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Full Schedule

The NUTRITION 2026 schedule will be updated periodically. Check back often for the most up-to-date details!

Full Schedule

  • Friday, July 24, 2026
  • 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM ET
    DC Sightseeing Tour (separate registration required)
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    AI and Precision Nutrition: Introduction to the Researcher Workbench (Pre-Conference Workshop, separate registration fee required)
    Chair: Saurabh Mehta, MBBS, ScD – Cornell University
    Speaker: Samantha Adas, MS, RDN – National Institutes of Health, Office of Nutrition Research
    Speaker: Andrew Bremer, MD, MAS, PhD – National Institutes of Health
    Speaker: Nolan Hedglin, MS – The United States Military Academy West Point
    Speaker: Samantha L. Huey, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, Cornell University
    Speaker: Diana M. Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers) – West Point
    Speaker: Kristin Williams, MPH (she/her/hers) – RTI International
    Career and Professional Development
  • 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    The Journal of Nutrition Associate Editor Meeting (by invitation)
  • 2:00 PM - 5:45 PM ET
    Carotenoids and Retinoids (CARIG) Symposium and GEM Forum - Mind Your Matrix: Translating Carotenoid Content into Biological Effect
    Chair: Michael P. Dzakovich, PhD – USDA-ARS/Children's Nutrition Research Center
    Speaker: Mario G. Ferruzzi, PhD – Virginia Tech
    Speaker: Michael Gore, PhD – Cornell University
    Speaker: Massimo Iorizzo, PhD – Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Research Campus
    Speaker: Rae McDowell, MS – Colorado State University
    Speaker: Libo Tan, PhD – The University of Alabama
    Speaker: Wendy S. White, PhD – Iowa State University
    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
    Chair: Michael P. Dzakovich, PhD – USDA-ARS/Children's Nutrition Research Center
    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal NutritionCareer and Professional Development