by invitation)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
NBPNS Board of Directors Meeting (by invitation)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
NBPNS Board of Directors Meeting (by invitation)
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Oral Sessions and Poster Theater Flash Sessions
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Oral Sessions and Poster Theater Flash Sessions
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Early Career Research Award Competition
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Early Career Research Award CompetitionOrganized by ASN's Early Career Nutrition (ECN) Interest Group, Supported by Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE)
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Science in the Age of Social Media: Navigating Influencers and Using Social Media to Share Evidence-Based Science
Speaker: Daniel Tomé, PhD – Agroparistech/Université Paris-Saclay
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionFrom Research to PracticeGlobal Nutrition
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
How Much Protein Do We Need? DRIs, Dietary Guidelines, and the Path Forward
Speaker: Daniel Tomé, PhD – Agroparistech/Université Paris-Saclay
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionFrom Research to PracticeGlobal Nutrition
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
AI and Machine Learning in Dietary Assessment and Nutritional Epidemiology (Poster Theater Flash Session 6)
Presenting Author: Huawei Zeng, Ph.D. – USDA-ARS Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM ET
Class of 2026 Distinguished Fellows of ASN (DFASN), 50+ Year Members and Past Presidents Luncheon (ticketed event)
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM ET
Class of 2026 Distinguished Fellows of ASN (DFASN), 50+ Year Members and Past Presidents Luncheon (ticketed event)Sponsored by Danone North America
12:00 PM - 2:15 PM ET
Connect with the Fed Office Hours
12:00 PM - 2:15 PM ET
Connect with the Fed Office Hours
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Poster Theater Flash Sessions
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Poster Theater Flash Sessions
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Sponsored Satellite Programs
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Sponsored Satellite Programs
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Community and Public Health Nutrition (CPHN) and Maternal, Perinatal, & Pediatric Nutrition (MPP) Joint GEM Forum - Building Resilience and Sustainability: Navigating the Evolving Community and Public Health Nutrition Research Landscape in Maternal and Child Health through Knowledge Sharing
Community and Public Health NutritionGlobal NutritionPopulation Science/Epidemiology
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Community and Public Health Nutrition (CPHN) and Maternal, Perinatal, & Pediatric Nutrition (MPP) Joint GEM Forum - Building Resilience and Sustainability: Navigating the Evolving Community and Public Health Nutrition Research Landscape in Maternal and Child Health through Knowledge Sharing
Nutritional Epidemiology GEM Forum - Introduction to the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Dietary Assessment and Analysis: Challenges and Opportunities for Nutritional Epidemiologic Research
Population Science/EpidemiologyCareer and Professional Development
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Nutritional Epidemiology GEM Forum - Introduction to the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Dietary Assessment and Analysis: Challenges and Opportunities for Nutritional Epidemiologic Research
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Oral Sessions and Poster Theater Flash Sessions
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Oral Sessions and Poster Theater Flash Sessions
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Experimental Animal Nutrition & Nutritional Immunology and Inflammation Joint GEM Forum - Diet, Microbes, and Machine Learning: New Tools for Advancing Nutrition Research
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionCareer and Professional Development
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Experimental Animal Nutrition & Nutritional Immunology and Inflammation Joint GEM Forum - Diet, Microbes, and Machine Learning: New Tools for Advancing Nutrition Research
Presenting Author: Mengjia Zhao, PhD Candidate – Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of the Second Affiliated Hospital and School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Advancing Nutrition Education and Behavior Change: Evidence From Across the Lifespan (Oral Session 11)
Presenting Author: Mengjia Zhao, PhD Candidate – Center of Clinical Big Data and Analytics of the Second Affiliated Hospital and School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Dietary Bioactives: Linking Intake, Metabolism, and Health Across the Lifespan (Oral Session 12)
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Oral Sessions
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Oral Sessions
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
CHAIN GEM Forum (Climate, Environment, Health, Agriculture, and Improved Nutrition) - Navigating Research Funding: A Panel on Advancing Research Connecting Climate/Environment, Health, and Food Systems
Chair: Naglaa H. El-Abbadi, PhD – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University
CHAIN GEM Forum (Climate, Environment, Health, Agriculture, and Improved Nutrition) - Navigating Research Funding: A Panel on Advancing Research Connecting Climate/Environment, Health, and Food Systems
Chair: Naglaa H. El-Abbadi, PhD – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University
Micronutrients and Metabolism as Architects of Skeletal Muscle Physiology - Extending Dam's Legacy: The 2026 ASN Foundation-Novo Nordisk Foundation Henrik Dam Award Lecture
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM ET
Micronutrients and Metabolism as Architects of Skeletal Muscle Physiology - Extending Dam's Legacy: The 2026 ASN Foundation-Novo Nordisk Foundation Henrik Dam Award Lecture
Presenting Author: Sheila Mensah, BSc – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Next-Generation Standard Reference Diets: Building Nutritional Rigor and Relevance using Replicable Diet Formulations in Animal Models of Human Disease
Career and Professional DevelopmentCellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Next-Generation Standard Reference Diets: Building Nutritional Rigor and Relevance using Replicable Diet Formulations in Animal Models of Human Disease
Career and Professional DevelopmentCellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health Nutrition
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
A 20-year Retrospective of the Healthy Eating Index
Career and Professional DevelopmentCellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health Nutrition
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Food is Medicine: Evidence and Implementation in Healthcare Systems
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal Nutrition
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Presidential Symposium - One Health in a Global Context: Food Systems, Nutrition, and Human Health
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal Nutrition
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Ultra-Processed Foods and Chronic Disease: Current Research and Future Priorities
Speaker: Leah M. Lipsky, Ph.D., M.H.S. – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionPopulation Science/Epidemiology
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Ultra-Processed Foods and Chronic Disease: Current Research and Future Priorities
Speaker: Leah M. Lipsky, Ph.D., M.H.S. – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionPopulation Science/Epidemiology
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Aging Outcomes, Dietary Intake, and the Food Environment (Poster Theater Flash Session 13)
Advances in Nutrition Editorial Board Meeting (by invitation)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET
Advances in Nutrition Editorial Board Meeting (by invitation)
12:00 PM - 2:15 PM ET
Connect with the Fed Office Hours
12:00 PM - 2:15 PM ET
Connect with the Fed Office Hours
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Poster Theater Flash Sessions
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Poster Theater Flash Sessions
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Sponsored Satellite Programs
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Sponsored Satellite Programs
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Obesity & Sports Nutrition and Human Performance Joint GEM Forum - A Triad Approach to Obesity: Aligning Medical Treatment, Dietary Guidance, and Physical Activity
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Obesity & Sports Nutrition and Human Performance Joint GEM Forum - A Triad Approach to Obesity: Aligning Medical Treatment, Dietary Guidance, and Physical Activity
Presenting Author: Aditya Tiwari, Medical Student – JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Department of Paediatrics
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Nutrition and Development: Birth to Young Adulthood (Poster Theater Flash Session 16)
Presenting Author: Aditya Tiwari, Medical Student – JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Department of Paediatrics
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
ASN Community Activities and GEM Forums
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
ASN Community Activities and GEM Forums
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Nutrient-Gene Interactions GEM Forum - Translating Nutrient-Gene-Environment Interactions to Precision Nutrition Recommendations
Dietary Composition and Cardiometabolic Outcomes: Mechanistic Insights from Randomized Controlled Trials (Oral Session 21)
Presenting Author: Alexa Barad, PhD, MS, RDN – Stanford University, Department of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center and Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Dietary Composition and Cardiometabolic Outcomes: Mechanistic Insights from Randomized Controlled Trials (Oral Session 21)
Presenting Author: Alexa Barad, PhD, MS, RDN – Stanford University, Department of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center and Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Nutrition AI for Dietary Assessment & Real-Time Feedback: State of the Science, Accuracy, and Ethics and Nutrition Education and Behavioral Science (NEBS) GEM Forum
Career and Professional DevelopmentCellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal Nutrition
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Nutrition AI for Dietary Assessment & Real-Time Feedback: State of the Science, Accuracy, and Ethics and Nutrition Education and Behavioral Science (NEBS) GEM Forum
Career and Professional DevelopmentCellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal Nutrition
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Global Advancements in Food Science and Nutrition (Poster Theater Flash Session 17)
Presenting Author: Eunice Amponsah, BSc – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Presenting Author: Salma Azzioui, Master’s degree – Laboratory of Botany and Valorization of Plant and Fungal Resources, Faculty of Science, Mohammed V University in Rabat/RDC-Nutrition, CNESTEN, Rabat, Morocco
Presenting Author: Salma Azzioui, Master’s degree – Laboratory of Botany and Valorization of Plant and Fungal Resources, Faculty of Science, Mohammed V University in Rabat/RDC-Nutrition, CNESTEN, Rabat, Morocco
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionPopulation Science/Epidemiology
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Federally Funded Multilevel Nutrition Interventions and Programs to Address Diet-related Chronic Diseases
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionPopulation Science/Epidemiology