Organoid Models in Nutrition Research: Emerging Tools and Applications

Chair(s)

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  James Collins, PhD

  Professor
  Food Science and Human Nutrition
  University of Florida
  GAINESVILLE, Florida, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Co-Chair(s)

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  Stephen Hennigar, PhD

  Associate Professor
  Clinical Science
  Pennington Biomedical Research Center
  Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.

Speaker(s)

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  Srivatsan (Sri) Kidambi, MS, PhD

  Director, NIH Standardized Organoid Modeling (SOM) Center
  National Institutes of Health
  Bethesda, Nebraska, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Judith Storch, PhD

  Distinguished Professor, Nutritional Sciences
  Rutgers University
  New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Nicholas Zachos, PhD

  Associate Professor
  Department of Surgery, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, and Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology
  Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Section of Surgical Sciences, Department of Surgery
  Nashville, Tennessee, United States

  Disclosure(s): Eli Lilly and Company: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

With growing emphasis from the National Institutes of Health on human-based research technologies, organoid models are gaining traction as powerful tools. Derived from stem cells, organoids recapitulate key features of human tissues and enable mechanistic insights with translational relevance. This session will include abstract presentations and featured talks highlighting applications of organoid-based models in nutrition research, with a focus on emerging approaches and opportunities for trainees and early-career investigators.

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 8:35 AM ET

  Welcome and Introductions - 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
• 8:35 AM - 8:50 AM ET

  From Animal Models to Human-Relevant Systems: NIH Perspectives on the Future of Nutrition Research
  

  Speaker: Srivatsan (Sri) Kidambi, MS, PhD – National Institutes of Health
• 8:50 AM - 9:05 AM ET

  Overview: Use of Organoid Cultures in Advancing Nutrition Research
  

  Speaker: Judith Storch, PhD – Rutgers University
• 9:05 AM - 9:20 AM ET

  Intestinal Stem Cell-Derived Enteroids From Morbidly Obese Patients Preserve Obesity-Related Phenotypes
  

  Speaker: Nicholas C. Zachos, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Section of Surgical Sciences, Department of Surgery
• 9:20 AM - 9:30 AM ET

  Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers - 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