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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

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Prebiotics and Metabolic Health: Mechanisms, Benefits, and Real-World Implications (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Joanne L. Slavin, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Speaker: Hannah D. Holscher, PhD, RD, FASN (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Alexandra B. Larcom, PhD, MPH, RD – University of Rhode Island
Speaker: Kelly S. Swanson, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
The Dirt on Regen: What's True, What's Trending, What's Too Soon (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Jonathan Mein, PhD – Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seeds
Speaker: Amy E. Hays, MS – For Science Sake
Speaker: Michele Payn, CSP – Cause Matters, Corp.
Speaker: Shawn Wallace – CCA Chair Northeast Region Certified Crop Advisors
Climate and/or Food SystemsCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal Nutrition

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM ET
Nutrition Departments Networking Break

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM ET
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Editorial Board Meeting (by invitation)

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
ASN Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting (by invitation)

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Poster Theater Flash Sessions

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
Beyond Eating for Two: Effects of Prenatal Diet on Prenatal and Infant Health Behavior and Health Outcomes (Poster Theater Flash Session 4)
Presenting Author: Mengqi Duan, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Amherst
Presenting Author: Rashi U. Patel, BSc – Brown University
Presenting Author: Lewis P. Rubin, MD – Georgetown University Medical Center
Presenting Author: Evaniya Shakya, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Oklahoma Health Campus
Presenting Author: Diane D. Stadler, PhD, RD – Oregon Health & Science University

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
GLP-1RAs, Appetite, and Metabolism (Poster Theater Flash Session 5)
Presenting Author: Demsina Babazadeh, MPH, RDN – University of California, Davis
Presenting Author: Gaurav Mahendra Kudchadkar, MBBS, PhD (he/him/his) – Texas Tech University
Presenting Author: Benjamin Madura, PhD – Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine
Presenting Author: Giorgia Rutigliani, BSc; MSc – Purdue University
Presenting Author: Sylvia Wentroble, BS – Oklahoma State University

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Abstract Presentations of New Research - Oral Sessions

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Nutrition Translation Award Competition

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Food is Medicine - Hype or Hope?: The Journal of Nutrition's 2026 Mal Nesheim Nutrition Landscape Award Lecture
Chair: Xingen Lei, PhD – Cornell University
Speaker: Frank B. Hu, MD, MPH, PhD (he/him/his) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Dietary Bioactive Components GEM Forum - Building Relationships that Support Your Career: Insight From ASN Leadership
Chair: Shirin Hooshmand, PhD, RD – San Diego State University
Speaker: Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA, FNAI – Texas Tech University & Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Speaker: Kevin Schalinske, PhD – Iowa State University
Career and Professional Development

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Associations of Diet and the Gut Microbiome (Oral Session 8)
Presenting Author: Gulisiya Hailili, Public health physician qualification certificate – Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Presenting Author: Noel T. Mueller, PhD – University of Colorado
Presenting Author: Cole Patoine, MS, RD – Florida State University
Presenting Author: Sushma Nepal, Ph.D. Student (she/her/hers) – Ohio State University

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Organoid Models in Nutrition Research: Emerging Tools and Applications
Chair: James F. Collins, PhD – University of Florida
Co-Chair: Stephen R. Hennigar, PhD – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Speaker: Srivatsan (Sri) Kidambi, MS, PhD – National Institutes of Health
Speaker: Judith Storch, PhD – Rutgers University
Speaker: Nicholas C. Zachos, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Section of Surgical Sciences, Department of Surgery
Career and Professional DevelopmentCellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Advances in the Assessment of Malnutrition and Undernutrition
Chair: Alison L. Steiber, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Moderator: Andrew Bremer, MD, MAS, PhD – National Institutes of Health
Speaker: Gordon L. Jensen, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Speaker: Daniel Raiten, PhD, FASN (he/him/his) – NIH Office of Nutrition Research
Clinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionFrom Research to Practice

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM ET
Poster Viewing of New Research, Late Breaking/Rapid Science, and Encore Abstracts

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
Student Interest Group (SIG) Executive Committee Meeting (by invitation)

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET
Exhibits Open

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM ET
Beyond Weight Loss: Nutrition, GLP 1s, and Women’s Health (Sponsored Spotlight Stage)
Speaker: Renee Korczak, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Dr. Renee Korczak Ph.D., RDN
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

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)

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
Early Career Research Award Competition

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
Chair: Maria Cinzori, MS (they/them/theirs) – Michigan State University
Speaker: Gisela Bouvier, MBA, RDN, LDN – Gisela Bouvier Nutrition
Speaker: Stephanie Compton, PhD – AdventHealth
Speaker: Kenny Mendoza Herrera, PhD – UT-Southwestern
Speaker: Mindy A. Patterson, PhD, RDN – Texas Woman's University
Speaker: Deirdre K. Tobias, ScD (she/her/hers) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Career and Professional Development

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Diet and Cancer (Oral Session 9)
Presenting Author: Sarah K. Alver, PhD, RD – Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Presenting Author: Jenny Paredes, PhD – City of Hope
Presenting Author: Gerardo G. Mackenzie, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis
Presenting Author: Stefania W. Setyaningtyas, MPH – Purdue University
Presenting Author: Marissa M. Shams-White, PhD, MSTOM, MS, MPH (she/her/hers) – American Cancer Society
Presenting Author: Sangshan Tian, Master of science (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University
Presenting Author: Longgang Zhao, PhD – Yale School of Nursing

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
From Maternal Nutrition to Child Growth: Lifecourse Evidence From Global Nutrition Research (Oral Session 10)
Presenting Author: Mary E. de Boer, PhD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Stanford University
Presenting Author: Pratibha Dwarkanath, Ph.D (she/her/hers) – St. John's Research Institute
Presenting Author: Seifu H. Gebreyesus, P.hD. – Addis Ababa University, School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Lora Iannotti, PhD (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
Presenting Author: Angela KC, MSPH – Johns Hopkins University
Presenting Author: Jaime Marquis, MSPH – The George Washington University

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Menopause and Nutrition: The Hormonal Shifts, Microbiome Changes, Brain Fog, and Weight Gain
Chair: Annina Burns, PhD, RD – National Institutes of Health
Speaker: Kate M. Bermingham, PhD – ZOE Ltd
Speaker: Annina Burns, PhD, RD – National Institutes of Health
Speaker: Leigh Greathouse, PhD, MPH, MS, RD – Baylor University
Speaker: Meredith A. J Hullar, PhD (she/her/hers) – Fred Hutch
Speaker: Stella Yi, PhD – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
How Much Protein Do We Need? DRIs, Dietary Guidelines, and the Path Forward
Chair: Naomi K. Fukagawa, MD – University of Vermont
Speaker: Stephanie A. Atkinson, PhD (she/her/hers) – McMaster University
Speaker: Teresa A. Davis, PhD, DFASN, FASAS (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture
Speaker: Heather J. Leidy, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin
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: Hanim Ecem Diktas, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Presenting Author: Darren Liu, MS – Emory University
Presenting Author: Dario Gregori, n/a (he/him/his) – University of Padova
Presenting Author: Junwei Wu, B.Eng – Emory University
Presenting Author: Runze Yan, PhD – Emory University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Experimental Animal Nutrition (Poster Theater Flash Session 7)
Presenting Author: Humberto Astiazaran-Garcia, n/a – Universidad de Sonora
Presenting Author: Lingfan Jiang, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Wei Li, PhD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Presenting Author: Toba A. Omotosho, MSc – Georgia State University
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)

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
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
Chair: Rana Chehab, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Chair: Kelsey Gardiner, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri-Kansas City
Community and Public Health NutritionGlobal NutritionPopulation Science/Epidemiology

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
From Evolving Evidence to Evolving Practice: Dairy Foods and Cardiometabolic Health (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Allison L. Unger, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Dairy Council
Moderator: Katie Brown, EdD, RDN, CPT, FASN, FAND (she/her/hers) – National Dairy Council, Dairy Management Inc.
Speaker: Arne Astrup, MD, DMSc (he/him/his) – Bispebjerg Frederiksberg University Hospital, Copenhagen
Speaker: Kyla M. Lara-Breitinger, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic
Speaker: Moises Torres-Gonzalez, PhD – National Dairy Council, Dairy Management Inc.
Speaker: Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH (he/him/his) – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health Nutrition

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
What’s New in Dietary Protein? Optimal Intakes for Metabolic Health and Beyond (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Thomas Boileau, PhD – PepsiCo, Inc.
Speaker: Heather J. Leidy, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Daniel R. Moore, PhD – University of Toronto
Speaker: Colin D. Rehm, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – PepsiCo, Inc.
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Mechanistic Insights Into Dietary Bioactives (Poster Theater Flash Session 8)
Presenting Author: Jessica P. Danh, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Emory
Presenting Author: Blake Geraltowski, BS – The Ohio State University
Presenting Author: Xiaobo Liu, PhD – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Presenting Author: Rami S. Najjar, Ph.D. – Emory University
Presenting Author: Tatum E. Walker, n/a (she/her/hers) – Texas Tech University
Presenting Author: Isabelle Yang, PhD – University of Arkansas
Presenting Author: Yujiao Zu, PhD (she/her/hers) – Texas Tech University

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
ASN Community Activities and GEM Forums

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
Chair: Amy E. Millen, PhD (she/her/hers) – University at Buffalo
Speaker: Danielle G. Lemay, PhD – USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Population Science/EpidemiologyCareer and Professional Development

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Ultra-Processed Foods: Methodological Advancements (Oral Session 13)
Presenting Author: Jacquelyn R. Bedsaul-Fryer, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Presenting Author: Richard Black, PhD – WISEcode
Presenting Author: Erin A. Hudson, JD – The University of Texas at Austin
Presenting Author: Muyao Li, BSc – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Presenting Author: Casey M. Rebholz, PhD, MPH, MNSP, MS – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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
Chair: Mary C. Andreae, PhD, RD, LDN (she/her/hers) – East Tennessee State University
Chair: Marie van der Merwe, PhD – University of Memphis
Speaker: Jordan E. Bisanz, PhD (he/him/his) – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Danielle G. Lemay, PhD – USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Speaker: Stephen A. Watts, PhD – University of Alabama Birmingham
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionCareer and Professional Development

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Advancing Nutrition Education and Behavior Change: Evidence From Across the Lifespan (Oral Session 11)
Presenting Author: Rebecca A. Castillo, BS – Texas Tech University
Presenting Author: Ruyu Liu, PhD, RD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Presenting Author: Hemangi B. Mavadiya, PhD, MPH, RD, NBC-HWC – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Presenting Author: Narges Khatoon Shoaibi Nobarian, Ms – Purdue University
Presenting Author: Krista D. Sowell, PhD (she/her/hers) – Winston-Salem State University
Presenting Author: Melissa J. Teuber, BS (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
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)
Presenting Author: Yasmine Y. Bouzid, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
Presenting Author: Kristi Crowe-White, PhD, RD – The University of Alabama
Presenting Author: Anca M. Cunningham, MA RDN – Rutgers University
Presenting Author: Chelsey Fiecke, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Presenting Author: Sylvia Y. Lee, PhD (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
Presenting Author: Meghan L. Spears, PhD – Montana State University

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Dismantling Silos in Child Nutrition: Examining the Evidence and Leveraging Social Protection Platforms
Speaker: Mia Blakstad, PhD – The World Bank
Speaker: Kathryn G. Dewey, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
Speaker: Tanya N. Khara, MSc (she/her/hers) – Emergency Nutrition Network
Clinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal Nutrition

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
GLP-1 Therapies Across the Lifespan: Special Populations and Clinical Implications
Chair: Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, PNS, FACE – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, PNS, FACE – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Jaime M. Moore, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Speaker: Michael Weintraub, MD – NYU Langone Health
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionFrom Research to Practice

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Infant Milk Feeding, Nutrition, and Early Life Health (Poster Theater Flash Session 9)
Presenting Author: Hatice Cetinkaya, MSc – University of Cincinnati
Presenting Author: Shalean M. Collins, PhD, MPH, RD/LDN – Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University
Presenting Author: Aishat Gambari, MPH – Emory University
Presenting Author: Daniela Hampel, PhD (she/her/hers) – United States Department of Agriculture
Presenting Author: Leigh A. Martin, PhD – Cornell University
Presenting Author: Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers, PhD, RDN, IBCLC – University of California Davis
Presenting Author: Elizabeth J. Reverri, PhD, MS, RD, FAND (she/her/hers) – Abbott Nutrition

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Neuroscience/Nutrition and the Brain (Poster Theater Flash Session 10)
Presenting Author: Puja Agarwal, PhD – Rush University Medical Center
Presenting Author: Narges AzariJafari, MD – American University
Presenting Author: In-Young Choi, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center
Presenting Author: Vivien Khoo, PhD – University of Massachusetts Amhersrt
Presenting Author: Zhigang Liu, Doctor – Medicine–Agriculture Interdisciplinary Center, Institute of Nutrition, Fudan University
Presenting Author: Ziyang Wang, M.S. – Cornell University

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
ASN Foundation Awards Ceremony

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
Chair: Allison L. Unger, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Dairy Council
Speaker: Sara Elnakib, PhD, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University
Speaker: Caitlin Grady, PhD – George Washington University
Speaker: Michael Lavender – National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Speaker: Catherine E. Woteki, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia; American Society for Nutrition Foundation
Climate and/or Food Systems

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Protein Intake and Health: Quantity, Quality, and Metabolic Outcomes (Oral Session 14)
Presenting Author: Joseph J. Matthews, Ph.D. – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Presenting Author: Savanah B. Knezek, B.S. (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University
Presenting Author: Colin D. Rehm, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – PepsiCo, Inc.
Presenting Author: Ravi Yadav, PhD – Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA)

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
The Nutritional Status of Americans Monitored Over Nearly 25 Years in NHANES
Chair: Christine M. Pfeiffer, PHD – National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)/Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Speaker: Naman Ahluwalia, PhD – NHANES, NCHS, CDC, US Dept of Health & Human Services
Speaker: Jaime J. Gahche, PhD, MPH – National Institutes of Health
Speaker: WenYen Juan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Food and Drug Administration, Human Foods Program, Office of Nutrition and Food Labeling
Speaker: Christine M. Pfeiffer, PHD – National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)/Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Speaker: Maya R. Sternberg, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Career and Professional DevelopmentClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionPopulation Science/Epidemiology

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Navigating Competing Nutrition Goals in Older Adults
Chair: Samaneh Farsijani, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: William J. Evans, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Berkeley
Speaker: Nia S. Mitchell, MD, MPH – Duke University School of Medicine
Speaker: Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH, FHFSA, FAHA, FACC – Cleveland Clinic
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionFrom Research to Practice

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM ET
Vitamins and Minerals GEM Forum - Folinic Acid (Leucovorin) in Autism: Evidence, Mechanisms, and Controversies
Chair: Joanna L. Fiddler, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas
Speaker: Eric D. Ciappio, PhD, RD (he/him/his) – Balchem Human Nutrition & Health
Speaker: Martha S. Field, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cornell University
Speaker: Kevin Klatt, PhD, RD (he/him/his) – University of Toronto
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Best Practices for Getting Your Manuscript Published
Speaker: Steven A. Abrams, MD – Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Christopher P. Duggan, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Boston Children's Hospital
Panelist: Xingen Lei, PhD – Cornell University
Speaker: Jessica Rigutto-Farebrother, PhD – University of Notre Dame
Speaker: Hope A. Weiler, PhD (she/her/hers) – Government of Canada
Career and Professional Development

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
Chair: Paul M. Coates, PhD – American Society for Nutrition
Speaker: Anna Thalacker-Mercer – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Defining Daily Intakes of EPA+DHA that Support Public Health (Sponsored Satellite Program)
Chair: Joshua C. Anthony – Nlumn
Speaker: Penny M. Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: William S. Harris, PhD – Fatty Acid Research Institute
Speaker: Michelle Routhenstein, MS, RD, CDCES, CDN – Entirely Nourished, LLC
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

8:00 PM - 9:30 PM ET
Speed Mentoring for Students
Career and Professional Development