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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

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

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
Early Environmental Exposures and Later Risk of Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Outcomes: Findings From the ECHO Program
Chair: Krista A. Zanetti, PhD, MPH, RDN (she/her/hers) – 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 - 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: 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 - 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 - 12:30 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
Graduate Student Research Award Competition

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

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 - 2:30 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, FTOS, FAHA – Texas Tech University
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 – 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, PhD – Rush University Medical Center
Clinical and Translational Nutrition

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 (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Brian D. Piccolo, PhD – 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. M. Troy, PhD – University of Massachusetts Amherst
Speaker: William K. Hallman, PhD (he/him/his) – Rutgers University
Speaker: Tamar Haspel (she/her/hers) – The Washington Post
Speaker: Kevin Klatt, PhD, RD – University of Toronto
Speaker: Alison L. Steiber, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Speaker: Kris Sollid, RD – International Food Information Council
Career and Professional DevelopmentClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal Nutrition

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
President's Oral Session: Abstracts of Distinction
Chair: Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, FTOS, FAHA – Texas Tech University

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