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Full Schedule

  • Monday, July 27, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    ASN Community Activities and GEM Forums
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    Update on Food and Nutrition Activities at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
    Chair: Robin Schoen, MS – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
    Speaker: Sharon M. Donovan, PhD, RD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Speaker: John W. Erdman, Jr., PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Speaker: Robin Schoen, MS – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
    Career and Professional DevelopmentClimate and/or Food SystemsCommunity and Public Health Nutrition
  • 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
  • 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM ET
    Publications Committee Meeting (by invitation)
  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM ET
    ASN Board of Directors & Sustaining Partners Breakfast (by invitation)
  • 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    ASN-ANDP Department Heads Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM ET
    Early Career Nutrition (ECN) Interest Group Executive Committee Meeting (by invitation)
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Abstract Presentations of New Research - Poster Theater Flash Sessions
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    A 20-year Retrospective of the Healthy Eating Index
    Chair: Jill Reedy, PhD, MPH, RDN – National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
    Speaker: Kirsten A. Herrick, PhD, MSc (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health
    Speaker: Jennifer Lerman, MPH, RD, LDN – National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute
    Speaker: Jill Reedy, PhD, MPH, RDN – National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
    Speaker: Marissa M. Shams-White, PhD, MSTOM, MS, MPH – American Cancer Society
    Career and Professional DevelopmentCellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health Nutrition
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    Abstract Presentations of New Research - Oral Sessions
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    Food is Medicine: Evidence and Implementation in Healthcare Systems
    Chair: Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH (he/him/his) – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
    Speaker: Andrew Bremer, MD, MAS, PhD – National Institutes of Health
    Speaker: Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH – UNC School of Medicine
    Speaker: Donna Y. Lawson, Doctor of Educational Ministry, Student (she/her/hers) – Food is Medicine Institute's Community Council
    Speaker: Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH (he/him/his) – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
    Speaker: Pamela Schwartz, MPH – Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals
    Clinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health Nutrition
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    Next-Generation Standard Reference Diets: Building Nutritional Rigor and Relevance using Replicable Diet Formulations in Animal Models of Human Disease
    Chair: Stephen A. Watts, PhD – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Career and Professional DevelopmentCellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition
  • 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM ET
    Poster Viewing of New Research, Late Breaking/Rapid Science, and Encore Abstracts
  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET
    Exhibits Open
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    Discovery Hour in The Hub - Poster Presentations, Spotlight Stage, and Exhibits!
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy Committee 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
    Presidential Symposium - One Health in a Global Context: Food Systems, Nutrition, and Human Health
    Chair: Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, FTOS, FAHA – Texas Tech University
    Co-Chair: Keith P. West, DrPH, MPH (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Speaker: Tahmeed Ahmed, MBBS, PhD – International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
    Speaker: Ismahane Elouafi, PhD – CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research)
    Speaker: Jacques Delarue, MD, PhD – International Union of Nutrition Sciences
    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal Nutrition
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Ultra-Processed Foods and Chronic Disease: Current Research and Future Priorities
    Chair: Bramaramba J. Kowtha, MS, RDN, LDN – National Institutes of Health Office of Disease Prevention
    Speaker: Valerie L. Darcey, PhD, MS, RD, LD – National Institutes of Health, NIDDK
    Speaker: Kaelyn Burns, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Cancer Institute
    Speaker: Aaron Hengist, PhD (he/him/his) – National Institutes of Health, NIDDK
    Speaker: Nicholas Jury, PhD (he/him/his) – National Institutes of Health Office of Nutrition Research
    Speaker: Claudine Kavanaugh, PhD, MPH, RD – Food and Drug Administration
    Speaker: Leah Lipsky, PhD, MHS – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClimate and/or Food SystemsClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionPopulation Science/Epidemiology
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET
    Advances in Nutrition Editorial Board Meeting (by invitation)
  • 12:00 PM - 2:30 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
    Drink Up: Hydration and Long-Term Health (Sponsored Satellite Program)
    Chair: Stavros A. Kavouras, PhD (he/him/his) – Arizona State University
    Chair: Kathryn N. Porter Starr, PhD, RD – Duke University School of Medicine
    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
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Whole Grains: A Powerful Punch – Why We Can't Afford To Forget Them (Sponsored Satellite Program)
    Chair: Jessica K. Campbell, PhD (she/her/hers) – General Mills, Bell Institute of Health & Nutrition
    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
    2026 George Bray Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award in Obesity Research Lecture
    Speaker: Susan K. Fried, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational Nutrition
  • 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
    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
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
    Nutrition AI for Dietary Assessment & Real-Time Feedback: State of the Science, Accuracy, and Ethics
    Chair: Debbie S. Fetter, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
    Speaker: Lauren E. Au, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
    Speaker: Erin Hennessy, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
    Speaker: Diana M. Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers) – West Point
    Speaker: Fengqing Zhu, PhD (she/her/hers) – Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
    Career and Professional DevelopmentCellular and Physiological Nutrition/MetabolismClinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal Nutrition
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    2026 Jean-Pierre Habicht Lifetime Achievements in Global Nutrition Award Lecture and Global Nutrition Council Forum
    Chair: Lindsey Locks, ScD MPH – Boston University
    Speaker: Wafaie W. Fawzi, MBBS. DrPH (he/him/his) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    Speaker: Lindsey Locks, ScD MPH – Boston University
    Clinical and Translational NutritionCommunity and Public Health NutritionGlobal Nutrition
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    Abstract Presentations of New Research - Oral Sessions
  • 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
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
    ASN Journals Reception (by invitation)