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Session Type: Oral Session

Carotenoids and Retinoids (Oral Session 15)

Monday, July 27, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Location:National Harbor 4-5

    Chair(s)

  • Michael Dzakovich, PhD

    Research Plant Physiologist
    USDA-ARS/Children's Nutrition Research Center
    Houston, Texas, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Michael Dzakovich, PhD

    Research Plant Physiologist
    USDA-ARS/Children's Nutrition Research Center
    Houston, Texas, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

    • Co-Chair(s)

  • HE

    Helen Everts, RD, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Associate Professor
    Nutrition and Food Sciences
    Texas Woman's University
    Denton, Texas, United States

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

  • HE

    Helen Everts, RD, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Associate Professor
    Nutrition and Food Sciences
    Texas Woman's University
    Denton, Texas, United States

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

    • Presenting Author(s)

  • Ulrik Mjaaseth, MS

    PhD student
    University of Oslo
    Oslo, Oslo, Norway

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

  • Ulrik Mjaaseth, MS

    PhD student
    University of Oslo
    Oslo, Oslo, Norway

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

  • Ruyu Liu, PhD, RD (she/her/hers)

    Postdoctoral Research Associate
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Urbana, Illinois, United States

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

  • Ruyu Liu, PhD, RD (she/her/hers)

    Postdoctoral Research Associate
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Urbana, Illinois, United States

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

  • Zhi Zheng, Masters degree (she/her/hers)

    Doctoral Student
    The University of Alabama
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

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

  • Zhi Zheng, Masters degree (she/her/hers)

    Doctoral Student
    The University of Alabama
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

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

  • CV

    Christine VanBuren, MS, RDN (she/her/hers)

    Graduate Student
    Texas Woman's University
    Denton, Texas, United States

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

  • CV

    Christine VanBuren, MS, RDN (she/her/hers)

    Graduate Student
    Texas Woman's University
    Denton, Texas, United States

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

  • Jessica Cruz, BA, MPH (she/her/hers)

    Research Assistant
    Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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

  • Jessica Cruz, BA, MPH (she/her/hers)

    Research Assistant
    Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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

NUTRITION 2026 Oral Sessions feature the presentation of multiple abstracts organized around a common theme and highlight outstanding research representing the abstract topical areas. Complete abstract text for each abstract which will be presented at NUTRITION 2026 will be available on July 24.

Presentations:

  • 8:30 AM - 8:42 AM ET
    All-Trans Retinoic Acid Alters Fatty Acid Metabolism in Human Myotubes Through Modulation of Mitochondrial Activity

    Presenting Author: Ulrik N. Mjaaseth, MS – University of Oslo

    Co-Author: Hege G. Bakke – University of Oslo

    Co-Author: Arild C. Rustan, PhD – University of Oslo

    Co-Author: Eili T. Kase, PhD – University of Oslo

    Co-Author: Natasa Nikolic, PhD – University of Oslo

  • 8:42 AM - 8:54 AM ET
    Skin Carotenoids and Vascular Biomarkers Among School-Aged Children

    Presenting Author: Ruyu Liu, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Christopher J. Kinder, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Ajla Bristina, BS – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Shreya Verma, MS – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Emma McCabe, BS – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Shelby A. Keye, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Sharon M. Donovan, PhD, RD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Naiman A. Khan, PhD, RD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • 8:54 AM - 9:06 AM ET
    Maternal Supplementation of Lutein Improved Retinal Vessel Morphology in Neonatal Isx-/-/Bco2-/- Mice with Retinopathy of Prematurity

    Presenting Author: Zhi Zheng, Masters degree (she/her/hers) – The University of Alabama

    Co-Author: Nolan McKibben – The University of Alabama

    Co-Author: Jun Wang – The University of Alabama

    Co-Author: Sayma Alam – The University of Alabama

    Co-Author: Libo Tan – The University of Alabama

  • 9:06 AM - 9:18 AM ET
    Subcellular Localization of STRA6

    Presenting Author: Christine VanBuren, MS, RDN (she/her/hers) – Texas Woman's University

    Co-Author: Helen B. Everts, RD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Texas Woman's University

  • 9:18 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    Association Between Veggie Meter Scores and Dietary Recalls in a Diverse Low-Income Urban Sample: Baseline Findings From the FRESH Study

    Presenting Author: Jessica J. Cruz, BA, MPH (she/her/hers) – Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University

    Co-Author: Cynthia Ogden – Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University

    Co-Author: Hoang Tong – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Edlyn Rochon – Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University

    Co-Author: Yuchen Zhang – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Natalia Guerra Uccelli, BS, MPH – The George Washington University

    Co-Author: Joel Gittelsohn, PhD, MS – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Uriyoan Colon-Ramos – Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University