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Saturday, July 25, 2026
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

8:30 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)
Presenting Author: Robert E. Anderson, III, PhD, MS (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presenting Author: Marcia C. de Oliveira Otto, PhD – The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Presenting Author: Nurgul Fitzgerald, PhD, MS, RDN – Rutgers University
Presenting Author: Kathleen F. Holton, PhD, MPH – American University
Presenting Author: Rachel Ram, MPH, CHES – NACHC

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Global Perspectives on Micronutrient Status, Nutritional Deficiencies, and Health Outcomes (Oral Session 2)
Presenting Author: Djibril M. Ba, PhD, MPH – Penn State College of Medicine
Presenting Author: Tigist Mamo Cherkos, MPH, RN – World Vision
Presenting Author: Desalegn Kuche Goa, MS – Oklahoma State University and Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Presenting Author: Kenny D. Kusnadi, MSPH – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Jonathan Tammam, PhD – Oxford Brookes University

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Nutrition During the Lifecourse (Oral Session 3)
Presenting Author: Gifty Aboagye-Mensah, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
Presenting Author: Lisa T. Jansen, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Arkansas Children's Research Institute
Presenting Author: Rachel Liebe – Oklahoma State University
Presenting Author: Unmesha Roy Paladhi, PhD, MPH – Brown University
Presenting Author: Qianyan Zheng, MS – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Nutritional and Lifestyle Drivers of Aging and Chronic Disease (Oral Session 4)
Presenting Author: Selorm S. Attu, MS – University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Presenting Author: Zhaoyan Liu, M.D. – Sun Yat-sen University
Presenting Author: Muzi Na, PhD, MHS – The Pennsylvania State University
Presenting Author: Evan M. Paules, PhD – Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presenting Author: Fenglei Wang, PhD – Peking University

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
Membership Committee Meeting (by invitation)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
From Research to Reality: Translating Nutrition Knowledge Into Real Behavioral Change (Poster Theater Flash Session 1)
Presenting Author: Or Avishai Ofer, BSc – Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Presenting Author: Sydney E. Boudrey, MS, RD – University of Arkansas
Presenting Author: Veruska Calabretta, MS – Griffith Foods
Presenting Author: Lorena Macias-Navarro, M.Sc. – UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Megan P. Mueller, PhD MPH – Colorado State University

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
Sports/Performance Nutrition (Poster Theater Flash Session 2)
Presenting Author: Selorm S. Attu, MS – University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Presenting Author: Anthony Dempsey, n/a – University of New Hampshire
Presenting Author: Heather S. Fagnant, N/A, MS, MPH, RDN – U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Presenting Author: Derek C. Miketinas, PhD, RD – Texas Woman's University
Presenting Author: Sajjad Rezaei, PhD – Arizona State University

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Oral Sessions and Poster Theater Flash Sessions

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Diversity in Nutrition Oral Competition for Early Career Investigators

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Impact of Ultra-Processed Foods and Eating Timing on Metabolism and Health (Oral Session 5)
Presenting Author: Maria Chondronikola, PhD RDN – University of Cambridge
Presenting Author: Armin Ezzati, PhD – Kansas State University
Presenting Author: Melissa M. Melough, PhD, RD – University of Delaware
Presenting Author: Kenny Mendoza Herrera, PhD – UT-Southwestern
Presenting Author: Saba Vaezi, MSc (she/her/hers) – South Dakota State University
Presenting Author: Yanbo Zhang, PhD – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Omics in Epidemiology: Unraveling Mechanisms Between Diet and Disease Associations (Oral Session 6)
Presenting Author: Kaelyn Burns, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Cancer Institute
Presenting Author: Hyunju Kim, PhD MPH – University of Washington
Presenting Author: Bonnie K. Patchen, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Brigham and Women's Hospital
Presenting Author: Valerie K. Sullivan, PhD, MHS, RD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Charis Wiltshire, MPH – Emory University
Presenting Author: Yukiko Yano, PhD – National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Systematic Reviews: Understanding Quality, Applying Findings, and Driving Impact
Speaker: Andrew W. Brown, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Research Institute
Speaker: Rebecca Jungbauer, DrPH, MPH – Oregon Health & Science University
Speaker: Lauren E. O'Connor, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center
Speaker: Maureen K. Spill, PhD – Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center
Speaker: Diane D. Stadler, PhD, RD – Oregon Health & Science University
Career and Professional Development

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
Co-Chair: Catherine C. Cohen, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Speaker: Sylvia E. Badon, PhD (she/her/hers) – Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Speaker: Traci A. Bekelman, PhD – University of Colorado Denver
Speaker: Sarah S. Comstock, PhD (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University
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
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)
Speaker: Britt Burton-Freeman, PhD – Illinois Institute of Technology
Speaker: Kary Laskin, BS – Wild Hive
Career and Professional DevelopmentCellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET
Discovery Hour in The Hub - Poster Presentations, Spotlight Stage, and Exhibits!

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
The Journal of Nutrition Editorial Board Meeting (by invitation)

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Sponsored Satellite Programs

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Graduate Student Research Award Competition

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Deciphering Optimal Protein Intake: Exploring the Evidence and Strategies of Protein in Healthy Diets (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Leslie J. Bonci, MPH, RD, CSSD, LDN (she/her/hers) – Active Eating Advice
Speaker: Wayne W. Campbell, PhD – Purdue University
Speaker: David D. Church, PhD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Poster Theater Flash Sessions

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Diversity in Nutrition Networking Event

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: Mary E. de Boer, PhD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Stanford University
Presenting Author: Lindsey M. Locks, ScD MPH (she/her/hers) – Boston University
Presenting Author: Andrew Oliver, PhD – University of California, Davis
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

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Plenary Session - Dietary Guidance at a Crossroads: Science, Practice, and Innovation
Chair: Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA, FNAI – Texas Tech University & Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Moderator: Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD – Tufts University School of Medicine
Speaker: Sarah L. Booth, PhD – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University
Speaker: Hollie Raynor, PhD, RD, LDN (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Speaker: Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA – City University of New York
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
Speaker: Christopher P. Duggan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Boston Children's Hospital
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

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
Chair: Raedeh Basiri, PhD/Registered Dietitian (she/her/hers) – George Mason University
Chair: Matthew J. Landry, PhD, RDN, DipACLM (he/him/his) – University of California, Irvine
Speaker: Raedeh Basiri, PhD/Registered Dietitian (she/her/hers) – George Mason University
Speaker: Maryam Hashemian, MD, PhD – National Institutes of Health
Speaker: Xiaoran Liu, Ph.D. – Rush University Medical Center
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
President's Oral Session: Abstracts of Distinction (Oral Session 7)
Chair: Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA, FNAI – Texas Tech University & Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Presenting Author: Olivia Charles, BS – National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Presenting Author: Nathaniel L. Cole, PhD – Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health
Presenting Author: Femi Olawale, PhD – Oklahoma State University
Presenting Author: Zilin Xiao, Ph.D Candidate – Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health
Presenting Author: Yifei Wang, MSc – University of British Columbia

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
An Inconvenient Truth? Limited Impact of Diet on Human Gut Microbiota Communities
Chair: Sean H. Adams, PhD – UC Davis School of Medicine
Speaker: Tzu-Wen L. Cross, PhD (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
Speaker: Sean M. Gibbons, PhD (he/him/his) – Institute for Systems Biology
Speaker: Hannah D. Holscher, PhD, RD, FASN (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Brian D. Piccolo, Ph.D. – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health Nutrition

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Engaging the Public To Build Public Trust in Science: Strategies for Nutrition Professionals To Understand and Respond to Misinformation
Chair: Lisa M. Troy, PhD – University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Speaker: William K. Hallman, PhD (he/him/his) – Rutgers University
Speaker: Tamar Haspel (she/her/hers) – The Washington Post
Speaker: Kevin Klatt, PhD, RD (he/him/his) – University of Toronto
Speaker: Alison L. Steiber, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Speaker: Kris Sollid, RD (he/him/his) – International Food Information Council
Career and Professional DevelopmentClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal Nutrition

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Exhibits Open

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Welcome Reception

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