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Monday, July 27, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
ASN Community Activities and GEM Forums

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM 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: Martha S. Field, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cornell University
Speaker: Kevin Klatt, PhD, RD – University of Toronto
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Medical Nutrition Council (MNC), Obesity, & Sports Nutrition and Human Performance Joint GEM Forum - A Triad Approach to Obesity: Aligning Medical Treatment, Dietary Guidance, and Physical Activity
Chair: Yvette Figueroa, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tampa Bay Rays
Chair: Matthew J. Landry, PhD, RDN, DipACLM (he/him/his) – University of California, Irvine
Chair: Ana Palacios, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Georgia Southern University
Speaker: Matthew Barberio, PhD, FACSM – Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University
Speaker: Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH (he/him/his) – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
Speaker: Patricia Nece, JD – U.S. Department of Labor
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

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
Chair: Renee J. Dufault, PHD/DHEd – Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute
Speaker: Holly Nicastro, PhD, MPH – National Institutes of Health
Speaker: Mesay Wolle, PhD – Food and Drug Administration
Speaker: Kozeta Miliku, MD, PhD – University of Toronto
Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Nutrition Translation GEM Forum - When Nutrition Science Collides With Belief: Controversy, Identity, and Uncertainty in a Post-Trust Era
Chair: Stephen A. Fleming, PhD (he/him/his) – Traverse Science
Speaker: Andrew W. Brown, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Research Institute
Speaker: Briony Swire-Thompson, PhD – Northeastern University
Clinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal Nutrition

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Building Competitive Research Programs as Early Career Investigators – A Fireside Chat
Chair: Candida J. Rebello, PhD, RD, LDN (she/her/hers) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Moderator: Lynn Ferro, PhD, MPH – National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Panelist: David D. Church, PhD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Panelist: Sarah S. Comstock, PhD (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University
Panelist: Matthew J. Landry, PhD, RDN, DipACLM (he/him/his) – University of California, Irvine
Panelist: Saurabh Mehta, MBBS, ScD – Cornell University
Panelist: Candida J. Rebello, PhD, RD, LDN (she/her/hers) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Career/Professional Development

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism GEM Forum - Macronutrient Impacts on Metabolic Health at Different Life Stages
Chair: Sam R. Emerson, PhD – Oklahoma State University
Speaker: Sue A. Shapses, PhD, RD – Rutgers University
Speaker: Malcolm Watford, D. Phil – Rutgers University
Clinical and Translational Nutrition